I think I want to start my essay by talking about my film and who and what it represents which would answer the questions: How do your products represent social groups or issues? Then, I would go on to discuss how my products engage with the audience or groups of people they represent, which would answer the question: How do your products engage with the audience? and then I would talk about the branding of my products which would answer this question: How do the elements of your production work together to create a sense of ‘branding’? Finally, I would discuss the research that went into my products and how the research contributed to all of the other aspects I discussed throughout the essay, answering the final question: How did your research inform your products and the way they use or challenge conventions?
AICE MEDIA
Saturday, March 29, 2025
critical reflection/other stuff
I think I want to start my essay by talking about my film and who and what it represents which would answer the questions: How do your products represent social groups or issues? Then, I would go on to discuss how my products engage with the audience or groups of people they represent, which would answer the question: How do your products engage with the audience? and then I would talk about the branding of my products which would answer this question: How do the elements of your production work together to create a sense of ‘branding’? Finally, I would discuss the research that went into my products and how the research contributed to all of the other aspects I discussed throughout the essay, answering the final question: How did your research inform your products and the way they use or challenge conventions?
Friday, March 28, 2025
other components!
Hey! So recently, I have been updating my social media page, and I created these two little teasers that are supposed to imitate the short vlogs that the girls make in the film. I am going to add them to Google Drive and link them here so you can see them. I took copyright-free music from the website Artlist. Here is what my social media page looks like so far:
I have a total of 11 posts so far, and I add to them every day. One thing that I did today was make some story highlights. One of them is behind-the-scenes pictures that I took, one is just the two vlogs I have up so far, and the last is the countdown I posted. I think highlights are a great way to get people to engage with your account and see things that you already posted on your story. My profile picture right now is temporary because I want to make it my poster, but I haven't made it yet.
Thursday, March 27, 2025
more production!
Hello! As I mentioned in my last blog post, I filmed some stuff with my friend the other day, and I am very happy with how it turned out. Here are some behind-the-scenes pictures:
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
reflection
-It is an evaluative essay
-It should be around 1000 words
-It should answer 4 key questions:
2. How do the elements of your production work together to create a sense of ‘branding’?
3. How do your products engage with the audience?
4. How did your research inform your products and the way they use or challenge conventions?
-My products represent young adults and teenagers
Monday, March 24, 2025
back from the dead!
Hello! It's been a long long time. Last week I was out of town on a drama field trip so I could not blog because I was so busy. Luckily, I spoke to my teacher ahead of time and got an extension on my blog posts this week so I am in good shape.
While I was on this field trip, although I wasn't able to blog, I was able to film some really cool stuff. Here are some behind-the-scenes pictures:
Monday, March 17, 2025
revison...
Hey! Let's just say that I am not happy with my social media and it needs some revision. One of the main critiques that I received during my group meeting was that my social media did not represent my genre very well, this is something that I have thought about and come to agree with. I think that my social media is a little bit too abstract for the genre and style that I am going for, which is why I am going to try a more mainstream and common marketing approach while also combining both the fictional and marketing aspect of my trailers.
SOOO basically what I did was I made a new countdown and I basically redid my entire Instagram page and here are the posts I made which I think are a lot more fitting for my film and genre.
Sunday, March 16, 2025
FILMING DAY 1
HELLO! After a bad sunburn and a day of hard work, I filmed a ton of shots at the beach with my friends. I am very happy with how these shots turned out and I filmed a few extra things.
Thursday, March 13, 2025
print!
Hello!! This week has been a hell of a week because I have a musical that I am in and I have been staying late at school performing. Because of this, I haven't been able to film school shots as I hoped. But! I am going to the beach this Saturday to film the shots that I need there so YAY! My next blog post will be about that, but because I don't have anything related to production at the moment, I will talk about the print component of my project, and just flip my two last blog posts for the week.
Today in class we were taught a lesson about the print component of our project. Here are key things that I noted:
-The print component for the film option is supposed to be a poster for the film
-The main key art should be shown
-If the film is theoretically going to be a theatrical release, you should include: Title, Keyart, Production credits, and tagline
-If the film is theoretically going to be a streaming release, you should include: multiple thumbnails with key art, title, and no credits
Keeping this in mind, let's look at some other film posters from coming of age movies and see what I like.
Okay so one thing that is very apparent with all of these posters is that the protagonist(s) are clearly shown in the poster. This is something that I also intend to do because the entire story revolves around Blake, Bea, and Quinn, so the poster should definitely center around them as well. These posters also follow a specific color scheme that is significant to the film. Because I haven't really started filming yet, I am not 100% what my color scheme will look like, but I do want to have cooler tones throughout most of the film, except at the very end of the second trailer where Blake is facing fire, to create a juxtaposition.
Let me look for a font that I might like using Canva (the love of my life)
So I made this, obviously I can't use it because I am in it, but I like the concept of it being the three girls taking a picture in the mirror because that establishes the filming part of the story while also showing the protagonists. I don't like the background I used (I just blurred the background from the picture) so I would have to experiment with what I would do, but I like this font, I would have to add credits and all of that stuff if I am doing a theatrical release but, using this as a little sample is helpful, because I have an idea for what I might want to do. I also might want to create two film posters (for fun), one with the three girls like this, and one with just Blake. Putting that aside, I am happy that I have a good idea of what I want to do. See you soon for some fun production stuff!!!
critical reflection/other stuff
Hello! So, today, I did a lot of filming with my three friends, and we got a lot done. Now the only shots I have to film are at my school, a...
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Now that I have my idea, I want to focus on how I am going to make it happen. One thing that will help me picture my idea is a mood board. I...
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Here is the link to my film opening! Hope you enjoy it! FORESIGHT
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Hello!! I am very proud of myself because one I FINISHED MY FILM OPENING TODAY YAYAYAYYAYA, and two I FILMED MY FIRST CCR TODAY YAYAYAYAYAY....