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  Props : Since this is a "murder" oriented short film, our props would include: a fake vital/pill of "tranquilizer"  mens shoes to act as "Ben's shoes" a trash bag as a "body bag" zip ties fake blood handcuffs Schedule: 1/28/23-2/11/23: film all scenes, this will be easy to get done on the weekends of this time frame due to most of the set being at Felipe's house, giving us this big of a time frame  will allow Felipe and I to make sure our work schedules do not conflict  2/12/23: start the editing process Location List: Our main location is Felipe's apartment building. His apartment itself would act as "Lily's house". His recreational room lounge area would act as "Kaya's house". There is a creek in my neighborhood that we will use for the scene where we "dump the body". There is an empty parking lot across the street from my house that we will use as the "police station parking lot"....

  Spent a lot of time planning out what was going to happen in the film. Glad to have finally set everything up. One step closer to seeing how creative I can get in the filmmaking process. I am confident I will be able to make sure the videography and editing will accommodate to the mood and setting of the scenes. It is going to be an exciting project to work on.                                                What Goes Around Comes Around Screenplay

    If I had to pick one feature that distinguishes Double Happy, it is its keen observation of children—their shy gestures and bold dares, as well as the strange sociology of their group dynamics—the constant and fluid shifting of in-group and out-group designations achieved and enforced through secrets and put-downs. Even when you care, you can wind up stomping on each other at this age due to basic inexperience, fear, and carelessness. Rory likes Rebecca, and we get the impression that she reciprocates, yet Rory is a misfit, and the crises this produces can be seen on Rebecca's face.  While he has a thoughtfulness and talent for craft that will serve him well and make him interesting later in life, he currently has companions, particularly the other lad, Des, who are attempting to tear him down in order to demonstrate supremacy. It all adds up to an amazingly clear and nuanced image that Daud is able to create, as Rory's denigration is built up slowly and methodically ...

  This short film is based on a college fraternity house.  A brother in the house almost killed a student by making the student due a pledge task.  In the film, the student is in the hospital after falling off the roof of the frat house.  With the fate of the house and their college careers at stake, brother will turn on brother.  The way this film was developed was more detailed and complex compared to the short film Mutt.  The plot for Mutt was more straightforward and simply portrayed.  Traitor Knight had more mystery to it than the short film Mutt.  Traitor Knight had the audience wondering whether or not they were going to kick out the brother who was involved in the accident.  Both films still fall under the drama genre and I will explain now.  As I researched in the past blog about the short film Mutt, many conventions from the drama genre were used.  This film also uses common convention which makes it a drama.  Common ...

    I watched the short film Fauve by Jeremy Comte. This was a Canadian 16 minute French language film. With the language being one I can't understand I had to use subtitles. When using subtitles you lose some certain aspects of the film. For example you can lose emotions in the dialogue of the characters. Our two main characters are young boys that seem to be living alone out in an abandoned area of town. They seem to be playing a power game where when one would overpower the other they would get a point. This leads the boys to a cement factory where they end up playing. A dump truck drives through and scares the boys into a reservoir where they continue to play their game. On this pit there is a wet area where the boys go. They first think this area is fun to play in but soon find out its hard to get out of. After one pushes the other boy into the middle of this pit he gets stuck inside to where he cant get out. The other boy runs to get help but never finds anyone, once he ...

  The way this short film was developed was very straightforward.  Although the short film is only 13 minutes, it still grabs the audience's emotional side.  The plot is on addiction and is a well known topic to everyone.  The topic can be related to others due to the fact it is a real world problem.  The short starts off by this girl ringing someone's apartment building.  Once she is let in, we see a guy wearing dark shades and gulping down orange juice.  He then takes off the shades and he doesn’t look too well.  The sister then asks if she wants to go to her place.  From just this first scene we can already infer that this film is based on addiction.  The short film is a drama which is clear from the acting, sounds, editing, and more.  The common sound used in this film was diegetic sounds.  The use of diegetic sounds helps to add more emphasis on some of the characters physical state.  For example, as Michael, the alco...

  Watching this video, “How to Make a Short Film,”  helped me gain more knowledge on how to produce my own film.  Although I already had background knowledge on creating films, this video gave more tips that will help me throughout my short film journey.  A film expert gives production tips and post production tips in this video.  Two production tips that stood out to me were, don’t do it if you can’t and mess with the audience's mind and emotions.  A tip that really got my attention was, if you can't pull it off, don’t do it.  The film expert explains that if you can’t 100% pull off something for the film, don’t try to partially do it.  Adding something that isn’t fully portrayed will just decrease the preciseness of your short film.  Although you think adding this cool scene/feature to your film will make it look cool, it will do the opposite.  When it comes to planning out our storyboard, we will keep in mind what we can and can’t do ...