AICE Media Studies Blog

 When I think back on the film we made, I'm pleased with it. Making it was the most enjoyable experience I've ever had. It was a lot of fun gathering supplies and equipment for it. For the gruesome scene when the murder occurred, I had to go to Walmart and buy a knife and ketchup. People at the store thought I was insane because a knife and a bottle of ketchup are an unusual combination of items to purchase. I had to explain to those people that it was for a movie, and once they realized the overall picture, they were no longer interested. In the spring, my partner Quincy Esta had a lot going on in his life from Track and Field season to Aice coursework, which took a mental toll on him and continues to do so. We simply needed to pick a date and time that worked for both of us so that we could get this film arranged and completed within the time frame allotted. We had to postpone filming dates due to weather and rehearsals at first, but the good news is that we made it work. We

  Welcome back guys! After filming the first few scenes I decided it was time to find music that could play throughout the video. I will continue to film over the next few weeks, but until I can set a date I am going to research different types of music. I wanted to create a dramatic and  terrifying feeling throughout the video. I researched different songs that would convey this feeling. It was quite difficult to find songs that would not get copyrighted I looked over several days to find the perfect song. I suggested the song "caught somewhere in time". It had a good sense of mystery for our time travel movie. I had to figure out how to get copyrights to use this song in my video. This was quite difficult because I had never done anything like this before. I began to research the record label to which this song belonged. It was written by Steve Harris at Capitol Industries record label. After finding a contact email I sent a message asking for permission to use this song in

  As I look back on the the film we created , I feel good about it. The process in making it was the most fun Ive had a moment. Gathering up materials and equipment for it was an enjoyable process. I had to go to Walmart and buy a knife and ketchup for the bloody scene when the murder occurred. People in the store were looking at me crazy because a knife and bottle of ketchup is a very odd combination of materials to buy. I had to explain to those people that it was for a film and they eventually figured out the big picture and weren’t curious anymore. My partner Quincy Esta in the spring had a lot on his llate going on from Track and Field season to Aice homework that was weighing a toll on him mentally and still is. We just had to find a date and time that was best for the both of us so that we could get this film organized and finished in the time span given. Initially we had to push back filming dates because of weather issues and practices but, the good news is we made it work. Tw

  Once the trailer for the movie was complete it was now time to add on the film. I saved the trailer to my flash drive that my brother gave me for Christmas so that it can be uploaded to my computer. Once it was plugged into my computer, I scrolled over to the files section to find the trailer. It was hard to find at first because my flash drive wouldn’t pop up on the screen and I had to figure out what was the issue that was occurring. I came to my conclusions that I had inserted the flash drive into the wrong position, so i just unplugged it out of my computer and reinserted it in there the other way. Once this was done I could clearly see my flash drive file sitting right in my face and ready to be utilized. I clicked on the file and chose my trailer so i could get it ready to be reuploaded on iMovie for further readjustments. The iMovie app was opened so I just clicked on the upload section and chose my trailer so that i could add more videos to it to make it longer. Once the plat

After the conclusion of me filming the project, it was finally time to edit it. I opened up my ipad scrolled down my gallery to like all of the takes that we too from the park so that i can put it all together. After I chose between all of the videos, I asked my partner which platform was the best to put the scenes together and make a video. In about 20 minutes he responded and suggested that iMovie would be the better option because of all the things they have on their app to utilize. Another reason was because we used the app to do our other project and it came out perfectly so its only right to use it again. Once we confirmed to use iMovie, I opened the app and a couple of options popped up about what i wanted to make. The options were to make a movie or trailer and i chose to create a trailer first. The reason why was because we wanted the opening to the film to be like a roundup to stir the minds of the individuals watching it so that they can become curious and eager to see the r

When creating the film we I have many things to talk about. I'll talk about getting to the place we film at and how we picked that place. On March 3rd , this was the day I started to began the filming of my movie called "THE KILLS". The film was going to be made after school in which my particular school ends at 2:40 pm and once I got out I was on my way home to first eat and relax for a bit. The reason why I chose to wait a couple minutes after I got home to eat was because I had to wait for my partner who stays 10 minutes from the park we decided to film at and  I only stayed 3 minutes away so basically I was already there. Once I got the text from my partner stating that he was close to the park, I began to gather the equipment and utilizes then started walking on my way to the park. On the way there, I forgot to bring the knife that was a important piece for the movie because it was about a killer in the neighborhood doing murders. So I retraced back to my house an gr