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Final Day of Filming Blog

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  On Thursday,  November  the 30th I finished filming with my partner. This time I just came to school in NIKE shorts, NIKE shoes, and a normal T-shirt because we were only filming my legs as I was running. The filming took place at the track field again. Also, my phone was used to film all the content for this commercial. I acted in all the scenes my partner filmed today. The first scene that was filled was a tracking shot of me running. This scene was really difficult  to film. Since my partner had to follow me with the camera as I was running, the shot was extra hard to shoot. I had to match my speed with hers so that I would stay in frame. This scene was one that was re-filmed the most. The last scene was also really difficult  to film. I don't think this one turned out as well as my partner and I thought it would. However, I think it wrapped up the commercial pretty well . This scene was supposed to turn out as: the runner with the NIKE shoes on running into a puddle. The diff

Starting Day of Filming Blog

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 On Tuesday, November the 28th I started filming with my group. Since I was filming a NIKE commercial I came to school in NIKE clothing. I wore NIKE sweatpants, shorts, sports bra and most importantly NIKE shoes. The filming took place in the track field. As I do not have an actual camera or tripod to film with, my group used my phone. My group filmed by was the bleachers first. I was the first one to partake in the acting process. I had to walk down the bleachers with my NIKE shoes in hand. Then for the next scene I was in charge of filming. It was my first time actually trying to film something that was important so it took me a couple of tries to make sure it was good. I filmed my group member tying her NIKE shoes. Lastly my group did the last bit of filming for that day on the track. Again I was in charge of the acting process, so to warm up for filming I took a lap around the track. Filming this scene was probably the hardest and most tiring part of the filming process. I had to d

Storyboard Blog

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  Slide 1:   During this slide we will be filming  us walking down the bleachers with NIKE shoes in our  hand.   This will be a high angle shot  and it will be filmed at a fixed position. The location of this shot will be on the bleachers b y the track field.     S lide 2:   In this slide we will be sitting down on the bleachers. This shot will be an extreme close-up also from a fixed position. The focus of the slide will be us tying our shoes .    This will show us getting prepared before a run, which is clearly the purpose as you can tell by the track field.   Slide 3:   This slide will show us running on the track. We will film at a low and wide angle,  and  from a fixed position.  The runner will run  into  the  camera,  but the camera stays put.   The runner will slow down as they approach the camera , then  we will zoom into  the shoe .   Slide 4:   At the start of this slide, the screen will be black , and then we will zoom out of the shoes from the  previous  slide when we zoom

Planning Blog

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 Props: Since my group is creating a NIKE commercial, our main prop is NIKE shoes. We will also use water bottles and a small towel.  Costumes: Both of our group members will be participating in the video, so we will be the main focus. We will both be wearing athletic clothes, preferably NIKE, and of course, NIKE shoes. We will likely both be wearing leggings and a T-shirt. We would both be wearing our hair up to keep it out of our face, most likely ponytails.  Schedule: 9/22/21- our group began researching and planning 9/22/21- our group finished planning and established setting and props 9/24/21- our group will begin creating a storyboard for our commercial 9/28/21- our group will film all necessary clips and review the raw footage 9/30/21- our group will edit and finalize the commercial Location list: Our main location will be the track field. At this location we will be filming while running, before and after and to emphasize the performance of the shoes. Our second location will b

Research Blog

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 My group is doing a NIKE shoe commercial, typically subjects in these commercials are taking part in physical activity. Cams:  Normally in NIKE commercials they use a lot of aerial shots and tracking shots. They film from a variety of different angles including high angle, eye level and low angle shots, to show all different parts of the shoes. Sound:  They usually use upbeat music to associate the feeling of NIKE shoes with energy and motivation. They use non-diegetic sound and they often include a voice over at the end.  CLAMPS: Subjects are usually wearing athletic wear, uniform to the the brand. Specifically for running commercials they will wear NIKE shoes, socks, and tight-fitting leggings and shoes, socks, and tight-fitting leggings and t-shirts. Their hair is usually up in ponytails, out of their face. The lighting is always natural because they film outside. At the beginning the actors are very serious and have a competitive attitude. Towards the end they are more tired/fatig

Group blog

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 Welcome back to my blog! Today I am going to talk about my group for the commercial project. My group is pretty small consisting just of just 2 people. I chose Aja M as my partner. I chose Aja because she has been my friend since 7th grade. Also, we worked on multiple projects together, so I know that she is a reliable person. I trust her a lot and I know that she is a smart individual. We both can bring unique perspectives to this project. I can bring a lot of creativity and artistry to this project, while she contributes a lot of technological skills. She is also certified in Microsoft word, Microsoft PowerPoint, and Excel. This will help a lot with the editing for the commercial. To start off with this project, we will make a storyboard. Aja and I will both pitch ideas, and then I will draw out the storyboard. We will both work on the filming, acting, and directing portion of this project equally. When we finish filming all the clips, Aja will edit the video and present it to me. T

Intro Blog

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 Hi everyone, welcome to my blog! My name is Sophia. I am 15 years old and I'm in my sophomore year at school. My dad is German, and my mom is Hungarian. I however was born and raised in Florida. I have been traveling to Germany ever since I was 4 years old, so I picked up the language pretty easily. I have one cat at home. She is a tuxedo cat and here name is Tux. My hobbies are listening to music, drawing and playing the piano. I have been playing the piano for 7 years now. I have also been told that I am very good at drawing. When I was younger I also did many sports including dance, swimming, karate, and gymnastics. I did gymnastics for 5 years and quit when I was 11 years old. On the weekends (friday-sunday) I work at an Italian restaurant as a hostess. I have been working at this job for almost a year now and I love it! I'm doing very well in school at the moment. I am a very high achiever. I am taking all AICE level (college level) and Honors classes. 1 honors class incl