Board Troubles

   So update on props. I found a bulletin board but I am not sure if it will be too small but I do have the red string and tacks for it. I still need to determine the layout of the bulletin board and more evidence to put on it. I was looking at examples online and are using these for inspiration. I found that I have the option of either using just photos or use a combination with other stuff like newspaper articles, maps and locations.

Hopefully after I finish the investigation report, I will have a better idea for the bulletin board layout. 

Photo Aging

   My worries about the clips for the bulletin board has been lifted! I used the app recommended from the group discussion, FaceApp. Although what I was able to use was limited, I feel that it is sufficient for the image in the film. It won't be shown for too long but I want to ensure that they look close to the age I am looking for.

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Group Meeting

   Today, we were put in group to discuss our ideas and main concerns/ challenges for our film opening. It opened my eyes to other people's ideas and their concerns, which were interesting. Thankfully, we were each able to contribute to help each other with some of these concerns which was a relief. This meeting answered majority of my concerns for my mise-en-scenes elements. I was worried about adjusting photos to make people look older and younger but the group advised me to use the app FaceApp which has been very helpful. Another concern I had was the bulletin board being too confusing so instead of using many photos of people, I will include locations and newspapers. I still need to work on my set up to start filming and being able to manipulate lighting. I will hopefully be able to work on that this upcoming weekend as well as getting all my props finished. Now that I have a better idea of the bulletin board, I can get started on this as soon as possible and get a proper layout.

Plans, Plans, Plans

   Now that I feel more confident about the opening, my plan for the week is to focus more on scheduling filming and work on my props. My props are vital to my opening because it is the main focus so I would like them to look as real as possible. I am also a perfectionist so I will be working very hard and diligently on my props throughout the week. So far, I started working on the case folder. I still have a lot to do though.
I need to make...

• investigation reports
• photo of my victim
• photo of people involved in the case
• case folder
• set up of the bulletin board

I need to buy...

• red string
• print photos

   

   I will be borrowing my mom's office shredder, printer, filing bin and desktop computer. I already have tacks and the bulletin board.

Before I start filming though, I need to do more research on how I can manipulate lighting to make it more suspenseful. 

   This is the case folder as of the moment but I still have more to add towards it which I plan to finish up throughout the week. 

Round 2 of Storyboarding

   After a discussion and realization that I am trying to put too much of the plot too early in the film, I readjusted the opening and story board. I would like to focus more on the case and the folder (conflict). This requires more props and the lightening will be important to make it suspenseful and tense.

·       1- Montague with credits

o   Close up of typing on the keyboard

o   Mid shot/ Close up of the computer (police report)—presses print

o   Mid shot of hand grabbing the paper from the printer

o   -Pan to walking away

o   placing paper into the folder

o   –Pan and close-up of handing folder to someone else

o   Pan the paper is taken out of the folder

o   Close up of paper being shredded.

o   Close up of the folder being placed in the bin

o   Close up and Zoom in on the folder

·       2- Bulletin Board

o   High angle of the bulletin board being started

o   Side view of a pin going into a picture

o   Close-up and pan of the red string going from pin to pin

o   Mid shot of board

o   Close up on Agent Blake's face looking confused at the board, looks up with as if having an epiphany, looks back at the board

o   POV shot of the FBI sign

o   Zooms into it

o   add title

Storyboard Time

   The thought of story boarding annoys me because it takes up so much time and I am one of those people who think of different things to add as I go along. But I also love it because my ideas are more organized than scattered and I can visually see it out better.

   While story boarding, I had difficulty starting; I knew what I wanted but didn't know how to properly draw it out. After I got past the first three, it became a lot easier to collect my thoughts to portray on paper. I left two spaces on the first page because I had an idea but am not sure about inserting it but later decided to place it there and put maybe. I plan to test the waters out when I get to the editing stage, which I already know is going to be a beast to tackle. I also realized that I may not make the limit so added some more clips just in case I need to make more time. This way, when I am editing, I know what I was thinking and where to place it. 

   I plan to do more research on whether it would be better to show the messages or have a phone call to continue introducing the conflict. It would also start to give the audience the idea that Agent Blake is somehow directly involved in the conflict. I want to create suspense to ensure the audience will be intrigued enough to continue to watch. The first few minutes are vital to determine if the audience will stay to see the outcome or are not intrigued enough. 

Overview Outline

   Throughout the day, I outlined what I will need to get done and what props I would need. This will help me stay organized and keep everything listed out.

  Here I explained my overall idea for the opening with details of shots and the scenes.
   I would like to have two separate scenes with a montage at the beginning and then end with the conflict being presented through the case file.
   Towards the bottom is the list of props I would need within these scenes which I need to acquire to have my opening idea go as planned


















   This page shows an outline of the idea of the case file which I will need to make to show the viewers the agency is the FBI and the case is the importance of the film.
   It shows the plan/ schedule of what I need to get done including making the folder file which may take me a while seeing as I will need to make the content inside similar to actual reports to show Agent Blake's partner is the case (his murder).
   I have been trying to look for music which is suspenseful to put in the beginning but has been difficult.