Its finally over "The Necklace"

Finally after about 5 weeks "The Necklace" is some what complete. It was due on Tuesday, having still 2 minutes left unedited I rushed and came after school to finish the job. I wished we would had more time to get in more shots but overall it turned out okay. I had learned a lot from this project. The one most important things i learned from this was to be organized as much as possible and work as much as possible without wasting one second.Also teamwork is key, if one person slacks off than the whole group is being slowed down. Seeing how difficult this project was I'm wondering what will be our next one, if it will be equally as challenging or even harder.

Editing the necklace

My group and I have finished filming our footage. Currently we are editing the film and we are almost done putting the story line together. We need the last scene and all the sounds in the film since we are only allowed to use folly and ADR. It is sometimes difficult to put in folly and ADR because you have to match it up as close as possible to the action. Right now me and the director are the only ones editing, while the other record the rest of the folly and ADR. Whole editing we have realized some mistakes that we have not seen while filming. We plan to re-shot as soon as possible.

This is the same editing software we use but this is not our film

"The necklace" Filming week 2

It has been 3 weeks since my group and i have been working on "The Necklace" by Ricki Herrera. So far we filmed about 70% of the film but lots of work is still needed. Due to our planning before hand we are finishing filming fast but we did have a few problems. For example on our first day of filming there were multiply clouds making the scene too dark. Also our actors kept looking straight at the camera which frustrated me while editing but we re shot and it is much better than before. We also goofed around a bit which wasted some time but we are still making good progress. My main concern is Foley and ADR. We barely have any Foley and zero ADR. Our main focus now is to finish filming ASAP and then concentrate all our effort on sound. Editing is not a major problem but it will take time to finish. I believe we will finish on time but we might have to rush a bit to get it done and work much more on sound.

A Foley artists at work 

Pre-production: Week 1

"The Necklace" by Ricki Herrera is in progress. So far the script has been written and rewritten. We had created a schedule for the film but it had to change due to the fact that the scripted need more work and a storyboard and shot list was still needed.  The Director and I are starting to plan the shot list and story board. We- the director Ricki and I- decided that the more we plan out before filming the faster we will finish with more time to edit. So far I believe that 3 or 4 more days before we can actually start to film. Most of out scenes are outside and during the afternoon. With the progress we are making I believe this will be a good film.

This is not our actual script but a cool picture that resembles ours right now

Sundance Film Festival

According to Deadline Hollywood the "Sundance Film Festival would be move one week due to it's overlapping of Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend. The Sundance Film Festival is hold annually in   n Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort in Utah. It is the largest independent Film Festival in the US. It was held from January 17 to January 27 but starting 2015 it would start January 22. Now as a teen and future filmmaker the change won't affect me as much just making me reschedule a few thing, but as a consumer it changes everything. Since it was held the same time as a long weekend tourist don't spend as much money and time in Utah but due to the change us consumers are given more days to spend our money and who doesn't like spending money?  For more info please visit  http://www.deadline.com/2013/09/sundance-film-festival-to-shift-dates-in-2015-to-avoid-mlk-holiday-weekend/

Spanish Film Industry Under a Microscope Over State Subsidies

Recently in Spain the Film Industry there is caught the eye of the Spanish government. How you may ask? Well according to The New York Times " José Luis Garci is one of the few Spaniards to ever win an Oscar. In 1982, the director’s “Begin the Beguine” became the first Spanish production to win an Academy Award for best foreign language movie.But his latest, “Holmes and Watson, Madrid Days,” was met with little enthusiasm. It got a lukewarm response when it was released last September. Over six weeks, its audience steadily decreased.
Then, in its seventh and final weekend, ticket sales rose 5,300 percent."
Now you may be asking your self "Wow 5300% that's good right?". Well maybe, It did make money but why did it just make money the last week it was in theaters. Well when Susana de la Sierra, the director general of the Institute of Cinematography and Visual Arts, said that her agency, a part of the Culture Ministry. They believe that some producers are accused of inflating ticket sales to qualify for state aid.
Okay now you must be like "Oh wow that would never happen in America or what ever country you happen to live in as u read this" but truthful one can never know. For a few extra million bucks movie producers might inflate prices in your local theater but hey is it completely legal???
For more info please visit http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/arts/spanish-film-industry-under-a-microscope-over-state-subsidies.html

Spain Under a Microscope

Superman VS. Batman: Who will be Batman?

With this upcoming crossover which includes two powerhouse super heroes, Superman and Batman, people are wondering about what is the movie about? Will it be a sequel too "Man of Steel". But what most people want to know is who will be Batman? Well according to International Business Times Christian Bale, who played Batman in the Dark Knight trilogy, was offered a whooping $50 Million to put on the cape again. But according to Bale he states that "I've literally not had a conversation with a living soul. I understand that they may be making a Justice League movie, that's it". I myself am a major Batman fan, and Bale has been my favorite Batman so far. But if there going to be a new Batman how would it affect the movie? Well since we are all used to seeing Bale under the mask there might be some disappointments because of how high the bar has been raised for all super heroes movie. This new Batman might not fight the character as well as Bale but we will have to see for yourself in the next few years. Other actors being considered for Batman are Orlando Bloom, Armie Hammer and Scott Adkins. For more info visit http://www.ibtimes.com/superman-vs-batman-movie-christian-bale-offered-50-million-play-caped-crusader-new-film-1384021