AICE Media Studies

My group and I have finally finished the filming and editing. I am glad to say that I have learned a lot during this process. I was able to improve on conducting specific moods through filming, and how the angles and lighting play such important roles in the setting. I am very satisfied with the outcome of my video, although it has been a bit stressful at times. The editing part was by far the toughest, while filming went overly smoothly, thanks to my great group mates. By comparing the music video to my commercial, I am seeing great changes and efforts. Not only did the acting get better, but my skills in filming and editing as well. By exploring the editing app I’ve used, I discovered many new options that have greatly helped me achieve my goal by creating a well-made music video. In conclusion, I am far from being disappointed and I am highly grateful for my great group mates that have made it easier to make a good project. I look forward to continue working with them in the future....

During the filming of my music video, there were many interruptions and bumps. First of all, my group and I had planned to finish our film on the day we had went to Lili's house. However, Brianna and Hannah's mom would not let them leave the house, therefore we planned to go another day. We took many hours finding a day where we were all available. We thought we had planned a day, but something came up for one of us and so that day was cancelled. Then, each day we would ask each other if we were free. Brianna and Hannah had to go to sporting practices, Lili had plans with her mom, Aleiah had cheerleading practice, and I had family reunions. We were still anticipating to go to the mall for the missing clip. However, we thought to ourselves and realized it would be extremely hard with all of our schedules. Therefore, I came up with the idea to film right after school at an ice cream shop, Dairy Queen, right next to our school. The shot we needed was 6.7 seconds. On December 10 we...

After my group and I had completed filming most of the music video, I began editing. We continued to use the same application that we had been using so far, CapCut. Since the recording was done on my phone, we airdropped it to a laptop for better quality and smoother control of the editing. First, I looked at all of the takes my group and I took. I chose the takes that looked the best and asked my group for agreement. After I found our shots, I inserted them into CapCut. For some clips I had to shorten them due to the fact that I had to make the visuals and audio go well together. For some parts we had to cut some of our content to be able to fit the maximum time. Then, I asked my group if we should’ve added a filter, however they felt it was better without and I agreed. We rewatched our edited film to see if it was good as it was, but we altered and added some things. At the beginning for the first shot I included a fade-in to give it a more majestic introduction. Additionally, I inse...

The filming of my music video project was full of ups and downs. However, overall it was a fun adventure that had to be taken with my group to portray the best final draft we could dig up. To begin with, our first day of filming took place at Lili's house. It was a bit uncoordinated, because we couldn’t find a day that we were all free. Eventually, we found a day that worked for all of us and that was on November 23rd. That same day we had to push the time further because of some inconveniences. One of my group mates, Brianna, brought her twin sister so that she could record for us and they actually got to Lili’s house first. Then I got there about half an hour later. Lastly, Aleiah got to the house shortly after I had arrived. Right then and there we began to film our video. We first started with the scene where I was sitting on the bed. This took several takes because everyone was behind the camera and they couldn't stop laughing with me. Right when doing this scene I got the...

On November 18th my group and I had to cut up the song that was decided upon all of us, "Who Says" by Selena Gomez & The Scene. The first minute and fifteen seconds did not fit our standards, therefore we agreed to edit our song. The beginning was too repetitive with its chorus so I wanted to include the bridge and some of the verses. The day of class before recording, my group and I fixed up the song to our liking. This was a very chaotic process, because I had to make sure that the two parts we were combining from different parts of the song made sense together. This took a very long time to achieve this goal. I had to cut much of the middle sections of the song and therefore the instrumental parts that I would have to merge together, in the end, were tricky to build. At times, my group and I had to compromise on what we thought had the best sound in the video. In some parts I felt it was a stretch to put next to each other but there wasn't any other way it could wo...

First scene-  During this scene, the main character is on her phone , receiving a heartbreaking message from her boyfriend.   This scene w ill be a n  over the shoulder shot.      Second scene-   During this scene, the main character  then pulls her sweatshirt strings then falls back on her bed.  This scene will be shot as a high angle. It  will be a  bird's  eye shot.     Third scene-  During this scene, the main  character’s  friends come in  and try to cheer up the main character. They grab her phone and text the  lyrics of the song  “ But who are you  to judge”.   This will  a  eye level shot.     Fourth scene-   During t his scene,  the main character's hands grab her hands to pull her up  and make her stand. It will be an e ye level shot .       Fifth scene-   During this scene,  the main character  and her f...