Link to Film Opening & CCR

 Film Opening 

1)  https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UaXG2gVbh4WeeHgwc_yexelb_OVxJJLC/view?usp=sharing3

CCR #1 

2) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mZqBkzKkt_nwEyO4PmCFJctInvWBn7HY/view?usp=sharing

CCR #2 

 3) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1TwLUPZLt0UWBMzy0Lc7j7GXfITdiVELy/view?usp=sharing) 

Portfolio Project File 

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1WZjHpcjGuYTRXdwyti0GFw1-rIEhDb9N?usp=sharing

Final Reflection!!!

Hi everyone! I cannot believe I get to say in just a short matter of time that I finished my 2025 portfolio project. Throughout this process, a variety of emotions came upon me. 8 weeks (about 2 months) seems like a lot of time, but let me tell you, time flew by soooo fast. 

 When we were first introduced to this project, after reading the directions I was in shock and recognized that this project must be taken seriously, and this is not a lower-level course. I did not know where to start. Should I start filming right away? What If I do not finish in time? Now looking back at these questions I had asked myself, it was silly. Our teacher gave us an incredible amount of guidance. Taking us through each step specifically and was always available to answer questions.  

During the preparation for filming, I took a little longer because I wanted to make sure I had my idea fully planned out so there would be no room for mistakes. Then, I would be in class and people would have already said that they finished filming, and they were beginning editing. In parts of this project, I felt as if I was a step behind. Like everyone was moving at such a fast pace. I later realized that if you have your project submitted on time and you are happy with the result , it does not matter because everyone's thinking process is different. 

This process made me realize a lot of things. One of those things is the ability to be proud of your own work. In the beginning of this project, I had such a big idea for what I wanted to do, and a lot of those things that I wanted to accomplish were just too big for me to fulfill as a beginner filmmaker. I felt as if my film was not good enough. This process also made me realize that you cannot procrastinate, there is no room to. You must be working on this project constantly.

Here is a video that I created during my filming process to include in my final reflection.  

 

 I think blogging weekly not only shows Cambridge that you are actively working through this process, but it really did help me when creating my CCR's and creating my overall film. This is because I did this research weeks ago (as assigned), all I must do is apply the information. However, I can say that when I was doing the research for my film, it was a little lengthy and those blog posts did take me a little longer, but once you get into the groove of it, I could say it is way better. However, there are some weeks I procrastinated and did my blog posts later in the week instead of the beginning of the week but overall wonderful experience with blogger.  

Editing. Not my strongest suit, I knew what I was getting into when this project was introduced, but this project motivated me to want to know how improve my editing. Especially since I am interested in taking the A level version of this class.  

This process took a lot of dedication and hard work. I can say I am quite proud of what I did, and I am relieved. Unfortunately, this is the last actual blog post, I will see you all soon!  

Peace Out!  

Post production post- CCR

Welcome back! I mentioned in the previous blog post how I was going to talk about some obstacles and issues that occurred when creating both of my CCR's Let's Go!  

CCR 1 Obstacles  

I would say the main obstacle for this CCR was trying not to feel awkward or make weird eye contact with the camera. In class we watched CCR's that have not been as successful because you could tell they were filming on a certain device, or their eyes were going somewhere else, that is why I tried to memorize everything and try to maintain eye contact. When I first started filming, I felt awkward because I was just talking to myself but then I started using my hands more and I felt better.  

CCR 1 Editing  

I would say editing this CCR was more challenging than I thought it would be. To be specific, it took me a long time to combine each shot together and make sure the audience did not catch me setting up my phone or putting my hand down and it took me a while to perfect that. What I have learned during this project is that I need to wait a couple of seconds before I start speaking or filming, so it is easier to edit. I also tried to make the scenes shorter. I did this so I could maintain eye contact. I would rather my CCR be a lot of scenes that are shorter, than longer scenes that are bad. Similarly, I had to create fast cuts to try to ensure that my preparation for the lines was not displayed on camera.  

CCR 2 Obstacles  

Some obstacles that occurred in CCR 2 were just audio issues since I created a presentation with a voice over. The main thing I struggled with was how to say what I wrote down. In other words, I created bullet points of the actual power point so the audience could follow along to what I was saying. So, I can get General idea of some specifics I want to add to the voiceover audio. There was nothing to edit except the length of the sound.  

After completing the final steps of this project, this portion of the project (Both CCR 1 & 2) was straightforward due to the preparation that was given to us! 

 

Production Post- CCR

  Hii blog! 

Can you believe this is the last week of blog posts? I feel like it was just yesterday I was researching the genre I took interest in. After a longggg journey it is finally time to piece together every aspect of this project. For this weeks blog posts, I actually ended up creating a guideline for me follow so I can mention each and every topic, there's so much to cover and I wanted to ensure I cover everything. 

LETS TALK CCR 1

 Set design- So I ended up filming my director's commentary for CCR 1, questions 1 and 2 in my backyard. I felt it was a nice place to film. We have reviewed and discussed in class before about directors commentary and how we should not have a plain background that makes the audience bored. 

Shooting process- The shooting process for CCR 1 required memorization and repetition of lines that I created in previous blog post in order to achieve the result I wanted. I practiced in front of the camera what I had say without filming until I felt comfortable enough to actual film. I repeatedly rehearsed what I wanted to stay but in different tones to  play with the delivery of what I was saying. 

- Here's is a blooper from CCR 1 

LETS TALK CCR 2

The shooting process for CCR 2 was relatively easier than CCR 1. Solely because I didn't have to film myself. I didn't have to set anything up. I just had to record my voice. Which don't get me wrong also comes with challenges but will be discussed in the next blog post on how those challenges made the process a little harder. I recorded my voice a couple times until I liked how it sounded and uploaded it to the Canva presentation. I created about a total of 5 main audio recordings (I have so much more in my recently deleted). Surprisingly It took me longer than expected to record my voice. But overall not to bad.

The general process of producing my CCR'S was not difficult. However, the process was lengthy, but we'll get more into that in the next production post. See you soon !