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SCROW OPENING SCENE VIDEO LINK

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Making My CCR

  For my CCR, I decided to start off by making a script for each question we were required to answer. It is obvious that without a script, the quality of my CCR would be extremely poor compared to if I were to use one.  The script took about one hour to write as I made sure I answered every question given and also made sure to add every detail necessary. When it came to deciding what i'm going to edit my CCR on, I decided to go with Canva. I decided to use Canva because of the many options you are given with the video editor version. You are able to add music, pictures, videos and more into any production you want. 

Filming my CCR was fairly smooth and only took a couple takes. One frustrating bump in the road was when I was in the middle of filming and It stopped all of the sudden because my storage was full. This happened a couple times. A quick solution to this was just to use my dad's iPhone and send the videos to my laptop. From there on, I could just edit those clips into my CCR.

Filming Process

 I planned to only take a day or two to film my entire opening scene for Scrow. Lucky for me, It only took me one night to film the majority of my shots! Those shots being the victim cleaning up the kitchen, turning off the TV, closing the door (without locking it :) ) and more shots that display the chores done by the person before falling victim to Scrows terror. Most shots only took a couple takes and took me an overall 1-2 hours to shoot the entire opening scene. I shot the entirety of my film with an iPhone 11 and had ZERO problems with recording. Although the quality isn't top notch, it definitely gets the job done with 4k and HD options. If anything, It is quite impressive how such a good camera can be compacted into such a small device. I was also lucky enough to find a dedicated actor who did me a HUGE favor by contributing to my film. So for that, I would like to introduce you to my main actor (who played the victim) Deniz Izak. Deniz:

 

Deniz was very good at knowing what I wanted in each scene. He did not try to do anything obscure and followed the exact script and directions. I genuinely appreciated this because it not only made the overall scene well executed, but also made it so we could film this as quick as possible without wasting much time at all. The quick filming gave me more time to do things such as editing. So I would like to give a HUGE thanks to Deniz. 

Shots Updated

Shots:

• Shot 1: Shot of house from the outside.

• Shot 2: Shot of Room right before the entrance of the kitchen. (Credits/Movie Label)

• Shot 3: Shots of victim cleaning up kitchen beings. *Music plays continuously*

• Shot 4: close tight shots of persons face focusing on cleaning up kitchen *Music plays continuously*

• Shot 5: More shots of cleaning up (Different Angles of the room) *represents almost as if the person is being watched (which he/she is)

• Shot 6: Grabbing TV Remote

• Shot 7: Shot of victim turning off TV with the remote.

• Shot 8: Shot of victim closing the Door.

• Shot 9: Shot of "LOCK ON/OFF" switch showing "OFF". This represents that the door is unlocked.

• Shot 10: Shot of victim turning off lights.

• Shot 11: Shot of Scrow

• END

 

Started To Film

In the past couple days, I have started the filming process for the film "Scrow". Because I haven't had a time with my actor yet, I have started to film all the shots that do not require my actor. Those being most of Scrows shots and the shot of the house outside, here are some of the behind the scene shots and raw footage so far:

Actor Situation

 At first and for the first couple weeks, I thought that It would be a good idea to start filming with the main actor being me. I was extremely wrong with thinking this was a good idea. To begin, if I were to act in my own film (especially as the main character), I would have zero control on the camera position and everything else I would want to get the right shots and angles. This would ultimately lead to a poorer version of my film because I am giving the lens to a person who has no Idea what I want. In response to this change of mind, I decided to contact friends who would be open to acting as the main character. The main character in the scene is the victim because most of the shots are aimed on that person. At first I was worried that it would be difficult to find people to act but I have found someone is open to the job. For Scrow, I can actually usually anyone in my family such as my dad because it doesn't require much acting skill. To continue, there are minimal shots of Scrow which makes it even easier for the designated actor. 

Delay!

 This week has been a bit difficult to film or do much because of certain circumstances. Although I have been enjoying my week long family vacation, it has been hard to do anything with the progression of development of this project because of my location. I plan on filming in my house, but because im on a ship; it’s impossible to get any shots that can be inputted into my opening without it not matching the overall setting. With time ticking down, and with there only about two weeks left in the project, it definitely has been adding a lot of stress and unwanted procrastination. It also frustrates me that I cant post the progression/behind the scenes of my film opening that I looked forward to posting on this blog this week. The good news is that I come back Sunday and plan to immediately start shooting tomorrow/Monday. All my behind the scenes footage and updates will be posted on here for everyone to see. 

Shots

Day 1 Filming:

• Shot 1: Shot of house from the outside. (SCROW labeling opportunity)

(music can start to play, but very low as we are in an outside of the house perspective)

• Shot 2: Shot of Room right before the entrance of the kitchen. (music gets louder as we are inside)

• Shot 3: Shots of person cleaning up kitchen beings. *Music plays continuously*

• Shot 4: close tight shots of persons face focusing on cleaning up kitchen (most likely at sink cleaning pots) *Music plays continuously*

• More shots of cleaning up (Different Angles of the room) *represents almost as if the person is being watched (which he/she is)

Day 2 filming:

• Shot 1: shot of Scrow through the window *minimal lighting*

• Shot 2: Person finishing up routine and walking into house

• Shot 3: shot of open sliding glass window (shows scrow is in) 

• Shot 4: Shot of Scrows weapon on his side as he is walking towards bathroom

• Shot 5: Kill 

New Gimbal!

I plan on starting to film tomorrow and a helpful piece I just acquired came in today! I purchased a gimbal for filming and I am super excited to use it. Here are some pictures:

 

 

Final Lighting

 Lighting is one of the most important factors when it comes to filmmaking. I plan on mostly using dim lighting for my film opening to give off more of a horror aspect. Mind the fact, when shooting it's going to be at night so I will already have a dark aspect to the film. Whenever Scrow is in the frame (outside shots), I will only use MINIMAL lighting. I want the audience to mainly see his frame with only small amounts of detail. I am doing this so I can force the audience to fill in the blanks when it comes to Scrows appearance and overall vibe. If I successfully display a scary enough atmosphere, the imagination of my audience will immediately go to the scariest possibilities for Scrow.

Examples of Minimal Lighting:

 

“Friday The 13th” (2019)

“The Nun” (2018)

“Psycho” (1960)