Critical Reflection

Here it is, our Critical Reflection!

Final Project

Here it is, our final project: Escape Route

Creating Our Reflection

We decided to record our creative critical reflection on my iPhone as a podcast. We figured that this would be the simplest and most effective way in conveying our message and talking about the movie. My partner Zach and I just recorded us speaking and we are eager to edit it and finally post it along with our movie. We also decided to use iMovie for the editing of the Podcast because the iPhone voice memos plug in directly to the program.

Wrapping It Up

We just finished editing our project and I am happy with what we accomplished. Everything seemed to run pretty smoothly and the project looks really nice. We made two production studios that show in the opening of the film titled "Be Square Productions" and "Circular pictures". Neither me or my partner Zach had much of a background in design or programs such as photoshop so we had to make do with what we had. We were actually able to create the production logos using a title feature in Adobe Premiere Pro and I have to say they came out pretty decent. Now all that's left to do is to record the Creative Critical Refection.

Filming

Today we just finished our filming and I am pleased with what we captured. Since we are not professional film makers we had to make the best of what we had. We used a skateboard for a dolly for a shot in the beginning portion of our film and we used lamps and flashlights in order to get better lighting on some of the shots. We used a tripod for about half the scenes in our film and we also incorporated some hand held shots within the piece. The rest of our film now relies on the editing that we have to do and I am excited to see how everything looks once put together.

New Script

We decided to edit our script a little bit yesterday. We decided instead of making the bank robber panicked after initially robbing the bank, we would make him more relaxed and less tense almost to the point where he was almost emotionless to give him more of rugged feel. For this reason we decided to pick my partner Zach as the star of the film. We also felt that we needed to change the ending of the film, further setting up the later plot after the opening scene. The title of our film will be 'Escape Route' because the end of our opening seen is going to imply that the criminal is going to escape from the cops after realizing he had a tracker in a bag full of money that he stole.  Overall I have to say that I am happy with the script we have and I am eager to finally shoot our film.

Editing Programs

For the editing of this film, I have decided to use the software program Adobe Premiere Pro. While there were other viable candidates in editing programs such as iMovie or Lightworks, I find that Adobe will work best for what we are trying to accomplish. Back in sophomore year, I was certified in Adobe Premiere Pro through my television production class and I had spent a large portion of the year editing on the program. I downloaded it a few years back on my computer and I may be a little rusty at first, but I'm sure it will all come back to me after a few minutes of editing.

Actors Wanted

I have been going through all the options of choosing an actor for the film. I'm looking for a male lead, under 30, who could easily portray the look and style of a bank robber. The lead in the film will also have minimal lines and the performance will be more reliant on facial expressions and actions.   The easiest route would be for me and my partner Zach to star in the film ourselves. However, neither of us are professional actors and this could prove to be challenging. I'm unsure if we will be able to convey the role I am looking for, but we could try things out and see how things go. I have also been searching for an actor online and asking anyone I know who is in the field of acting if they would be willing to do the part. The last option would be to use my older brother Taylor, in our film. He has starred in a few short films and would be qualified for this role if he could possibly do it.