Hey everyone!!!
So nice to (sort of) see you guys again!! (thanks for coming back after last week's subpar little blog at then end, still sorry about it!)
Buuuuuut, besides all that, this week we'll be getting to a cool part in the project!!!!!!!!
(It's my favorite part too by the way)
THE CHARACTERS!!!!!!!
Man do I love making and developing characters, it's a whole awful lot of fun, so, I won'y keep you reading the intro any longer,today's amazing Geo blog will be about The Cop.
The Cop is a figure in the story who is supposed to represent power, justice and all that is lawful, but we're sort of twisting that a bit, (you know, with the whole brutality thing) but don't worry, he's still a good guy!
A older white man in his 40's or so would be an ideal person, but our resources maybe limited on that one, so he might end up being a young man, naive, yet bold. The policeman, (name undetermined) will be a man who has power on his end, but assumptions and poor decisions will take over, as he assaults our protagonist relentlessly, as for why he did it specifically it is not initially clear, whether it be he considered the protagonist a threat or something else, a look into his mind will be given in the actual film, although his distress and realization will also be portrayed in the opening.
The Policeman won't have a super prominent role in the film, but he has a semi-large one, considering he assaulted the protagonist.
TL;DR: The Policeman will be expanded upon slightly in the opening, but his conflict will be the main focus of it, he doesn't have a big part, only to elaborate on why he acted how he did and why.
"No matter how tough it gets I won't give up!"
-Geo
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Saturday, March 24, 2018
Foley, Conceptual Sounds
Hey everyone!!!
Today will be a very very small blog as we don't have much in the way of sound yet, but that's what i'll be discussing with you today!
(honestly we don't have much of anything yet and that makes me sad)
For our sound, (since most of it needs to be Foley) we will create a lot of the beating noises from the police beating scene, by banging on wood, plastic objects, and other things, mostly a plastic cup, hitting it with a spoon or hitting it on a table makes good beating noises, pillows being hit also make good accurate noises, but I realized that most of our sound will most likely be diegetic, as I don't believe that we will have music playing in the back of our opening, although I believe music would add to our piece, I don't think they'd put music in our film opening.
Music can evoke many emotions in people and even affect your mood, so a heartfelt tune will be the key to really bring out emotion in our crowd, although, we might have to borrow that music because none of us really make any music.
That's about all I have for this blog, sorry for it being so short! I promise next week's blogs will be way better as i'll be talking about the characters in the actual opening, their backgrounds, personalities and goals we'd like to reach with them!
Thank you so much for reading!
"That's the way the cookie crumbles"
-Geo :)
B. G. (2017, July 26). 4 Surprising Ways That Music Changes Your Brain and Influences Your Mood. Retrieved April 03, 2018, from https://www.consciouslifestylemag.com/music-and-the-brain-affects-mood/
Today will be a very very small blog as we don't have much in the way of sound yet, but that's what i'll be discussing with you today!
(honestly we don't have much of anything yet and that makes me sad)
For our sound, (since most of it needs to be Foley) we will create a lot of the beating noises from the police beating scene, by banging on wood, plastic objects, and other things, mostly a plastic cup, hitting it with a spoon or hitting it on a table makes good beating noises, pillows being hit also make good accurate noises, but I realized that most of our sound will most likely be diegetic, as I don't believe that we will have music playing in the back of our opening, although I believe music would add to our piece, I don't think they'd put music in our film opening.
Music can evoke many emotions in people and even affect your mood, so a heartfelt tune will be the key to really bring out emotion in our crowd, although, we might have to borrow that music because none of us really make any music.
That's about all I have for this blog, sorry for it being so short! I promise next week's blogs will be way better as i'll be talking about the characters in the actual opening, their backgrounds, personalities and goals we'd like to reach with them!
Thank you so much for reading!
"That's the way the cookie crumbles"
-Geo :)
B. G. (2017, July 26). 4 Surprising Ways That Music Changes Your Brain and Influences Your Mood. Retrieved April 03, 2018, from https://www.consciouslifestylemag.com/music-and-the-brain-affects-mood/
Thursday, March 22, 2018
Setting, Mise-en-Scene, other detail oriented things.
Hey everyone,
Today I'll be giving you some information on where our opening might be filmed, and why it will be filmed there, I know it seems very cut and dry, but that's because it is, today will be very simple but informational, suffice it to say, I'm very tired right now.
As you all (Should) know, our film opening is about police brutality and criminal injustices and why they happen, it's a very simple topic to follow in mind but, relatively hard to picture in some instances, with the storyboard, (or the rough draft of it anyway) coming in this Sunday for you guys to read about, I'll just talk about the settings and lighting and atmosphere, it'll still be easy to follow
First off, as far as I'm aware we'll have 3 scenes, a scene where our protagonist is in his home, very peaceful, lighthearted atmosphere, so bright, soft lights will do, with lots of colorful, whimsical things around to set the tone of a normal/happy home. Our second scene is the transition from him at his house to a police invasion, then everything takes a sharp turn, as you don't expect it to happen.
(although to be perfectly honest, you might and probably do)
So for that I was thinking, dimmed lights, and use the same set as last scene (obviously) but significantly ravaged and wrecked, (camera shots and angles to come later), then for our last scene (hopefully), it's our protagonist on the pavement with blue and red lights around him, while he is struggling on the ground.
Anyways, I hope that the storyboard helps us organize because in the past i'm very good at abandoning my original story and doing something completely different, so I hope that it pulls through to bring an immersive and authentic feeling.
"What does the red button do if I press-"
-Geo
Today I'll be giving you some information on where our opening might be filmed, and why it will be filmed there, I know it seems very cut and dry, but that's because it is, today will be very simple but informational, suffice it to say, I'm very tired right now.
As you all (Should) know, our film opening is about police brutality and criminal injustices and why they happen, it's a very simple topic to follow in mind but, relatively hard to picture in some instances, with the storyboard, (or the rough draft of it anyway) coming in this Sunday for you guys to read about, I'll just talk about the settings and lighting and atmosphere, it'll still be easy to follow
First off, as far as I'm aware we'll have 3 scenes, a scene where our protagonist is in his home, very peaceful, lighthearted atmosphere, so bright, soft lights will do, with lots of colorful, whimsical things around to set the tone of a normal/happy home. Our second scene is the transition from him at his house to a police invasion, then everything takes a sharp turn, as you don't expect it to happen.
(although to be perfectly honest, you might and probably do)
So for that I was thinking, dimmed lights, and use the same set as last scene (obviously) but significantly ravaged and wrecked, (camera shots and angles to come later), then for our last scene (hopefully), it's our protagonist on the pavement with blue and red lights around him, while he is struggling on the ground.
Anyways, I hope that the storyboard helps us organize because in the past i'm very good at abandoning my original story and doing something completely different, so I hope that it pulls through to bring an immersive and authentic feeling.
"What does the red button do if I press-"
-Geo
Tuesday, March 20, 2018
Real Life Examples (Although in different ways)
Hey everyone!!!
It's me, back again (as always, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at around 6 pm est.)
And today, I will be bringing you some more information from our inspiration!
(Also as a side note, I know a lot of information on our ACTUAL production hasn't been given out, but please be patient, it'll be out soon!! Hopefully around the week after next week.)
So, in light of the events of the Parkland school shooting, there was a march held in Washington DC, and many other locations around America to raise awareness to gun violence and how loose the rules are, and how they need to be tightened up. Now you might be thinking, well that's school violence problems and it doesn't really apply here, but actually a lot of the cases of African-Americans being assaulted by police are weapon violence, they're also the most common to be attacked/ killed.
So, I'm not just saying this trying to latch it onto what we're making just because, we actually had one of our team members, Carlos, go to California and participate in one of these protests, besides the fact that he is very passionate about the people who lost their life, he thought it would be a good idea to cover it for himself, and for us, the experience and putting yourself in the mindset of thinking like someone who was abused.
It doesn't seem like much but really anything helps to give us more influence and ispiration
- "I guess you're wondering how i got here"
Geo
L. (2015, December 17). There are huge racial disparities in how US police use force. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from https://www.vox.com/cards/police-brutality-shootings-us/us-police-racism
It's me, back again (as always, every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday at around 6 pm est.)
And today, I will be bringing you some more information from our inspiration!
(Also as a side note, I know a lot of information on our ACTUAL production hasn't been given out, but please be patient, it'll be out soon!! Hopefully around the week after next week.)
So, in light of the events of the Parkland school shooting, there was a march held in Washington DC, and many other locations around America to raise awareness to gun violence and how loose the rules are, and how they need to be tightened up. Now you might be thinking, well that's school violence problems and it doesn't really apply here, but actually a lot of the cases of African-Americans being assaulted by police are weapon violence, they're also the most common to be attacked/ killed.
So, I'm not just saying this trying to latch it onto what we're making just because, we actually had one of our team members, Carlos, go to California and participate in one of these protests, besides the fact that he is very passionate about the people who lost their life, he thought it would be a good idea to cover it for himself, and for us, the experience and putting yourself in the mindset of thinking like someone who was abused.
It doesn't seem like much but really anything helps to give us more influence and ispiration
- "I guess you're wondering how i got here"
Geo
L. (2015, December 17). There are huge racial disparities in how US police use force. Retrieved March 26, 2018, from https://www.vox.com/cards/police-brutality-shootings-us/us-police-racism
Saturday, March 17, 2018
Workshops Part 3 (We're all going to die, what you need to know)
Hey guys!!!
Its your boy, back again with another workshop.
Today, its an interesting one, its about drones, and how to be safe while you operate them!
This can be useful for us because like taking areal shots and overheads, so to be safe while we operate them is very very important.
Our speaker was a man named Judd Slirka, he is currently a drone instructor and a teacher, he lectured us on the dangers of drones, while still taking some questions on the side, he talked about when its a little too windy out , not to use a drone, or when there's signals that might interrupt it, or when flying next to power lines, because then it may create a power outage.
Obtaining a drone license isn't very difficult but it is the legal way of flying one, yet many people don't actually have a license to do so.
All in all i think it was a good tip to get because we will be using a lot of high angled shots to show powerlessness and ascension and death, so knowing the legal ins and outs is very good, even for future references.
"We're going to crash Big Mom's Wedding"
-Geo :)
Its your boy, back again with another workshop.
Today, its an interesting one, its about drones, and how to be safe while you operate them!
This can be useful for us because like taking areal shots and overheads, so to be safe while we operate them is very very important.
Our speaker was a man named Judd Slirka, he is currently a drone instructor and a teacher, he lectured us on the dangers of drones, while still taking some questions on the side, he talked about when its a little too windy out , not to use a drone, or when there's signals that might interrupt it, or when flying next to power lines, because then it may create a power outage.
Obtaining a drone license isn't very difficult but it is the legal way of flying one, yet many people don't actually have a license to do so.
All in all i think it was a good tip to get because we will be using a lot of high angled shots to show powerlessness and ascension and death, so knowing the legal ins and outs is very good, even for future references.
"We're going to crash Big Mom's Wedding"
-Geo :)
Thursday, March 15, 2018
Workshops Part 2 (Make them laugh, Make them cry)
Hey everyone!!!
I'm back for another workshop edition of my blog, today on this amazing edition, another workshop by a man named Dave Davis.
Mr.Davis is a teacher at a Nashville university, he traveled around the country for many student competitions and had worked for news stations before teaching.
Anyways, he talked about how to develop a character and what kind of shots to use to really reach out to the audience and make them care about them, the kind of music to use, shot composition, things like that. I thought we could use it in out opening because we want you to care about this guy who went through such a hard time in his struggle against the law.
He also taught me how to portray people in certain situations, how to ease them into a sad situation, naming it, "high point, low point" where you bring your audience into a really high happy point, then to later hit them with the sad part, to use supporting shots and sound bites.
He also taught how to use comedy in certain styles, using a video example from his students , he very quickly analyzed how to make a moment funny, whether it be pauses, delivery, silence, and how to not make your joke fall flat. Although we probably won't be using comedy in our film opening, (because I probably won't be allowed to, as its very strict what I get to voice my opinion on) I think its a good tactic of deception to put your viewer in a good state of mind then dropping them into sadness.
I think it'll help us to take multiple tips from this guy because he's definitely done many developmental stories before, where he builds up characters with carefully woven stories, and it will do us good to take a page from his book!
I'm Gonna Be King Of The Pirates
-Geo
I'm back for another workshop edition of my blog, today on this amazing edition, another workshop by a man named Dave Davis.
Mr.Davis is a teacher at a Nashville university, he traveled around the country for many student competitions and had worked for news stations before teaching.
Anyways, he talked about how to develop a character and what kind of shots to use to really reach out to the audience and make them care about them, the kind of music to use, shot composition, things like that. I thought we could use it in out opening because we want you to care about this guy who went through such a hard time in his struggle against the law.
He also taught me how to portray people in certain situations, how to ease them into a sad situation, naming it, "high point, low point" where you bring your audience into a really high happy point, then to later hit them with the sad part, to use supporting shots and sound bites.
He also taught how to use comedy in certain styles, using a video example from his students , he very quickly analyzed how to make a moment funny, whether it be pauses, delivery, silence, and how to not make your joke fall flat. Although we probably won't be using comedy in our film opening, (because I probably won't be allowed to, as its very strict what I get to voice my opinion on) I think its a good tactic of deception to put your viewer in a good state of mind then dropping them into sadness.
I think it'll help us to take multiple tips from this guy because he's definitely done many developmental stories before, where he builds up characters with carefully woven stories, and it will do us good to take a page from his book!
I'm Gonna Be King Of The Pirates
-Geo
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Workshops Part 1 (How to make an award winning student film)
Hey everyone!!
I'm back with a little more content to offer you while i'm away at Nashville,TN for Student Television Network!
Today I'm bringing you some information about a workshop that I went to, it was about making films and how to shoot and edit, so you can get the feel that you want for it.
The workshop was named "How to make an award winning student film", which is very appropriate for what we're doing!
It was a workshop by a man named Tom, its odd really, he never said his last name. Moreover, what he DID say was how to stay creative and reasonable during a film, and I'll tell you what he said, but first a little bit of info on Tom himself.
Tom is the executive producer of All American High School Film Festival, a website that holds many film festivals for students of all ages, and it also includes photography and photojournalism.
Back to what he said though, Tom said that to make a good film you must stay focused, but not close minded, he said to feel free to make changes, as long as they don't override your stories, which is honestly what i'd like to do with my film opening, because I feel like we change something every single day.
He also stated that shooting in real locations is very very useful to what you're trying to achieve, as it gives off a level of authenticity, instead of faking your location, although I think we we're heading to a slum to film anyway. Dress code was something very important that he talked about, "You want the people to look like they should be there, or else it doesn't make any sense", I remember him saying, which is important because it reminded me of the importance of mise-en-scene.
That was my first workshop, I'll bring you two more soon!!!
"Spanish is like a whole different language" - Gabi K
-Geo :)
I'm back with a little more content to offer you while i'm away at Nashville,TN for Student Television Network!
Today I'm bringing you some information about a workshop that I went to, it was about making films and how to shoot and edit, so you can get the feel that you want for it.
The workshop was named "How to make an award winning student film", which is very appropriate for what we're doing!
It was a workshop by a man named Tom, its odd really, he never said his last name. Moreover, what he DID say was how to stay creative and reasonable during a film, and I'll tell you what he said, but first a little bit of info on Tom himself.
Tom is the executive producer of All American High School Film Festival, a website that holds many film festivals for students of all ages, and it also includes photography and photojournalism.
Back to what he said though, Tom said that to make a good film you must stay focused, but not close minded, he said to feel free to make changes, as long as they don't override your stories, which is honestly what i'd like to do with my film opening, because I feel like we change something every single day.
He also stated that shooting in real locations is very very useful to what you're trying to achieve, as it gives off a level of authenticity, instead of faking your location, although I think we we're heading to a slum to film anyway. Dress code was something very important that he talked about, "You want the people to look like they should be there, or else it doesn't make any sense", I remember him saying, which is important because it reminded me of the importance of mise-en-scene.
That was my first workshop, I'll bring you two more soon!!!
"Spanish is like a whole different language" - Gabi K
-Geo :)
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