Mia's A Level Blogs

 Final Active Instagram: Post #1 Post #2 Post #3 Post #4 Post #5 Post #6 Post #7 Post #8 Post #9 Post #10 Highlight pictures: https://www.instagram.com/iloveyourightfilmal?igsh=MWwxaDlicmZycmVtOA==

 Postcard Final Submission! Front: Back:

 My Instagrams last highlights (not including the repost of my last post): As I mentioned, we have a new character in the film. She matches the criteria and the physical appearance  of my actor Briana Welch. She plays Bonnies younger self for a short duration of the film. Do to her appearance in the film, she has been added to the instagram. The instagram is set up with the highlights that are separated between the cast and the songs used in the film. Sophia has been added to the highlight of the cast members. I asked her the same questions as the others: What's your name? and whats your role in the film? What do you do in your free time? How do you feel about the production set? Her responses were recorded and saved into the highlight as well. To finish up the instagram I have added the last post. The post that announces my film. I provided a caption that thanked everyone for their support. Along with an encouraging message to excite the audience. My Instagrams last post:

 Foley sounds added: Tree branch snap Running feet leaves moving Foley sounds are an important sound usage in films. They enhance the quality of the audio in specific situations. For my film, I added a few foley sounds for this exact purpose. For the running scene of Bonnie, she is outside alone while it's dark. To emphasize the scariness in this scene I wanted to add an everyday sound that would scare the average person. To achieve this, I inserted the sound of a tree branch snapping. This startled Bonnie and made her scared. She continued her run as she says "It's probably nothing". She is visibly on edge after this. As she continues running, she hears her name from the voices and this is when she turns around and runs home. The branch foley sound was to foreshadow that Bonnie was going to get increasingly scared when she hears the voices. This same scene is when I included the foley sounds of leaves moving. I had the actor Briana kick around some leaves so I could ...

 After watching my film over and over I knew it was missing something. I realized I never fully touched on the subject of her illness. Bonnie has Oneirophrenia, I have elaborated on this many times. However, when watching the film, her mental illness is never described. I knew this is what was missing. Therefore, I added in a scene for both the credits and an insight to her illness. This way the audience is fully aware what she has and gets to see how it affects her. Once I filmed this scene, the film came together. This scene is 30 seconds long and introduces a new actor. I wanted the scene to be of Bonnies younger self. I used my sister Sophia Robinson. Sophia and Bonnie have identical features. They both have dark curly hair, brown eyes, and similar vibes overall. Seeing this made it clear she would be perfect. Bonnie is 17 years old and Sophia, playing Bonnies younger self, is 12 years old. This is the perfect age to tell she was a couple years younger when she was diagnosed. I...

I've finally made the finishing touches to the postcard. As i've been experimenting with Canva, I realized it's a better fit for these types of projects compared to Adobe Photoshop. Due to this, I re-did my postcards. I maintained the same themes, however, I altered a lot. To explain, I have felt iffy about my postcard updates. The postcard felt off. When doing further research on postcard layouts and themes, I came across a few that made more sense for my film. I will provide a side by side: Front side:              Before changes:               After changes: I came to the conclusion that the postcard should only be Bonnie. Lucas is featured frequently on the instagram, due to this, I wanted Bonnie to have the postcard. This way it's visible that she is the point of the film. Lucas is her boyfriend and a main character, however, to get the genre point across of horror, the isolation factor is my main priority. Meani...

 I added a few more songs into the film along with my VoiceOver. Originally I had "The Good I'll Do" by Zach Bryan. Now I have three more. I added them since they fit the scenes vibe. I didn't want to have all of my scenes without some kind of sound. These songs are: "Loom" by Zach Bryan "Cover me up" by Morgan Wallen "November Air" by Zach Bryan I added the "Loom" song over the scene of Bonnie and Lucas on the phone. This song is played before she picks up the phone. She is trying to sleep, while he is playing video games. The part I added in was the beginning that way it was mostly instrumental. The only words that were put in were "How do I make you fall in love with me?". The rest is strictly just the background music of the song. "Cover me up" was also in this scene. I added it over when they were talking on the phone. This way there was a faint sound in the back rather than silence. Having this music al...

Instagram is all up to date! I added organized highlights and 6 more posts! I will end with 10 posts on my instagram. The finishing touch will be my last post. This will be the final release announcement.  Instagram Page: What's added Highlight 1 - "Production Crew!" Highlight 2 - "Film Songs!" Post 4 - Behind the scenes Post 5 - Actors Briana and Matthew BTS Post 6 - Release date announcement  Post 7 - Film Festival  Post 8 - Filming Locations Post 9 - 15 second trailer                                       Instagram Post #6                     Instagram Post #7 Behind the scenes post give insight of the production team. Allowing for me to share how everyone gets along and have fun moments in-between filming. Especially when filming with friends, there are a lot of those fun memories. Behind the scenes allow me to share those sp...

My film doesn't have much dialogue. I realized this after editing further. To change that I added a new script. I explained previously that I plan out my scenes on my notes. I used this same strategy to plan out this script. I added a dialogue of Bonnie and Lucas to show how they interact. Doing this with a scene of Bonnie trying to fall asleep when she gets a call from her boyfriend, Lucas. Showing how they speak to each other. The purpose of this was to show they are in a healthy relationship. Along with Lucas knowing what's going on with Bonnie. Showing he isn't completely blindsided to what Bonnie is going through.  SCRIPT:

My ending scene was lightly touched in a couple blog post. After filming the scene, I have made some adjustments. The overall theme is the same. They song, movements, actors, are all consistent with my original plan. The adjustment comes in when focuses on camera angles and lighting. The camera angles were up in the air before. I made a list of camera angles and movements that I would use. Following these, I made lighting adjustments. I was going to use natural lighting for the scene, however, this would have changed the setting too much. Therefore, I kept the scenes dark. The high key lighting is a key feature I kept. I added in a buildup to the scene. Instead of jumping into it, I added Lucas and Bonnie running through the door. Bonnie runs to her room and throws herself on the floor; clearly upset. Lucas then runs in after Bonnie, following her into her room. He lifts Bonnie up after noticing she's upset. Once lifting her up is when my original description of the scene starts. T...

Isabella Colon (Girl #1) - Left                    Mackenzie Gardner (Girl #2) - Right  We're circling back to the brief mention of side characters. I mentioned slightly the idea of having a couple background characters in my film. I posted the Instagram post to see who was interested in the role.  Multiple people commented and interacted with the post saying they were interested. I reached back to two of the people that commented and went through with them. The two individuals that were chosen were Isabella Colon and Mackenzie Gardner. They were intrigued in the minor role of being a couple of background characters. Their purpose in the film was to get outside perspectives on Bonnie and her boyfriend, Lucas. I mentioned in my beginning blogs that I wanted to raise the question on whether Lucas was real or a hallucination Bonnie made up. To keep this question in mind, I added this short clip to the 'Hallway scene'. Isabella and...

Hallway Scene:  For the drama side of my film, I set upon having a school scene. Bonnie is a teenager in high school, so I wanted to link that side of her character to her. To show how the people at school see her. Along with how she acts outside of her home. Adding a new location and setting to my film. I located this film in the hallway at Hudson High School. To show the drama, I had my first scene with Matthew as Lucas. I felt showing their relationship was necessary at this point in the filming process. To show how her mood changes when she has him next to her.  This scene is relatively shorter. Bonnie is standing in the hallway with no emotion. Showing that she is just thinking to herself and is never comfortable alone. Giving the feeling that she is probably unsettled and in her head. She is overthinking only until Lucas finds her. She is awaiting him in the hallway. Once the bell rings, Lucas finds Bonnie in the hallway and tugs her shoulder. As she turns around her exp...

Running scene breakdown Techniques used Establishing shot Mid-shot Distance shot Close-up Tilt angle Pan camera angle  High-key lighting Natural Lighting Ambient lighting Dialogue Mise-en-scené Most of the shots and camera angles listed are easily identifiable when viewing. Along with their purpose and commonality. Shots such as establishing, mid-shot, close-up, and pan-shot have been used frequently already. They have their individual significance within my film. The establishing shot helps set the scene and create the dark, spooky atmosphere. Mid-shot and close-up shot allow for the ability of the audience to see the actors facial expressions. Pan camera angles I use with the establishing shot. Doing this for the sole purpose of the audience seeing a new area. Working as an introduction to identify where they are and who they're with, if anyone.  To spice up my typical techniques, I added the tilt camera angle and distance shot. Tilts I used a few time in this scene. I did t...

Bonnies Run Scene  To keep the films idea of Bonnie feeling isolated, scared, and struggling with her illness, I added a new scene where she is running outside, at night, alone. I maintain the pattern of showing an establishing shot when the scene changes. To show the shift in scenery and build suspense, I shot a clip of the outside area that Bonnie was about to walk by. Following, Bonnie walks out of the house and zips up her jacket. I costumed Bonnie with a zip up, slim-fit jacket, running shorts, and running shoes to provide mise-en-scené. Giving the audience a right away that she is going on a run. Bonnie begin her run down the street. To keep the scenery in the shots I recorded Bonnie running, then next is man shots of her surroundings. Showing the wild around her gives the dark, scary atmosphere that I am going for. As Bonnie is running she hears a branch break. Visibly startled, however, pushes through and begins her strides once more. Once Bonnie hears her name she gets too...

My Instagram engagement so far:  An important thing to get people to recognize your film is to put it out on different social medias. For this project, Instagram is the greatest asset to achieve that goal. However, to attract more attention, I used apps like SnapChat and iMessage to further distribute my film. Snapchat allowed me to show off my instagram account with provided details and images for everyone to see. I linked the instagram account, this way they have easy access to my instagram. Same idea with iMessage; I sent out my instagram account with my film ideal so I could get a wider range of audiences. Helping my case and receiving higher views and more likes, comments, shares, etc.  Having my name as my Instagram username helps a lot too. This way when someone wants to find my film, they have easy access as well. To keep my instagram positively rising with engagement, I interacted with other films and instagram accounts. This way when they see my effort, they interact...

I have added a lot of information to my Instagram. I focused solely on the instagram to make sure it looked good enough for people to interact with.  What we know:  Instagram Name Production Name Profile Picture Instagram poster What I've added: Description on posts Second post (Production Crew introduction) Third post (Current casting whilst calling for side characters) Instagram Bio Post #2 Using Canva, I was able to create a couple more posts for my instagram. The second post is a Production logo with my production name. I created a caption as well. This is me formally introducing the crew and welcoming everyone to my film. I felt as though an introduction was necessary. For my third post, I wanted a chance for people to interact with it. Hence, I created a casting list. This lists my current actors, although at the same time calling for side characters. I included a phone number so they can reach out and audition for the side character roles. A provided a caption describin...

My postcard is edited quite frequently due to necessary changes. Every time I update the postcard I come across further research of film postcards. Therefore, causing me to keep updating. Updates on Postcard: Layout Back side New images Matthew instead of Noah Postcard Updated: I took a visit to Canva and checked out the postcard layouts they had. Alongside this, I searched for different movies and their postcards. For the front, I came across a layout where the postcard was split into three different parts. I felt this looked more organized than my current postcard. I used that layout idea snd created my own on Abode Photoshop. Using a white line to divide the three different sections. To follow the organization aspect, I put the background image as the largest section. Taking up the whole left side. For the right, I split this into two. The bottom is about 1/4 of the right side; this way the picture of Bonnie and Lucas can take up majority of the right side. The bottom section is bei...

CHARACTER CHANGE For the film, we had to make some adjustments. The role of Lucas in this film has been substituted for production purposes. Multiple reasons play into the role and the overall fit for the role of Lucas. Lucas' role is based around being Bonnies boyfriend.  Reasons we recasted: Chemistry Physical appearance Acting skills Availability New Actor : Matthew Stolz The original actor of Lucas -Noah Burchard-, could have got the job done. However, I felt as the director that changes needed to be made. When Noah had acted for me last year he did fine as his role was minor. Within this film his role is more major. Him and my actor Briana didn't fit well together chemistry wise as well. The acting felt off. Due to this, I subbed Matthew Stolz in. Matthew and Briana are more natural, this is a better look for my film.  Another point being the role of Lucas as a whole. The physical appearance side, Noah was blonde with curly hair and blue eyes. Matthew on the other hand ha...

 The start of my instagram posts is here! I created a poster for my short film. Using Canvas, I created these in no time. Canva allows for creativity whilst also giving an outline to get you started. With this help, I made the posts to my instagram in under an hour.  For my instagram poster, I feel it's a good step of kicking things off. My instagram poster includes nominations, title, actors and their roles, and a picture of my main actor. I wanted only Bonnie in the poster because she is the main character. Having her alone adds to the isolation and panic factor. If Matthew was in the poster as Lucas the poster would look more in the drama/relationship side. Since it's more of a horror/thriller I wanted that genre to stick out more.  Instagram poster: To create the scene of this poster all I needed was my actor, my front door, and a camera for the flash. I had my actor, Briana, lean up against the door. Originally, I told her to make a scared face. We took multiple take...