Filming blog

This blog is mainly about the filming process. For now the filming process is finished until we feel the need to re-film. That scene that we filmed was the wolf street scene. That was the scene where Steven had the wolf mask and chased Carla. One thing significant about that scene that was significant in a lot of scenes was, the lighting. For this scene, the lighting was shined directly in both their face. Originally this was because it was hard for the camera to get them due to how dark it was outside. When the bright phone lights and night sky contrasted it looked like black background which was really cool. This is also helped give off the the effect of a horror scene. Overall, a lot of scenes were affected by the lightning.

Another scene that was affected was the pool running scene. This was scene where I recorded Carla running through the gates of the pool door. This scene had to be re-filmed because of the time difference in the sky. This meant that one scene had a pinkish evening sky while another had a night sky, which looked off. So I did about four takes of until we were satisfied. The same thing was basically done for the backyard running scene. This is where Carla is running behind the house to get outside. Once that was done all the outside lighting seemed balanced. This helped make a good transition into the last scene. Overall, I think that the dim evening lighting of the film helped give a sense of suspicion and horror.

Re-editing blog

This blog will mainly be about the re-editing process. The background music was finally able to be add to the background music. The music that end up being chosen was called Dark Fog and Anxiety. How the music was put on their was by using an mp3 converter. You can find one by typing in “mp3 converter” into the search engine. The first one that popped up was free and easy to use so we went with that. After that we went on the music site and clicked on the horror genre. I listened to the sounds again and rewatched the scene it would go in. This is to make sure if that sound was appropriate for the scene. Then we downloaded the sounds onto the laptop.

Once we downloaded those two songs, we went to files to check if it was there. Once it was recognized that they were there we had to see what file it was in. This is because when it’s to add the music to background, it’s categorized by the file type and name. The file type for this was mp3, which is mainly for multimedia files. I really like the outcome once the sound was put in the video. This couldn’t have been done on the phone it’s a large file to download and then convert. Overall, after the re-editing process, the video is now done. Once the video was finished we watched it to see how it looked. The watched it again to see it anything else need to change. Overall the outcome of the  video was pleasing.

Re- filming blog

For this blog I mainly talking about the refilming process. A lot of the clips were refilled due to things like the difference in some shots or the quality. The first that was re-filmed was the tracking shot. The first time I did it on a skateboard, this time it was done with a car. After that was the breaking and door closing scene. In this, I was just talking with everyone else until we heard glass break. After that, I mentioned that the door was open and went to close it. The next scene that was refilmed was carla’s running out the house shot. I basically stood outside behind the radiator and gave  the signal for she should start running. That part was re-filmed at two different times of the day.

During this filming session all the shots that were needed were done. When it the starting to later, even though it was just seven the sun had completely went away. An the scenes were where the wolf attacks Carla. Due to it being dark outside, I had to hold the phone flashlight right by the camera. An this same step had to be repeated for when I was recording Steven. In order to get to Naguals house to film, I basically had to do the same thing as last time. That was finding Mr. Rodriguez and getting a bus pass. But this time it was a lot harder because I couldn’t actually get a pass. So, before the bell rang, he had to come talk to the bus driver. Overall it was a good re-filming experience.

Peer review blog

The group we were peer reviewing consisted of two members. But, on the list they were listed as group 14. Originally I was confused on who we were peer revng because I found myself constantly mixing up the sheets from different classes. After, I realized whose video I be peer reviewing I went to go get a laptop to watch it on. Before I could watch it, I had to wait for them to email it to Carla. Once the video played, I immediately noticed the establishing shot at the beginning. The shot was just a tree but was significant because of the lighting that was used. There total duration for the film was 39 sec. But I saw this time to be normal due to the lack of time to film. What I liked about this was the lighting for the first few scenes.

As you the film immediately starts, you grasp the concept that it’s genre is action. I could immediately tell this because it had the same setup as a regular spy movie. For example the non-diegetic sound that was used is something you’d hear in James Bond, which is another action movie. Also, another thing in the peer review that I liked was the irony in the different non-diegetic sound. Like in the beginning it was calm music but towards the end there was a more upbeat and faster tempo song. To along with this, was when the screen went all black after running in to room and closing the door. Then, showing short clips like her putting on eyeliner. This is all used to build anticipation. One thing I didn’t really like was how they bright light for the “monitor’s” scene. The monitor is supposed to ominous, show it’d be better to use darker lighting.

Filming Blog

I got film on February 26, 2020 with my other group mates Nagual and Carla at Nagual's house. I originally didn't have a way to get there, so decided to take Nagual's bus with her to her house. In order to take her bus I had to get a bus pass from either the vice principal or principal. I ended up getting a pass from the vice principal, Mr. Rodriguez. Once I got to Nagual’s house I had to change my clothes and redo my hair for filming. By that time everyone had showed up so I went straight into filming. The first thing I did was the tracking shot of carla running. The original problem shot was that it was to shaking so, we decided to use a skateboard. So basically I was on the skateboard recording and was being held and pushed by Nagual. On like the sixth try I eventually got a good shot.
The only problem I probably faced was when I fell on the skateboard. The next scene that I had to do was where I greet Carla inside the house. That part was fairly easy because all I had to say was “Hey” and “I know” in a surprising manner. After that, I had makeup put on me to look like I was just attacked by a wolf. I had to put makeup because, this was the scene where the bodies are found. For fake blood we used barbecue sauce and ketchup mixed with water. After that, I put a lot on my face, so there could be a shot of the blood dripping. I ended switching positions so instead of being the body that lays upward I was downward. Since the sun was down by that time, all that was left for me to record was Carla running and her reaction to the bodies. Both shots were easy to film because there wasn’t much movement needed.

Editing blog

This blog was originally supposed to be a filming blog but we already started shooting. So it made more sense if this was on editing. Like I had stated before, I was unable to attend the first filming session. Due, to me being unable to attend, I had decided to look for royalty free background music that could be used. So, far I found three songs that everyone was in favor of, and three was all we really needed. What is so significant about each songs is that they all convey different feelings of horror. This meaning that some where very silent, which allowed tension build up. While others were very direct in showcasing the urgency of this situation. I had went to other websites in order to find music but none of them really fit what I was looking for. Which was, a vast range of music all link to the horror genre but all give off a different feeling.

Eventually I stuck to the website I was originally on. Finding royalty free music on the Fesliyan Studios was much easier than any other one for a number of reasons. All I had to do was when I got there just click on the genre I was looking for and scrolled through the list that was provided. On top of that they also gave sub genres to horror to make my search more thorough. Those sub genres were categorized into words like, dark, mysterious, eerie, and even classical. The three songs I initially had in mind were “monster in the field, anxiety, and fight or flight”. The problem with these songs was that even though it have an ominous feeling the tempo was too sped up or loud. At first I thought that’s what makes a scene scarier. But, when thinking back to other horror movies, the scariest scenes had a more low pitched slower tempo. So I instead went with, “Evil rising, dark fog, and It is coming”.

Filming blog

Filming was done on Tuesday, February 18 after school at Nagual’s house. Since I’d need to go home on the bus in order to get there I had originally arranged a ride. That ride was supposed to be my dad he had cancelled. He had cancel because there was no one to watch my baby brother. By that time all the rest my members had already left or we’re going in opposite directions. Since my bus is the first round, it was too late to take the bus home. since I was unable to attend filming they just had to work around my part. In mean time, In decided to look up royalty free music that could be used as background music. The music I was looking had to go in correspondence with the genre of the film. That being horror, so the music had to be eerie, dark, and mysterious.

It turns out that the problems wasn’t finding royalty free music. The problem was, finding free royalty free music. Many of the sites that I found, wanted me to start a free trial. There, were some free sites as well, but didn't have a wide range of songs for horror movies. That was until I found a website called FS STUDIOS, they mainly showcase horror background music. I had to find at least 5 songs for different parts of the movie. For when the beginning starts with the jogging scene. The killing scene and the anticipation of that scene. Lastly, the ending of the film, the music used there wound have to be high pitched since it still the climax of the film. So far I’ve found sounds for all the scenes but the opening jogging scene.