Title and Fonts

    Title Creation

Arent I Unlucky. Catchy right? After long nights of searching I have created my own title for what is soon to be my own film opening. 

    The theme to my poem is bad luck and superstition, with this rhetorical question I am able to incorporate meaning and a bit of insight to the actual film. Unlucky symbolizes bad luck and by just viewing the title viewers get a better perspective/ visualization of what the story will be about. Down below are the two main websites that caught my eye. 

 https://www.moviequotes.com/topic/luck/

https://www.inspiringquotes.us/topic/4947-bad-luck

These two websites extract quotes from movies related to bad luck as well as superstition. What is mostly seen are questions, people asking themselves 'why does this happen to me?', " what did I do to deserve this unfairness'. I was able to take some of these ideas and amend them into my own title; Arent I Unlucky.

CREDITS AND FONTS

Dead Island THE MOVIE (2006) 

Dead Island's film opening credit scene has a 'shaky' camera movement implying that there is a person holding the camera behind the screen, therefore, giving it its 'shaky' effect. This is mostly used to portray "unprepared, unrehearsed filming of reality, and can provide a sense of dynamics, immersion, instability or nervousness. " https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/bxcqu5/why_is_the_shaky_camera_effect_so_prevalent_in/

Raging Bull (1980)

Raging bull's opening starts off with one subject in one constant setting the shot and angle of the camera does not change however its credits are constantly moving through the screen but its movement fades in and out. representing how films were recorder back in the 80's. I used this as my example for my film opening since the credits are simultaneously fading in and out of the frame.

For the entrance of my film video I decided to create a logo that would stand out and would represent the bigger picture after showing all credits. After playing around with some of canva's quaint features,  templates and designs I created a mood board.

MOOD BOARD

Pre- production process

I have been moving back and forth with two outline softwares where they each allow me to develop a story and idea for my film opening.

Hey everyone. If you did not check out my last two posts I talked about my overall planning of my film opening as well as my outline. Im here to update you all on my experience.

Starting with script builder, I would like to say I expected more. When I heard it from a few friends and read the opening of the app it sounded fascinating. Only to let my hopes down and realize there is more to a script than only writing down the three main ideas for your project. Of course to actually write down the script I had to start a free trail, and instead of wasting budget I decided to keep searching for a different outcome of my script. However I still used this app to break each idea and scene up into pieces for there to be the start, and rising climax of my film opening. 

Now Celtx. Let's just say I lowered my expectations on this one. Celtx not only gives you a free trial but also guides you through each step and gives you different categories to section your writing. For example on the top left of my scrip screen there are variety of choices
to section what who or when something is happening. 

Here is an insight to Celtx and the different features it offers around your dialogue:

This will be an insight of how my film opening will run down. Scroll down to view the final outcome of my dialogue document.

This will be an insight of how my film opening will run down. Look left to find the final outcome of my dialogue document.  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1DJzsKuYkIk_dbSUaHrz52DQ6EXPbK_yd1ScDO80Voog/edit?usp=sharing

Shooting schedules

Lights, Camera, Action!

As of next week I will be starting the production process of my two minute film opening! Throughout just the course of these two weeks I was able to gather enough information and incorporate new ideas to make my Caimbridge Portfolio stand out. 

Starting next week things will start to get a little hectic here and there. But with the help of my friend Santiago Valencia(he will play as the roll of the protagonist, Lucas Paine) this journey will play a toll on both my experience and creativity.

I would like to get as much filming as I can done by next week so my shooting days will be 03/02/2022, 03/04/2022 and 03/05/2022. 

Therefore shooting in these three prominent days will give me a longer shot in the post production process being: editing, outlining and so fourth. 

I am so exited to keep all of you tuned for a spontaneous ride explaining my filming process. 

Outline

 As I create my two minute presentation I decided to incorporate dialogue in order to create a significant tone in the voice of Lucas Paine. 

So Script Writing, what does it consist of? you might be asking yourself. Script writing is the process of recording the characters' movements, actions, expressions, and dialogue in a screenplay format.

The process of researching for outline websites was challenging, but after talking to multiple people I was recommended a few programs where I can compose my ideas. Therefore, I narrowed it down to three websites. 

Celtx 

As my first choice I picked Celtx. 

The website gives a story writing template and shows you what to put above each line of acts, dialogue, actions, expressions and so fourth. 

It also comes with a free month trial, so you won't be wasting money! 

In other words, I chose this website as my second opportunity for improving my screenplay performance.

Here is an example of a script shown as soon as you enter the website: 

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'Go Into The Story'

 

Unlike Celtx, this website not only allows you to take a screenwriting lesson, but it also identifies great artists who have translated film language onto paper. 

Its website publishes screenplays on a daily basis. 

The aspect I liked the most was that the posts were short, which provided me more time to look at different websites while also giving me a sense of what their website was made up of. 

They provide insight into discussions with screenwriters, such as Paul Thomas Anderson, who wrote and directed his latest film Licorice Pizza. 

Aside from all of the resources available on this website, the unfavorable aspect is the monthly membership or year-round buying option.

ScriptBuilder

Lastly, but most importantly, Scriptbuilder. Lets say my experience with Script writing is not my strongest suit. This is why I chose script builder as my initial choice because it has multiple features that help you build up your own script. For example they show a script outline we’re you label each act and location of every scene. Taking all factors into consideration I will start my outline using this website and will begin posting my experience with the site itself as well as the journey through the whole message. 

 

https://www.celtx.com/

https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/

https://www.scriptbuilderapp.com/

Storyboard

 Reporting back with live features of agustina tolosa's Cambridge portfolio project:

Hello there, everyone! It's me once more. I chose to delve more into my first big step, story boarding, after finishing my planning post. Now that we have technology, we can do this in a variety of ways. Many of you may not be aware, but drawing is not my strong suit, and while it does not need to be perfect, it must convey the meaning of what I will be portraying in my film's opening scene. As a result of my research, I encountered https://www.storyboardthat.com/my-account2?buyNow=False, a storyboard website that allows you to make storyboards with various qualities that combine your own unique ideas into a cohesive whole.

The course of this pictures are represented as a constant cycle of bad things that happen to the protagonist of m film opening, Lucas Paine. https://www.storyboardthat.com/storyboards/6f103713/unknown-story/edit lets me play around with different features and create a story with different atmospheres and objects. 

Credit Ideas

     Hi Guys and welcome back to my two minute film opening journey! 

   

In the beginning before any film opening there is a variety of shots showing credit for the people who made the piece possible. Without credits people would never be recognized for all the wonders that are produced, edited, filmed, etc. 

Hoosiers 1986 

My first target, Hoosiers 1986 (based on "The Milan Miracle," the story of the 1954 Milan High School basketball team, which won the state championship on a last-second shot by Bobby Plump) begins their film opening scene with their credits as well as theme song. 

After incorporating ideas from my research, my film will start off with different shots showing the sunrise (since later on we will see him waking up from his bed) and other parts of Lucas's (protagonists) room to visually interpret the beginning setting of the film. Although no dialogue is heard the audience gains information through visual contexts/ shots of the first few scenes. 

Westworld 2016

As for the overall font and appearance of the credit pop ups I based my font movement research on a series opening called Westworld ; an exclusive theme park where those who can afford a ticket can live without limits. It's opening credits are shown to be subtle with light texture onto the font. I enjoyed seeing the transitioning from different parts of the screen towards every credit shown. Sometimes the credits were shown in the right side of the screen, sometimes in the center, other times they were shown on the lower third side of the screen.

 Since my opening will start off by displaying a sequence of different shots to portray the setting. In one of those shots there will be a sunrise included, these font textured pop ups complement with the atmosphere of the clips.