Alyssa Blair's Blog

 Production: Over the weekend when Lauren and I filmed, we both had important roles to make sure our filming when successful. I was the director and one of the cinematographers. While, i was in charge of finding the perfect time of day for the best lighting and also was a cinematographer. Everything went very well. We did ended up changing a locations. For example, we changed Lily's house because we found a better option that was more excess-able. As the director, Lauren made sure we had good time management, made sure everything was where it was supposed to be like props, and she also made sure our vision came into real life. Lauren and I took turns being the cinematographers. The camera shots and storyboard really helped us make sure we had the correct camera angles, camera level, and camera shots. Overall, this day of filming went very well.

  Filming: Lauren and I filmed over the weekend. We filmed at 2 different locations. Lauren and I met at 9:30AM to start filming our first scene. We were in hair, makeup, and costume. By around 10:30AM, we had all of our shots and scenes completed for our first location. This location includes both Lily and Emmas houses. This ran very smoothly. Lauren and I then changed into our costumes, hair, and makeup needed for the next location. We then drove to our next location which was a pier. We were here from 10:45AM to 12AM. We needed a sunny day and wanted to get the best time for natural lighting possible since that was all the lightning we were using. Overall this production day went very well.

Vision Board  

This is my 2.13 Case Study assignment. We were asked to choose a movie or tv show and the analyze the opening scene. We analyzed the editing techniques, such as pace, cuts and transitions. For my movie I chose Frozen 2. I chose this movie because I have seen it multiple times and I felt like the analysis would be easier because of that. I analyzed the first 5 shots, then wrote out a conclusion for the beginning of the movie as a whole. Here is my assignment

  This is my first project that I edited. This is a promo video for North bend Washington. In the video it highlights the nature and beauty of this city.  Here is the full video

  This is the outline for my Media Studies Midterm Project. I worked with a group of four including me. “The Voice that Haunts”   By: Lauren, Szofia, Giada, Alyssa   Girl is going through a photo album, flashback with her mom and her as child, phone rings in flashback , cuts to girl picking up phone, she hears her mom's voice , and the voice tells her to meet at the pier , girl goes, phone rings again and hears moms voice behind her, eyes widen, goes dark, and she looks for mom then cuts off. Silhouette , after sunset.   Caroline: Giada   Mom: Lauren   Young Caroline: Mia    Creepy guy: Alyssa     Script:     Caroline: she picks a box up from the floor, and brings box to couch with her   Caroline: opens box ' s and sees a p h o to album starts looking thro u g h i t   Caroline: She flips through the album and pause s at a picture of her an d her mom   Caroline: She holds up the picture ...

                                                      Enola Holmes (Mystery Drama)   Cinematography:   The opening scene used a variety of shots from establishing shots of Enola's house, to close ups of her expressive face. Dynamic camera movements such as tracking shots following Enola, create a sense of energy and almost mystery . The camera focus is sharp, d rawing attention to key details which in turn enhance the narrative.     Editing:   Quick cuts and jump cuts are used to create a fast-paced and exciting atmosphere. This reflects Enola’s energetic personality. The editing also emphasizes the mystery unfolding     Sound:   The soundtrack is a crucial part in setting the tone for this movie. A blend of suspenseful music and ambient sounds enhances the mood and helps the audience be more intrigued as to ...