B-roll Brain Storm

Happy Sunday!!

So, I have been trying to figure out how I am going to structure this excerpt with the small amount of footage that I am going to have. I can't leave my house so there is no way for me to film Tomas in action like I wanted to.

I was trying to think of what else I could use, sort of as a b-roll substitute. I think the best thing for me to do is to insert examples of Tomas' work, both photo and video.

Tomas has created projects for multiple school events that I could insert into my excerpt. This can help give examples of Tomas' talent and how he is using it to build a future for himself.

Because I am such a perfectionist when it comes to these projects, it is definitely stressing me out that I am not able to go out and collect my own footage and pictures. However, I am going to try my best to use my strong editing skills to make this the best excerpt that I possibly can.

I am going to talk to Tomas and figure out an exact date to do the interview!

So, until next time!

xoxo, Sophie

Making plans with my subject!!

Happy Thursday!!

I have really been stressing about how I am going to get footage of the interview of my subject. I cannot currently leave my house and I will not be able to leave at all to film before the project is due. So, this has made gathering footage a little more difficult. I really don't want my single interview to be completely recorded over FaceTime or Zoom.

I was talking with my subject and he is going to help me out with all of this. I think what was are going to do is Tomas is going to set up his camera and then FaceTime me. So, I will be virtually asking him the questions, but it will be filmed in person.

If this works out, I think it will be great and much better than a screen recording of FaceTime or Zoom. The only drawback of this whole thing is that there is only going to be one camera recording. I won't be able to switch between two angles of my subject. However, I'll get over it!

So, I think this interview is going to happen early next week, but I will keep you updated!

So, until next time!

xoxo, Sophie

Update on poster!!

Happy Tuesday!!!

So, I stared at the poster I made for a while and then I decided that I didn't like it anymore. It was too symmetrical and I just wasn't happy with how it came out. I was looking back at some of the examples I had researched earlier and then decided that I wanted more pictures included. Just for easy reference, here is my first rough draft. 

I decided that I really don't like anything about how this looks and I needed to play around with another design. I really liked the look of the cover for the Free Meek docuseries.

I like the smaller pictures with the bigger text. So, I kind of took some inspiration from this and then created another poster design that I like much better. 

I am a lot happier with the look of this poster. I like the big and visible text. I also like that there are more images, yet they don't cover the whole poster. I think it help displays the idea of collective young talent that I am trying to portray. I also included the Netflix logo in the bottom right hand corner. As I was researching other examples, I noticed that this is a consistent thing that Netflix does with its original pieces. This is something that is important for me to include, as my docuseries is going to be distributed strictly through Netflix. However, I think it is official that my poster is complete!

So, until next time!!

xoxo, Sophie

Poster idea!!

Happy Sunday!!

I have been a little stressed out today because I start doing school online tomorrow and I am just all over the place. I think that this is a hard transition for both the teachers and students, and it is causing a lot of confusion.

However, on a little bit of a brighter note, I started playing around with a design for my poster!! Here is a design that I came up with!! I decided to stick with the whole collage idea that I saw expressed in some of the posters I was researching.

Here is the example in both color and black and white. I'm not sure which one I like better yet. Also, this is not a final product, I just wanted to play around with ideas. I used Canva to create these, which is the same program I used for my project last year. I love Canva so much and I even bought the premium version earlier in the year. One great thing about Canva is that everything I make is automatically saved, so it makes it really easy to go back and make changes or edits to old designs.

I am going to probably play around with some more designs and I will update you on that!

So, until next time!

xoxo, Sophie

Poster research!

Happy Thursday!!

I have been doing some research on posters from other documentaries and docuseries. I have been trying to focus on looking at posters that come from pieces that are someone similar to mine, but there really isn't much out there.

However, as I was doing research, I kept seeing these posters that were these collages of different photos and I really like this idea for my poster. Here of some samples of posters that I saw.

Since my docuseries is going to have multiple episodes and each will be focusing on a different subject, I feel that a collage type poster could look cool and is appropriate for my type of docuseries. Instead of just having one subject be the focus of the poster, I like the idea of including separate pictures of multiple people. I think this will help express my point that there are so many talented young people in this world and they each express themselves in a different and unique way.

Since I can't really leave my house to take any pictures of people right now, I am going to try to look for past pictures that I have taken of people. I have also asked some of my talented friends to send me pictures of themselves for me to use in my collage. 

I am going to play around with some different designs and I will update you soon!! 

So, until next time!!

xoxo, Sophie

Adjusting! First online meeting!

Happy Tuesday!

With all of the things going on because of the Coronavirus, school will be continuing online until further notice. Because of this, most teachers are continuing to teach and communicate with students through online video calls.

Today I had my first media call. At the beginning of the call my teacher was explaining how everything was going to work in terms of online school and answering any questions that we had. This was definitely helpful, as I know myself and many of my other classmates had a ton of questions and concerns.

However, after my teacher was done updating us on all of the changes and offering us some advice on how to complete out projects while under quarantine, she opened up the floor to the students and gave us a chance to talk about our projects with everyone. This was very helpful, especially since a lot of us needed help on how to adjust our ideas to fit to these changes.

Specifically for me, it was very helpful and reassuring. When deciding to change my project idea, I was a little nervous and I didn't know if I was making a good choice or not. Although, when I shared my ideas with my class, they all really seemed to like it and it gave me a lot more confidence moving forward. Because, at the end of the day, even though I am not really able to do much, I still am going to try to make this project as good as I can.

The rest of this week I am going to spend focusing on the poster for my docuseries. I have started picturing some ideas in my head, but I am going to do some research before I get to designing anything.

So, until next time!

xoxo, Sophie

Who is Tomas Quilaqueo?

Happy Saturday!!

Before I go any further into this project, I just wanted to make a post discussing who my subject is and why I think he will be a great subject for my documentary.

Tomas Quilaqueo is a senior in high school and happens to also be in my Aice media class. However, outside of school, Tomas keeps himself very busy with other things. Tomas has a natural talent for videography, photography, and editing both videos and photos.

While some people just keep their talents to themselves, Tomas has chosen to turn his talents into a lifestyle. He has figured out a way to get paid just by doing something he loves!

Tomas created short video recaps of evens put on by one of the top fraternities at Florida State University. He also creates videos for clubs at school, and photographs at the basketball games and other school events. To many people, he has literally become known as the camera man. His Instagram feed is filled with many examples of his work as well!

Tomas has also chosen to take his talent and passion to the next level as he will be attending the Savannah College of Art and Design to study film starting in the fall.

I think Tomas will be a great subject to interview. Because he knows so much about the topic and about his passion, I feel that he will be able to give great answers to all of the questions that I ask. He is also constantly working on new projects, which gives me many opportunities to get good b-roll.

I am really looking forward to interviewing him and creating this excerpt!!!

So, until next time!

xoxo, Sophie