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CCR Script

I have done a couple practice rounds and boy oh boy have I gone over 10 minutes. Here is my final script so I don't bore you to death

Hello Cambridge. My name is Danielle Velez and I created the film opening drive. My main actor was my sister, Samantha, and I decided to work alone to challenge myself and my creativity.

Leaving college is something that I am facing right now, and when I thought about it I realized that I personally had not seen any films that address this.

 My opening uses drama conventions as drama  films tend to follow the emotional development of a character that is usually related to some type of conflict.  Dramas show humans from their highpoints to their low points. It can be argued that dramas have the most subgenres: crime films, courtroom dramas, melodramas, epics (historical dramas), biopics (biographical), or romantic genres.The target audiences for Drama usually appeal to males and females in both young and older audiences. I believe that my opening will be one of a "teen drama", so my target audience will most likely consist of 12-18 years old females. Some of the best-known drama film producers are: Steven Spielberg for Schindler's List,  James Cameron for Avatar, Christopher Nolan for Dunkirk, Peter Jackson for The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, and Martin Scorsese Taxi Driver.

The Protagonist usually is the main character in the film. The audience usually can relate to this character and root for them throughout the film. The protagonist is usually played by a male character however having a female protagonist has recently increased.

My film represents the latinx community. More specifically the challenges that first generation americans face.Here is an article about how first gen kids aren't represented.  It's different when your parents grew up in a completely different country, with different customs. You take some of those customs but you grow up here and you adopt those as well.  Then comes the day where you cannot really identify with one group. You are either too "gringa" or not "American" enough. You can relate to and identify with both (or all) cultures, but you're not completely accepted by either.

In these articles ,the New York Times and the University of Southern California (my old dream school:(! ) find that Latinxs are grossly underrepresented in Hollywood. Representation is how the media portrays a group of people.  There are enough stereotypes about all minorities. Portraying this family in an accurately normal-ish manner would be beneficial. 

Some famous hispanic/ latinx actors are Penople cruz pedro pascal selma hayek antonio bandera 

I would like for my audience to be within the ages of preteen too early thirties. Because of this, I would like to have my film first be promoted on social media. online platforms are going to be my major source of engagement. Not only with ads of trailers on twitter, instagram, youtube, FACEBOOK and snapchat, I believe that tik tok will be even more important. TIKTOK HAS 800 million monthly active users. Explain the ads. By putting my adon the for you page, a common feed most users view  Through ads i will be able to reach a large audience. 

I would like to say My production skills improved throughout this project

I am still not where I want to be but i realized how much work really goes into this. So many little things, make the end result beautiful and coherent, so i definitely learned how important it is to plan.

For software, I started to use wevideo but I really was not that comfortable. I know that imovie isn't necessarily the best but it was what I was most comfortable with. If i had ventured out and used some other online software perhaps I would have been able to manipulate some things more to my liking.

For hardware, I used my dads noce camera, the Nikon D3200. I also used a tripod. However during the pandemic….. So i never got the tripod back soi had to use a ladder for some shots…...

Next time I want to have a really clear idea. For this, I kinda knew what i was aiming for me at it wasn't advantageous if anything it harmed me more. Being able to finish my project early would have let me have extra time to film more and or cadd things to make it better. Thank you cambridge for giving me an opportunity to complete this project, I hope that you are safe and well, bye 

*trumpet noises*

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u3-kURWsd5T64RXrci4Xtle2_GNM-ne2/view?usp=sharing

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Music

After much avail, I choose my song. I found the Free Music Archive.  Because of corona I really feel like I was limited in my filming. I did not feel like my shots really encompassed the drama I was trying to convey so I guess how I choose the music. I wanted to find the most dramatic song I could. It was difficult finding free songs that also fit what I wanted. I typed in "sad" and sorted through many scores until I found Ketsa's "Somewhat Sad".  

At first, I kinda thought someone stole the Harry Potter score. But the more i listened the better it sounded.  As the title gives away, it is * drum roll please * somewhat sad.  The beat is sad but eventually it gets lively and i like encompassing the highs and lows the character will go through.

https://www.freemusicarchive.org/search

Editing

My favorite part 
let's get right to it 
In post I found that a lot of my shots were shaky (omg really no way) 
So what did I do 
1. I had to reshoot the reshoot 
           Some of the footage was not salvageable 
2. I used an online resource. I download a lot of sketchy things on my computer I have absolutely no idea how I do not have a virus. 
I used this nifty website. I had to upload a lot of my videos and it definitely did help 

was not fast 

I tried to use Filmora as my main editing software but as soon as I told that to my friends I was warned that the software would cause the quality to lessen, and quality of the shots is one of the only things I have going for me right now. So I stuck to my handy-dandy iMovie.  

Paper, Paper Read All About It

Today I was jogging with my boy Max when I received a Canvas notification that my CCR was extended until April 19th YEEHAW  🤠

As I have mentioned before, my mom is working with COVID patients so if I leave my house at all I must wear a mask and it gets very humid in there very quickly.

But in all seriousness, I am very grateful for this extension. It gives me more time to work on my actual opening. Thanks be to Stoklosa 

More Footage and Obstacles !

Today I shot some more footage. I was editing what I had and it was not enough.
I asked my dad to bring the camera again and surprisingly he did because he doesn't come by anymore now that my mom works with corona patients.
I was already ready to shoot when I realized something very important
My dad did not bring me a tripod
Devastating
I knew this would end up in shaky shots. So I did what I could

I had to pull out my handy-dandy-15-year-old ladder.  

I did not love it but it did not come out that bad 

I also had to use a full-size mirror to stabilize the shots in the bedroom. 

The situation was not ideal but it came out decent 

What am I doing In MY Swamp?

I feel sick. I am drowning.  I was informed that even though my Florida Governor DeSantis said graduation requirements would be waved it turns out I still need to sign up for an online PE class. This is so pointless. I did not sign up for this let me tell you that.  
Professional Mode On
One may think that being at home all day every day would result in a lot of work getting done. One may be wrong. Atleast for me, my home is a place of relaxation.  I try my best to associate my home with peace and tranquility. The American School System has lead me to not associate school with peace and tranquility. Since I am home i feel like i do not have to complete anything. 
I cannot move forwards with this project without the footage from my dad.  I have tried many times to show him what I want, but he is not a convincing actor and is taking this as a joke.  That is a big problem that I have.  I took a film class during my freshman year and had to create a short film for my final.  Let's just say everyone was speechless when we presented because no. 1 they had no idea what just happened no.2 the quality of acting was pitiful.  My family also felt that way, so when I try to film this project, they feel it's ok to be goofy.  If we do it right the first time I will stop annoying them with the constant nagging, I do not understand why that is difficult to understand.  
I am not at a complete standstill since I have edited my sister's part, however, my dad's part is integral.

I very much hope you find yourself well <3

Ugh

I am at the point where I have edited everything I have the way I need it. And I think its great, but it is 1 minute and 19 seconds longs. And it does not do a good job of introducing the plot.  I definitely need more footage of my dad. And I'm supposed to be on quarantine since my mom is in contact with corona patients. I am biting my nails now.
I would love to give myself a huge pat on the back because this is what you get for procrastinating. 
Anyways what I need, more close-ups with my sister. Since I have so little time of the actual "drive", I am planning on adding my sister getting ready and nonchalantly glancing over at her welcome package.  Its gonna be more about the process than the actual drive.
The real problem is getting more footage of my dad. He is a salesperson and for whatever reason, his company believes selling timeshares is an "essential business" so he is still open and selling to people who definitely should not be buying a vacation right now.  My dad had to lay off 65 people the other day.  He is scared now since there is no one under him left to fire if they need to fire more. But he has been with his company longer than anyone else he uses that to reassure himself. 

Anyways, 12 days and a lot to do.