Reflection

I am now so far behind Bec and Claudia - who i was trying to pace myself by as time management isn't my strong point. My music is going no where and last lesson i was surrounded by talking people who kept distracting me. So i now sit by myself and work silently. I'm thinking about borrowing out a lap top for Thursday night and just doing a whole heap of my creative media, so I'm back on track. Last lesson Mr Andrews asked us all to print out the task sheets off blackboard and ring them to class, i printed them out but instead of putting them in my diary with everything else, i put them in my bag. This morning i was in a rush and i just grabbed my diary and forgot the sheets. Considering i printed out an extra sheet about reflections off blackboard, so i could improve them - i think the fact that i forgot my task sheet should be forgotten. I'm trying hard in creative media because i do like the subject but I'm pushed for time as my other subjects are very demanding. I'm trying to improve my reflections and reflect more frequently as i know its where I'm lacking.
To Do:
Basically my whole music sound track; i have picked the loops i like and placed them in the project, so that i don't lose the ones I've spent two lessons selecting; however, I'm yet to actually start placing things in the right spots and layering sounds.
Film the grave scene again and in the right format; this is if we get time to do it before we go overseas.
Put the extra effect on the sandwich scene - with Mr Andrews help.

Reflection

It is now week six and I'm really starting to try and start my music off. I am falling behind as i have so much other work at the moment, so i can't do creative media for homework. I never get to much done in class because there are so many distractions. Bec's and Claudia's progress with the music is making me feel in more behind. I really need to start getting more work done in class. One of my biggest problems, other than time management, is that I'm so indecisive when it comes to the music; i just don't know what i want and where. Also due to my bad memory, i keep forgetting to bring headphones which makes concentrating and making my music a whole lot harder. Next lesson I'm going to bring my headphones and work really hard.

Music Activity

It would belong to a science fiction movie, the opening scene is where it could be used. The volume and tempo increased, then keep softening in various parts. The pace of the music kept changing, there were different peaks in the music which made it sound like there is an adventue happening. There was a wide range of woodwind, brass and strings used throught the peice. The music made me feeel interested in what was happening. There was light and dark sections in the music.

Reflection- Music

We have had an introduction lesson in garage band this week. In the lesson we started using garage band, it is pretty easy to use and i believe i will be able to make an alright soundtrack. As a class we have talked about what type of music suits different types of films. Next lesson i will go through the different sounds and get a rough idea of where i want each sound. Mr Andrews has showed me how to put my film into Garage Band so that i can see where I'm putting in the different sounds. I find garage Band easier to use than Final Cut; however, I'm not really musically orientated, so it might turn out a bit of a mess. In terms of sound, I'm going to have a lot of piano as different loops can be put together seamlessly where as if you're constantly changing between different instruments, it could start to look very messy, really quickly. Some of the different loops of piano that i have put in my favourites and am considering using, have either a erie, happy or sad feel to them. I'm going to decided which pieces of music i want to include and where before i put together my introduction. This is because i have been told that an introduction, should introduce the more frequently used loops that will appear throughout the film.

Reflection

2/8/10
I have been editing for a while now, as soon as i got the rough edit i started. I'm almost finished, i just need to tighten up the in and out point as I'm still sitting on 6 minutes something. i haven't been blogging as much as I'd like to as well. This is because i have a lot of other work to do and i just keep forgetting.

Reflection

It is now the start of week four and i'm finishing off my film. one problem i have had throughout completing this film is that Mr Andrews will tell me something or teach me how to do a certain thing, but when i go to do it for homework, i can't remeber. My memory has been a major issue. Overall, I'm not unhappy with my film, but i don't think its as good as it could be. For instance, my transitions aren't perfect and no doubt there are little things throughout the film that aren't cut properly. when i showed Mr Andrews my film, he was helping me pick up little mistakes with the editing and taught me how to really shorten the in and out times. One of the little things he picked up was in the hospital scene, when claudia is moving from a laying to a sitting position. this involved cut from one shot to another; however, i had it cut in a way that made it look slightly unnatural. This i fixed up after school and now i beleive it looks a lot better. The one thing i hate is the grave scene, it was filmed in the wrong format and looks disgusting. Also i didn't bother utting an effect over it or anything because i thought we were reshooting it which looks less and less likely. So i hope i don't lose marks for it.