Creative Critical Reflection

 Creative Critical Reflection

Well, this is the end. This journey has been amazing and I am glad you could see every part of the hard-working process. Until next time!

I worked with:

Rafael Matamoros

Dave Mahajan

Lucas Patocs Bisazza

Below is the CCRs I created to reflect on my project.

Interview Podcast CCR 1

PowerPoint with Voiceover CCR 2

Film Opening

 Film Opening

It is finally here! After the long 8 weeks of hard work we have finally finished. I hope you enjoy the video and don't get too frightened ;).

Group members:

Rafael Matamoros

Dave Mahajan

Lucas Patocs Bisazza

Opening Video

Finishing both CCRs

 2/2 CCR

Today I finished writing the script and completed the PowerPoint. This was very time-consuming, but I know it will have a great final result. Later today I am going to record the script and put it all together. This shouldn't take too long, and when I am done, that means I am done with the whole project!

Shown above is the entire script for the second CCR.

Writing this script gives me an advantage by having all the information that needs to be covered in front of me so I can't forget.

CCR Research/Planning and Recording

 CCR Research and Planning

I am running out of time to do the CCRs. As previously mentioned, I decided I was doing a podcast and PowerPoint with a voiceover. To research on the two, I downloaded back the "Podcasts" app and listened to many different podcasts. I got a great understanding of what I had to include. I also watched past CCR PowerPoint presentations to get an understanding of that as well.

The websites I used to research are:

filmlifestyle.com/what-is-a-slasher-film/

studiobinder.com/blog/what-is-a-slasher-film-definition/

industrialscripts.com/slasher-movie/#h-2-killer-s-backstory-revealed

https://screampsychohorror.wordpress.com/representation-of-women-in-horror-films/

Today I wrote the script for my podcast and recorded it.

Shown above is all pages of the script I used for the podcast.

Writing a script was extremely helpful and helped me say everything I wanted to say fluently.

I also edited using iMovie because I knew it was much more simple than the opening video. The sounds I used were provided by iMovie.

This process was great because I got to reflect on my video and I loved being able to create a podcast, which is something I want to do when I am older.

Finished Editing

Opening Video to CCR

After weeks of researching, planning, filming, editing, and much more, I have finally finished the opening video. Getting the right sounds and font was not too hard, as I had already researched about this prior to doing so. The font I used was already provided by Adobe and the sounds I used were all on the same couple websites or were done by Foley.

Shown above was the process of doing transitions, sounds, etc.

Listed below are the websites I used to get the sounds:

https://www.fesliyanstudios.com/royalty-free-music/downloads-c/jump-scare-effect-music/79

https://www.soundjay.com/chainsaw-sound-effect.html

 Although finishing the video feels amazing, I am far from done. The CCR is next in line and this is extremely important. Earlier in the project, I researched on the CCR and decided that I will answer the 4 questions in a podcast and presentation with voiceover. Also, I was told the CCR takes about 1 week to a week and a half to complete, meaning I am behind. So, I am not going to waste any time. 

Editing Start Part 2

 Second Attempt

Here we are again! Today I went to Matthew's house and started editing. At first, when I sat down to start working I got nervous because Adobe was not loading up, but it eventually got up and running.

The first thing I did was upload all of my clips to Adobe. I believe I did so in the most insufficient, time-consuming way. It took 2 hours to upload all clips because I did it on Google Drive. As soon as the clips finished uploading, I got to work.

I decided that I would first put all the clips together and then do sounds, coloring, etc. after. So, I started doing this and after getting a minute done I realized I was in trouble. The first minute was the protagonist in the kitchen, while the rest of the main content would have to be the other minute. This made me realize we filmed too much and couldn't fit everything in the 2 minute time limit. So, I decided I would still put them all together and see how long it was. After doing so, I had a total of 3 minutes and 30 seconds. I was shocked. This was devastating. Lots of hard work was going to have to go down the drain.

Shown above is the clips I had to take out of the video.

So, after a long thought decision, I deleted the whole kitchen scene and was left with 2 minutes and 30 seconds. I then started trimming long clips and got it down a few seconds. I realized the maximum amount of time I could do is 2 minutes 15 seconds, so I deleted more clips to get there. I ended up getting to 2 minutes and 14 seconds!

Without further edits and only putting them together, the video looked great. I was excited to get the other parts finished to make it even better! Unfortunately, due to the circumstances making me edit on my friend's computer, I could not get to that point today, so I will get to that soon.

Today made me realize I needed to be more organized and realize that the time limit cannot be ignored. I clearly made a great mistake by going over almost double the time limit. 

Editing Switch

 iMovie to Adobe

Today I made the executive decision to stop editing on iMovie and switch to Adobe Premiere Pro. Although I got a decent amount of work done on iMovie already, I didn't like how it was coming out. Therefore, I started to download Adobe on my brothers computer to get to work immediately.

The problem with this was at around 45.5% of downloading, it stopped moving. For about 2 hours there was no progression. This is when I took matters into my own hands and canceled the download and moved to my desktop. 

I got onto my desktop and after a short period of time Adobe was downloaded. As I started to get my first clip in, I realized that it was extremely laggy. I knew this would be a huge problem because all I had in was a 3 second clip. So, I rendered it, and it took hours to render this short clip. At this point I was freaking out because I needed to edit and finish the opening video ASAP so I could start the CCR. 

Shown above is the 3 second clip I was having issues with.

I then called my brother and asked him to help me set up Adobe on his computer. I wanted to see if it was just me not being able to set it up. So, after an hour or so my brother and I came to the conclusion that it wasn't working.

This is when I reached out to my friends to see if any of them have a working device I could use Adobe on. My friend Matthew said I could use his computer and edit at his house. I was content to hear this, but still frustrated with the whole situation.

So, tomorrow I will be going to Matthew's house to start to edit the opening video. From this specific situation, I learned that I need to be more prepared before it comes to the time to edit. I should have set up Adobe prior to the start of post-production. Although this situation was an extremely time-consuming inconvenience, I will put this behind me and finish this project exceptionally.