I have finally decided to choose the film project for my AICE Media Studies course. I enjoy creating and producing, and I also enjoy collaborating with others. This film requires analyzing and researching other films of a certain genre, and applying those characteristics to one's own film opening. It also requires thorough planning for a script, a shotlist, and a storyboard, in addition to scouting locations, casting characters, and scheduling the film. The final product will be an opening of a film that will contain these important components while conveying a message to the audience, in a way that may be similar to other film openings of its genre. The genre will most likely be either drama or action. I will be working with Maya Rudo as my partner for the project. Together we will be organizing the production of the opening, in which one of us might help develop key ideas and details while the other might help organize and execute the production of the film.
Overall, I think that the feedback we received was fairly helpful. We were happy to hear that most of our peers found our film opening to be humorous. One noted that, in particular, the Easter Bunny entering the scene was very funny. Many comments included positive feedback on the camera work, where the dramatic use of zooms, reverse zooms, and zoom-ins created a more comedic effect on the product. They liked the concept of our film and found it to be unique. Others found the dialogue to have a good flow and the transitions to be smooth. Some comments included a good use of mise-en-scene, such as the props and costumes. Although we had a lot of positive feedback, we also had some important negative feedback as well. Most, if not all of our peers mentioned the low sound quality of the film. They stated that some parts of the opening were quiet, however, when it was presented to the class, the volume was already on the low end of the scale. This quiet audio may have lead others to note t...
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