AICE Media Studies

  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aKi6eq4CRw7HeuXnSSwHKZn3HEJxu6bkkG8pgEcJu-8/edit?usp=sharing How does your product use or challenge conventions AND how does it represent social groups or issues? My product made use of conventions in a couple of different ways. One of the ways conventions were used was through the different shots and filming techniques included in the production. These included two shots, panning, medium-long shots, panning, and more. Other conventions that I made use of were costumes, editing techniques, and sets. Moreover, the social group that my product was intended to represent is young individuals who enjoy the yearly season of summer. This is seen within the video as the main individuals included in the production are young people doing activities related to the summer season such as going to the beach, the park, and the arcade. The use of Polaroids containing places and people in my music video also helps show that the video was aimed to represent youn...

 Hey blog, I'm back! I'm so excited to finally share the long-awaited music video with you all! I hope you enjoy it!

 Hey blog, I'm back! Today my groupmate and I are finally finishing all of the editing needed for the music video. In order to do the editing more efficiently, it was decided that each of us do separate things during the editing. Throughout the editing, I will be working on the transitions, editing the video clips, and working on more minor details such as credits. In return, my groupmate will be working on removing all the sounds from the scenes, syncing the chosen music, and editing the video clips along with me. It was also decided that each of us should work in shifts so that both of us aren't editing at the same time and no issues arise. The first thing that I did to start my process was to review a couple of music videos from artists in order to see how they use transitions throughout their videos. After viewing some videos and writing down some notes, I quickly got inspiration and multiple ideas on what I could do to improve my own video. I then loaded up CapCut and fini...

 Hey blog, I'm back! Today my groupmate and I decided that since all of the filming for the video was done, it would be a great time to finally get started on editing the recorded scenes. Since the scenes weren't all recorded on the same device, my groupmate and I thought of sending the scenes to each other. However, this could easily cause confusion during the editing process so I came up with the idea to instead put all of the recorded scenes onto a shared google drive. This also helped my groupmate and I come up with the idea that there should be a shared account for whatever editing software we choose to use. However, none of us knew which editing software we should use for putting together the video. Because of this, him and I researched and came across various software such as iMovie, CapCut, and Adobe Premiere Pro. At first Adobe Premiere Pro seemed like the best choice because of the extensive features it offers. Unfortunately, a big problem with the program was the pri...

 Hey blog, I'm back! I'm happy to say that my group has finally finished all of the recordings needed for the music video. The day after I finished filming scenes one through four, my groupmate asked me if I wanted to film some of the remaining scenes at the park with him. I decided to tag along and after he picked me up, we headed to a nearby park that had all of the things needed to film most of the outdoor scenes. After my groupmate and I finished the scenes, it was decided that it would be best if we finished the remaining scenes as soon as possible. This led to my groupmate and I going later in the week to the amusement center known as Xtreme Action Park. Once we arrived at the location, my groupmate had to spend a little while finding a parking spot for his car since most spots were already taken. Because of this, I had the idea to save some time and record the entrance to the building by myself since it was a scene from the storyboard. After my groupmate and I entered th...

 Hey blog, I'm back! During this week I have been able to finally start the process of filming for the music video. Since there was no school this week on Tuesday, I took the opportunity to film the first scene on the storyboard. In order to film the opening scene of the sunrise, I had to wake up incredibly early at 5am. Unfortunately, my mother was not awake yet at this time so I had to pay for an Uber ride to go to the beach. Since I had arrived quite early, I had about an hour or two to wait until the sun rose up. However once the sun rose, I was able to capture a clear and nice video of the sun rising in the distance. After I finished this filming, I also remembered the other scenes from the storyboard that took place at the beach. On a previous day, I had asked some friends if they were willing to help me out by allowing me to record them for scenes 2 and 3 on the storyboard. However, none of them were able to help me out since they all had plans. Because of this, I had to res...

 Hey blog, I'm back! At this point in time, my group has still not begun any filming. However, my groupmate and I decided that this week would be a good time for some filming to be done. Our group will also be taking advantage of the fact that there are some days off of school in the following weeks to record. In addition, my groupmate and realized that we don't necessarily need much fancy equipment to film as the cameras on our phones have a good enough quality. However, the group does need to acquire a Polaroid camera or Polaroid pictures to use for a scene from the storyboard. Fortunately, I was able to find a friend who was willing to help out by letting us borrow their Polaroid camera. The only other extra piece of equipment that has the possibility of being used is a camera stabilizer to hold our phones. Luckily, I was able to find a couple of stabilizers online that aren't too expensive for me to purchase. Since there is one day off during this upcoming week, I plan ...