FINAL OPENING!!!

SOSOSO HAPPY ALL THE HARD WORK HAS PAID OF!!!!!

OUR FILM OPENING: 

google drive link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/176ku3PfavFIJdPYpPhu8q1cccz7Ttblt/view?usp=sharing

CCR!!

FINALLY FINISHED!!!

Our editing process is going pretty smooth the only thing is that our video was cut too short a few seconds. As a result we had to find new ways that we were going to contribute to the opening by demonstrating the person Elena is by adding clips of some objects in her house. We decided to use a Colombian shirt and a note from her mom.

 The Colombian shirt will demonstrate her ethnicity, and make an emphasis on that.

The use of the note is to express a feeling of familiarity and since it's in spanish it emphasizes on that as well. 

Editing Issues (Resolved)

AUDIO


The video taken during the conversation has audio that isn't that clear due to the background noises. Since the actual conversations were being overwhelmed by background noises, we tried lowering the music, but that did not change anything. As a result, we had to obviously lower the music, but another thing we did was change the video into an audio file and overlap it so that it would be clearer.

The official music we decided to use was the TIK TOK trap that was mentioned in an earlier blog post. This constant beat contributed to Elena's determination and drive.

In the image above, you can clearly see the audio file that has been inputed.

This is the platform we used to input the audio so that it could be overlapped with the rest.

Reflection

During the duration of my portfolio project, there have been several challenges we have been faced with. When we began the project, we originally had many parts to the opening, including her injury that she eventually recovers from in time for her race. After consulting with our teacher we decided that it would be better if we shortened it and only focused on introducing the main character, Elena. Another challenge that we had to face was Corona. Due to this, we had to make some modifications to the scene with the counselor. We did this by having a phone call between the coach and Elena instead of a conference face to face. Our project along the way has undergone quite a few changes, but at the end it has all come together in one piece. These changes were done in order to introduce Elena and her current situation with college, as well as her love for track.

Production skills throughout project

At the beginning of the project we had many original plans regarding the film as a whole. For example, we had originally planned on using Ms.Boroom as our coach at the end of the opening when she is consulting with Elena. This obviously changed when COVID-19 became a major issue for everyone across the globe. As a result, we made accommodations and we decided to have a phone call where it was clear what Elena was talking about with her coach. Every decision made was to keep the original plot and not have any major things affecting the entire opening and film as a whole.

When we first were deciding to make the plot, we included a major part of the rising action in our opening. This changed after consulting with  our teacher who believed that we were adding too much to the opening and we weren't going to have enough time to execute it properly. As a result, we decided to only introduce the characters and her current  financial condition.

Challenging Conventions/ Representation

Some conventions that are present in a sports drama are having a sports competition, an athlete, a narrative, a constant state of emotion, disruption, resolution, success, and failure. We do not challenge these conventions but we do comply with them.

In the film there is a sports competition which is the state finals where all the scouts are going to be. We also establish characters and create an emotional connection between the viewer and characters. We do this by demonstrating how Elena is financially unstable and is struggling. This connection will drive the viewer to be more attached and have her success in the ending to become a lot more impactful. 

Although the other parts are not being included, we comply with the genre conventions by having her go through an injury, but recovers right in time fro her competition. Obviously, like most sports dramas, it would end with a positive ending; Elena winning states and entering the college of her dreams.