Hi, my name is Amanda Sardinas. My candidate number is 0881. We integrated technologies into this project by using software such as iMovie to create out rough draft for our film and have an idea of how it would be and it’s chronological order. We used the Magnus tripod to be able to crest shots that weren’t shaky. We also used the cannon camera to make sure the quality of the was more HD and it was nice. We used a tape recorder to pre record sounds, since we had a lot of issues with ambient sounds considering the fact that we recorded it at the beach. There were a lot of sounds of seagulls and wind noise. We also used after effects to create our credits and our subheadings so we had to look at different fonts, figure out ways in which were were going to put it in our movie and that was really fun too. We also used premier pro which is a program used by professionals so it was very intimidating at first. And then we realized, ok we just take these intricacies and go step by step which it was really fun and exciting and I had never edited before so I though that was really cool. Thankyou.

Hi, my name is Amanda Sardinas. My candidate number is 0881. My production skills developed a significant amount through out this project. For I learned how to cast and was fortunate enough to have a drams troupe in my school so it was easy to find teenagers that were inapt with their feelings and how to distribute emotion. Casting characters was fun and it was a unique experience. How to write a script; that took a while for we really didn’t know how to and then we figured it out and we used the different formations and strategies to do it. Also, how to decide the tone and image for we wanted to crest like an 80’s vibe. We wanted to make sure it was like a very cheery and happy go lucky film. Rehearsals were a little tough considering that there were a lot of people that quit, which was a struggle l. And then creating costumes and makeup we tried to keep it simple by using regular swimsuit wear, but also having people wear very vibrant colors. Then, we also had a difficulty with sound, specifically ambient sounds for being outside the wind was crashing and the seagulls were shrieking and it was really difficult. Also, figuring out a location we wanted to make this film really unique and take advantage of where we live which is Miami, FL. We did it at the beach. Thank you.

Hi, my name is Amanda Sardinas. My candidate number is 0881. Our product engages with audiences because it’s a relatable topic for teens and our target audience were, was meant to be teenagers. So the whole premise of the movie is boy likes girl, but girl is taken by a boy who’s more popular. So I feel that teens have this sense of craving and desire to be more than what they are and to party, experience young love and live life thoroughly. It also relates to adults who can reminisce about the past, you know the good ole days with the whole vibe that we had in mind which was the 80’s. Our costumes are very vibrant. People are wearing different kinds of colors. The filter that we used within the film is also kind of neon which I thought was cool.

Of I had to advertise and market the film I would use Instagram for a lot of teens use it also adults and it’s very well known. And then I would release the movie at a drive in just to give it that old time feel which I think would be unique for teens and adults to experience together. Thank you.

Hi, my name is Amanda Sardinas. My candidate number is 0881. So my product uses challenges and conventions by using angles and shots to portray the characters emotions on a deeper level. So for instance in our film we have three main characters. We have Andy who plays Otis, Diana who plays Diana and Josh played by Bay.

One of our scenes is having Diana, the prettiest girl in school, stand on a sand hill, and there we shot it at a high angle so that she represents dominance and authority over our other main character Andy (played by Andy name is Otis) who is in love with her. She has this power over him that he can’t control.

We used close ups to overwhelm the audience and also have Andy demonstrating some solitude and a feeling of unrequited love because you see his emotions on a closer, deeper level.

It represents social groups and issues by showing how Otis, our main character, feels outcasted and only his dreams can he actually overcome all his fantasies of being with the prettiest girl at school and going to party. A lot of teens nowadays have anxiety and depression and they feel like they don’t fit in so we were trying to emphasize that in this film by having him have this dream. Thank you.

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This is a rough layout of what our movie plot is going to look like. It includes the most major scenes and stars the members of DSGS Productions.

In class, I sat with my group and Ms.Padro (teacher) to discuss our productivity. Everything so far has been perfectly on track. We have been up to date with most of our blog posts as well as editing for the movie. We are almost entirely done with the movie project, however, we seem to be stuck in the editing process. We are moving along smoothly, but some things are more difficult to accomplish such as the voice overs. We also had a tough time with the title sequence of our movie since it had to be created from scratch using a font that actually appealed to us and corresponded to the mood of the movie. We finally resolved this situation by issuing Sippin on Sunshine font and developing a beautiful shade of orange for the coloring. As of now everything is going as planned.

We are finally heading towards the finish line! The voiceover process got a little complicated, but luckily we resolved it and were able to get it done as well as finally finishing our credits. We asked the two actors in our movie to come in and film their voices speaking the dialogue. This was rough because they had to perfectly match the voice to the motion of their mouths. We did the recording separately because of time complications. One of the actors wasn’t here while the other was. When we put it into the editing system, we had to slow down the recordings because they were still to fast for video filmed. It was so difficult matching lip motion and dialogue.The final touch up is the volume of the voice overs themselves for they are a little loud.