Music

You guys WOULDN'T BELIEVE how difficult it is to find the proper music for this trailer...

I have spent hours sifting through hundreds of different options.

Trying to find a piece that is around 2 and a half minutes long, royalty free, free FREE, and is not just the same beats the whole time, was nearly impossible!!

So I have been struggling developing an idea for story and I remembered that music is a beautiful thing that inspires me so much! Honestly this quarantine situation is pretty rough and it hard to remember how I got inspired to do things and be productive before this started :(

Anyway, since I will be editing on WeVideo as I know I previously discussed... That is the spot that I have browsed looking for potential royalty free songs for my trailers. I am also going back and forth with the idea of using a voiceover the whole time of my characters reading their diary or something but regardless... music will for sure be playing under their voices if that is the case.

Here are some of the gems that I discovered within WeVideo...  Honestly, they aren't great. I need to keep looking.

"A race against time"
"hyperion uprising"
"inspired by melody"
"the 13th gate"
"melting light"
"epic film trailer music" !!!

I like the last option the best as of now because it is a total of 4 minutes so therefore I can split it in half and use it for each trailer to add a sense of cohesion.

Hope to actually see people soon,
Lina

we are learning about the poster!!!!

So I wanted to do a blog post that explains the conventions of a movie poster because I did unfortunately mess this up during the last project that I needed to develop a movie poster for. Therefore I believe it will be very beneficial to include this information here for me to refer back to in the future, seeing that I need it.

Here we go, conventions of a movie poster:

-title font alludes to genre
-tagline used to promote the film
-color scheme also is significant and alludes to the genre
-to be eye catching
-focal picture to draw audience eye
-clearly define genre
-designed to attract large audience
-indication of when release
-billing block at the bottom with info regarding directors and production company
-reviews or titles of other films that the company has produced
-include website or links to social media

Now I am going to include some iconic examples that may help me out:


https://www.slideshare.net/CharlieSoutham/conventions-of-a-film-poster-12069008
https://prezi.com/thjofzssojui/conventions-of-a-film-poster/

I appreciate ya stopping by,
Lina

Fonts

Today I decided that it may be a good idea to sit down and relax and consider some fonts for my piece. Since filming is clearly at a halt due to the fact that I quite literally cannot leave my home and do not have an adequate cast of actors I am honestly really struggling. One thing is for sure, the genre is certainly going to be a drama so I know that I can begin finding fonts to suit my story that will be interviewed throughout my trailers and also on my movie poster.

Here are some options that I am going back and forth between for font.



https://line25.com/articles/free-dramatic-fonts




https://creativemarket.com/blog/theatre-fonts

Undecieded,
Lina

Thank you Mrs. Stoklosa!

Okay I’m starting to feel a little better.

So we had our group  session (thank you Mrs. Stoklosa!) To help us through these tough and ever changing times. I have a LOT to figure out regarding my entire production because at this point I am highly concerned because basically the entire world is shut down:(

Anyway, my class and I had a productive chat about what our next move will be and I feel better because I am able to change some stuff up if it is necessary which trust me it is highly necessary at this point. I have been brainstorming about how to try my best and keep what I can from my old blueprints because I really liked my ideas.

Unfortunately, it’s hard to be motivated and to grab inspiration out of thin air when i’m stuck at home all day. Thankfully, I have a decent size family to use as actors and will be informing you on what I will be using them for very, very soon.

Getting there,
Lina

High stress high stress high stress

I have to be real with you guys I am freaking out a little.

Time is a valuable thing and I find it is slipping out from under me!!

Very helpful thing that I learned was that our deadline for this ordeal has been pushed back a little which is making me feel good considering the amount of “reblocking” that must be done to make my ideas a real like production.

Very excitingly I have also heard that Mrs. Stoklosa will be holding a very informative and helpful conference with her, myself, and my peers. This should help me brainstorm in addition to clearing up some confusion about this whole thing.

Here as follows are my questions that I will be attempting to ask during this conference, if not hopefully I will be able to email them to Mrs. Stoklosa or find another person willing to listen to hear me out and consider these real questions i have regarding my entire plot and whole final production.

I do think I will feel better once I film so hopefully I will be able to get on that as soon as I clear the air with some of my questions that I currently have!

Without further ado here are my questions:

Should I have him had been watching her this whole time?
Should I have him going through similar experiences that she is?
Should I never show his life before right until the moment he saves her from jumping?

Thanks for sticking around,
Lina

Welcome Website

I have begun the creation of my Wix Website for my movie!

As we all know there are multiple components to my project going on here (two 2 and a half minute trailers, a website promoting the film, and the poster of the film). Today we are focusing on the website. After deliberating between different options for websites I decided that the most reasonable option for me to choose is wix websites mostly because it is easy to use, free, and I already worked with this software during my music promotional project last year.

This photo shows an extremely rough draft for what I am thinking regarding my website. I still have no fully decided on a name for my movie and in the next upcoming blog posts I hope to be able to provide you with  a set in stone name for my film. For now, I have "Two-Sided" which is fine for now but I think that I can do better.
As soon as I cement a name for my film, I will be able to publish my website and make it live!

Thanks for connecting,
Lina

Storyboarding!! - Tessa

Hi guys!

I am overly excited today to be providing you guys with the start of my story board!

It is 100% not final, but here is the storyboard that I have put together for Tessa's trailer...

Hope you enjoy and are able to get a better feel for what I have in the works!

Love,
Lina