Introduction

 The Movie Intro

Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/oxqDv7j5MoQ

CCR

 My creative critical reflection!

https://youtu.be/rZhfM2_wc9c

Ending

 The End

Well this is the end of my journey and I can’t wait for you guys to see the project! I’m very proud of what we were able to make even with all the difficulties that happened throughout the production and filming stage of our film. As you know, we are filming during a global pandemic and both of us were affected with the virus during filming. This brought obstacles towards the end as we did not know whether or not we were going to be able to film. But we did it! Because it was only us two now and we could not get anyone to help us during filming due to the difficulties we had at hand, my partner and I had to change certain plot ideas and camera shots at night. We weren’t able to do the shot where the victim was in the pool and the camera goes up and shows the bloody knife and mask as we needed three people. We also could not do the shot where we have cop lights right at the end as we needed another person for that. We went around the bush and figured out another way.  During filming, I added the ideas of the lamp post and the shot in the car where Otis puts on the mask. After shooting and going into the editing process, I was very excited. Editing took a lot of work and determination. There were very little details that took lots and lots of work. For example, the copyright free music that I utilized took much work to find on the internet. It also took lots of work to be able to match it with the shots on screen. Overall this project really helped me develop shot selection, editing skill and developing directing skills. Thank you so much for this journey and can’t wait for you guys to see the outcome on the next blogs!

Problems During Shooting

 Some Difficulties While Filming

   During filming we ran into a couple of difficulties.

The first difficulty being that while filming at Walgreens, we had to wait for many people to leave as they were in our way of the shots. This made the process longer and unfortunately it was very sunny which made the process even more tedious. 

Another problem we ran into was not showing Otis face during the shots at Walgreens. We stated before we won’t include his face in order to create mystery and add suspense but it was very difficult during filming and it took many retakes.

Changes

 Changes on certain details 

Since we started filming, we have made a couple of changes. 

The location of where we started filming is the first thing we changed. At first, we wanted to film at 7/11, but we decided to change the filming location to Walgreens. The reason we made this change is that there would be much more space for filming and there would be less interruptions during the shots. 

My partner and I also made a couple of changes when it dealt with the shot selections in the storyboard. For example, we implemented tracking shots and over the shoulder shots into our film introduction. The storyboard did not have these specific shots.

Film Process

 Filming has begun!

My partner and I have begun filming our introduction. The introduction consists of three parts: Otis seeing himself in the newspaper, goes home and finds his mask, and the killing scene.

We have filmed the first two parts as we want to take our time with the major scene at the end which will roll into what the entire movie is about. The last part is going to be filmed during the night, which will give us trouble with lighting and many retakes. 

The first part of the introduction took longer than we expected as it is filmed at a public space. My partner was a little nervous to begin filming as there are many people walking in and out of the store.

Fake Blood!

 Creating One of Our Props

One of our most important props that will be used towards the end of the introduction will have to be handmade. The prop is Fake Blood!

The ingredients are:

• 3/4 cup corn syrup

• 1/4 cup water

• 1/2 teaspoon red food coloring

• 5 drops blue food coloring

• 2 drops green food coloring

• 1 tablespoon cornstarch

The Preparation:

In a small bowl, whisk together the corn syrup and water. Add the red, blue, and green food colorings and whisk until well combined. Whisk in the cornstarch and let the liquid sit for 10 minutes to thicken.