WE OUT

Love Ablaze CCR

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/DTMZQqAPqsk
Google Drive Link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B576XnKCPBQbTHppQWNuWGxNWXc
Thank you for accompanying me on this safari journey. I will now be will my Croc family.
G'day Mate.

THE FINAL NAE

LOVE ABLAZE

Creators: Zoe Milenkovic, Ash Ryskind, Kristen Alvarenga 

Starring: Berni Berkower as the Witch 

Nate Benetatos as the tied up man 

Youtube Link: https://youtu.be/9PJZcTzQqck
Googledrive Link:https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9yy1BbykjwhTDJra1JSOTF2OW8/view?usp=sharing

Song: Cheek to Cheek by Irving Berlin sung by Dorothy Collins

       Our film introduction is entitled Love Ablaze and presents what seems to be an ordinary 1950's housewife coming home with the groceries. In the latter part of the intro you see a complete change in the mood when we reveal that our main character is actually a powerful witch. Our story tells the tale of a witch who, in the Victorian Era, had a lover that was burnt at the stake. By rejuvenating her powers and finding the right ingredients, our witch plans to bring her lover back from the ashes.

A special thanks to Bernie for lending us her mystical looking self to bring our main character to life and to Nate Benetatos for his superb acting and patience while being tied up.

             Enjoy!

Sherman, Amy. Baked Alaska. Digital image. Foodnetwork. Scripps Networks, 13 Apr. 2016. Web. 10 Apr. 2017. <http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2016/04/3-of-a-kind-baked-alaska/>.

SO CLOSE

We are only one step away from completely finishing our whole entire editing process and I have felt a wave of relief pass through my soul. Our group has been watching and re-watching our scene to make sure everything is done to its best. We noticed some changes needed to be made in the sound levels and placement. We decided to trash our previously recorded chair scooting sounds and record new ones because they weren't as clear as we wanted them to be. We also reluctantly added the credits of our own names (not that we didn't want to be credited, it was just very hard to find a shot that would be okay to put words over).

We also specifically chose the font and its color to look friendly and welcoming to give the viewers more of a shock when they realize our scene isn't what they thought it would be. We were inspired by opening credits like those in Full House (1987-1995) and Moonrise Kingdom (2012).

The dream team is going strong.

Full House. Digital image. Youtube. N.p., 14 July 2009. Web. 7 Apr. 2017. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agZ0qQ8lYDk>.

Anderson, Wes. Moonrise Kingdom. Digital image. Annoys. N.p., 2012. Web. 7 Apr. 2017. <http://annyas.com/screenshots/updates/moonrise-kingdom-2012-movie-typography/>.

Finally Final Filming

On the last day of filming the only thing we had to set up was a table with the candles and left the rest to camera trickery. We used tight shots so that we didn't have to show more props than necessary.

Half empty or half FULL?

Me getting that angle, son

In this last scene we established the driving force for the Bruja character's actions. We show her making a potion that rejuvenates her. This was shown by her turning around and back to the camera touching her face and smiling. We also chose to shine a white light behind her to make it seem like she was glowing. 

Berni hitting that nae

In this part of the scene we also brought back the brooch that was seen in the picture of the Bruja's dead lover. Our witch is seen casting a spell using this object. We established this by having her hold what seems to be a spell book and extinguishing the flames using her magic (or spicy bruja glare).

This whole scene is also filmed at a low angle to show her gaining power. We also used mostly red lighting for these parts to represent the passion for her lover that the whole driving force of her actions as well as her anger and power.

The only thing left is to edit. I can see the light my friends.

NOT IN MY PASTA

Our final day of filming started off as the biggest spilled bowl of pasta in all of noodle history.

When we were unpacking our various prop items, we realized that powerful forces unknown to man did not want us to succeed in this project. Our one and only blue light bulb traveled through the space time continuum and somehow ended up in the fabric I was unpacking. As I unrolled this piece of fabric our precious light bulb fell onto the ground and shattered into a million pieces.

WHAT KIND OF MASHUGANA

Take the easy way and go to a Home Depot to buy a new light bulb you say? Of course we didn't do that. We had to go on the adventure of finding a strange back road hardware store that none of us had ever been to. And when I say adventure I mean The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey type of ring around the rosy. We drove around for 30 minutes when it should have been a 10 minute trip...

At least I met the love of my life Billy Bob Junior.

Although all the elements of nature wanted us to fail we prevailed and sailed on.

NEAR...FAR.....

We have come so far and at this point all of my teachers have decided to charge at me at the same time wishing for my death. Despite this fact I refuse to raise my white flag. Just as Steve Irwin once said, "My number one rule is keep the camera rolling... Even if a big ol' croc's chewing me up, mate I wanna go down and go CROIKEYYY!" So, even as the big ol' croc of life is swallowing me up, I'm giving this project the biggest CROIKEY I've got left.

The only thing we have left to film is the ending scene. This worries me because I don't want it to end too abruptly but we only have a couple of seconds left until we hit our maximum of 2 minutes. It pains me to say we also may have to let go of the vision that hit me like a chancla coming from an enraged abuela because of this time limit. We are most likely going to film a one candle ritual and use that smoke to end the intro and display the title. We also have to add the credits in the beginning of the scene. Our beautiful and talented angel Zoe has created a short little animation to add before our intro that will represent a production company to show our understanding of film intro conventions. (View the rough draft here)

I will continue to swerve all the icebergs to keep this titanic afloat. But if this ship does start to sink you can bet your sweet niblets that I will make space on any floating log for the whole dream team and we will float on. There will be no sinking Jacks. Not on my watch.

*Lets go of Jack*

This is your captain signing off.
My heart will go on.

Titanic. Digital image. Rebloggy. N.p., Jan. 2013. Web. 2 Apr. 2017. <http://rebloggy.com/post/gif-love-movies-pain-titanic-jack-never-let-go-leonardo-di-caprio/38464590832>.

I am your father..

I am starting to sweat about this project a little bit now that we have started editing. I have realized that we could've easily made this into a whole short film. Now I understand the challenge is that we can only create the intro. There is so much we are trying to fit into our intro that im afraid it might be moving to fast for people to understand. We had to cut alot of shots that were beautiful because we needed to narrow it down to shots that were absolutely necessary. I am definitely a bit worried that the pacing and rhythem may be too fast for the mood that we are trying to convey. Peachpit.com says "Rhythm is the flow and separation of the overall story" while "pacing is the timing of cuts, the topic of this chapter". They say slow pacing builds intensity (a good example being this scene from Inglourious Basterds directed by Quentin Tarantino) and I'm worried that our scene doesnt build as much suspense as it should because of the time limit and the amount of things we are trying to fit in the intro. But at the same time, I knew we would have to run into an obstacle sooner or later because our Obi-Wan Kenobe of media studies Tina Stoklosa told us it would. Because we filmed and editied at a good time it gives us a chance to conquer this issue.
The force is strong in this team.

 

Hockrow, Ross. "Pacing for Video and Cinema Editors: Timing and Types of Cuts." Peachpit. Pearson Education, 22 July 2014. Web. 01 Apr. 2017. <http://www.peachpit.com/articles/article.aspx?p=2233986>.