Final Cut

 

CCR 4

 How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?

CCR 3

  How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

This is my director's commentary. However, the audio from the YouTube video did not play so some parts aren't as understandable without it.

This is the audio for the film

CCR 2

 How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

This trailer will be posted on YouTube and in theaters. It will be in theaters for just that day and then it will be released on YouTube after 2 months.

CCR 1

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

CCR Question 3- Research and Planning

 How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

For this question in particular I wanted to do a director's commentary as well as a peak into the musical score.

How to do a director's commentary

the director's commentary for "the vvitch" is extremely funny

After watching this breakdown of the director's commentary for the vvitch I learned some things such as:

• Period accuracy: Meticulous recreation of historical details is essential to Eggers’ filmmaking process.
• Immersion: Authenticity in physical details helps transport audiences to the 17th century.
• Supernatural believability: Realistic grounding of setting and mindset is necessary for viewers to accept metaphysical horror.
• Director’s self-criticism: Eggers is unusually harsh on his own work, focusing on small errors invisible to most viewers.
• Artistic evolution: Eggers sees The Lighthouse as a more successful realization of his creative ambitions.

So, in my director's commentary I want to make sure to be critical on the work, especially in parts that I thought I could've done better.

How I am going to achieve this

So, in my commentary over the final cut, I will make sure to pause and replay some parts after saying what was wrong. Also, I will include mini pictures of the script to basically state how I envisioned it to be. I will make sure to go over how some of the things in the film helped me become better as a director and how it helped develop my skills.

Summary

Directors' commentary is mostly me (the director) going over what went right and what went wrong in my vision. Also, it's a way for people to better understand my vision on how the film was supposed to look vs how it actually turned out.

CCR Question 1- Research and Planning

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

For this question I wanted to do a type of digital breakdown on what is going on.

How to do a Digital Presentation

How to Create a Presentation on Canva in 20 Minutes

In this video I learned multiple steps into making a Canva presentation. I will make sure to include clips from the film and what representation theory this appeals to. The video goes over:

• Editing text, images, and using frames for photos: Customize slide content; drag & drop images into frames; reposition and resize images
• Changing background colors and global styling: Match colors to images; apply color changes across slides
• Adding arrows and text boxes to annotate slides: Insert and customize graphical callouts
• Adding new slides with full-screen images; background removal: Use background remover tool for clean image cutouts; create thematic slides
• Adding and customizing slide transitions: Apply dissolve, slide, and other transitions; adjust durations and apply transitions globally
• Creating dynamic content through slide duplication: Use multiple slides to reveal bullet points or content progressively
• Using presentation modes: standard, autoplay, presenter view: Present slides manually or automatically; view presenter notes and upcoming slides
• Collaboration with comments and task reminders: Add comments for team collaboration; use checklist functionality
• Sharing, exporting, recording, and cloud accessibility: Share via links, record presentations, download or print; work from any device

With all of these strategies in mind I will now be able to accurately plan out an outline into what I will be saying in this digital presentation.

Planning out the Presentation

A person walking outside a sliding door then picking up a cup

When using clips like these I will be able to describe what it means towards the film's representation. Also, appeals to the mystery conventions as the person about to find the body finds a hint, which then tells the audience that whoever had that cup/ used the cup is probably dead, but they don't know where or how (until it is revealed).

A person creepily watching their friends walk away from their house

The social groups represented in this is friend groups. This person in particular even after being in the friend group they still feel a bit left out. It highlights that even if you are great friends with some people, you can still feel a bit left.