Week of June 12

            This week we were busy with the film festival.  There was a lot of work that went into the films we premiered and it the audience reactions were great.  There were a couple films that I thought were a bit cheesy, but for the most part everyone did great.  I didn’t really like how a majority of the films were depressing, after a while it started getting a bit pretentious.  Either way, they were all done very well whether they were comedies, horror, or PSA’s.  I can’t wait for next weeks afterschool film festival and I expect a great turnout.

Week of June 12th

            This week, we had our film festival and I heard that our film made it in.  They apparently screened it during 4^th period, which was the only one I didn’t see, but I also heard that it was well received and people liked it.  Now we just need to finish up our last movie and have Brandon turn in the one he was working on.  After that, we’ll be all caught up with our films and we won’t have to worry about anything anymore.  Hopefully we can film the last few shots we need and edit them in time before the final deadline next week.

June 6

            This week was a huge breakthrough: we actually finished our first movie (a party is in order.)  It took us several weeks, but after all that time I can honestly say that we’ve made something that we can be proud of.  This film looks great and tells a decent story.  It is original and shows both our skills as actors, but as writers and directors as well.  We are still currently working on our comedy in class and we hope to finish that soon enough.  So far we have a lot of film so we really only need a few more shots until we’re done.  I think it’s going to be great, not film festival great, but great as a nice little inside joke between us and everyone else in film.

Week of May 29th

            This week we’re making a lot of progress.  We decided that we needed to film something in class, so that we can constantly work on something even when we don’t have any film to edit.  So, we picked something easy and relatable: a comedy based on how NOT to pass film class.  The idea is comedy gold, and since we already know how NOT to pass film, it’ll be a walk in the park.  Moreover, we finished shooting our first film yesterday afterschool.  All we need now is to edit that last bit and keep it in time with the song and then we can turn it in.  Then with Brandon’s film, and the one we’re filming in class, we can have all three of our films finished.

Week of May 22nd

            We’ve been facing several setbacks this week.  In between people skipping film shoots for other projects and having to work or go to a prior arrangement, we haven’t been able to film at all.  We have, however, edited everything we have so far.  The film is coming out nicely and I look forward to adding in the last few scenes.  If we could just get a good day to film, we should be able to knock out the last part fairly quickly.  The only problem is finding a decent time and getting all the props together.  These are small logistic problems, but we’ve had worse, it is pretty stressful though.

Week of May 15th

            We are slowly piecing together our film.  We’ve been running into several complications as far as timing and trying to schedule when we meet.  AP’s have been taking up a lot of our time, but now that they are done, we should have a lot more time to work.  Our film is more than 50% underway and now we just need a few more shots.  Most of our trouble is coming from props and getting everything ready beforehand.  It’s happened too many times where we are at our location, all ready to film, everything is set up, and we realize we’re missing a prop or someone is running late.  Every little complication has a huge impact on our schedule, but we’re close, almost done.

Week of May 8

            This week we didn’t get as much done as we thought.  With AP tests coming up its getting harder and harder to get everyone together in one place to plan out what we’re going to do.  Luckily, the tests will all be over soon and we will be able to film more.  Brandon is making progress with his film and we are about halfway through getting the footage for my film idea.  Editing is proving to be more difficult on the updated iMovie, but we should get everything down in a few days.  We are going to film today, get everything over with as soon and as well as possible and try to move on to our next project.