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Critical Reflection

How do your products represent social groups or issues?   My film product regarding the action of stalking represent s the social issue of criminal harassment. This has been a drawback in our society for a while now an d citizens are being pursued and attacked while living their normal lives. Our world should not have to deal with the worry that someone is secretly watching them . T h is film that my group and I created was to reveal the troubles that people have, especially women, with this environment of consistent mental and physical abuse. I wanted to portray this obsessive behavior of one girl, Rachel, towards another girl, Chloe , and the ability to defend oneself in this tough situation. Chloe, who is being stalked, represents the innocent woman who had no idea of this unwanted tailing. She began to connect the numerous signs of eyes on her or constantly seeing the same person in differen t locations and became increasingly aware and cautioned with her day-to-day l if
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Short Film Package for In Pursuit

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Website Link:   https://inpursuitfilm.wixsite.com/in-pursuit-film   Post Card Link:   https://www.canva.com/design/DAFdeU6sNic/iMHuA5HlcZyjzwwITHFQTg/view?utm_content=DAFdeU6sNic&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=publishsharelink   Short Film Link:   https://youtu.be/PrfYt3Mh4dI  
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Production Blog: Film Review

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We have finished our short film! I am so excited to say that my group and I have successfully accomplished this task. We have worked so hard and it feels surreal that we have actually made it to the end. I really feel that my group has come a long way and we have supported each other throughout the progression of the production of this film. Lili, Aleiah, Hannah, and I have become closer as a result and we will continue to work together on projects similar to this. They are really kind and patient with me and the others. I feel so relieved that we have completed this project the way that I had envisioned it from the start. I couldn't be more excited to show others the movie and see what they think. So that is what I did. I showed my friends and asked for their opinions on it. The first person that I asked was a close friend of mine. She said that it was a great short film, but she felt it needed a bit of improvement on the sound. She said that the scripts were perfect but it was mi
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Production Blog: Night Out

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My group and I have one filming day left to complete our short film. We completed our project this day with a night scene. Due to the fact that we had not reached the time demand, we had to film extra clips while also not making our video clumpy. This night was really fun, because not only did we get to film, but we also were able to hang out as a group. We went out early before the sunset. This way we could prepare a little before it started to become darker. Throughout this time, I planned where the scene was exactly going to take place. Also, we got ice cream while waiting until the perfect timing. Then, the time finally came. We went out the the perfect spot to film the mysterious scene of Rachel. We took a couple of tries trying to get the perfect angles and movements. However, I was a bit worried since I knew that it would get dark pretty soon. Eventually, Rachel and Chloe did the PERFECT moves and said the exact words that went with the dark, creepy ambience. Furthermore, we wen
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Production Blog: Final Touches

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Our short film is coming to an end. We have done so well as a group. I believe this may be one of our best films. However, we still have much to progress on. There are some final touches that still have to be done. We are editing everything together and have realized that we will need a scene or two more to complete our task exquisitely. We have passed the four-minute mark but have yet to get to 5 minutes. Therefore, we have agreed to meet up tomorrow and get a few more shots in. These may be action shots or pan shots. All of this will add to the effect of mystery, which in total will be better for our film. Furthermore, my group and I have decided to edit our scenes a bit more. We have included transitions in between to make the movie flow. I decided on adding a filter to some of the scenes, because they were too bright and our short film is supposed to give a more thriller effect. The mystery is what grabs the attention of the viewer. I hope to entertain our audience, as well as keep
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Production Blog: Editing Sound

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My group and I have had to make many changes to the way we produced sound in our films. I found that the sound last year for our films were decent but I feel we can make it slightly better. We found it in one of our previous projects that we used voiceovers that sounded horrible. The sound did not go with the movement of our lips and made the film look tacky. Therefore, I gave the idea to my group mates to try to use Air Pods for better grasp of the voice during filming. This method extremely improved the sound in our film. My group and I would listen to the audio without the Air Pods in order to make sure it sounded better with than without. I feel it greatly enhanced the quality of my short film. I will continue to use this whenever I have a film to produce. To continue, my group and I have not thought a lot about the music but  as we continue to discuss it we realized we do not want copyrighted sound. Instead, we are choosing to use ambient sound where it’s just background noise. We
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Production Blog: Practicing My Editing Skills

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I am glad to say that my group and I are soon to be on the editing stage of our production period. I have much experience editing from last year. I hope to see my progress and development in this class through my editing skills. Lili was the first person to introduce us to CapCut. It was the best app ever to edit our scene together and adjust anything we desired. I love editing since you can literally fix any errors and make the film spectacular. Last year, with the three projects that we had, I saw improvements with each one throughout the year. I definitely feel that our last film last year was the best editing wise. Now with this bigger assignment, I want to show those skills even more and impress the audience. With CapCut, I hope to accomplish these goals and persevere in media studies. Additionally,  I have been practicing on my techniques outside of the classroom. When I go out to travel, I experiment with various shots and angles depending on the view. Also, I have tried differe
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