Today my group was supposed to edit our film. However, our entire class is facing technical difficulty issues due to pinnacle studios not working. We filmed most of our footage last class but we couldn't film the last two scenes because we didn't bring the McDonalds happy meal boxes. Over the weekend Jarvia purchased two happy meal boxes. The boxes were for her and Lauren to use as props. Inside Jarvia's box was french fries, apple juice, apples, a cheeseburger and a toy. Lauren had the same order as Jarvia except her happy meal came with nuggets and milk. We signed out a camera and a tripod after we were given instructions. After signing out the items we needed we went to go change into our outfits that we wore when we filmed the other scenes. After we changed into our clothes we went to the same table that we used to record the other scenes.
We went to the table to record a trunk shot of Jarvia and Lauren opening a McDonalds happy meal and acting surprised. They were surprised to find a barbie doll in their box. Before we started recording Jarvia had to go back to the classroom and grab the barbie dolls. After she brought the dolls we quickly filmed multiple takes of them opening the box. Once we were done filming the trunk shots we went to the media center. At our school the media center is basically our version of a library. We wanted to use the double doors at the entrance. We used these doors to record us walking out of McDonalds onto the outdoor seating area. This scene was the hardest scene to record mainly because the camera couldn't fit all of us in it. By this I mean that only two people were able to be seen. We corrected this issue by condensing as we walked through the double doors.
Lastly, we went to go dump all of todays footage into google drive. We also had to take our old dumped footage out of pinnacle studios and place it in google drive as well. We couldn't edit today because pinnacle studios was not working on any of the desktops in our classroom. This is slowing down our film making process. Now we're going to have to wait on this issue to be fixed. If we didn't run into this issue then we would have probably finished editing our film in this period. Hopefully this technical difficulty issue will be fixed by next class. If it's not then it's going to hold up the film making process even more. That's all we did today. Next class will be more productive if pinnacle studios is up and running.
Monday 28 October 2019
Friday 25 October 2019
Filming day
Today was filming day. It went way better than I expected it to go. I thought it was going to be hard but with the help of my group members our filming process was pretty easy. All of our group members dressed out. I was in regular clothes because I played the role of Jarvia and Lauren's mother. Anishca dressed in all black and played the role of a McDonalds employee. Lastly, Jarvia and Lauren dressed as children and played the role of two excited little girls. We came into the classroom and filled out a paper to check out our camera. While we were doing that, Anishca showed us our lines and the order of the scenes we were going to shoot today. We didn't really have a script because we chose to do improv. Although we were doing improv we still wrote up a small script so that we would have some kind of idea of what to say.
After we checked out a camera,tripod, and a SD card we immediately headed to the senior patio. Once we were there we had to decide on a location. We all agreed that we wanted somewhere with shade but not too much shade. Our faces had to be seen in the camera and there had to some type of lighting. We sat on a bench that had an umbrella. We placed the camera in front of us so that we will be able to be seen by the camera and be in the shade at the same time. The first scene that we recorded was scene 2. In scene 2 I was walking into McDonalds with my children while they were laughing with one another. We took at least 6 or 7 takes. We had to keep re doing takes because we kept laughing but eventually we got a few good takes. After we completed filming scene 1 we moved onto the next scene. In the next scene I had a close up. I was basically looking away from the camera and acting like I was speaking to our waitress.
After my close up we filmed the last scene two scenes. The last two scenes were of us ordering our food. The waitress explained what was on the menu and we ordered a happy meal. After that scene we recorded the scene where the children were showing each other their toys. Once we filmed all of the scenes we headed back to the room to dump our footage. We accomplished a lot today. The only thing left for us to do is record the establishing shot outside of a McDonalds building .
After we checked out a camera,tripod, and a SD card we immediately headed to the senior patio. Once we were there we had to decide on a location. We all agreed that we wanted somewhere with shade but not too much shade. Our faces had to be seen in the camera and there had to some type of lighting. We sat on a bench that had an umbrella. We placed the camera in front of us so that we will be able to be seen by the camera and be in the shade at the same time. The first scene that we recorded was scene 2. In scene 2 I was walking into McDonalds with my children while they were laughing with one another. We took at least 6 or 7 takes. We had to keep re doing takes because we kept laughing but eventually we got a few good takes. After we completed filming scene 1 we moved onto the next scene. In the next scene I had a close up. I was basically looking away from the camera and acting like I was speaking to our waitress.
After my close up we filmed the last scene two scenes. The last two scenes were of us ordering our food. The waitress explained what was on the menu and we ordered a happy meal. After that scene we recorded the scene where the children were showing each other their toys. Once we filmed all of the scenes we headed back to the room to dump our footage. We accomplished a lot today. The only thing left for us to do is record the establishing shot outside of a McDonalds building .
Tuesday 22 October 2019
Storyboard
Today my group members and I discussed our storyboard. It is slowly but surely coming together piece by piece. We were given the option to fill in five or six slides, my group decided to complete all six of the slides. Each slide is 5-6 seconds which means the commercial will be about 30 seconds long.
Slide 1 starts off with an establishing / wide shot of the outside of a McDonalds building. We are using an establishing shot to set the scene for viewers. After the establishing shot passes there will be a tracking shot of our actors walking out of McDonalds. We will be using certain areas in our school to substitute for places in McDonalds. A cutaway will happen which leads to slide 2. In slide 2 the screen will be split. An actor will advertise the McDonalds happy meal box and a child will approach the actor explaining her desire for a barbie doll. After the child pleads for a doll the scene will go into slide 3. In slide 3 the actor will advertise the different food items that come in the meal (french fries, nuggets, yogurt etc.) and then at the very end he will surprise the child and tell her that toys come in the meal. She will end up getting her doll after all. Another cutaway will lead into slide 4 which is where an actor will be ordering a happy meal from a cashier. ( these scenes will take place on school property ). After the actor receives the food he/she will express how delicious the food is and an eye line match will happen. After the eye line match slide 6 will appear. I slide 6 the McDonalds mascot will appear and persuade people to come try a happy meal after he does that a fade out will happen and that will conclude the commercial.
- Blog entry 5
Monday 14 October 2019
Editing lesson blog
Hey guys today my class and I had a mini lesson on editing. We basically learned how to operate the different parts of the camera and how to properly hold it. For starters, Ms.Katz started her lesson by informing us on the different rules when it comes to checking out a camera. One of the major rules is that we must checkout a camera by using the paper and we must return the camera the next day. After explaining the checkout procedures we learned about the parts of the camera. I learned how to : open the camera, how to turn it on and off, how to enter and remove a SD card, and how to flip the camera to face me or the opposite of me. Ms.Katz also went over how to correctly connect the camera to a tripod. There is a circular button that you twist on the bottom of the camera and after you hear a clicking noise then that means it is on properly. Once the button is on you secure it onto the top of the tripod. The tripod has cool features. For example, there is a lever that can be twisted to extend the height of the tripod.
Another thing that I learned today was how to work pinnacle studios. I understood the gist of it but it's still a tad bit confusing to me. I will explain the steps of how to dumpin. Dumpin is basically dumping all of your footage into a folder to edit in the future. Each group has to use the same computer and every time a group uses the computer they have to use the same 06 number that they used before. Once pinnacle studios is open you will right click and open up a folder. You want to make sure that the SD card is inserted. Click on the DCIM folder and you'll see all of your recorded footage ordered by the date and time that it was recorded. Afterwards you dumpin all of your footage from your SD card.
Lastly, I learned about the importing process which is basically just importing all of your footage into pinnacle studios. You get to click on the videos that you want to use for your editing process but you should use all of them. Once you click the videos you want you can edit them by cutting the clips or adding in transitions. Some transitions can be fades or dissolves. This is what I learned today and I hope to learn more.
-Blog entry 4
Another thing that I learned today was how to work pinnacle studios. I understood the gist of it but it's still a tad bit confusing to me. I will explain the steps of how to dumpin. Dumpin is basically dumping all of your footage into a folder to edit in the future. Each group has to use the same computer and every time a group uses the computer they have to use the same 06 number that they used before. Once pinnacle studios is open you will right click and open up a folder. You want to make sure that the SD card is inserted. Click on the DCIM folder and you'll see all of your recorded footage ordered by the date and time that it was recorded. Afterwards you dumpin all of your footage from your SD card.
Lastly, I learned about the importing process which is basically just importing all of your footage into pinnacle studios. You get to click on the videos that you want to use for your editing process but you should use all of them. Once you click the videos you want you can edit them by cutting the clips or adding in transitions. Some transitions can be fades or dissolves. This is what I learned today and I hope to learn more.
-Blog entry 4
Thursday 10 October 2019
Research
Today I met up with my group to begin researching my commercial idea. We decided to do a commercial on the McDonalds Happy Meal. McDonalds is a fast food corporation that was founded in 1940 by two brothers, Richard Mcdonald and Maurice McDonald. They started a fast food service and Ray Kroc took over and suggested that they expand their business and modernize it. There are currently over 10,000 McDonalds restaurants open and running around the world. That's a pretty large number if you ask me. McDonalds mascot is a clown that goes by the name of "Ronald McDonald".
Our commercial will focus on the McDonalds happy meal which is basically a kids meal.Happy meals have been sold since June of 1979. In the happy meal box a toy comes with the food. The box has a square shape and it is red with a yellow smiley face on the side. The box is made out of cardboard.
That is how the box comes. On certain occasions such as holidays the box will have different things on it. For example: 
. That is all we researched on our commercial idea today. When we begin planning we will have more information to go off of. Now that I know about the McDonalds mascot I will add that to my groups list of costumes for this commercial.
. That is all we researched on our commercial idea today. When we begin planning we will have more information to go off of. Now that I know about the McDonalds mascot I will add that to my groups list of costumes for this commercial.
-Blog entry 2
Planning
Hey, today my group and I begun the planning process of our commercial. We chose to do a commercial on the McDonalds happy meal and the condiments that come with it. The happy meals come with: nuggets, a cheeseburger,french fries, apples or yogurt and a drink (milk,juice, water etc.).
We sat down and discussed where,when, and how we are going to record our commercial. The first thing that we chose is a location. We will record an establishing shot outside of a McDonalds and we will record the inside setting to give viewers an insight to how the environment looks. We're also going to tape one of our members ordering a happy meal from a cashier. Our second location/back up location will be on Fort Lauderdale High Schools campus. If we aren't able to record someone ordering a menu we'll use the media center tables and have a group member dress up as a cashier.
For our props we plan to use a happy meal box from McDonalds. We'll also use the food and toys inside the box as props. There will also be a hat and a clown nose included on our lists of props. The hat will be used as a hat for our cashier. I will use the clown nose to top off my clown outfit. When it comes to costumes my group and I plan to dress like children and one of us will dress up as a cashier. I'm going to try and dress up similar to Ronald McDonald. Ronald McDonald is a clown that is used as a mascot to represent McDonalds. 
This is just everything I said put into chronological order.
- Commercial Idea: McDonalds Happy meal
- Props: Happy meal box, food, toys, drink, cashier hat and clown nose
- Costumes: Cashier outfit, childish outfits, clown outfit
- Location(s): McDonalds and Fort Lauderdale High
- Back up plan: Record in the media center
- Blog Entry 3
Monday 7 October 2019
Introductory
Hi, my name is Aaliyah and I am a sophomore that attends Fort Lauderdale High School. I am enrolled in the pre-law program. When I first applied for the pre-law program I was interested in being a lawyer. After my law class in freshman year I changed my mind and decided to pursue journalism. At first I thought I wouldn't like the school but it's been good so far. I met a good group of friends that mingle well. I like to be very active around school so I joined some clubs and attended interests meetings for some of them. I was apart of a club called Bright Casters and a Club called Bloom (a women empowerment club).During the middle of my freshman year I joined the Step Team and at the end of my freshman year I joined the Fort Lauderdale High School flag line. I've made friends that are apart of the dance, majorette, and flag line (all part of the auxiliary).
I have many likes and dislikes but for now I'll start off by discussing the things I like. For one, I enjoy spending quality time with my friends and family. Spending time with them makes me happy especially when I'm having a bad day and feeling down. Another thing that I like to do is go on vacation and sign up for fun excursions. Last summer my family and I went on a trip to Aruba. We stayed in an all inclusive hotel along the beach which meant that we had unlimited food and drinks. While I was there I went ATV riding through the mountains and some of the towns. I also went in a tube that gets pulled by a boat. Even though I fell out of the tube and had a panic attack it was honestly worth it. Lastly, I enjoy styling hair. I have practiced on plenty of mannequin heads and I've practiced on approximately five human heads.
On the other hand, I also have several dislikes that I'd like to discuss. One of my biggest dislikes is a person that purposely spoils movies and shows for me. I'm currently binge watching 15 seasons of Greys Anatomy and several people have attempted to tell me what happens at the end of season 15. Before they can even get a word out I cut them off and stop them from spoiling it. Another one of my dislikes are animals. The only animal that I can tolerate is a small dog but other than that I despise animals. I mainly dislike them because of the traumatic experiences that I had with animals as a child. I also dislike when people comment on how tall I am. It's not a big deal to me but when I hear it everyday it starts to get pretty aggravating.
-Blog Entry 1
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