CCR Q3 Research

Hello Blog Readers! 

Two more questions to answer? Today, we will be touching on the third CCR question for my portfolio project: How did your production skills develop throughout this project? 

Now this one's a hard one, remember when I basically decided to re-do my entire plot? Yeah, me too. I guess I have a lot to say today! 

Enjoy the ride!

For today's post, I will be writing in script form. This is what I will follow when I film my CCRs this weekend! I will discuss both of my official ideas in more detail in Thursday's post, but to give you an idea for today, I will be "packing" to travel to a different location for each question and will tie in my CCR questions as I'm packing. 

Also, I reviewed some of the common production skills that filmmakers need for any film on this website and discussed the ones most relevant to my experience: written and visual storytelling, time management, and problem solving. 

START PART 1 (Answers Question 3)

Hey there! Have you seen my sunscreen? I've been looking for it everywhere. All this packing is starting to get to me. I mean, I have back to back trips this month. First Hawaii and then Paris, so I'm trying to pack each suitcase today to get myself organized. 

Here's my Hawaii suitcase, I practically have everything ready: my swimsuits, towels, toiletries, plane ticket. Wow, I really need to get organized here. Speaking of getting organized, that's actually one of the production skills, besides full on learning how to edit on Premier Pro and get me I learned in my recent film opening. You should totally check it out. 

I originally had a whole other idea for my opening, where the protagonist, Sylvie, would interact with different characters, including her mom and friends, to reveal the internal conflict as she faces while debating wether to please her parents or follow her dreams. 

I practically had it all figured out, and then when I was going over the footage later that day, it hit me, kind of like when I missed my flight to New York last week. I hated it! 

Production-wise, I learned that when you're making a film, you need to think of everything, and I mean EVERYTHING. Having your script and storyboard isn't going to cut it. Logistical details like the time of day you're shooting, actor availability, and hardware malfunctions all come into play when determining how successful your piece is. 

After realizing this rather late, these elements are ultimately what led me to change my plot to focus solely on the protagonist, and I think it was a blessing in disguise because without the distractions from other characters, my opening is much more clear and resembling of a modern film opening that gives hints towards the path your film is heading for yet leaves your audience with enough questions to keep interested. 

Well, I guess I'll keep looking for that sunscreen. Let's move on to my Paris suitcase. 

END PART 1 

Before I go, I just wanted to make it clear that I WILL be adding visual and audio elements to make my CCRs engaging so they won't just be a "talking head". Stay tuned for Thursday's blog post where I will discuss these in more detail! 

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