My name is Carl Henri Backer. I am a high school senior, and I attend Fort Lauderdale High School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I took AICE Media Studies AS-Level last school year and decided to take A-Level because I enjoyed the class very much. I really liked filming and learning about the things that must happen behind the scenes. I am interested in doing a more in-depth film project this year. This year, unlike last year due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I will be able to work with my friends that chose to take A level Media Studies. Since I love watching movies, learning about film production in AICE Media Studies was very appealing. I have found it fun to learn about the different camera angles and editing practices so far, and I am excited to begin creating films due to the greater levels of creative freedom there are in A-Level Media Studies compared to AS-Level. What I have learned so far in AICE Media Studies are different film terms and what they look like in real...
Production Blog: Shooting for my film continued on the 10th of March. At this session, we re-shot a few scenes which included Carl, and we got to shoot scenes with the college scout. The actor who was supposed to play the college scout was now available so the scenes which included his character were able to be filmed. Most of the shots that we took a second take of were dialogue shots as well as closeups. The initial shots weren't bad, per say, but I thought they definitely could have been improved upon. Capturing the proper tone of voice as well as the correct facial expression for each scene was harder that I had anticipated it would be. The scene where Carl receives the phone call from the college scout gave me the most trouble. On this filming date, I didn't have to do much as a director because the scenes with the college scout went unexpectedly well. I believe my actor is a good physical actor and the scout has limited dialogue so he was comfortable in that role. Due t...
Production Blog: I was very adamant on completing all the shooting for my film as quickly as possible, but this wont be the case. Unfortunately, a close relative of one of my actors contracted Coivd-19. He contracted it just prior to the second film session, but was released from the hospital recently. My actor can't film the retakes at this time. I definitely understand the circumstance and will be working around the issue. I expected to have some more active time while I wait for some email confirmations to be sent, but I can still manage. Fortunately, I have more than enough footage to begin the editing process. At the very least, I cam create a layout for the major editing I will have to do in the future. The scenes I have may not be finalized but the incomplete ones can still serve as placeholders for the perfected shots. I will be using Sony Vegas Pro 15 to edit my film. Though I am currently in a class learning to use Adobe Premiere Pro, I am not yet comfortable enough with...
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