Frustration

    Throughout this week, Isabel, Gaby, and I had told Carlos that we would need him on Saturday night to film our last few parts that we were missing from our film opening. He agreed and we all waited until then. So, until Saturday, I reviewed some shots that I wanted to include. We wanted a shot of Carlos catching his breath with his hands on his knees to be our very first clip for the audience to see. This shot would make the audience wonder ..

• why is he tired?
• why does he look scared?
• why is it so late at night?
• who is he hiding from?

  When Mrs. Marchetti (our teacher) showed us a TED talk on film making and the importance of story, I took it into consideration. In that video it talked about how important your story is in order to have a successful film. They also stressed the significance of letting the audience figure out what is going on. This creates anticipation and makes the viewer wonder what is going on. So, we did just that. We thought showing Carlos hiding and out of breath would make our viewers curious.  

Here was the video we were shown in class.

   Unfortunately, the night that we were supposed to film it rained and thundered all night! Annoyed, I didn't know what to do.. obviously, we couldn't film even if we tried because it would damage my camera. Devastated we had to reschedule yet again! But, this week for sure we should have all the footage we need to start the editing process.


citations:

• Stanton, Andrew. "The Clues to a Great Story." Andrew Stanton: The Clues to a Great Story | TED Talk | TED.com. TED, n.d. Web. 26 Mar. 2017.