"Filming"

Mood: Energetic

Hey there!!

Kass and I planned to start filming on Friday, and we actually have an 8 minute video of me making random facial expressions to go along with the narration (that we had not completely finished). Basically, we got ready to film the content for the 5 minute extract that involved me and set up a whole thingy for optimal lighting and filming, and then we realized how difficult it was to film without following a script completely. So, that led me to scripting for a good portion of the night, but it was super productive!! After writing the script, I timed and recorded it to see if it would work with our doc. It was about 3 minutes and 45 seconds, and the narration sounds really cool! I spaced out the words while I was speaking to create a more intense and dramatic tone for the doc, and I like it!! This is a small little excerpt from that script that shows the creative twist on my personal story: Muscles ignore pleads to rise from my haven of warmth, eyes shut tight to shield my heart from the realities of the world, dreams dance upon my eyelids, begging to see the light of day. I grant that wish.

Also, I found some awesome music from YouTube's Audio Library, a great source for music that I found last year, called "Their Story, They Seeing" that is copyright free (one of my favorite phrases, yay for free stuff)! I searched for "dramatic" music, and I found this amazing song. It will definitely add to our doc and maintain that same tonality created through the narration and followed by the visuals.

Going back to that failed filming attempt, Kass and I created the ULTIMATE set for filming. We wanted a plain background for our subject (me) where I am the sole focus of the shot, as well as the room we filmed in to be dark. So, we had to create that whole setup, which was super funny... just look at the pic below (that is, indeed, a phone flashlight inside of a jewelry box drawer, on top of a shoebox, resting on quite a few textbooks that happen to be atop of a nice set of drawers... lol). I also included a little clip of what the lighting looks like yayyy. Kass and I have recruited a good number of friends to record for our intro this Thursday, and we will pick the best 5 or 6 subjects and their shots for the doc. I'm excited for the filming and editing portion of this project, as everything will start to come together!

The beautiful and innovative lighting set up.

**A little side note, this dude Phil is my new best friend. In an article by SFGate, a few classes of high school teens were asked if the media portrays teens as they really are. My bffl Phil said "we cannot be represented by a stereotype. We are deciding our own identity," which I felt was a great statement that truly encompasses why we are making this documentary. We want to give people a glimpse into the lives of a few that make up Generation Z, people who make it great.

Until next time!
Chey :)