Movie Poster Promo

Recently our teacher, Mr. Sanderl, has tasked us with making a movie poster to match the trailer that we're making. My team consists of Michael, Russell, and I, and we're doing a story on forgiveness. My main characters are Wyatt and Preston, and you'll see them in the trailer. Wyatt is bullied by Preston, and you'll see a lot of bullying going on. There's a rather important lesson that isn't exactly a hidden fact, and the lesson is forgiveness, and don't judge a book by its cover.

My movie title is "Forgiveness", and the name is self-explanatory, the story is about forgiveness. I have the production team's names down, and that's to give credit, and call people in through reputation, kinda like how a Samuel L. Jackson movie tends to be very well done, same with Quentin Tarantino's movies. The last thing I have on my movie is famous viewers opinions or rates, such as "10 out of 10 -IGN", to persuade the viewers to watch it. Kerning is the control of space between words, and you could use it to make a movie title more interesting, and provide a feeling of awe or interest as well.

My filters and effects had an interesting role to play in my overall project. I made the background dark and very outlined, which provided a nightmarish feeling of despair, and myself bright blue, contrasting Russell's red, and that makes an interesting effect. It seems to imply that Russell is a bad guy, and I'm a good guy, and we're at an opposition in the movie. Overall, think I did well.

Movie Trailer Critique

              

Describe the project, your teammates & your Trailer Plan document… Tell us how you contributed.

My project was to make a creative movie trailer based upon stories we wrote, while keeping it interesting and suitable for all audiences. My team was Russell, Michael, and I, and we did Michael's story called "Amnesia", but it wasn't kid-friendly so we took out a large portion of his story and ended up renaming it "Forgiveness", and we did a trailer of that. Our trailer plan document was done fairly well, and we filled in all of the blanks. I contributed with filming, acting, documenting, I did all of the jobs, and participated considerably, but there's no way I could have done any of it without Russell or Michael, so credit to them.

What were the project requirements & did you complete all of them? Why or why not?

The project required us to have at least 1:30 minutes of video, showing a story, B-Roll, audio, dialogue, text layovers, effects, our movie title, and a movie poster advertising the movie. I completed them all because I extremely wanted to get a good grade. Our project didn't turn out just how I had planned, and some things definitely could have been improved, I wasn't very satisfied, but it turned out alright.

Conclude by describing the class critique & if you agree with the results. What did you learn?

My class's critique on ours said that we got a 3 on everything. It concluded that we did a satisfactory job, but a lot of people said there was room for improvement. I agree with the results, but I wish I really could've "wow'd" the crowd. I learned that I should really start my projects the very second that it becomes possible, or else I'll stress out and rush, and not go above and beyond because of that.

Visual Literacy

In my seventh period class, Mrs. Sanderl assigned us an interesting project. We were assigned to a Visual Literacy project. It was based on Isaac Salazar's personal talent of book folding. Visual Literacy is the ability to create something visually beautiful and/or creative using literacy. Our project shows this through folding our books to show a beautiful word or sign.

My book was "Why". I chose "Why" because it symbolizes my questioning of things taken for granted, and not believing the lies or truths alike that are told to me, but finding out what things are for myself. My font was an old English font, and the purpose of this was to provide a Sherlock Holmes-like feel to my Visual Literacy. I folded approximately 200 pages.

It turned out pretty well, but I could've done better on some of the letters, it isn't perfectly clean. I would change how I folded, making it precise. If I did this again, I would do a smile, because I want everyone to be happy and content.

Proactive or Procrastination?

Be honest, are you proactive or a procrastinator? Why or why not?
I consider myself a heavy procrastinator. I tend to do things last minute, or rush my work. I often get bored during work and just walk away from it, and do something else. Homework and classwork alike, I tend to do things to distract myself from them, and then end up having to play catch up.

How does your level of productivity relate to your amount of free time?
I'm not very productive unless there's some amount of free time to look forward to. Sometimes the opposite is true, but typically I will work very slowly, as if accepting defeat, if there's no free time. If there's no free time, sometimes I also rush and don't do very well, just to get it done.

What would you change about your work habits & how would you do it?
I would make myself a much harder paperwork worker, and I would do this through self-discipline, determination, and raw hard work. Nothing else really seems like it would help, so self-teaching seems like the best way. I would consider myself well-disciplined and composed when it comes to physical things, but when it comes to paperwork, especially concerning school, I feel like I flunk. I would love to be more proactive simply by trying.

My Visual Poem

              

My Visual Poem is about Rock music, and a metaphorical blues musician in a depression, and his music that's the only thing keeping him content. My visuals made an impact by showing emotion, instead of just providing a general idea. It kinda has some relevance to everyday life, and a fair amount of people can relate to it. I liked it a lot and I made it for its expression of music, which is something I am passionate about. My special effects provide a small layer of comedy, but for the most part, it was a serious and expressive piece of work, and the effects were supposed to make you feel how the musician felt. I would say I'm satisfied with my result, it turned out very well, but I could improve the B-Roll and I think I will work harder next time.

HikiNo Behind The Scenes

My project consists of Keegan, Mikela, Ana, and I, and our project is on GMO and pesticide use on Kauai specifically. So far we're doing okay, several bumps along the way but we're managing fairly well.

When the camera isn't rolling, you lose everything you thought you had, and you have to restart whatever you were doing, which is very bad.

To help my team, I can try harder and attempt to get more and better B-Roll.

Lessons Learned

The most interesting part of the project in my opinion is just how big it is. GMOs and pesticides aren't just something being introduced in Kauai, but being debated all over the world.

I would say our biggest roadblock was probably not having enough interviews, but we handled that well.

Finally, I would say the most valuable part of the filmmaking process is obtaining interviews with good information, audio, lighting, composition, and positioning.