INT. SANDRA's BEDROOM
Don't make this be the end.
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And that's a wrap, folks.
Here is my CCR: https://voicethread.com/share/10702813/
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
FADE OUT.
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Crying Over My Creative Critical Reflection
FADE IN:
INT. SANDRA's BEDROOM
Don't make this be the end.
---
And that's a wrap, folks.
Here is my CCR: https://voicethread.com/share/10702813/
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
INT. SANDRA's BEDROOM
Don't make this be the end.
---
And that's a wrap, folks.
Here is my CCR: https://voicethread.com/share/10702813/
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Introducing Netflix's New Original Docu-Series: CLIQUE.
FADE IN:
INT. SANDRA'S BEDROOM
SANDRA logs into Blogger for the last time. It is finally over.
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I finally present to you... CLIQUE.
Documentary Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWDI89TK8w
Poster:
Website: https://cliquethedocumentary.wixsite.com/netflix
Next up, CCR.
Until then,
SLS
INT. SANDRA'S BEDROOM
SANDRA logs into Blogger for the last time. It is finally over.
---
I finally present to you... CLIQUE.
Documentary Excerpt: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmWDI89TK8w
Poster:
Website: https://cliquethedocumentary.wixsite.com/netflix
Next up, CCR.
Until then,
SLS
Friday, April 13, 2018
We Gon' Be Alright!
FADE IN:
INT. STUDY HALL - PORTABLE 43
After a refreshing night's sleep of five hours, SANDRA rubs the tiredness out of her eyes as she blasts Kendrick Lamar in her headphones to stay awake. The end is near.
--
Alas, the end is nigh.
It has been a journey to say the least. Working by myself had to have been the toughest choice I made this entire course. I very much underestimated the amount of work I would be responsible for, but we honestly pulled it off.
I am completely done with my website and poster (!!!) but admittedly, we still have to do some final tweaking on the documentary excerpt to get it completely to my liking. But it is all okay!! We got about...
37 hours,
21 minutes,
and 01 seconds (and counting)
until CLIQUE is put out for the public to see (and enjoy, hopefully).
Throughout this project, I learned my strengths (website/graphic design, branding) and my weaknesses (solo-directing, producing and editing, oh God, the editing agony). I learned how to manage my time better and put in research into every step of the progress. Doing this process all by myself definitely helped me grow up as not only a media student, but as a person in general (cheesy, but true). I hope to take all of the skills I have learned from this Final Portfolio and from my previous work dating back to the beginning of my junior year taking AICE Media Studies AS Level beyond high school as I continue my education at the University of Florida as an Advertising major.
Prepare for my next two posts which will include all final components and my Creative Critical Reflection!
Until then,
SLS
INT. STUDY HALL - PORTABLE 43
After a refreshing night's sleep of five hours, SANDRA rubs the tiredness out of her eyes as she blasts Kendrick Lamar in her headphones to stay awake. The end is near.
--
Alas, the end is nigh.
It has been a journey to say the least. Working by myself had to have been the toughest choice I made this entire course. I very much underestimated the amount of work I would be responsible for, but we honestly pulled it off.
I am completely done with my website and poster (!!!) but admittedly, we still have to do some final tweaking on the documentary excerpt to get it completely to my liking. But it is all okay!! We got about...
37 hours,
21 minutes,
and 01 seconds (and counting)
until CLIQUE is put out for the public to see (and enjoy, hopefully).
Throughout this project, I learned my strengths (website/graphic design, branding) and my weaknesses (solo-directing, producing and editing, oh God, the editing agony). I learned how to manage my time better and put in research into every step of the progress. Doing this process all by myself definitely helped me grow up as not only a media student, but as a person in general (cheesy, but true). I hope to take all of the skills I have learned from this Final Portfolio and from my previous work dating back to the beginning of my junior year taking AICE Media Studies AS Level beyond high school as I continue my education at the University of Florida as an Advertising major.
Prepare for my next two posts which will include all final components and my Creative Critical Reflection!
Until then,
SLS
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Break It Down Now!
FADE IN:
INT. SANDRA's BEDROOM
SANDRA is currently in a conference call with three (3) of her best guy friends discussing prom plans. She is stressed, but what's new?
---
So we took a break from editing the documentary and started the website, and we're liking the idea so far!
INT. SANDRA's BEDROOM
SANDRA is currently in a conference call with three (3) of her best guy friends discussing prom plans. She is stressed, but what's new?
---
So we took a break from editing the documentary and started the website, and we're liking the idea so far!
The background is footage from an old documentary from my school's catwalk. I'm feeling pretty good about it. I also got an idea for a poster!!
But that's for another blog post... sorry for being a tease!
Until then,
SLS
Saturday, April 7, 2018
Graphic Design is My Passion!
FADE IN:
INT. SANDRA's BEDROOM
With red eyes (from lack of sleep), SANDRA struggles to stay awake after a long night ofcrippling anxiety working hard.
---
Let's talk concept art.
So for my poster, I have decided to use the website Canva. I have previous experience with the program and find it to be very-user friendly, so it is perfect for a promotional poster for CLIQUE!
Here is some inspiration for the design:
On the real, I plan to create a brand for CLIQUE through the typewriter text font through the poster design and other promotional print material that will be used throughout social media/other marketing campaigns. This branding will remain consistent in the website, which will also employ this minimalistic vibe.
But the website is for another blog post...
Until then,
SLS
INT. SANDRA's BEDROOM
With red eyes (from lack of sleep), SANDRA struggles to stay awake after a long night of
---
Let's talk concept art.
So for my poster, I have decided to use the website Canva. I have previous experience with the program and find it to be very-user friendly, so it is perfect for a promotional poster for CLIQUE!
Here is some inspiration for the design:
On the real, I plan to create a brand for CLIQUE through the typewriter text font through the poster design and other promotional print material that will be used throughout social media/other marketing campaigns. This branding will remain consistent in the website, which will also employ this minimalistic vibe.
But the website is for another blog post...
Until then,
SLS
Friday, April 6, 2018
With A Little Help From My Friends
FADE IN:
INT. SCHOOL CAFETERIA
Among the noise, SANDRA carefully balances her laptop along with bouncing off in between conversations. She starts to type furiously before her thoughts escape her.
---
Fresh out of Media Studies class and I'm already blogging! Did somebody say dedication?
Today we had a group feedback session, which was considerably helpful since I would say I felt very stuck last night during editing. I wanted to have the bulk of my video edited by today so I could discuss any issues I felt I was having. Working by yourself means you got to be your own partner, which is kind of hard when you can also be your own worst critic, so feedback from others is extremely valuable.
We discussed that the organization of my episode should mostly focus on the people of the Creative Writing class, considering the name of my series CLIQUE suggests a focus on groups of people, and not necessarily the class they are all a part of. Additionally, if I were to theoretically make this into a series, not every "high school clique" is characterized by a class they all take together, so to focus the beginning of my episode of that seems sort of out-of-place. Therefore, here is the organization of the episode so far:
INT. SCHOOL CAFETERIA
Among the noise, SANDRA carefully balances her laptop along with bouncing off in between conversations. She starts to type furiously before her thoughts escape her.
---
Fresh out of Media Studies class and I'm already blogging! Did somebody say dedication?
Today we had a group feedback session, which was considerably helpful since I would say I felt very stuck last night during editing. I wanted to have the bulk of my video edited by today so I could discuss any issues I felt I was having. Working by yourself means you got to be your own partner, which is kind of hard when you can also be your own worst critic, so feedback from others is extremely valuable.
We discussed that the organization of my episode should mostly focus on the people of the Creative Writing class, considering the name of my series CLIQUE suggests a focus on groups of people, and not necessarily the class they are all a part of. Additionally, if I were to theoretically make this into a series, not every "high school clique" is characterized by a class they all take together, so to focus the beginning of my episode of that seems sort of out-of-place. Therefore, here is the organization of the episode so far:
- WHO are these kids? (Sol's slam poem to introduce creative writing background)
- WHAT is a typical day like in creative writing? (To introduce to the class/hear the dynamic between the strange structure and its students)
- HOW are these kids perceived? (Stereotypes and crushing them)
So far, I have about 2 minutes and 30 seconds completely edited. I aim to finish it by Sunday night to work on my poster and website (which I don't anticipate will take me too long because I 'm usually the token person in group projects to handle the graphic design/website aspects). I'm feeling better about my progress! Are you guys ready??? Because I am!
Until then,
SLS
Sunday, April 1, 2018
Cry For Me
FADE IN:
INT. SANDRA'S bedroom
Again, SANDRA is found on her laptop with iMovie open. No, she isn't crying, you're crying.
--
Ok, I have something to confess. I planned to finish editing over break and SPOILER ALERT I didn't finish.
That is not to say we did not make great progress! Time slips away when you're on break. One minute you're on the beach, the next moment you're home typing your blog post updating your eager audience, and the next thing you realize you're jumping off a concert stage crowd-surfing to one of your favorite indie bands (go check out HUNNY).
That being said, I do have to hunker down this week. I went through the majority of the footage throughout the break (it WAS over an hour of interviews, after all) and found I have sufficient footage to create my narrative. I have now gotten more used to iMovie (a lot of the time on my laptop was spent looking up how to use iMovie in the first place, which got me frustrated considering I was so busy trying to figure out how to edit rather than actually doing it.
But now, school starts again tomorrow, so you know what that means. No more messing around. We got exactly two weeks until everything is due. Website, poster, documentary, the whole she-bang. Get ready for it, folks. You're in for a treat.
Until then,
SLS
INT. SANDRA'S bedroom
Again, SANDRA is found on her laptop with iMovie open. No, she isn't crying, you're crying.
--
Ok, I have something to confess. I planned to finish editing over break and SPOILER ALERT I didn't finish.
That is not to say we did not make great progress! Time slips away when you're on break. One minute you're on the beach, the next moment you're home typing your blog post updating your eager audience, and the next thing you realize you're jumping off a concert stage crowd-surfing to one of your favorite indie bands (go check out HUNNY).
That being said, I do have to hunker down this week. I went through the majority of the footage throughout the break (it WAS over an hour of interviews, after all) and found I have sufficient footage to create my narrative. I have now gotten more used to iMovie (a lot of the time on my laptop was spent looking up how to use iMovie in the first place, which got me frustrated considering I was so busy trying to figure out how to edit rather than actually doing it.
But now, school starts again tomorrow, so you know what that means. No more messing around. We got exactly two weeks until everything is due. Website, poster, documentary, the whole she-bang. Get ready for it, folks. You're in for a treat.
Until then,
SLS
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