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IDEA ON HOW TO ANSWER CCR #1

                                 PROGRESS PROGRESS AND SOME MORE PROGRESS

              How did my production skills develop throughout this project you may wonder?

Now its time to start planning for my first CCR.Here is an idea of what I would like to answer for my first question.

One of my favorite quotes is " Focus on Progress and not perfection" I like this quote so much because I think when we heavily rely on perfection we never end up with what we had in mind. Focusing on progress on the other hand allows us to aim for something much more achievable that can even achieve perfection later on.For example, its like going to the gym expecting your dream body after one workout, its the consistency and progress that will lead you to have it later on.

When I first started the project I genuinely had no clue what to expect and I mean from everything. Myself/dedication, the work, and how it would turn out. It was the constant research, the dedication, and the patience that allowed me to build something that I was actually really happy with. In the beginning of this I had never done a professional film opening before. I mean something like this was completely new to me and now I have done it and I am truly so proud of myself for learning so much about what it takes to build something like this.

My skills developed in a variety of ways. For starters, I learned how to direct a film from the shots we had to film to the angles and the prior planning that had to be done.I was able to get better at staying consistent with different choices and not overthinking what I hd to film. I also got better on how to edit, with the use of many youtube videos I learned a variety of new tricks and skills I would have never known before.

Overall, all of my production skills improved for the better.Learning how to implement what I had learned in class to real life made it make much more sense. The hues of lighting and even realizing how different media theories are implemented and used!

YEA SOME MORE EDITING.....

                                               U THOUGHT IT ENDED THERE?

 As relived as I was to have adjusted all the clips together it definitely was not the end.Now I have to fix the lighting and include the never ending credits.Thanks to some prior knowledge I have from editing different sorts of lighting on photos. I used it to my power and focused on the mood that I wanted to convey.For the beginning I made sure to use more soft lighting with warm hues.I wanted the beginning scenes to reflect more comfort and get the audience to understand the relationship among Davis and Alessandra.

For the following scenes I slightly increased the brightness and created a bit more shadow.Doing this enhanced the natural element while still reflected a bit of vulnerability in the way the characters were about to feel.I wanted the audience to feel the major heartbreak and guilt amongst both of them, so using warm tones was able to help me achieve this. I didn't over do any of the lighting too much because I knew that the camera already captured a lot of what I wanted for the film opening and I didn't wanna take away from that.

As of for the fonts, I wanted something more clean and bold.I wanted it to give the impact of THE DECISION which is what it is all based on but still have a very simplistic form of being.I decided to go with the serif style typo to create a little bit of elegance and weight.

All of these small and individual choices is what helps pull the entire story together.With such a subtle and simple difference I was able to enhance the emotions and depth of the film opening.

EDITING✨

                                                      CUT, CUT AND MORE CUTS

 Okay so my experience editing has honestly been a little more stressful than I imagined. I started off by accumulating all of the clips together and decided to primarily place all of my focus on adjusting the clips. I started by carefully selecting  different shots from our first scene in town center that would build the anticipation. I used a mix of medium shots and close-ups to establish the setting in the beginning of the film.Utilizing jump cuts and brief moments of stillness, I was able to raise the tension leading up to the grand reveal. To enhance realism, I decided to keep the pacing natural, I did this so that it could allow the audience a bit of hesitation before clicking the decision.

I incorporated a lot of fade in and split screen so that you could see the lead up until the decision. This allows the audience to see both perspectives without losing sense of whats going on. For the reveal itself I decided to choose the medium shot we filmed it switches from both of us at the table, to our raw reactions simultaneously. This was definitely difficult because I wanted the viewers to see the rawness of both emotions but giving enough time for both of our reactions was quite difficult. While I (Alessandra) showed slight joy and guilt Davis on the other hand was disappointment. So editing these clips was a bit complicated.

I think what also made this difficult was that including a lot of facial expressions was very necessary since our emotions LITERALLY had to speak louder than words. The silence created a powerful place for our expressions. 

Two iced coffees, my patience, and anxiety later I had finally adjusted all of the scenes to the timing that I wanted.