Looking back at the process..

This has definitely been the most interesting project we've done in this class! I started out not having any clue about what I want to do and now I have an almost finished project that I'm very proud of.

Creating a psych thriller most definitely proved to be a challenge because although I've watched lots and lots of psych thrillers, I had not created my own, original film. I chose a film opening because I thought it would be easier than a magazine, but just starting my film was so challenging or me that I wished I had picked a magazine. Even during most of the script writing and editing part of it, I wished I'd chosen the magazine. But, I actually modeled for one of my friends' magazines and watching her made me realize how hard magazine making is. Anyway, right now I'm very satisfied with myself and my project an I'm glad I chose this.

Also, here's a picture of Taylor Barton, who plays Sydney in the film. She is Kyle's sister in the film.

Below are some of the major issues that I faced during this process. 

The Beginning

Right when I started this project I realized just how hard script writing can be. I had no clue what I was doing, or what my movie was going to be about. It took me almost two weeks to have a proper plot in my head that I could turn into words. Without Taylor's help, I might not have finished the plot until much later.

The Middle

The filming was extremely stressful. I thought I was past the hard part when I had developed a plot and a script but boy, I was wrong. Don't get me wrong, my actors were great! But, on the first day of filming, due to problems with individual schedules, we couldn't finish filming. We had to meet again. But, we couldn't finalize dates until Jose (who plays Danny) gave us one. Then, on the day of filming Diego (Kyle) lost the shirt that he wore on the first day of filming, so we had to refilm the whole thing. Luckily, I had already edited and compiled the parts that we filmed on day one, so I only filmed from the shots and angles that I needed. After that, my friend who was originally supposed to act as Sydney couldn't do it anymore due to some problems so I had to ask Taylor to fill in for her.

The End

The editing went much quicker than I thought. But the cutting-down-to-two-minutes part was harder than I imagined. The introductory audio sounded pretty good too. The only thing I'm worried about now is the crescendo that my friend, Jorge, is making for me. I don't know when he will be done with it, but hopefully soon because I need to sort of blend it into my video and make sure it gels well with the rest of the video. I will have him write me an email, formally giving me permission to use his music, and when that happens, I'll post a screenshot of it! 

That's all I had to say about this journey! It's been a good time, and a very interesting one too. I'm going to work on and finish my CCR tomorrow so I don't have to worry about that the last moment (because I have the crescendo to worry about ha!). Thank you for following me in this long process!