Portfolio Blog Post #9

For my porject I am think using media theory. One that I had in mind was Framing. Framing helps examine the presentation of visuals and narrative work together to shape the audience interaction with the story. I choose framing as my theory because I want to explore how the presentation of visual and narrative elements shapes the audience view on the film. My opening scene is inspired by Fast and the Furious, By applying Framing Theory, I can use visual and narrative techniques to help create my main characters. I can use close up of the engine to starting to highlight the power of the car. I can shot cars and characters from low angels to make them appear dominant and powerful. I can so include neon lights to create high engird and vibe. Movement that I can also use are tracking shot to follow the cars during the street race with smooth tracking shots to create a sense of speed and fluidity. By applying framing theory, I can create a film opening that not only looks visually goof but also effectively connects the story, theme, and emotions to the audience. Framing allows me to guide the audiences to better understand the film.

Portfolio Blog Post #8

Now that I have talked with the group members I have a better idea on what my project is going to be. So I created a story broad to better help me understand on how my opening scene was going to look like. Creating the story broad help me put my ideas down on paper to see how they would look like when you put them together. It also helps me stay organized and better help me stay focus on what I am doing. While I was doing the story broad I had a lot of ideas but some ideas were good put it just didn't fit with the opening scene, so I had to brain story a bit more to fine new ideas. I like that my was able to put my ideas together and create a story broad to better help me understand what I am going to shot. 

Portfolio Blog Post #7

 For my group meeting it went really good. My group had a lot of great ideas that I thought were really good. Maximilano had a great idea; his genre was horror and he had an idea that his character would wake up in the middle of the Everglades at night with a flashlight in his face but he also wanted to the character to wake up bad in his room but he didn't really know how to put it together and make it look good. Then Maclcenna gave him an idea that when his character wake up there should be light a square round him to make it seem like he is still in his room but he is actually in the middle of the everglades. When it came up to my ideas my group really like it and they gave me a lot of good idea to add and change. For example I would have start with a group of street racers working on a car in a garage but Maclcenna told me that how I end the opening film should be how I start it because it would look better to have the title of the film in the middle of the film then the end. Maximiliano also told me that when we are working on the car we should be wearing white overalls and its should get them dirty so it look like we are mechanics. One thing that I liked about our meeting is that we all had different idea and genre but it was fun to hear other peoples ideas to see how they would do it. I can't wait to have another group project to see how the ideas that we came up with would actually turn out and to see how they would look, and if they need changes we can make them before we have to summit the project. We still have time to take the feed back that we got in this meeting and changes the ideas that we have because everyone in the group is planing on starting to film next week.

 Group Members- Camila, Maximilano, Maclcennna, Natalia, Michael

Portfolio Blog Post#6

While researching the Mission impossible franchise created by Bruce Heller. These series of film have had poplar actors like Tom Cruise as Ethan. This franchise is well know for actions scenes, plot and for Tom Cruise doing his own stunts. This franchise has become on of the most successful movie franchise in cinematic history. The franchise itself has made around 4 billion dollars and has been very successful in box office.

The franchise uses a lot of CGI to make the action sequences feel more authentic and immersive. What makes this feeling even better is that Tom Cruise does most of his own stunts. The dedication that Tom Cruise has to make his own stunts is one of the features that makes Tom cruise on of the best actors in Hollywood. This also adds more realism to the film.

The Mission impossible franchise is one of the best cinematic film making in history do to often pushing boundaries of what is possible and not. The risk taking that this franchise has made has earn the respect of all the fan and other industries. This is one of the reasons why this franchise continues to make more film do to the high revenue this movie makes and love the fans have for this franchise. 

Portfolio Blog Post #5

 Timeline 

Week One (1/29-2/2) 

Post two blog post about plan for your project and idea that I had

Week Two (2/3-2/9)

Submit four blog post

Find genre that I want to film research about 

Have an almost a full idea of what I want to film

Week Three (2/10-2/16)

Story Board 

Have set time when to film

have cars ready

possibly start filming 

Week Four (2/17-2/23)

Start filming for sure 

Record foley sounds 

Start editing what I have filmed

Week Five (2/24-3/2)

have all my filming done 

foleys too 

have most of editing done 

reshot if need 

Week Six (3/3-3/9)

Have all everything edited 

Start CCR questions 

go over the opening scene too make sure everything is perfect

Week Seven (3/10-3/16)

Have all CCR question complete

make sure to have everything done 

have all blog post done 

Week eight (3/17-3/25) 

extra week just in case I need it 

Portfolio Blog Post #4

 While researching the movie Fall Guy credits scenes, the credits start with music playing in the back ground while have sequence of film set, the actor acting, and Hollywood. While having the names of the actors and in the film on the bottom middle of the screen. What this film uses
that I like is that when they show one of the actor that is one the main characters it show the real actors name and the name of the character that they are playing. I also like how in this movie the music that they use during the credit scene fits the main character. Another thing that I liked that they did is that they cut to an older tv and show clips from an older movie while also show what character are staring. 

While researching Baywatch it also uses music in the background while having sequence of what is happening on the beach. We also get shots of lifeguard training, helicopters, and people on the beach. What I liked that this film credit sequences it uses like a too screen in most of the credit sequences. While having the slip screen it shows the character that are going to be in the film while having there name in the middle bottom of the screen, while also showing other clips of the character. I also like how at the end it shows Baywatch on both of the screen with big text.

While researching spider man 2 starts different than any other film that I have researched because this one doesn't show any character, it only shows a spider wed in the back ground with a red back ground while playing music. While this is happening its show the characters that are going to be in the film and the producers and directors of the movie. After the first minute of the credit sequence we see one of the characters that are going to be in the film and we also we a spider. Then we see like sctechs of things that are going to be in the film and what happens. 

Portfolio Blog Post #3

 While researching opening scenes i found that in the film Baby Driver it used a lot of close up and medium shot of the characters.  For sound it also had music playing in the back ground while the characters are getting ready for a heist. You can also see that the driver is lip singing to sounds based on what is happening in the first 2 minutes of the film opening. For example when the film cuts to the crew robing the bank the music changes to a more hard kind of beat. Also when crew runs out of the bank it uses a lot of fast paced cuts and pans to create a sense of panic. It also use low angle show of the driver when they are running away from the cops to create a sense of focus. 

For the research of Fast and the Furious opening scene it use an establishing shot to show where its taking place. This opening scene also uses a lot of close ups and medium shot to show the character. It uses close ups when the character is driver to show the fast pace of the car. In Fast and The Furious it also uses high angle shots to show the car going fast round the track to show how fast the car is going. You also get this sense because it also cuts to the driver changing gears fast while cuting back to the high angle shot.  There is also a lot of camera techniques used in this opening films like the camera shacking while tracking the car going around the track to get the sense of how fast the car is going 

For the research of Ford vs Ferrari the scene starts with a POV shot of the front of the car going around a track during a race. This film also uses a lot of close up of the drivers face to show is emotions. It also uses low angle shots like baby driver to show the drivers reaction when he is on fire after coming into the pits. The use of POV shot is used a lot to show the driver passing a lot of car on track. In this film we get a sense of the driving tossing focus because we can see the screen get darker and darker when he is driving. Then we cut to the driver in a doctor office. While he is in the doctors office the camera stays on the driver showing that he is the important thing in this. During this it uses a lot of close up and medium shots to show the drivers reaction after the doctors tell him he can't no more. 

Portfolio post 2

For my film opening project, I’ve narrowed down my options to two genres: Psychological Thriller and Action. Both genres offer unique opportunities for storytelling, visual style, and audience engagement. Below, I’ve outlined the key characteristics of each genre, along with examples and how they might influence my project. Psychological thrillers focus on the mental and emotional states of characters, often exploring themes like identity, reality, and perception. These films rely on tension, suspense, and psychological manipulation to engage the audience.

Films like Gone girl, Black Swan, and Shutter island use psychological to create a better meaning to there character development.














I am considering this genre because It allows for creative storytelling and visual experimentation and the focus on character psychology offers opportunities for deep, thought-provoking themes.




Action films are known for their high-energy sequences, elaborate plans, and charismatic characters. These films often feature thrilling set pieces, fast-paced editing, and themes of teamwork and loyalty.




Films like Baby Driver, Ocean's Eleven, and Fast and Furious use action to create a scenes of high/ fast action that create a sense of trill.
















Why I am considering this genre-It’s visually exciting and offers opportunities for creative action sequences, the ensemble cast dynamic allows for diverse character interactions, and It has a broad audience appeal and is fun to film and edit.




Both genres have their strengths and challenges. A psychological thriller would allow me to explore deeper themes and experiment with visual storytelling, while an action film would be more dynamic and visually engaging. Ultimately, my decision will depend on the resources available, my team’s strengths, and the story I want to tell.

Portfolio Blog post #1

For this project, I was tasked with creating a two-minute opening sequence for a new fictional film. The goal was to follow institutional conventions of commercial cinema while showcasing originality in storytelling, visuals, and sound design. This portfolio documents my journey from initial ideas to the final product, highlighting the challenges, decisions, and skills I developed along the way.

Right now for my project I am think of doing an opening scene about a car guy. My genre is going to be action because I want my project is going to be about a group of street racers and what they do during the night when his parents are sleeping. My film is inspired by fast and the furious. Right now my ideas of my story are A crew of street racers is recruited by a mysterious benefactor to pull off a high-stakes heist involving cutting-edge technology. The opening sets up the crew, their skills, and the first hint of the heist. I was think of calling the Film "Full Throttle.








A garage , a street race, and a brief glimpse of the heist target.

Urban environment with neon lights, busy streets, and a gritty atmosphere.

Key locations: A garage (introducing the crew), a street race, and a brief glimpse of the heist target.

Action Elements:

Include a high-speed street race or a chase scene to establish the adrenaline-fueled tone.


Use close-ups of engines revving, tires screeching, and intense facial expressio

Music Marketing 2

 

This video shows the behind the scene on how we created our scene for our music video. This video also includes bloopers from our behind the scenes. Before we create our music video we first create a story broad to create an idea on how it was going to look, but like always we change some scenes around and added some too. We first started to film in school but we quickly realize that it would be better if we reshot  outside of school, and how it would create a better storying telling if it had good scenes. 

Music Marketing

 For my groups research our genre was Alternative indie. So for my band I picked imagine dragon as my band to researched. For imagine dragon I found out a lot about their history and how they try to target their audience and how they get their music to them. They use instagram to show behind the scenes of their song and give exclusive content of their up and coming song and tour dates. By researching imagine dragon it help me see how they market their music and how they disturb it. This helped me have a picture on what I should have on my music marketing project. For my project me and my team create a band called Midnight signals. This band target audience is ages 18-35. And my group created a website for our band cus when we where doing our researched we saw that there were a lot of band that where created websites to get their merch, behind and scenes, and giveaways. We have also created an instagram and TikTok to help our band grow in the social media platforms and have a bigger audience. To help our band get more exposure we are using YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Music to help get as many people to listen to our music as possible. We have learned a lot from the researched and are going to try to put it all together on what we learned to try to make the best marketing campaign to get our brand out their for more people to see.