Hello blog readers!
Up until now you've probably been reading the scripts for my CCRs and been like "What the heck is she talking about?" Well today I hope to clear up any of these questions!
Let's roll!
For the first two CCR questions, I will be filming a "how-to" video where I essentially give tips on how to pack for warm climates versus cold climates. The first half of the video, where I pack for warm climates, discusses CCR Question 2 (How does your project engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text. The second half of the video, I am packing for cold climates and discuss CCR Question 1.
You're probably wondering: "Amelia how are you going to incorporate talk about a film opening in a packing how-to video?" Well, that's were the beautiful art of figurative language comes into play. Because my project is about a young girl who is dying to travel and see the world but feels held back by her parent's pressure, I thought it would be cute to have travel play a part into both of my videos.
As I'm showing the "essentials" to pack for each climate, I will be comparing each item to a technique I used to engage my audience and distribute my media text. For example, I compare sunglasses to transitions by saying "any good traveler knows that you can't forget your sunglasses if you want to have a good time in the sun! Just look at how much of a difference they can make when you put them on! Now that I'm thinking about it, it's kind of like the transitions I added to my film opening as well. Elements like the match cut and sky transition in my opening make a huge difference in keeping viewers engaged."
To keep the video entertaining and away from the idea of a "talking head" I will be adding cutaways to whatever point I'm talking about throughout my video. For example, when I talk about the sky transition in my opening, I would show the actual part of my project on screen. Also, to make it seem like a legitimate how-to video like the ones you find on YouTube, I will make sure to add a cute intro at the beginning with a jingle.
Video 2 - Responds to Questions 3 & 4 (Theme: Travel vlog ft. project discussion)
Now when I wrote the scripts for this video, I didn't realize that my two projects had an awfully similar theme. So, I decided to change up my idea a little. Instead of doing a "pre-travel vlog" where I'm showing my packed bags and plans for each trip, I will be using a green screen and some fitting props to make it sort of seem like I am on a trip.
Question 3 discusses on how my production skills developed during my project, so I will compare them to some common travel skills, similar to how I tied in my responses for video 1.
Question 4 asks about the hardware, software, and online technology used throughout my opening. To answer in a cohesive manner, I will have my physical hardware as a prop in my video (for example I used a small handheld tripod so I could show it in my video as I'm "taking pictures" of my trip and talk about how I recently used it during my project. I would also discuss my software and online technology by having a clip of me scrolling on travel + leisure like Sylvie does in her film opening as well as a clip of me editing a picture where I would go on to talk about my editing software, Premiere Pro.
P.S. This video would also include cutaways to BTS clips and specific scenes in my opening to be more engaging!
Well, that's it for my ideas! See you next week (hopefully with some progress updates on editing and CCRs!)
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