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 Final touches:   Today was the final work day in class. I worked more on my CCR's. I finalized a script for my CCR 2, however I couldn't film because a location was not available. Since it was our last day in class, we had our teacher help us with exporting our final movie out of Premier Pro and onto out flash drive. Then I posted it onto YouTube. Before I posted it, the pauses where the screen went black were way too long, so I had to go back in, shorten them, and export it for a second time. Then I posted the final version. In the description, I gave a short summary of our movie opening, as well as the genre.  This blog post is my final one before posting all my finished CCR's and my final Video. Looking back on all that I've done so far is very rewarding and I am proud of myself for sticking to it and seeing it out through the end.

  Editing: After all the editing for this project was done, and we were exporting it out of Adobe Premiere Pro, we had realized some of the mistake we made during the production process. The first mistake we made, we didn't have 2 different cars available to us since me and Lauren both can't drive, so both of our characters had the same car.  Then, in the last scene, we wanted Lauren's character to be driving, but since she doesn't have her license that would be illegal. So we did the best we could and she was moving her hands on the steering wheel a little bit. It looks a little funny but it we the best that we could do.

 Eclipse City Movie Poster:  What are there expectations of your tv drama? From our television drama poster you can expect to see a science fiction and a dystopia movie. The elements of science fiction are the flying saucers and the permeant eclipse. These are science fiction because these things arent necessary real and involve science. The dystopia feel comes from the broken down city which is an example of dystopia. Justify your choices and decisions by incorporating theoretical ideas from this unit? For our movie poster we went with a sci-fi dystopian hybrid movie. We showed this through our poster by incorporating sci-fi elements such as UFOs and an eternal eclipse. We brought in the dystopian aspect by the destroyed city at the bottom. The green sky is also a sci-fi element, as a green sky is not possible.

 CCR planning: Yesterday I filmed the fourth CCR. Me and Lauren did a podcast. We decided to each chose two questions that answered the main question. We named the podcast Chill Chats. It only took us a couple takes to get a perfect one. Once we got the perfect take, we put it into caput. Then I created a logo using canvas. I just searched for podcast logo templates the I changed the color to go along with our theme. Then I put that into caput along with the audio. Then I added in music. I used the same song that we had used for our movie opening. Then I exported it and uploaded it to YouTube. For the fourth CCR question, I created a powerpoint and recorded a video today. I used a mic to make sure the sound was perfect. Between each slide I paused the video then restarted it so that it would be easier for me to match up with the slideshow. I am currently editing it on caplet. I am deciding what kind of quiet slow background music to add, but I'm not sure.

 CCR creation:   I started with the fourth CCR. I am doing a powerpoint presentation for this one with a voice over of me going into more detail. I created the power point and I decided to make one slide for each software used. I then created one singular slide for all the equipment and technologies used. I have not finished yet, but the software slides will each have a brief description about how they helped me throughout the 8 weeks we have been working on this project. As well as a photo of the softwares logo, and the name.  To go along with this, I will be making a script. In this script I will just be going into more detail then o the slides. I will be reading off of this in my video voice over. I will then put the video and sound into adobe and edit anything I need. After it is edited, I will post it onto my YouTube Chanel. Then I will wait till the end to post it as my last CCR on my blog, with the other 3 before, and the final project last. We just keep ...

 Promotion: Yesterday and today I worked on a movie poster and I am now working on creating an I Movie trailer. For the movie poster, I chose 3 photos, one of me from the shoot day, one of Lauren, and one of us both. I used the same font for the title as I did in the actual movie opening. For the font colors I stuck with what we had previously used, pink and blue. I came up with a release date which is May 2nd 2026. For the iMovie trailer, I chose one of the pre set options that we can edit ourself. So far, I have put in all the credits and names, as well as select the clips and photos I want to use. The only issue I am having is that the clips will not upload onto my MacBook so now I cannot upload them to the project for a while. It will only be a few hours till I can, then I will fix all the transitions, fonts, and anything else that I'm not happy with. I started to work on my first CCR, and I have plans for the other 3. For the third, me and lauren are going to record a pod...

 We sent both Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish a DM on instagram asking for permission to use their music in our movie

 I created a movie poster using canvas for our movie.

 Editing: Nothing saved from yesterday so I had to re do all of that. I actually forgot how to do the voice thing for Emma, so I tried looking for the same video. It took a while but I still found it. I re did all of that and I tried some different settings. I ended up doing the exact same thing as yesterday.  I double checked the music, and then I added the sound of a car screeching to a stop. I found it ok YouTube then converted it to an mp3 file. Then I put it into adobe, cut it, and timed it with the video. Then I watched the whole thing through one more time to make sure everything was right. I watched it through again with Lauren and we were both happy. Although we noticed a few things. In the car scene the backpack we had used in the first clip of the opening was visible, and Lauren looked at the camera at one point. We don't have time to refill so it will have to work. Next week we will add the final credits and we will be done.

 Editing: Today my goal was to make Emma's voice in the car start to fade and sound muffled. I wasn’t sure how to accomplish this, so i asked my teacher. We tried to figure it out together but we were unsuccessful. Then i looked up a tutorial on youtube to get the general idea. Once i figured out where to go in adobe and what controls i needed to tweak, it was pretty easy. I played around with it for a bit until me and lauren were happy with how it sounded. One i finished and class was almost over, i might have forgotten to save the progress. I pulled out the flash drive before i had saved it but i feel like it may save automatically. If not, i do remember all that i did and what i’ll need to do to fix it just in case. It was a little disappointing but who knows it might work out. We will just have to wait until tomorrow to find out. We are so close to the end of the project i am very excited to see the final product after all this hard work and all the obstacles that have been thr...

 Editing: Yesterday I worked mostly on the transitions. Today I focused on the sounds. The songs we decided on were this is me trying by Taylor Swift and Birds of a Feather by Billie Eilish. During the whole beginning up until Emma's car breaks down, we have the instrumental version of this is my trying playing. I decided to keep the volume at normal since there is no dialogue or sounds that the audience needs to hear. Then, after the car breaks down, we have the instrumental version of Birds of a Feather playing. Then once Emma opens up to lily in lily's car, the beginning of the birds of a feather lyrics start, then play till the end.

 Editing: Started out this week slow. In class we were working on essays, so we didn't have too much editing time in class. Started by double checking the placement and timing and order of all the different clips. Once I was sure they were all in the right order I started to think about where I'd put different transitions. Which clips would transition into which, will it fade to black or white, how long would the transitions and fades last. Once I had all the transitions placed, I watched it through again to make sure it flowed smoothly and I asked Lauren what she thought, and we were both happy with it so far.

 Post production: Today we focused on the details, again refining the pace and seamless transitions. Finding the right music was a challenge but we have it narrowed down even more. We are crafting each scene to unsure that the story unfolds smoothly, and the audience understands what is happening. The final touches like the credits will come later, but now i am still focused on this important stage of the editing process. Lauren and i are very excited to see how this will all turn out in the end.

 Editing: Another day of editing. Focused on refining the pace if the movie and the flow with all of the cuts and transitions. Music selections have dwindles down to a few options, still not 100% sure what songs we will use. Finding the perfect music to match the film is very important to help convey what is happening in each scene. Then again we will add the credits last. Looking forward to see this project when its finished!

 post production: today i focused on the same things as yesterday, i continued editing, focusing on the placement and cuts and transitions for a natural engaging flow. We also thought more about the music and where we would place it. We also talked more about the credits placement and font.