Editing/ Problems

So since we finished filming, we have no started the editing process. There are some issues with the music we chose. It is not downloading correctly, which can possibly cause major issues and for us to backtrack. We have already started looking for new music just incase we cannot fix this problem, but we are trying our best.

Another issue that has arose is the problem of omitting background noise in our video. We filmed this in a park so obviously there is going to be background noise, but we want there to be more of a focus on the main character, Elena. There are some applications that can help with this. The names of one of these application are "Babble labs clear cloud."

Update On Music

Like I said before, we are looking for hispanic upbeat music. We thought this would be good since it would go with the energy of the film and would work best with the cuts. This was probably one of the hardest tasks since the music has to be non-copyright. There is one song I had in mind which was "I Like It" by Bad Bunny, J Balvin, and Cardi B. I dmed Bad Bunny asking for permission, but like expected he did not answer. Therefore, we decided to look for some non copyrighted music. We came across the sound "TIK TOK (No Copyright Sound) Rap on Beat HamburgHood Records - (FREEMUSIC, Trap, Instrumental, Beat). This fits the the vibe of the music and is upbeat.

Bad Bunny is ignoring us )):

Film Day 2

Today, we finally finished filming. We went to two locations. The first one was at a trailer park. We decided to film in this location specifically since we felt as if it were a safe location and would picture Elena's financial state. This location was near home and and was able to portray Elena's financial state effectively.

Trailer park photos:

The picture below is from filming day 2. We filmed the second part of the opening in Savannah. We decided to do this so we could have a change in scenery. The main area where we filmed the second part is near the rinks at Savannah Commons. This area was also covered with caution tape which helped contribute to Elena's profile.

Here are some pictures:

Script

The final part of our opening would be Elena on a phone call with her coach. In the clip, we can only hear Elena talking, not the coach. Despite this, we can assume what she is stressed about college. We also made an emphasis on FAFSA and her financial state.

Script:

-Oh, hey coach!
-Yeah, I'm actually training right now.
-Yeah i know...this week is really important
-Actually, I've started filling out the FAFSA last night, but I haven't finished because I'm so stressed.
-No don't worry, I'm not overtraining... okay bye coach

Film Day 1

Today we were able to meet up at one of our friend's houses and we started filming! Everything worked out and we were able to get all the footage we were planning on getting. We only filmed the beginning part of the opening where there are only still shots being used. We did modify part of them. Instead of having completely still shots like we had before, we decided to use slightly moving ones. We thought this would seem better and since we plan on using up beat music, we believe it would fit our video best if we made it like this.

So far everything is looking good and I'm happy that we finally started filming since editing is a long and tedious process that requires time. Hopefully the rest of the filming process goes this smooth, can't wait to film the rest!!

Finding Props

Like stated before, Elena does track and for the beginning we decided to have shots of her room and these would establish her interests and her financial state. Thankfully, my dad has several medals from triathlons and marathons so there was no shortage of props implying that she does track. We also not only used medals, but we also used race numbers, the one that is worn during races, making it more realistic and to emphasize on that aspect of Elena, her love for track.

Medals:

Running #s:

Another prop we created was the financial aid papers and the "past due" documents. For the financial aid papers, we printed out a FAFSA documents which is what students use when they are not financially stable and need help paying for college. We partially filled this out to show she is in the process of figuring it out and to demonstrate thats her biggest obstacle at the moment. We also created ourselves "past due" documents. We did this with enveloped and papers we receive from colleges from a daily basis. We wrote "past due" on every one of them and also opened and made it seem like a mess so to show how stressed she is and how she is also in the process of figuring it out like I said before. 

FAFSA:

"past due" documents:

How The Corona Virus Has Affected Our Project

Recently, due to a worldwide epidemic, the corona virus, many have been affected. Not only are numerous people being rushed to hospitals, but everyone is being quarantined or at least practicing social distancing. As a result, this has affected our filming as a whole. One of our partners is not allowed to leave the house so as a group we decided to film part of it with just the two of us instead of us three. We are still working on the technicalities regarding the rest of the opening since we were planning on having our guidance counselor play the part of the coach.

We believe that our project is manageable and can be easily changed. For example, without our counselor we were deciding whether to have a phone call or one of our parents. Clearly, this issue can be easily resolved and all communication will be done through group facetime for the most part. 

From this chart, it is obvious that this outbreak is rapidly spreading and even though it has affected many of our projects it is important that we help the world by staying at home. This would prevent the virus from spreading to others and possibly save many lives. We are greatful for having a very versatile idea and have found ways to cope with this obstacle.