AICE media studies

 In this blog, i will discuss the mis-en-scene used in our film. Mis-en-scene is the arrangement of actors and properties before a film takes place. This is almost like "backstage" access to a film. It helps give an understanding of the factors that make a film portray a certain image, plot, and emotions. Starting with costumes, the main character Brianna, is constantly changing costumes to fit into the appropriate situation represented in the film. In the film she is going through stages of heartbreak. In the beginning scenes when Brianna is with her boyfriend, she is wearing casual wear, while during her stages of "sorrow" she is wearing a big blanket over her entire body. The blanket is meant to represent comfort in a time of despair. In the "bargaining stage" Brianna is getting ready to go to a party that her boyfriend is attending. She is seen putting on a beautiful formal dress and putting on make-up in attempt to look her very best. This costume and...

 I started filming on Sunday February 12th. I arrived to Nicoles house and my group and I immediately started discussing concerns and plans for the film. We briefly reviewed the storyboard so we can have an idea of what order we will be filming the scenes in. After discussing, we decided which scenes we should complete first. It started in chronological order, then we filmed the scenes that included all members just in case someone isn't able to make it another day of filming. We used Filipe as our male actor. He isn't in our group for the project so we decided to film the scenes that he is in first. He is doing us a favor so we made sure to use him only when necessary. That day, we finished all scenes that He was included in, which was about 4 scenes. Once Filipe left, we filmed the most critical scenes of the film which include the ones that use Nicole, Brianna, and i as characters. By the end of the day, we completed about half of the storyboard. My group is planning on comp...

 Welcome! In this blog i discussed what i did in preparation of my first day of filming. My group discussed the final storyboard together so we all have an idea of what to expect the first day of filming. In preparation, all of my group members messaged Khalid through instagram asking for permission to use his song "coaster" in our short film. He hasn't answered yet and if he doesn't end up answering by the time i start editing the film, i can figure out a way to remix or edit the song to avoid copyright complications. Royalty free options are also open. Music is an important factor for the film especially considering the high emotions that need to be represented in the film. My film is in the drama genre, meaning the emotions represented are intended to have a impactful influence on the audience. Short films consist of less dialogue and more action and aesthetic factors representing a plot. This means that camera angles and sound are critical aspects into making a fi...

          This page is the beginning of the short film where Briana and her boyfriend breakup. Props include a car. Casual makeup and daylight will be used.    On this page, the character is broken hearted and its a continuation of previous page break up scene. This page starts the denial stage of the heartbreak. props include a cell phone and mirrors. Actor will be wearing casual clothing This page consists of the anger stage of heartbreak and ends with sorrow. The character is seen doing actions that show her frustration and anger. Props include an alarm clock, phone, car, and pillow. Setting will be Nicole Millers room Continuation of depression stage. Other characters will be introduced. Bargaining stage of heartbreak. Briana os seen getting ready to go to a party that her ex is attending.  Continuation of bargaining stage. Costumes are fancy and more formal as the character is about to leave for the party.  The character comes to a reali...