The Move - Film Opening

Ahhh Finally!! I present to you guys our film opening The Move !! I can’t believe the time passed by so quick. It’s been an amazing 6-8 weeks and I had so much fun! Although I’m happy I can finally show you my film opening, I am going to miss talking to you guys weekly. You may not know it, but blogging has been my favorite part of it all. Like I said before, thank you guys so much, this one’s for you guys! Hope you enjoy it!



https://drive.google.com/file/d/11Dt4xM3cbh-dthmtzosbdyXifN8jFIA9/view?usp=sharing

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Creative Critical Reflection time!! (CCR)

Hi guys!! Check my CCR (creative critical reflection) out to get a very descriptive view of basically who, what, when, where, and why Santi and I did what we did to create our film opening! It’s a little long butttt you all are the best for staying tuned and coming along with me on my journey! Hope you enjoy it!



https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Fs5kEl_Uv257MQiacXGkT72wfzGRXOl4/view?usp=sharing



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You know what I hate? That this is my last update :(((

Welcome back guys!! Wow it’s been a while… well let me just start off by saying that it is T- 2 DAYS until I can finally show you our film opening! That’s right, Santi and I have finally finished our FILM OPENING!! Right on time, am I right? Lol. My last post was about us filming the last scene we needed, which was the car scene. After that day, the only thing we needed to finish was the moving logo at the beginning of the film. If you don’t know what this is, it’s the production company logo that always pops up in a film before it starts.

Here are some examples:



We created ours using something called Animaker, which is an online do it yourself animation video maker. We wanted something simple and not that big.

Our main example we used was CBS films:




Therefore, we created this:



Now let me explain, We named it SLV FILMS due to the fact that we combined both of our names together. We used Santi’s last name instead of mine because SPV sounds like an infection/virus (hint = HPV) and VPS is known as a virtual private server. Can you tell I did my research??

S-Santino

L-Lupica

V-Valeria

We used the background which looks like a chalkboard because this film is related to teenagers in high school and their education. At the same time, we used the neon green color so that it pops out. We tried every color and finally came to a conclusion that this neon green also represents the place they’re living in. Think about it, Miami is sunny and bright and so is this color. We wanted yellow, but we already have lots of yellow in the film ahaha.


Lastly, I just want to talk to you guys and reflect everything about this project. These past 6-8 weeks of working really hard has actually paid off. I’ve discovered many new technologies and online sources and also improved many things about myself. For example, I’ve discovered websites like BeFunky, and Animaker, and websites with information about film openings, which you all know since you’ve seen me talk about them. I’ve improved managing my time more and dedicating my time to this project. I’ve improved my commitment skills and practically used all of my Friday's, Saturday's and Sunday's along with my class time to work on this project. I had lots of fun and I loved this project a lot!! I hope you guys love our project too!! Now to finish my CCR, I'm almost done and you’ll finally be able to get a descriptive look at why and how we made this film!!


Stay tuned for my last two blog posts which are my CCR and my Film  :(( Just in case I can’t say bye, I’ll say it now. Thank you so much for coming along with me on this journey, you’re all the best!....



… and like I always say..

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We've come so far and finally filmed in the car!!

Happy sunday guys!! Ahh it’s the last day of spring break :(( I am sooo NOT ready to go back to school but I AM sooo ready to finish this project and finally show you guys how it turned out!! Now, I have only two scenes left until I finally finish so this blog might be a little short and simple!!



Today, Santi, my dad, and I filmed the car scene. It was pretty hard to get different angles in such a tiny car buttt we managed and it turned out great! This scene starts right after the tracking shot of the car (drone shot) and immediately introduces the characters inside the car.

The Smith family starts to talk about the moving situation and how everyone feels about it. For example, in the last post I explained that my character isn't really happy about moving. Therefore, in the dialogue i’m somewhat annoyed and rude.Since Santi’s character is excited about moving, he’s all happy and jumpy. Lastly, the father is neutral but leans more towards happy since it is a new experience and a new life they will be starting all together. 

Here are some shots we got:





Lastly, the final scene we need will be filmed tomorrow!! It is the school scene. In this scene, Santi and I have just gotten to school and we are standing on the catwalk right when the bell rings and everyone hurries to their next class. We will be focused on using a medium shot to show us looking at the crowd and then switch to a Point Of View shot of the crowd. Now, I’m gonna start working and finish editing! Ahhh we’re almost done and I’m so excitedddd!!


That’s it for today guys!! Stay tuned for this week as you’ll finally get to see my CCR and Final Opening!!




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We've waited so long, and finally got a song!!

Guys! Guys! Guys! Guys! First of all, welcome back I’ve missed talking to you guys!! It’s only been two days since I last posted on my blog but hey can’t a girl miss blogging? Anyways, for any of you wondering, my finger has gotten a lot better and I am as RED as tomato. Darn, I should have listened to my mom about putting sunscreen on LOL. My body is extremely sore from all the athletic activities I played at the beach. Tell me about it, I am NOT athletic at all and the one day I decide to play sports, my body hurts from head to toe!! Second of all, I have some really good news and I am so excited to share it with you guys!! 

Are you ready? I know I am!! We finally got permission to use a song for our film!! Now, it’s not the song we wanted which was Coldplay “Viva La Vida” and it’s not a song from the list I previously showed you guys butttt after Santi and I were at the beach, we heard this song on the radio and immediately contacted the owners of the song. I know that if you were born in the early 2000’s you DEFINITELY know this song!!

That’s right! It’s “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas. If you HAVEN’T heard this song yet.. Check it out RIGHT NOW, you won’t regret it!! The beat is good, the speed is good, and the song is good. Although we wanted Coldplay, we are still excited that we now have rights to use this song. But we will still contact Coldplay’s producers/managers/record labels just in case.



Here are the emails of us getting permission!!

Click “open in new tab” to see the full email!!

I can’t believe we are only 11 days away from turning in our project, AHH I’M EXCITED!! Anyways, just wanted to update you guys like I said I would!! Stay tuned for this week and have an amazing spring break!! I'm gonna go download the song and start editing LOL!!


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Editing 101 with VP!

Happy Sunday guys!!! You won’t believe the kind of day I’ve had LOL! This morning I got up bright and early to help one of my friends with her film opening, and then got ready to go to the beach! I got in the water, I played some football, soccer, and volleyball. But here’s the best part.. Leave it to me to play sports and I come home with a broken finger and bruises all over my body. I was so excited to get tan and look all toastyy but don’t worry guys, this wasn’t only a day of relaxation it was also a day of filming too! Since we went to Ft. Lauderdale beach, we got some really cool establishing shots and I just uploaded them to my Wevideo..they’re looking great!

Here we are, having fun in the sun. I’m such a fruit omg ahahah okok back to work to talk about the editing process.


Now, like last time, today wasn’t as sunny so I am going to have to edit these videos to make them look all bright and happy. Here are our before and after pics Enjoy!!








Remember that these are just screenshots of the video. In the film opening, everything will be video graphed not photographed.

How do I do this you ask? Well let me tell you the process. I don’t think I can use my own phone to edit a video, so I either use this website called BeFunky or on Wevideo itself, there are options on what you want to edit. For example, if I were to use Wevideo the brightness would be on 18, the contrast would be on 10 and the saturation would be between 14-20 depending on the scene. This enhances the video to make it brighter. If I were to use BeFunky, the brightness would be -7, the contrast would be 8, and the highlights would be -8. So it all depends on the app you use.

Wevideo 

BeFunky 

Hope you enjoyed this blog post as much as I did. I’m going to finish editing the videos, put them in the right order on Wevideo, and then ice my finger ahahah. Remember to stay tuned for next week. See ya later alligators!!


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Let's do a meet and greet!!

Hi everyone, welcome back!! It is officially the third day of spring break and Santi and I have been very productive, which is great!! Today’s blog post is going to be nice and simple. As we get closer to the due date, we get closer to finishing! We finally have something called the “The End” date and it is march 30th. Which means we need to be done filming and editing by that date. Everything else like the credits, the song, and the CCR will be done throughout April 1-4.

Can you guys guess what today is?? Yup, you guessed it, you’re meeting the cast of our film!!! Remember this is a family of 3 (one dad, one daughter and one son.) Surprise!

Actor name: Valeria Parra 

Character name: Sophia Smith
Role: Daughter
Extra info related to film: Very annoyed at the fact that she’s moving to another state leaving all her friends and starting a new life.




Actor name: Mauricio Parra
Character name: Sam Smith
Role: Father
Extra info related to film: Got a new job with a better salary in a different state and now has to move with his kids to FL.














Actor name: Santino Lupica-Tondo

Character name: Sebastian Smith
Role: Son
Extra info related to film: Excited about moving to FL and lives life to the max.



























After a lot of thinking, Santi and I realized that it’s easier if we’re both in the film because then we wouldn’t have to rely on anyone else and film whenever they are available. With us in the film, we know how we’re going to act, we know the dialogue, and we are available all the time. At the same time, the character’s names aren’t 100% yet, we are still deciding on them but let me know if you like them!






Thank you guys for tuning in, remember to stay tuned tomorrow!! You’re all the best!


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