AICE Media Studies

Final Project- My final project is fully complete I am really happy with how it turned out. Working on this took a lot of time and effort but it was a great learning experience. I enjoyed planning and creating the storyline and improving the project throughout the process. I feel like it helped me develop new skills and think more creatively. I’m very happy with the final result I hope you enjoy the video!

Production Blog: Review Pt.2 After receiving feedback on my two-minute movie introduction, I decided to make several important changes to improve the overall quality. First, I lowered the background music during the dialogue so the voices could be heard more clearly. I adjusted the audio levels carefully to make sure the sound was balanced throughout the entire intro. I also shortened a few scenes that felt slightly too long to improve the pacing. To create smoother transitions, I replaced some basic cuts with fade effects. I enhanced the lighting in one of the darker scenes to make the visuals look more professional. I slightly repositioned the title on the screen so it stood out more. I added a subtle sound effect to emphasize a dramatic moment near the end. I trimmed unnecessary pauses between clips to keep the audience engaged. I corrected a small timing issue where the music did not perfectly match the action. I adjusted the color grading to give the introduction a more consistent...

Production Blog: Review Pt.1 On Saturday, the 28th of February, I was able to have my parents watch my final task. I turned on my computer so the video could be scene on a bigger screen. My parents sat down on the couch to watch my video called "Fragments of The Past." They were excited to finally view it because of how much time I had spent planning and editing it. My mom paid close attention to the details in the opening scene. She admired the lighting and action scenes. My dad immediately noticed scenes and said it accurately represented my daily routine. Both of my parented liked the part where the title appeared dramatically on the screen. My mom said the camera angles we used made it feel like a real film. My dad commented that the pacing and scene transitions kept his attention the whole time. They greatly appreciated the hard work and dedication I had I put into matching the scenes with the storyboard. My dad thought the ending of the intro was a good cliffhanger. The...

Production Blog: Editing Pt.4 On Friday, the 27th of February, I finalized editing the footage of my final task. I had all night to work on this because my practice ended early and I wasn't doing anything Saturday. Today's focus was adding the title and credits to the film. I continued to use CapCut as my editing software. All clips were already inside the CapCut folder, with all the necessary edits applied. I used the website artofthetitle.com to help format the title sequence on my video. I looked at many examples in order to understand what to add to my video. This was I could be sure that my video would match the examples. Another website, www.watchthetitles.com was used to look at examples. Then, started typing in the name of the studio and production company onto the first scene. I made sure that each phrase had enough screen time. Then I added the actors names and the film title. The next step was giving credits to the music featured and editor. Next, I added the produce...

Production Blog: Editing Pt.3 On Thursday, the 26th of February, I continued editing the footage for my final task. I had a change of plans because todays baseball practice was cancelled due to rain. I was able to find the time to continue editing the final project. Today's focus was on the last eight scenes of my project. I booted up my computer and opened CapCut. Then, I imported the next eight clips into CapCut and made sure they were in the correct order according to the storyboard. After adding the clips, the total runtime was 2 minutes and 30 seconds. I needed to cut down at least 30 seconds worth of footage. I continued the usual process with the new scenes. I fixed the lighting, edited out excess film, and made sure the audio was clear. I rewatched the entire film and was satisfied with what I had done. I also added a cinematic filter on a all of the scenes because I thought it looked best. The total runtime was still 2 minutes and 15 seconds. After doing some quick calcula...

Production Blog: Editing Pt.2 On Wednesday, the 25th of February, I continued editing the clips of my final task. Today's focus was adding and trimming down the next eight scenes of the project. I needed to make sure these new scenes matched the storyboard format. I opened CapCut on my computer, and imported the next eight clips.  After adding the clips, I began the trimming process. Three of the scenes were 20 seconds long. I realized that this was already half of the videos allowed time. I managed to trim off a total of 20 seconds from these videos. During the filming process, there were times where the cameraman had started the clips too early or ended the clips too late. Some of the scenes had uneven lighting, so I needed to adjust the brightness and contrast. I had to watch another tutorial to figure out how to change these features. The video also helped me figure out how to use a few more editing tools. I rewatched the video to see any other changes I could make for today. I...