A Level Media Studies Short Film Final

The more and more i thought about my documentary, the more and more i have realized something. Should the film be accompanied only by my melodic voice? Or should it also be accompanied by music? As far back as i can remember, i have always remembered music being in films. So why is that? Music has the effect of emotional impact on audiences. It can make them feel a certain way and evoke emotions that is fitting to the scene being watched. It can also aid with the setting of the film and reinforce the brilliant narrative that shall be delivered by yours truly. It also adds to the time and pacing in films which further helps create the seamless transition to frantic scenes for example in a film. It has the ability to connect cultures and represent them too!  So it seems that music is a definite yes when it comes to films and i shall employ the use of a low quite but relaxing toon. Something similar to that of rain and also go well with my voice in order to make this documentary easy ...

After a few more days of visiting our chosen location in Tampa, Florida, i decided, i milked this cash cow dry. You see its surrounded by man made buildings and it almost shatters the nature-esc idea of the chosen area. As a result, I have opted to switch to another location. Most notably, a park in Shady Hills. As shown by the picture, this location is surrounded by plenty of nature with a woody feel and untouched almost except for the deck. It would be perfect to film some content of the birds and some establishing shots here.  Thank you for reading this post! I'll keep you all updated soon!

  As you might have noticed and the sarcastic hints in my captions on the Instagram, this film might mention something about climate change. So before you get your hopes up about sustainability and climate change in the cinematographic world, just know that this might be a let down... BUT if it were to be, it could create a lot of publicity, maybe negative publicity but its still publicity right? In all seriousness, the real world data and the correlation of this documentary to bring todays world on Sandhill cranes will only inform audiences and help them look at our Red and Grey friends in a different light. In the next post ill be discussion an alternative location for filming!

To get to the point, we are going with the OnePlus Nord N30 5G phone. While we lose out on professionalism, the non-negotiable time constraint takes priority. As for the storage problem, ill buy an external hard drive and transfer all the video and photos to it to make sure we don't run out. And by we i mean me. The phone is already with me, so there is no need to wait for it to arrive or waste anymore unnecessary time. With the camera dilemma out of the way we can focus on furthering are advertisement and hints in our Instagram! Keep following along for more content and updates here !

 As Camera's life had sputtered and sparked one final time, I had received a most terrible revelation that the angel of death, had come for poor Camera's soul. While Camera had a short life it as impactful and it helped produce my filming. A moment of silence for Camera please... ANYWAYS, with the that short drama out of the way, we need to find an alternative camera to film and take pictures with. I mentioned a couple of weeks back that i have matured and gotten myself a job. As such I have also gained the ability to buy items and the beloved Amazon Prime (I'm a little sad it auto charges you each month).  As such, a couple months ago i bought myself a new phone with a better camera as i was sick of the old camera and its lower quality. I also bought it because it had a much longer battery life than my former phone. That being said this phone is the OnePlus N30 5G 2023. Its a recent phone with a 108 megapixel camera and can take pictures quite well. However, we could alway...

I'll get straight to the point this time and be outright with it. I want to implement a hybrid of both filmed and presentational content. Would that mean that this is an experimental documentary? Possibly, however regardless the state of the film, the film still aims to inform viewers in an infographic type style. Integrating these infographic presentations in the documentary would lead to enhancement of cinematic experience through the use of animations. Additionally, it would provide background information and help make it visually interesting due to creative visual techniqu es.  It can also be a good way to address contemporary issues. This would additionally allow both visual and audible learners to both engage and grasp the content talked about. The addition of the infographics would aid my audience coverage and further enhance my storytelling. In the next post ill be talking about The Camera Conundrum.

As a recap, the original idea was to complete all of my advertising in a single week. Now lets be honest, i know you all thought, that's unrealistic and he wont do it. I'm here to tell you that, that's unrealistic and I couldn't do it. Now that's not to be confused with me not doing it at all, in fact i had almost half the advertising done in this period of time. My current plan is to film and edit during this week and provide you with updates and behind the scenes shots as part of the advertising. This way we can knock out 2 birds with one stone. The previous sentence wasn't supposed to be funny, but it is as this film is all about birds. Additionally, i plan to keep you all updated with my significant progress all throughout this week as our deadline nears with these posts. Thank you all for your dedication to seeing and following this work to the end! I'll update you again very soon!