A Level Critical Reflection

This is my critical reflection for the A Level portion.

A Level Poster + Website

This is the final version of my poster to go along with my short film.

Here is the link for my website.

inbloomthemovie.weebly.com

A Level Short Film

Here is my short film for A Level:

Editing "In Bloom" Day 1

Today I continued editing for "In Bloom" and got it mostly done. Like I had mentioned earlier, I resorted to editing on the iMovie app on my iPhone since I had other way of getting to use the program. I was a bit hesitant to use it since I thought it would be more complicated and the screen was smaller, but the application was extremely user friendly.

I had a ridiculous amount of clips to pick from and sort through because I shot nearly every single part of the film from various angles, so it took me more than a few hours to get a rough edit but it was super gratifying. I am happy with the way the story is told predominantly through visuals and how easy it is to follow even though there is no dialogue.

All I am missing are the title, credits, and a couple final transitions. I am planning on finishing these last touches tomorrow and doing research for my website as well as beginning to create it. Once I decide on how the title/credits will look, I will look into ways of carrying that theme into the poster and website to create a brand for this short film better.

Here are some more stills of my editing process on iMovie:

Filming for A Level, "In Bloom"

Today was a super productive day for me! I finished the shot list I had begun making earlier for my short film, "In Bloom." Even though originally I wanted to create a screenplay for A Level, I only made a shot list because there is no dialogue in this short film and is told only through visuals. Contrary to my film opening for the AS portion that relied heavily on auditory elements such as conversation or news over the radio to tell the story, "In Bloom" will be told entirely through the visual element.

After I finished the shot list, I printed it out and color-coded which shots where outside, inside, or where to be added digitally (such as credits and title.) This aided in making the filming process as efficient as possible because I managed my time much better and did not miss any shots that I needed to take.

This short film relies heavily on color to move the story along and show the evolution of the character and situation. The film goes from monochromatic shades of white, grey, and black to colorful, vibrant, strong colors, so the shot list helped me film the colorful ones in order to have the best amount of sunlight and brightness.

My wonderful friend Ana was my protagonist in this short film, and we had a really great time bouncing off of ideas on how to get things from different angles and make the film as aesthetically pleasing as possible. One thing I was unhappy about in my film opening was how I focused too much on the audio element and sort of neglected really trying to tell a story visually so that's what I kept in mind today when filming with Ana.

In the end, we got all the filming done. I filmed on my iPhone and actually started editing on its iMovie program since my computer doesn't support it. I plan to get editing done within the next couple of days so I can dedicate time to the website and the poster.

Here are some pictures from today: