Day 34: CCR Part 3

Hi!! Welcome back to my adventures on working on my CCR. Today's question is question #3, which I have inserted below.

How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

I started my Portfolio Project not being super comfortable with editing whatsoever. I was not excited about that part, however I was very excited about planning all of the mise-en-scene elements.

As I'm sure you've read, I started the project by researching my genre (COA) and different openings from my genre. Based on this research, I figured out what approach I wanted to take for my opening, which was developing character. I then figured out what story I wanted to tell and planned out all of the mise-en-scene around the main character, Maia (who is also me). 

Throughout the production process I had to have an open mind and be a bit flexible with the fact that some of my ideas might not work the way I thought it out in my head. For example, I created my title card in one of the first weeks of the process and once I got to editing, I ended up scrapping it because it didn't work out the way I thought it would. I went through various variations (again) to get to the one that I ended up using.

version 1

version 5

final version

One thing I also had to deal with was my editing software. As I've mentioned before, I chose to use Canva to edit my opening. Whenever I had finished my rough cuts, I was re-watching and there were so. many. jump-cuts. This made me so nervous because I was completely against editing on ClipChamp because of how much you have to reload the page. I then researched Adobe Premier Pro, but found out that my Chromebook wouldn't support the app. Because I didn't want to entirely start over, I downloaded the video to my computer and it was completely fine, no jump-cuts to be seen. So, I just continued to edit.

I started this process not comfortable at all with editing and throughout this process I've gained a bit more experience and don't feel as much pressure while editing. Now, I'm proud to say that editing is not as intimidating as I made it in my head. I also learned that I really enjoy the planning and design aspect of production, because I love the way you can tell the story through mise-en-scene like props and set design.

Maia's desk

Maia's Moodboard

I also want to add that I think my teacher did a fantastic job of preparing me for this project. Throughout my portfolio project, I've realized how each project we've done this year has built up to this. We've done projects working on soundscapes, a review on a film (similar to the concept of a CCR), created a whole new rock band that my group and I created backgrounds for and developed those characters and so much more.  

For me, this project really helped solidify the fact that having a growth mindset while going into anything is so important. It can help you think of ways to solve a solution that has never crossed your mind before and to always go into things with an open mind. Things will not always work out the way you had originally planned, so you have to think of ways to re-invent that idea, which is what you have to do in the real world.

Though it did take a lot of work, I honestly have nothing negative to say about this experience. Overall, I'm so grateful that I decided to take this class and got to take 7 weeks out of my life to create something that I actually am proud of. 

I can't wait to see what you think of my opening which I'll be submitting very very soon!! Have a fantastic rest of your day and I'll catch you on the next one!!!