Ernest M Blog

Challenges: Having to setup props/ mise-en-scene                                            Funding for the film                             GETTING TO MEET UP AT A LOCATION Easy Part: Nothing was easy about this other than taking a lunch break      Script: The reactions of the sugar rush criminal robbing the clerk and the clerk as well as witnesses give their statements  Film equipment - iPhone, lighting stands, Black screen, Clippers to hold black screen, and a chair  Date/Time - February 17th/ 1:40 PM Props - No props  Actors - Student 1 (Witness 1/ Southern man) Student 2 (Clerk) Student 3 ( Southern Women) Location - Our schools Library 

To start off filming we went to the library used a black screen, along with three key lighting and using an iPhone 11 Pro Max to record our scene being about the people who witnessed the tragic Sugar Rush robbery. Now being the editor of this the sound went great we had everyone silent in the library but for video it was pretty grainy and hard to reduced it so I personally had to use a 3rd party plugin called Neat Video to try to remove of the grain the best way I can apart from that everything went well we had some laughs especially with our nerdy and southern acting we had going along and we only needed one reshoot of our southern male as I kept making him laugh as he was trying to play his role. The only thing we need left is to add in some transitions, titles, and stock images and that's about it.

Some challenges in filming is getting all the actors to meet up at one spot but luckily we decided to do this scene during school as our wonderful teacher/librarian allowed us to record in the library. Some other challenges are the funding needed for filming while 2 of us don't have jobs or money in general but one of us is a grown boy and works at Publix so he was able to rent out the black screen, props, costumes, lighting, etc for us. Furthermore, learning how to set up the pros and lightings was a little challenge because these were new task some of us never did before but was fun learning how to though. But in the end I would say everyone is holding their weight as member 1 is funding for this project as well as recording , member 2 is making the script, and member three will be doing the editing of the film.

- (Robber): We'd have our actor playing the role as Robert dressed in a all black attire with jacket, pants, shoes all being black. They add a a sense of this guy is the main antagonist giving off a meaning vibe. As the color black in Mise - En - Scene  - (Civilians being interviewed): We'd have our actors playing the civilian Role dressed in regular clothing such as a simply plain shirt, maybe some caky shorts or long jeans with some air Jordans consiting of positive light colors of red, blue, yellow, light, colors of the Mise - En - Scene these colors are more on the positive side and gives emotions off like ecstatic.  - (News Anchor): We'd have our actors playing News Anchor wear a nice simple suit with the colors of white, gray, or blue which gives off as an professional look as News Anchors need to look sharp and those colors in Mise - en - Scene gives off the feelings of businesses and professionalism.  - (Store Clerk): Now for Store depending on the store or gas stat

  L ocation: A town/suburban area in the Everglades popular location for a small crime to happen  Sets:  Walgreens or any other store we can find Ex: Friday the 13th  Props: Nerf Gun representing weapon used to threaten the clerk  Actors: (Robber):Me since the opening scene will be about a robber being addicted to smarties  (Clerk): Student 1 in order to do the crime scene we need a clerk to be the victim of this crime (News Anchor): With most robberies comes with most failure so we need a new anchor to help report what went down in the store. Costumes: Black Suit/ Black Mask (Killer) when committing crimes wearing all black and a mask helps avoid being seen and no one able to get a good look at your face Walgreens Uniform (Clerk) When working at a store you'd usually wear the stores uniform so one can identify that you work there not someone who wears a home fit with sweatpants on it doesn't add to the scene of the actor being the clerk Lighting: Dark and Gritty helps tell the