Film Opening- The Move!!

Hey guys!!! The wait is officially over and I can finally say that we are finished and that we did ittt!! I want to thank all of you who stuck around with me from beginning to end and for everyone that has helped out. I wouldn't have been able to do this without my amazing partner Valeria Parra. This project really was an adventure as a learned and improved on how to do so many new things. This project was very challenging and took a lot of hard work to be accomplished, but it was extremely fun and I will never forget it. Here is our film opening The Move!! I hope you guys enjoy.

Link to Film Opening: 
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15sKoHEApLbRXAUlAq3ITs8gS3kkkTw4r/view?usp=sharing

This is it for my blog and once again I want to thank you all! I hope this blog helped you guys and I hope that you guys try this project. Peace!!!

CCR!!

Hey Guys!!! Im glad to tell you guys that I have finally finished my CCR!! I am so hahpy I am not going to do so much talking in this blog. I just want to show you guys my work

Link to YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0Mv8FzFqOY&feature=youtu.be

Stick around for tomorrows blog as I will finally show my Film Opening

Finally!!!

Hey guys! Whats up!!! I have a special announcement to make. Vale and I have finish finished editing and putting together our film opening! The project is due this Sunday which includes the CCR and the film opening. I am working on my CCR right now and I will keep you guys updated on that once I finish. So yesterday instead of doing nothing in media class, Vale and I decided that we were going to come up with a moving logo that we needed to add at the very beginning of the film. If you guys do not know what I am talking about, let me show you guys some famous ones. 

    

     

My brother actually helped me with this and gave me the idea to use this website called animaker. Animaker is basically an easy software where one can make any type of animations they want. Our main goal was to make our logo simple and decided we wanted it to look as close as possible to the moving logo of CBS FILMS. 

Now that you have seen our goal, let me show you guys how our moving logo looks like. 

We decided to use our Initials as the film name. S stands for Santino, L stands for Lupica which is my last name, and V stands for Valeria. Now, we decided to use the chalkboard background because our film is about teenagers moving into a new high school basically. We decided to use the font color Bright green because it really stands out with the background.

With us finishing the moving logo we can officially say that our film opening is finally done. Now, let me tell you guys, this project was a very fun one, but we had to work hard for weeks to get it done. This project has actually helped me with some skills such as time management and also organization. I also discovered many new software’s and websites that I had never heard of before this project, for example, blogger.com, Animaker, and BeFunky. My knowledge on the film industry and genres has also grown a huge amount after finishing this project. This project was by far the most fun but also the one that required the most time. 

   

Now, don’t leave just yet because I still need to show you guys the CCR and if you guys want to see our final film opening you guys will have to stay with me to the end. Talk to you guys tomorrow!!!

Song Approval

Hey guys welcome back!!! It feels like it has been forever since I have talked to you guys. Well, I have some really important news to talk about and I’m extremely excited to tell you guys. If you have been reading the blogs, then you all know that we have been waiting so long to get approval for our song choices. 

Well guess what, we finally got permission to use a song for our opening. The reason our songs were not getting approved quickly is because Vale and I decided that we wanted to choose a well established song that most people already know. The song we got permission to use is called “I Gotta Feeling” by The Black Eyed Peas.

 I know that I told you guys that we really wanted to use “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay, but we lost hope on getting an answer from them on time. “I Gotta Feeling” was also not on our original list that I showed you guys on a previous blog. The reason we decided to use it was because while Vale and I were at the Beach, we heard the song on the radio, and we thought it would be a really good match for our film opening. We really wanted to use “Viva La Vida” but I have to say, "I Gotta Feeling"  is growing onto me and every time I listen to it, it seems to get better.

Let me show you guys the emails of us getting permission by the owners of the song

 

 There are only a couple days left until the deadline for this project, so stayed tuned for further updates as we are now almost done filming!!!

Beach Time!!

Hey guys!!! Whats uppp! So the other day Vale, a friend, my brother, and I all went to the beach together. I completely forgot to put sunscreen on and now i am completely burnt and it hurts so much to shower. Trust me its not worth it. Now, we all went to have fun and enjoy the spring break, but this was also a very productive filming day for Vale and I. We went to fort lauderdale beach and decided to go walking to see what shots we can get for the establishing shots. Surprisingly we got a ton of cool shots that vale and i really pictured for the establishing shots in the beginning of the film. We uploaded and edited the clips and they are looking just like we wanted.


The day we went to the beach was actually not the beat day because it was a bit cloudy and there was not too much sun. This meant that we had to edit the pictures just like last time we went location scouting. Let me show you guys how the pictures looked before editing

Now this is how they look after editing them

These are actually just screenshots you guys are looking at but keep in mind that in our opening these are going to be short video clips not photos. 

Now, like last time, we used BeFunky and Wevideo to edit the shots so they look brighter and more appealing. Both apps have an option to enhance the brightness of a clip or do anything to the clip so i recommend you guys go check it out if you haven't.

Well guys that is it for me, talk to you guys on the next blog. Peace!!!

Cast Members!

Hey guys!! So, spring break has been great. I can finally sleep in and Vale and I have actually been working very hard on our opening since we have all this free time now. So today's blog is all about introducing the cast of our film opening. Our film will have a family of 3 which includes a father, a daughter, and a son. Let me introduce you to...

Character name: Sam Smith

Actor name: Mauricio Parra

Role: Father

Info related to film: He gets a new job with a better salary to support his family. The only problem is that it is in Florida, therefore the family has to move.

Character name: Sophia Smith

Actor name: Valeria Parra

Role: Daughter

Info related to film: She is very annoyed and upset that she has to leave everything behind from her home state and move to Florida which means she needs to start a new life.

Character name: Sebastian Smith

Actor name: Santino Lupica-Tondo

Role: Son

Info related to film: He is extremely excited about moving to Florida and likes to live an exciting life

 

OK so Vale and I decided that we will have a lonely father, since we were not able to find a mother that would fit our film how we wanted. We also decided that we are both going to cast in the film therefore we will not need to rely on anyone else to film a scene. Also, with both of us casting in the film, it will make the process much faster because we already have our story in our heads which makes it much easier and smoother to act out. We have still not figured out the names we want on the characters, but I will let you guys know as soon as we decide. For now, they are the Smith family.

Stay alert with further updates because we will most likely continue the filming process tomorrow. Talk to you guys soon!!

Coming up with Titles!!!

What’s up guys!! I hope you all are enjoying your spring break. I am here to tell you guys some important and exciting news today. Vale and I have finally decided to make a list for titles we will consider implementing in our film opening. We have 5 potential titles on the list and we plan on deciding which one of those titles we want throughout this week and maybe next week. But don’t worry I will keep you updated as soon as we make that decision. We actually came up with a total of 10 names at first, but we narrowed it down to only 5 to make it easier for us. We were inspired by a couple of movies that all have the same theme as our film which is drama and moving. The movies I am about to show you guys are what inspired us with the 5 titles that we created on our list 

  

Now that you've seen the movies that inspired us, let me show you guys the 5 titles we have come up with as of now:

·     - The Move

·     - Change

·     - Summer with the Smiths (If using voiceover technique)

·     -Their worst move

·     - The 10 things not to do when you move (If using voiceover technique)

These titles are not final yet as we will keep on adding other titles that we think are good,throughout the week. So far, we decided that the family’s last name is Smith, but that isn’t decided just yet either. If you guys can help out with the decision making, it would make our lives much easier. So drop a comment telling me which title you like best for our film opening.

Stay Tuned for next week as we will be making many final decisions and also continue the production and editing process.