Foundation Portfolio Journey

     Hey guys! As you may know, the main character of my film will be deaf. For that reason, I will have to add subtitles on the parts of my film where the characters sign to each other, that way the viewer may be able to understand what the characters are saying. There is not one type of sign language understood worldwide, for that reason, I will be using American Sign Language (ASL). This is a complete language that employs signs made by moving the hands combined with facial expressions and postures of the body. American Sign Language however, is the primary language of many North Americans who are deaf or hard-of-hearing. Because I do not know ASL, I have asked one of my friends Irene Mejia, who has been learning ASL for over three years now, to help me learn how to do the signs necessary that I will use in the film. She sent me this video of her doing it:       With this video, my actors will know how to properly sign when the time ...

     Hey guys! In this post, I will be talking about the people that I have chosen to be part of my film as well as the times we've set to schedule the scenes, that way you guys can know what days to look out for my posts. There will be two main locations that are needed to capture the scenes. One is at my house and the other one will be in Markham Park.        For the film I casted: - Lucia Carreras as my main character, Jackie. I choose Lucia to play her, not only because she is available to help me film, but also because she has had experience in filming before. Lucia has her own YouTube channel where she's posted multiple films of hers acting. From What I saw, I'm confident that she can play Jackie, specially for the scene that Jackie is in distress, bleeding in the floor. - Cristina Heilbron as my second main character, Robin. I casted Cristina as she is a very close friend of mine that is able to drive. Cristina has her drivers license and ...

     Hey guys! So as you were able to see on my Storyboard, there's a part of my project that I would like to film in one of the booths in Markham park where people can buy their tickets to enter the park. Due to the fact that those booths are only used by people that work for the park, I called the park through the number of their website. When they moved me to the front desk, I asked to speak with their manager, Espinosa, which then gave me her email so that I can tell her how I want to utilize the booth and other details such as with how many people I would be and when.      In the email, I mentioned that I will only use the Entry Booth for only around 10 minutes to make sure that I captured the whole scene in the intended way. I would also be going with four other people that are essential for the film. That would include the actor playing Jackie, the actor playing Robin, the actor playing the park worker, and the person handling the drone. We would a...

     Hey guys! For my video, I wanted to incorporate a couple of aerial shots that will serve as an establishing shot to demonstrate what the film is about and its environment. this drone shot will be especially important in the opening scene of the film as when the drone moves up the frame zooming out of the main character in the ground, the main character will fade away into the frame, making the point that she is left alone in a huge park. This idea was greatly influenced by the various aerial shots displayed in the movie "127 Hours," directed by Danny Boyle, depicting a man stuck on a remote canyon in Utah all by himself. Here is the trailer of that movie:      Because my film is not a trailer however, I won't be displaying so much plot and nor so many small clips everywhere. For the aerial shots, I was depending on a drone that we have at my house but when I went to look for it, I found it with one of its wings side broken...since I can't really r...

     Hey guys! I've had enough time to visualize how I would want my film to be like, so now it's time for me to focus on the mise-en-scene involved, to give the film the right mood and environment that goes with people going camping and the story that I'm trying to depict. I already have the essential materials to go camping at my house that include water bottles, multiple bags that hold important tools such as a camping tent, flashlights, and things for recreational use such as a frisbee and a speaker.      However, I don't necessarily have big hiking gear that can be worn such as big boots or jackets (basically the clothing that the characters would be wearing). In this case, because everyone has their own individual sizes for clothing, I will be asking the people that I cast if they have such things to wear. If they do not, I will look into borrowing these clothing from a friend, or if anything, go out and buy them. thankfully, I do have a small budget...

     Hey guys! On this post is the Script for my Foundation Portfolio film. I've never really written an actual script before, so I hope that this one is alright, as it mentions the dialogue and actions that the characters will do. Script: Scene #1:  Jackie ( Lucia Carreras ) - [Will be seating down in the ground with legs on display. Hands will be shacking on leg while touching blood. Look of despair and agony] - [Will then start screaming while drone moves up.] Scene #2: Jackie-  [Cross off the day (Friday 13th) on the calendar with a black sharpie while looking enthusiastic.] - [Will then wait 2 seconds smiling at the calendar.] - [Will then turn around to pick up water bottle that was on the floor and notice Robin ( Cristina Heilbron ) approach her. Smiles.] Robin ( Cristina Heilbron )-  [walks into the room and approaches Jackie] Signs "Are you ready to go?" Jackie- Happily signs "Yes". Scene #3: Robin-  [pulls car into the park's...

Hey guys! I said that I would have a Storyboard ready for you guys, and Im finally done with it. So, here it is:      In the storyboard, you can see the main shots that I plan on taking along with the camera angle of those shots. I think that there are a lot of scenes for a 2 minute film, but if it passes over the 2 minute limit, I can cut some of the home scenes or the scene of the characters getting into the car. It's better to have more possible shots than running short last minute. I will be introducing my choice of actors and characters later along with a script. Until then, Mafe.