I DID IT

After days of editing... I finished editing my film.


Even with all the times I was away from my computer, the short time period I had for filming, having to jump in and act in my film, my inconvenience in finding time to edit, I still finished my film.  With time to spare.

Actually, I did show the film to some of my friends and they said that the film was dark for some odd reason, so I increased the brightness, contrast, saturation, and temperature for all of my shots to create a more vibrant scene where the colors of the clothing actually appear the vivid color I imagined they would be. I'll be posting it tomorrow.


To reflect, the obstacles that I had definitely sucked, but I am really fortunate that I have people that I trust and experiences that I've had in the past to help me overcome my troubles in this process.

1.  Right at the beginning of my production process (during the research and story building phase), I had a full musical to put on at school.  Rehearsals were extensive and lasted for a very long time after school; I was able to pull out my laptop and breeze through the thought processes that I had beforehand.
2. My dad only being able to film one day definitely messed with my head and my planning.  If I had two days (like I originally planned for the Monday and Tuesday before I went to my States Competition), then I could review footage after the first day then be able to modify those angles and shots and test new positions on the second day of shooting.  However... that didn't go as planned. What also made filming difficult was...
3. That my actor couldn't be in the film. Because I could now only film on Tuesday for a specific period of time, my original performer couldn't play the role.  I am lucky because I knew I was capable of being in the film, and I am even luckier because one of my good friends is very comfortable holding a camera.  I don't think I shared this with the blog, but I have done a music video with Luis where he was behind the camera and I was the main actor. It was a really positive experience for me and I was more than willing to let Luis carry out my vision for me.
4. Editing during my Spring Break was a monster. If only I didn't fall asleep on the flight to Nashville, I would have gotten it done sooner.  I had to stay in the hotel sometimes while my family would check out an exhibit in the Country Music Hall of Fame just so I could get the transitions between cuts to be exactly how I desired.

Doing these blogs have really been positive for me; I never have a problem of thinking of what to blog about or not having enough information to fit into the blogs.  I always have fun doing these blogs and I think I might pursue doing more blogs even after this portfolio project is over. Just wanted to throw that out there.

Now I need to work on my Creative Critical Reflection.  I already know how I plan on structuring my video, I just need to make a script first and then I can record a voiceover to place over different photos and videos of my production process.  I have until Sunday; I can definitely accomplish this.

Next post will be my Film Opening for SuperHuman, then the following post will be my script for my CCR.

                                 - Jake

TODAY'S HERO

Before I begin this segment of "Today's Hero", I want to announce that Luis and I actually got tickets to the more important Superhero film of any Superhero film ever created: Avengers: Endgame.  We got tickets to see this epic film on April 25 (the day BEFORE it's official release date) and we are beyond excited to see how the Russo Brothers plan on concluding the story that the Marvel Cinematic Universe began in 2008 with Iron Man.

In honor of this infamous event, I'll make an exception to the "Hero" rule that I've made for this section and I'll research the villain of this film and of the MCU (so far).

THANOS

Backstory:

The mad titan himself was born on Titan, the moon of Saturn, where he grew up in his childhood years. As an adolescent, he fell in love with the embodiment of Death and to please her, sought to kill half of the universe to get her attention.

Powers:

He possesses superhuman speed, strength, stamina, immortality, and invulnerability (because he is descendant of the Eternals, a race of aliens). He also possesses skilled hand-to-hand combat and is able to project beams of energy at opponents.  With the Infinity Gauntlet that he is commonly depicted with, he is able to manipulate all matter and alter all events in time and space.

Other:

- Is famously seen wielding the Infinity Gauntlet with all six Infinity Stones in it

- Has a helicopter in one comic called his "Thanoscopter"

- The iconic "snap" from Avengers: Infinity War was from a scene in the comic book where he also finger snapped with the full gauntlet equipped.

First Appearance:

- The Invincible Iron Man #55 (1973)

Movie History:

- First cameoed in The Avengers (2012) played by Damion Poitier

- Appeared in following MCU movies (played by Josh Brolin) in 

      - Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)

      - Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015)

      - Avengers: Infinity War (2018)

      - Will appear in Avengers: Endgame (2019)