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Scene 1: Two people riding their bikes down a neighborhood street during the day. This will be filmed on one of the main streets in the neighborhood. It’s main purpose is to establish the setting and feel of the video, this will be done with a wide angle shot.. The beginning instrumental section of the song will play during this section.  Scene 2: A point of view shot is given from one of the riders as they approach their location, that being the park we intend to film at. This shot exists mainly to help the audience feel more immersed within the video. Scene 3: The third scene will show an over the shoulder shot from the two people that were on the bikes looking towards a small hill. On the hill there will be multiple people smiling and waving to them.  Scene 4: Another wide angle shot used here to show an open field. The actors will run across the field as if playing together with a ball. Scene 5: This scene is an establishing shot of the field they were just running around ...

  Song: “Africa” By: Toto Props:  For our video we plan to showcase people hanging out at a park. To do this we will bring bicycles, sport balls, and other possible props that one would use to have fun with at a park.  Costumes:  We have decided to wear casual clothes but specifically something with long sleeves as we feel it will better suit the song. One thing we did specifically decide upon though was wearing tennis shoes as they would still be comfortable wear at a park but also will fit the mood of the song and the video.  Schedule: The week of 11/15 we were planning out our project and still making the major decision, as well as conducting research about the rock industry in general.  The week of 11/22 will be thanksgiving break and we intend to begin filming and editing throughout that week as we will have little other work for other classes. The week of 11/29 will be the final editing period and getting ready to submit out project.  Locatio...

      The song we decided on for our video was “Africa” by the band Toto.The song has been a favourite of mine for many years so this excited me quite a bit.  The band Toto is categorized as a rock band, therefore we need to look at typical rock band music videos to observe conventions.  Right off the bat one of the most common traits with all these rock and roll music videos is that the band members are in it for one reason or another. Sometimes they are acting a roll in the video, other times they are just playing in the background. We are obviously not Toto so that aspect might be different.  Another trope in many rock music videos is to bass the different parts of the video around the sound of the song. Many songs have faster, slower and higher, lower tempo portions. These changes impact the way the video flows through the different scenes and actions taking place. Most of the time the video is made to match the song. Occasionally it is the other ...

       For the second project we were assigned I decided to work in a group. My group consists of Jorge Lopez, and Christian Bundalevski. I typically like working in group settings because I feel like the different perspectives help provide a better final product. Obviously, I have had group projects in the past that were not so stellar experiences but I feel as if this project will go much more smoothly. Being able to choose groups is very nice as opposed to the teacher deciding.  Jorge Lopez, I have known for many years. We first became friends in the 5th grade and stayed friends all throughout middle school. We ended up going to the same high school together and spent much of last year in discord calls together along with another friend, but that is a story for another day. I have done projects with Jorge in the past and he is very good at coming up with creative ideas. He is also very funny but not overly distracting in a group setting.  Now Christian I...

       Hello to whomever is reading this, I am Alexandros Rapanos. I am very excited to be working on this new project, the music video. The commercial was a lot of fun and I feel like this will be even more fun.  My favorite art form is animation, and I have been watching animated shows and movies for as long as I can remember. Some of my personal favorite animated shows and movies are Todardora, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Fate: Zero, Bojack Horseman, We Bear Bears, and Cowboy Bebop. Some of my favorites, Your Name, Garden of Words, and Ratatouille. Some non-animated movies and shows I like are Fawlty Towers, Mind Your Language, Interstellar, and The Pink Panther series. I also really like reading books, with my favorite one being a Light Novel called: "5 Centimeters Per Second."    Another aspect of movies and shows I love is the OST or Original SoundTrack. Some of my favorite songs I first heard in the film show OST's. They can create such a gr...

           Well we are done finally. I really had a lot of fun working on this project with my classmates. I honestly was skeptical when I got transferred into AICE media but so far I am very happy about my choice. I am really excited to see what comes next, and what my friends and I get to make. 

   Well, we have finally finished our commercial. Not that I doubted us in any way but the ad came out way better than I thought it would. It was also lots of fun to make, and I would do it again for sure.    I had a lot of fun throughout the whole process. The filming surprised me the most, it was truly a fun experience. Maybe it was because we could go outside during the day but it was a nice change of pace from the normal day.    The editing was a very influential experience. I learned a lot about the editing process, more than I thought I would from this small project. I kind of want to try editing something myself now.    I would definitely work with this group again. Every single member was fun to work with and contributed their expertise.