Finding The Perfect Song

Hiii, it has been a long week, but I still have work to do with my project! I was thinking and I believe I need to add music to fill in for the emptiness of the Underworld Scene. Incorporating music into a film could add or alleviate tension into a scene. Background music could also evoke a certain amotion/feeling to a scene. Music has always been a big part of my life, so this aspect of my film opening means a lot to me. 

To begin with, the tone I want to achieve is eerie but also nostalgic. I believe I can achieve this with a song in a minor key as that key is known for its mysterious feel. For my project I need to find copy right free music so, I began to search on YouTube. After lots of searching I think I found one I really like. The final decision is still up in the air but, it’s a strong candidate! 

Post Production Time!!

We are in the final stretch of the filming process. I have 1 more scene that I am filming next week due to conflict. However, it is time to begin editing the footage that I currently have! With this office scene there are lots of different noises and sounds happening in the background. In addition, this scene includes Abbi banging on a drum. Due to the many cuts of the shots, the drum sound is no longer consecutive meaning I must input new audio as an overlay over the past audio. This will include Foley Sounds for the makeshift drum, the dialogue, and diegetic office sounds. 

 

Foley Art (Makeshift Drum): To achieve the sound of pens tapping on a bucket I used pens, and various items I found around my house. For example, a glass candle, plastic cup, ceramic mug, and plastic Tupperware. In the end I decided on the plastic cup because it created a sound most similar the original. 

Dialogue: When it came to the dialogue, I had my actors say their lines over the audio then I replaced the past audio with the new one. 

Problems vs Solutions

  Sometimes you face problems that are out of your control. Unfortunately, I am facing a bumpy road in my project. However, part of creating media is learning from your mistakes and improving.

Problem: Last Wednesday, I was supposed to film the underworld scenes for my film opening. My location for filming was going to be in my school's auditorium, where I was going to create a void with the light board and spotlights we have provided there. To my surprise, the auditorium was being used by one of my school clubs for the rest of the week. This mistake is 100% on me because, I should have checked the booking schedule before committing to that date.

Solution: When faced with a problem you can't fix, the only thing you can do is learn from it and move on. Due to this problem, I will now be filming next Tuesday because my actors and I have rehearsal this week for a musical we are in. Meaning, next Tuesday is the closest date we can continue to film. Even though this would mean I would be behind on the filming process, I am grateful I will eventually finish the project on time.

1st Filming Week Summary/Title sequence

 Over all, the first week of filming has been great. I have edited all the clips from the office, and I am now working on creating the title and credits sequences. Although I have ran into a few problems throughout the process, I keep reminding myself that this is my first time creating a project this intricate, and that it's okay to mess up sometimes because that is how we learn. 

Title/Credits: For the past week, I have been testing out different title designs on Cap Cut to see what I liked and what would match my film. This is such a hard thing to choose because there are many things to take into consideration. Such as, the color, font, animation, and background image. Color wise I know I want a color with a cool hue like dark purple or dark blue to match the fates "real world" outfits. For the other aspects I am just trying to see what I like and what looks good with each other.

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How my film got its name?

 Starting off this blog post I am now realizing I have never stated the name of my film opening in my blog postings yet. Coming up with this name has been difficult because I wanted it to be able to capture everything that I am featuring in the opening as well as what I believe it would include if the film were to continued on. I hoped for something that would reflect not only the storyline, but also the genre. Believe it or not, title of films, actually have a lot to do with the genre chosen. After much consideration, I settled on the name Moirai (a new generation).

 

"MOIRAI a new generation": Nowwww, it's time to break down the title to it's simplest terms and what it means to me! To begin with, Moirai are also known as the fates (my main character's in my film opening) I thought it was fitting since the film stars the three goddess. The next part of the title, "a new generation" was added. This is because I felt I needed something that could capture more of what the film is about. Since my genre is coming of age, I also felt that part of the title represented my genre more. The title of the film is trying to get the message across that the fates are getting involved with new generations, however leaves the rest up to the film to explain what is happening.