My final post

 This was overall a fun experience and gave me a lot to learn about films and media in a whole so with that I publish my film opening/CRR's

Boxed

CCR 1

CCR 2

CCR Ideas

 Originally i was dead set on a talk show for my CCR but after seeing some of the past students i got more ideas on a wider scale. Not only was i thinking of a talk show, I also started thinking about a get ready with me! Kidding Kidding, but seriously i started thinking of creative ideas i could try and I thought of the obvious Talk show but could have also done a Fan Meet and Greet kind of thing where each CCR question is a fan question. If I were to do a talk show i thought to name it Athena's intel or something to that effect.

Group meeting #2

 This is the second group meeting for the Portfolio Project 

Misria: They refiled a lot of the film and are now done, their on the editing phase and the font and the credits. She was suggested to use a more plain font and put the credits on the lower side of the screen to show the lower side of the characters life. Her logo matches the theme of the film called "1%". She has the story based on this girl in debt cause of gambling.

Valeria D:  Project about a teen who sneaks into a party and sneaks back in the morning. Suggested her to use party supplies and use that for the credits. Has a idea to use pillows and such for it. Still has to film.

Valeria O: About a person who focuses school and not on social life, and on the struggles of it. Has fonts down mostly. Partner has camera to change lighting, but is still struggling a bit. Wants to have a school therapist and is unsure where to do it, but likely will use the library.

Leo: Phycological thriller, and black and white. Picky with the music. His teammate and him have high quality. Plans to use a police station. Is still in a planning-ish stage and hasn't filmed yet. Font: Cormorant Garamond, that's the idea.

Maximo: Robber who tries to steal clothes cause their poor. Cause their homeless. Nighttime light and trying to steal cloths for something. No ideas for CCR.

Gabriel (me):   Talked a lot, was suggested to do more with the font, and use a comic like font

Production logo

 When i thought of my logo i thought of referencing Greek/Roman Mythology in the logo. My first thought was Apollo though he was an extremely common god referenced in media. I instead searched for the god of theater which according to some sources pointed to Dionysus. With that i got an idea for a production logo having to do with wine glasses and his love for wine. At first I tried searching the internet for images but couldn't find any, so then I turned to my iPad to draw it.

Fonts for wants

 My font ideas were all over, from cursive to blunt to cluttered. My original idea was to have it cursive but that didn't really fit the tone of the media. I then thought of a rougher more demanding font that really seemed to work for the film. As a manga/comic fan, I thought of that kind of text and checked it out. In the end i decided on Titled "Fighting Spirit".

Character Development

Character development is essential for any plot as it impacts the story in any way depending on the desired impact on the plot. In a whole Character Development means lots in any story for is helps balance out a character and defines their role in a plot and how that affects the plot itself. For example in a plot where a character is hotheaded and impulsive, over the course of a movie they might learn from each mistake and make them grow as a character and affect the course of the plot.

Audio that works

 For my project I planned to use a more diegetic audio to make the opening scene feel smoother and deeper with small non diegetic audio for the credit sequence. I also plan to make the credits music something being listened to by the main character though headphones or maybe a speaker. I also plan to have slight cursing from the bullies and other characters.

The language also intends to have cursing in it as it fits the potion and idea in the film.

Costumes n props

 For my project the costumes and props are going to help inference many things about the character wearing them. 

Their clothes are gonna represent them as a character and their status in the movie intro, the props will help show different things about the characters and show inform storyline wise about them.

Lighting under the sun

 The lighting will be mostly natural and time based, though shots on the inside will have different lighting. I plan to use the outdoors a lot in this opening because of the bully theme of it and helps me not have to worry so much about it. I also plan to make it outdoors to add a more meaningful light impact.

Story boards

 

Style that inspired

 The style that inspired even though its corny was a bully character archetype for this from anime, Disney movies and high school tropes. I like the concept of being pushed to become better because of someone else's harassment and find it a easy yet impactful way to build a character. 

With that in mind i had an idea to use this trope of being bullied/stolen from because of their disability and is bullied by a group for it. This would allow for creative and impactful moments from the bullies. 

Group meeting number 1

 In this meeting, I and the other group members got great advice for our respective ideas.

Kylie

Her idea was a Killer chef feeding a dead person at the end of the opening. Her idea was to have scenes of the chef cooking and at the end the scene the chef tries feeding said corpse. We said she should play with lighting and color for the scene.

Lorenzo

He wanted to do a Mystery feel for the opening with an unknown killer. We suggested to use a news article to explain what's happening and illuminate the room, and to play with  lighting of the room for emphasis of the mystery vibe.

Luca

He originally decided to do a romance movie but couldn't figure out how to start so instead switched to a thriller of someone who partied to hard and tried to sneak back in. 

Henry

Has an a artistic approach to do with the credits where he uses items to spell out the names of actors, directors, Etc. Is going to have the items based off the characters and music.

Valeria

Is doing a Roma where this over achiever/overthinker who is obsessed with getting only A's but then this guy meets her and he kind of becomes her break away from this perfect life.

Mine

Got ideas for these competitors to weigh in for a boxing team then this weaker, anorexic gets bullied for being light and weaker. 

Film openings analyzation

 I decided for this study of film animations to start with a film I've previously studied and then continue from there.

The Truman Show

The intro to The Truman Show starts like a documentary of the in world show history and why the creator of the show did what he did. I like this approach because it matches the style of the show in general and gives off the right vibes.

Dark knight

The opening scene starts right in the middle of a robbery start to end which really sets off the tone of the movie from the start. This approach is a simple but effective way to communicate the feel of the movie.

wolf of wall street

The intro to the wolf of wall street is a 4th wall break where he talks to the viewer about stuff he can do with money, drugs and more. This approach matches the tone of the movie in a whole and helped set the tone for the kind of movie it was to be.

Portfolio Schedule

 This is the schedule for my Portfolio project that im doing

First week:

Research different genres to use and consider along with finalizing what genre ill be doing.

Second week:

Ill research different openings and credit sequences area.

Third week:

Ill finalize my script, and ideas for the opening along my major inspirations

Forth week: 

Ill talk about charater development, mise-en-scnce and audio development

Fifth week: 

Thoughts for the making of my production logo, my production process and make up process if i use make up.

Sixth week:

 Ill talk about my editing and production process along with starting my CCR.

Seventh week:

Continue the CCR and the production behind it

Eighth week:

Finish off the CCR and talk about everything i did making it.

Portfolio Project #2

 My second idea was of an action/drama where the main character was a aspiring boxer but they have a physical disability that made it harder to do physical activity like boxing, running etc.

There are plenty of consequences for actions and reluctant heroes. Dirty and darker models and Close up Action and heavy realism. 

So like the last one i asked Ai to give me some of the Higher rated action movies and picked two to do a bit of research on them. The two that i choose were: 

The Gladiator

This is about a man named Maximus who was enslaved into the gladiator arena to fight for others entertainment. The cinematography and action in the film are amazing with historical references and more.

The Dark Knight

This is about Batman and a few others trying to restore order to Gotham just to have The Joker oppose the Batman and cause major issues. The movie just like The Gladiator is known for its action scenes and cinematography. With a darker tone in the film.

In the end i decided to go this route for it was easier and i already have a idea in mind for an intro.

Portfolio Project Genre #1

 For my first Genre I thought of doing a Drama/Comedy opening for an Angel disguised as an human which i knew was just as ambitious as it sounds and very difficult to manage but i had a few ideas.

So to start I used Ai to find Higher rated drama/comedies also known as Dramedies to research what they did right and it gave me plenty but I choose 2 to research a bit about 

These normally contain Flawed characters, Open ended plots, natural flowing humor, and realism. They also use tonal whiplash and and lingers after a joke to show the awkwardness after the joke. Along with Micro-Expressions. Along with scenes that you can make into clips without much context needed and other things like it

 The Truman Show: 

Now the first I looked at was The Truman Show. A movie where this insurance sales man named Truman Burbank lives his who life unknowingly as the main character of a reality show with everything and everyone in the town being fabricated or fake except for him. This movie is highly regarded for its creativity and  themes of media consumerism and manipulation. With amazing actors and cinematic work.

The Wolf Of Wall Street

 I looked at the The Wolf Of Wall Street. A movie of this man who gets corrupted by greed and makes a business empire. This movie is known for its fast paced humor and cultural strengths. However the movie hasn't aged that well.

In all I decided that I did not have the skill or actors to make a intro for a show of the Dramedy category.

Portfolio project

 Now I'm moving into the portfolio project to make a film opening for 2 minutes. I plan the make either a opening about a bullied aspiring boxer who has a eating disability or an angel disguised as a human living life as normal.

I plan to take things slow and thoroughly think through the project and what i end up doing though I'm likely going to go through with the aspiring boxer. 

My journey though media

This is my journey though my Acie media studies class, and my future work on my projects.