Update

 The due date for the portfolio project is coming up. Yesterday me and my partner finished the filming process and are ready to begin editing. We only have a few days to compile everything together so we have to stay focused. I have to keep in mind that I still have to complete my CCR videos. My goal is too have everything finished by Sunday night and submit the project Monday.

Production #2

This week we are wrapping up our filming process. We just finished the shooting for this scene.

The FBI agent is featured in this scene, and foreshadows the rest of  the film. The man is laying down asleep after using drugs. This is shown by the medical pill bottles and alcohol sitting on the desk. The focal point of this scene is the wanted poster in the middle. This poster is for the protagonist who was wanted by the FBI but unexpectedly turned himself in.

Group meeting

Today in class we had group meting with fellow classmates. This meting was very helpful as it made me realize I wasn’t the only one that needs to finish filming. Looking at my peers blogs gave me a good understanding of where I should be in my filming process. My peer recommend that me and my partner should wrap it up by Wednesday. She recommended this because since we still have the editing process, finishing the filming early this week will give us time to edit and complete the ccr.

Final week(crunch time)

 This week marks our last week to work on the portfolio project and ccr. Filming wise we are behind and hopefully can wrap the filming process up early this week. This is a big priority for me because we have not started editing which is a crucial aspect. Another thing I have to focus on completing is the ccr. I plan on completing it last, ideally this weekend. There is a lot of things we have to compete by the Monday deadline, I hope to keep a positive mental space and not get stressed.

Production

 

This week we started the filming process for our opening. The first scene was shot inside a office and featured the deuteragonist the FBI agent.. In this shot his costume design is a button down and pants. His attire resembles his serious profession although in the shot the man is doing drugs. The shot type used was an over the shoulder shot. In this scene the FBI agent is seen doing cocaine off of the desk, this gives insight to his state of mind and problems with illegal substances.

CCR question

 The question I am doing is How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text? There are many ways our product engages with the audience, the main way is to present topics in our film that align with our target audience. For example our genre crime/mafia targets young-middle aged male adults. Since this is our target age we will present topics that this age group is interested in. Our film will include drugs, money, death etc., we would never present these topics if our audience was younger kids. For distribution we will be uploading to YouTube. YouTube is a great platform to reach our audience since the average users age is 25-34.

CCR Question

• How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?

In many films there are conventions that the lower class people are unintelligent, lack hard work, and caught up in illegal activities. 

While sometimes this is truth, there are many lower class people who are much smarter than people who are more successful. In our opening we wish to challenge this convention and give the poor a image they deserve. Since crime/ mafia films take place in infested cities, it makes sense to have a lot of civilians walking in the background of the city.

 A common stereotype is that lower class people aren't well spoken or mannered. In our opening the lower class civilians will be sophisticated and intelligent. Another way we can represent the lower class in a positive way is to have them well dressed in contrast to the typical homeless looking attire we see in media.