Group meeting #2

Today, we had a second group meeting but much later on in the project's life time rather than when we just started. I saw familiar faces from last times group meeting heres a photo!

My group consisted of me, Peyton, Kamila, Micheal, and Lee

Unlike last times group meeting, we spoke more about our CCR instead of what our opening credits. We spoke about how we would format it and I will be providing not only mine but their ideas too. 

I wanted to format my first CCR in a presentation with voice over starring the main antagonist in my film opening talking over the film and providing the examples.

Kamila and Peyton wanted to do presentations and include questions as well. Lee wanted to do an Oscar award format where the prize has been bestowed upon her and answers questions. Micheal wants to do an interview with the format of someone asking him what he does for a living.

I saw this group meeting to be much more successful than last as everyone had an idea of what they wanted to do and how they did.

CCR question #1 research

 Hello again blog, today i'll be doing something a little different. I'll be going over the research of the first question of the CCR post. Although it's different from my past couple of posts having to do with filming I promise its just as important.

What is a CCR? What's question #1?

CCR stands for Creative Critical Reflection. It is done to reflect on our production in a way that expresses personality with creativity and avoids being dull.

Question #1 asks "How does your product use or challenge conventions and how how does it represent social groups or issues?

How I plan on answering

I will answer question #1 in a Director with voice over format while giving examples from my production.

What are you representing?

In my production i'm representing the fictional healthcare system in the movie as corrupt as they will not tolerate the cure for major diseases being spread into the public as it would lose them profit. Our main character suffer's from this as he desperately attempts to cure his loved ones with out anyone finding out even if it turns out violent.

What are you challenging?

Im challenging the setting and character development of horror conventions. All throughout, horror classics are seen through the survivor's/protagonist's  perspective rather than the antagonist. In "The Scare Crow" Its up to the audience to see if the antagonist really is a antagonist or if he is justified in violence for the sake of curing his loved ones.

Fonts and music (Post production)

 Hello blog! I've been quite busy over the weekend and recorded a large portion of my project. With that said, it's time to implement editing from the recordings ive done. What do you mean? You ask, I mean the fonts and music. Today i'll list several fonts and non-copyrighted music and why I chose them.

The fonts

    I found these 5 fonts on the website

https://www.1001freefonts.com/

Why?

I chose the fonts and they all are pretty similar towards each other as they are all horror related tones and really pop. I am between choosing a more loud font or more subtle but still eye catching one. I will incorporate them during the credit sequence and title card of the film opening.

Backround music

https://pixabay.com/music/horror-scene-horror-background-tension-254885/

https://pixabay.com/music/electronic-dark-drone-intrigue-suspence-horror-drone-245048/

The 2 non-copyrighted music is on

https://pixabay.com/music/search/horror/

Why?

 The 2 music choices of mine both stretch out to the 2 minute mark and fit my setting of the opening. They are subtle and not loud fitting the setting of a dark and grimy situation.

Font

https://www.1001freefonts.com/you-murderer.font

https://www.1001freefonts.com/face-your-fears.font

https://www.1001freefonts.com/who-asks-satan.font

https://www.1001freefonts.com/forsaken.font

https://www.1001freefonts.com/bloodseeker.font

 

Credit scenes (Post Production)

Credits have been discussed since almost the beginning of my blog posts. Finally, I will list the scenes i'll implement the credits in and which ones.

How will it look?

The "Scare Crow" Will have various tools and medical supplies on his work bench and will be showcased with black credits fading in and out between the shots. Unfortunately the fonts have not been chosen yet.

Producer credits: me

(Matias Freytez)

Director credits: me

(Matias Freytez)

Writer credits me:

(Matias Freytez)

Cinematographer: My sister 

(Maria Macias)

Editor: me

(Matias Freytez)

Actors: Me and my sister

(Matias Freytez)

(Maria Macias)

Music: (Not yet known)

Foley sounds

 Today I want to share with you guys the foley i've developed. I am going to use foley in the scenes with heavy machinery and tools. Check em out for your self!

Starting off strong we have the drill sounds. I used my dad's drill and revved it to produce the sound. It was very simple but effective. It will be used as back round chatter.

We then have simple foot steps. You cant have a horror movie without em! I put on the shoes that the character will wear and, just walk.

After that, we have the loud banging noises the intruders made when they break in to the "Scare crow's" house. I banged on the door and stomped.

Lastly, and the most flashy. Is the grind stone. The loud screech of it, the sparks. It's perfect.

Costume making

 Finally, I can talk about the costume design I made for the "Scare crow" and why I chose each component of the costume. With out further ado, feast your eyes on the design!

Piece #1

The mask

The way he obtains the mask is actually of a scare crow in the garage. He snatches it off said scare crow when he hears the intruders coming in. I chose to use this mask as it does not arrive late and would work both on a human and scare crow. The only issue is the back side is exposed.

Piece#2

The under mask

I chose the black under mask to hide the back side of the care crow mask so it does not look weird or awkward with the back side exposed. It is very breathable despite having no eye holes.

Piece #3

The gloves

These are the "scare crow'" work glove. They are thick with a black and red design used to hold heavy machinery. I chose them as the look the most practical and run of the mill.

Piece #4

The jacket

I chose a very nice zip up jacket with a little bit of scruff to it so it has that "used effect. He will be wearing it all through out with the hood down and zipper up.

Piece #5

The pants

I then chose the bulkiest pants I have to kind of replicate what would be industrial work pants. They are quite big, but you can still run in them and have a light amount of usage as said for the last piece

 

Piece #6

The shoes

A very simple choice of worn black running shoes. They are runnable and comfy and have a subtle look to let the "Scare crow's" mask pop.

Obstacle/Issues

Of course you cant have a production without its issues. Today I will be going over the obstacles i've faced to complete production.

Problem #1

The costume

I of course wanted a scarecrow like mask that the protagonist takes off a scare crow in his garage when he hears intruders. That is not the issue, but rather is when it arrives. Unfortunately, it comes this Monday meaning I cant film the end shots just yet until it comes in 2 days. Take a look at what I ordered.

Problem #2

The editing

Since I am filming the opening on my phone I need to transfer it onto the computer for editing. The issue with this is finding out what program I want to use. I could just use Cap cut on my mobile device, or use Premier rush on my computer but has a longer harder process. The choice is the hard part.

Problem #3

The assets

For my last issue, I am having issue finding a good font and non-copy righted music. I am going to do further research but I must talk about this minor issue. I do have my eye on several examples I will discuss in later blog posts.