Month: March 2024

“30 Ways to Shock Yourself” by bre pettis is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0.

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SUMMARY

Role

Editor

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

By May 10, as part of TEAM 4 as Editor, I will have evidence of the use of After Effects to achieve a shocking effect by following Electrocution Shock Tutorial for Session 5.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Training Source(s)

In this video, various different effects were used to achieve an electrocution effect. This tutorial shows the exact way and different effects that were used to achieve this effect. The electrocution follows Bender and creates a convincing effect.

Project Timeline

Pre-production Milestones

• Finish Script 4/10
• Finish Storyboard 4/12
• Finish Initial Cut 4/12

Production Milestones

• Start Filming 4/15
• Principal Shooting 5/1
• Start Reshoots 5/2

Post-production

• Rough Cuts 5/6
• Music Done 5/7
• Final Cut 5/9

Proposed Budget

1380 for Crew

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

Place screenshots of the following…

1. Storyboard (FILM) (with comments for each role) OR other planning documents like sketches, flowcharts (GAME DESIGN), etc.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1QZaP2iRnTizw2cubkF2y6nAPPmFBf72UGK9wvZ8EkaA/edit

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vM6S1CU7haTDrLNOQEFlQeCNOus-7jMVn9qdg1T9pHw/edit#slide=id.g2cf84fa4436_0_1

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

This is the film, Human Error

Film

Skills Commentary

I edited the film and my main smart goal was to create an electrocution effect and use other effects with After Effects. I achieved this effect in the film by electrocuting the main protagonist and adding smoke using After Effects as well.

Slideshow

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

The tutorial that I followed for the electrocution effect required a lot of different plugins which I didn’t have, so I had to use other ones or completely change some of the effects I used.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

We had to do a lot of planning with the entire team to work together on filming everything on time. For example, when we had to film after school, it was only a single day which was possible. Everyone did their role and I often had to work the camera.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I learned to better use and navigate After Effects as I have primarily edited all of our other films exclusively on Premiere Pro. Learning to use Premiere Pro was very helpful, especially figuring out how to use other important effects along the way.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

We had to cram a lot of different things in a very short period. This is because we had to deal with a lot of different changes that forced us to adapt very quickly to the circumstances. This meant rescheduling and changing very quickly. I had a day to edit the final scene which took some time.

Reactions to the Final Version

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

John Cohn

LOGLINE

• Explore and use the Logline Creator and Resources to help build your logline
• A logline is: Someone or thing fighting someone or thing for someone or thing

LOGLINE: Everyone is subjected to the Turing Test and the protagonist will need to pass, or else, his life will change forever.

PROTAGONIST 

• An average young person with aspirations to do great things like any great historical figure has. For as long as he can remember, he’s wanted to do great things for the world. Yet the protagonist is panicked easily and unstable when pushed too far.

PROTANGIONST CORE WOUND / MOTIVATION 

The main character is tasked with passing the Turing Test, yet failure has proven to take a toll on the protagonist’s life. This only brings further mental instability and self-deprecation as they question their entire world and what is true or not. They do everything they can to overcome the reality of the situation, whether this means acceptance, or overcoming…

GENRE

Drama

Birdman, Frankenstein, Us, Annihilation, Her

INFLUENCES and EXAMPLES

Coen Brothers, Jordan Peele

PLOT DESCRIPTION (FILM)

The protagonist is taking the Turing Test (or something similar) at the start of the movie and they are extremely nervous and tired. Following the end of the test, all hope is lost after being notified of the failure of the test. So, the character must navigate their normal life, with a new burden upon themselves, and sick thinking about what he has learned means. In attempts at self-discovery, everything fails, until acceptance follows. The soothing feeling of acceptance and rejection of the test brings overcoming.

TREATMENT (FILM)

Initial stress builds to the most important test of future times, the Turing Test. This test determines whether or not one has true intelligence in terms of sentience. This is something that everyone is subjected to, now, and every human is expected to pass. The main character truly believes that they are human, but clues throughout their life point the other way. Despite this, they expect to pass the test. Entering the room, everything starts to become too much, the stress and anxiety build, as the lights feel even brighter, the room warmer, and the sounds louder, all to the end of the test. This plagues them as they feel like a blemish in the world they are now in, despite having not changed. Others know this would surely lead to judgment and mistreatment, but it’s their life now. At the slightest hint that you are less than human, no one will help you.

SUMMARY

Role

Editor

Intention (SMART Goal) for the Session

By March 1, as part of TEAM 4 as Editor, I will have evidence of intentional atmosphere through color grading by following How to Get the Blade Runner 2049 look for Session 4.

PRE-PRODUCTION – INQUIRY

Leader(s) in the Field / Exemplary Work(s)

Thelma Schoonmaker

Thelma Schoonmaker

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Training Source(s)

Evidence of Team Planning and Decisions

PRODUCTION – ACTION

The (FILM, SOUND, or GAME Creation)

Here is the film, Art Thieves

Film

Skills Commentary

I edited the film. My smart goal aimed to use color-grading to create a fitting atmosphere for the scenes we shot. The film was shot using log footage and in different environments that needed color-graded differently.

Slideshow

POST-PRODUCTION – REFLECTION

21st Century Skills

Ways of Thinking (Creativity, Innovation, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving)

When editing the title card at the end of the movie, it required a different type of editing to make it look good. This was because it wasn’t actually dealing with editing footage, but rather photos. On top of this, some of the shots had weird lighting, so editing it to look consistent was difficult.

Ways of Working (Communication & Collaboration)

I worked with John and listened to his feedback to make the film match the feeling he was going for. I also worked with Audrey to make sure that everything fit together properly. Other small changes were made with the help of everyone else.

Tools for Working (Info & Media Literacy)

I colorgraded the film in a way to match the atmosphere of each scene, as well as editing the footage in log. This helped out with the overall feeling of the film and genre we were going for.

Ways of Living in the World (Life & Career)

Managing my time and working together with the entire team to help everything move forward. So, this can help in the real world where using the limited time available is the best.

Reactions to the Final Version

James Clark said it was the best montage he had ever seen. Both people complimented our acting ability, as well as, the pacing, and the sound design of the film. Notable film-maker, Sawyer Conklin, noted that he quite enjoyed the film as a whole “The montage was really dope.” He also said “I wish it was longer”, because it felt sort of short overall.

Self-Evaluation of Final Version

I thought that in the end, the film came together quite well. My editing had to change a little bit for different parts of the movie, specifically the montage portion of the film. The color grading was different in this film, both fixing the mistakes and working with the lighting utilized. The pacing of the movie came together to make the movie feel like a crime-action comedy.

Grammar and Spelling

Grammarly

Editor

John