CCR #1

   The first question of the CCR ( Creative-Critical-Reflection ) is about discussing topics such as genre conventions and representation.

  After the lesson, Mrs. Stoklosa taught us about the CCR. I was pondering on how I should complete this, and because she gave us some examples it helped me even more. She showed us podcasts, Reality TV shows, and game shows. All these examples helped me come up with the idea of a family feud game show, but instead of a whole family, it's just me!

  So the plan is to have Wyatt be "Steve Harvey" or the show host. He will ask me questions and I will have a red button to press when I have the answer.

This is a great way to answer the CCR questions and have some fun while we are at it.

Editing process Pt 2

   In this post, I'm going to discuss the editing process in more depth. After cutting the shots and putting them together for each scene, we have to figure out a way to transition from one scene to the next.

  Not only do we have to worry about editing the shots we also have to make sure the sound is right. On shots where there are voice lines, we have to make sure there is no noise in the background, and if there is to dim it out. Also, the beginning of the opening includes a voice-over so we have to incorporate it into the opening. Another aspect of sound is the dietetic sound used when JD is in the gym, benching with headphones in. Once he puts the headphones in music starts playing, and the music will be intense fitting with his hard workout.

In the picture above, we are figuring out what transitions or effects we are going to use. Although I am not a fan of this; I am going to suggest to my group a normal cut with maybe, an establishing shot before the scene.

Editing process Pt 1

   In this post, I will discuss our process of editing this project. We finally completed filming and all we have left is editing.

  The first step in this process was downloading all of the photos; once the photos finished downloading we sent them to Wyatt's computer. Wyatt then transferred all the photos into an editing software, to choose the best clips, and discard the rest. After choosing these clips we must cut them up, cutting the clips allows for the shots to transition into each other very well.

In this, we can see the clips being cut so they transition seamlessly into each shot.

  

  Even though we are not fully done editing, I believe we got the hang of it, and editing the rest will be fairly easy.

Coaches office

   In the coach's office scene; JD has a serious talk with Coach Marcus. Coach Marcus talks with JD about his passion for the sport and whether he wants to follow through with it.

  This scene took us some time, to be honest. We were laughing and goofing off during it, so we couldn't focus. It was funny because Coach Marcus (Noah) had to keep a serious tone but his lines were very unserious. Even though it was funny we all knew we eventually had to focus/lock in and complete our task. 

  The location. It took us a little bit to find where to shoot this scene. My initial Idea was to shoot it in my coach's office he was unavailable after school to let us in. So our good friend Abe let us borrow his house for this scene and the bedroom scene. Even though the office doesn't fully look like a coach's office, it looks professional and does the job.

This is one of our shots from the coach's office scene. The use of the over-the-shoulder shot was great for the conversation.

Basketball Scene

     In this blog, I will discuss the basketball scene. In this scene, JD is having a 2-on-2 practice with his coach and teammates. We filmed this scene on an indoor court at LA Fitness. When we first arrived a couple people were shooting on the hoop we wanted to use, but shortly after they had finished and left. Once they left we went right into filming.

This is the court.

  Most parts of filming were fairly easy; the part we struggled with was filming character's lines. There were people on the other side of the court we were using so it was excessively loud in the gym. By excessive I mean loud enough to disrupt the line, but every so often it would get a little quiet and then we would record those parts.

  Filming this scene was fun because in between shots, we would shoot some baskets and mess around. It was also very funny making the shot where Wyatt or "Player 1" fell.

The shot of Wyatt falling.

Overall, this scene was fairly easy to film despite the tiny obstacles we had to get past.

Gym Scene

   Today we went to the LA Fitness to film the gym part of our production. We got a lot done but we ran into a couple issues. In our script, we had planned to squat and use the squat rack but there were too many people in the area, so we couldn't get a good clean shot. On top of the people, there were also mirrors in front of the rack, and obviously, we didn't want the cameraman to show nor the rest of the gym. So, we improvised, instead of squatting we decided to do some cardio. We used machines like treadmills and bikes for JD's cardio.

  As you can see in the picture there are no visible people in the area and it worked just as well. We got many great shots with these machines. I felt we did a good job showing JD's hard work and determination to get better in these scenes.

  Not only did we face problems with the squatting shot in this scene, but we also had problems trying to find a gym where we could film. The first gym we went to was YouFit to see if we could all just get day passes, but for a day pass you need to be 18 or older. Then we went to the YMCA, this option looked promising but it ended up being too crowded.  Our final resort was to drive 15 minutes away to LA Fitness; we bought day passes, it wasn't too crowded, and we filmed what we needed to film.

Making the Picture

   In this blog, I will discuss the process my partner Gabe R. went through to obtain the photo. The picture is of JD and his "older brother. " To represent JD's older brother, I got one of my friends on the basketball team to take a picture with me. He was perfect for the picture because he slightly resembles me and is tall, which is characteristic of a good basketball player.

  Gabe was doing some research on where the best place to print the photo, and he came across CVS. CVS was a good option because it was close and simple. All he had to do was place an order, and it was ready in under an hour.

This is the website he used.

  He also had an extra picture frame lying around. The frame works well with the picture because it has a heart on it and JD is inspired by him.

This was the final product of the picture.