Well, hello there and welcome back to my blog!
In the latest project in our class we were responsible for creating what was called a One Word Film.
For this project, we were, in teams, assigned a word in which we were to make a short 1 to 1 and a half minute short film based around conveying that word through only visuals and no sound, specifically dialogue.
My team was assigned the word "appreciative", and we instantly set off on brainstorming ideas for what our project could look like. What we came up with was a story of a student who, unbeknownst to them, left their backpack fully open on their way out of class. As the student walks down the hallway out of class, all of their books fall out of their bag. Luckily, a kind student who sees rushes to the other's aid, leaving the fist student appreciative.
Once we understood the plot of our story, we had to discuss what techniques we wanted to to use in our project to best convey the emotions and especially our assigned word. Some of the main techniques we knew we wented to use was the low angle shot, specifically for when the books were falling out of the bag. Another technique we were definetly going to use was the action match cut, and we knew this could be applied to many aspects of the project, but more prominently when the books fell out of the bag and when the student was leaving the class. After figuring out what techniques we would use, we made our storyboard.
Through our storyboard, we were able to have a great visual guide to how we would organize our shots. Along with being that visual guide, it also allowed for us to find ways to include more techniques that would better our storytelling. For instance, when we were making the storyboard, we came up with the idea to use a whip pan to convey that one student saw the other student's books fall. By using the whip pan, there is a heightened sense of urgency for one student to help the other.
To edit the project, I used Adobe Premiere Pro. In my other classes, I have used Premiere Pro to edit before and I would consider myself well-versed in the program. When editing the project, I made sure to always be considering the message of appreciativeness that had to be conveyed for the project to work.
After submitting the project and looking back on it, I wish that during the filming project I had thought more about how I would be editing it together because there are a few shots that don't flow as well as they could have due to lack of footage. Another aspect I wish I would have been more considerate of was looking over the footage to make sure it was all composed well. When I was editing, there were a couple shots that I could have fixed if I had just looked over the footage.
Other than the details I mentioned, I am pleased with how the end result turned out. The message of appreciativeness was conveyed in a subtle way but one that was universal with most audiences. Also, the majority of the shots flow together really nicely, making the editing feel smooth for the most part.
Link to the project:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1I_F5tnr7o2xl7mYUBkkAICO9B-8SIMwT/view?usp=sharing
And now for a new segment of the blog... Movie Quote of the Week!
This week's movie quote is: "And why, no matter what, I still want to be here with you. I will always, always want to be here with you." - Evelyn Wang, Everything Everywhere All At Once
