Alexander's Blog

 There are two characters within the short we are doing. One is a therapist and the other is the patient, this is also the protagonist of the story.  The patient: The patient is played by Angela Rodriguez, the character is going through mental trouble. To reflect this we decided on simple and dark clothes to reflect the mood of the character. This decision adds to the character to as it gives the audience an insight into the mind of the protagonist. The top will be a black long sleeve shirt and the bottom will likely be black sweatpants. The hair style will also be messy, likely in a ponytail, this also reflects the "mess" of the mental health of the character. The therapist: The therapist's costume was a lot easier to decide on, it is going to be a business casual look. This will include jeans and a button up shirt. The point of this is to make the character look clean and almost proper. This adds to the character as a therapist is seen as someone who helps without any e...

       Over the last week our group has been starting to discuss how we want to start and approach the filming of the short. The biggest problem we have encountered is that it is hard to find a time where all four of us are avaliable to film. We decided the best way to fix that is to film when we can, meaning if the actor and actress are avaliable at the very least some scenes are able to be recorded and sent to those who were not there for the part that was filmed that day. Angela is our main actress playing the main character and Johansen is also an actor playing the therapist. Jamil is likely to be our cameraman and I will be part of the editing. Though me and Jamil's roles are likely to be swapped throughout the process. The easy part of our prepping progress is agreeing on the setting. We will film at Angela's house just because it is the best when it comes to how far it is for each person and also the space avaliable.  Actors: Johansen will be playing the ...

 In today's assignment, we were told to individually create a mood board for the opening scene that our group will be making. Below are the images.     The overall tone I wanted to create for the mood board is dark and almost tense. This is best seen in the lighting that will be used, like the lowkey and natural lighting. This is also paired with the black shirt that the character will be wearing. This will contrast the therapist's more neutral color and formal clothes in the button-up. With the the house I want to create something more familiar to the audience and also within our ability, this is why we are just using a regular house in filming. This with the natural lighting will create a familiarity but also a more tense feeling. The therapist's office is likely to be in the same house but with things moving around similar to the images below. For this, I want to use lowkey lighting to really highlight the mindset of the main character. The props including the dog bowl...

       In this blogpost, I will be viewing and commenting on the beginning of short films from other students in Florida. I will be reviewing the technical aspects and giving my judgments on the decisions the students decided to make. I will be working with one of my group members Angela Rodriguez. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYpjHCwRO6Q&t=4s     In the video linked above, handheld shots are commonly used. This makes the viewers feel like they are also along in the action, and it is done really well. Once in the car, there are multiple close-up shots paired with quick cuts to follow the actions of putting in the keys and turning up the volume. This gives the opening scene a feeling of action which is further added to by the music. The only thing I would change in this opening scene is at 1:12 in the video where it goes from a handheld camera going around the parking garage to a flat static shot with no movement right after as they pull out. I would ...