Reflection of Key Moments

 Throughout this project, there were many times that we had as a group that helped shaped the project into the finished one we have right now. One of the pivotal moments that we had is when we first met up and started filming. This was a pivotal moment because it showed that filming the sense would not be that hard and that this entire project would not go as bumpy as we previously thought that it would.

One of the changes that we did do to the project was that we switched who would play Gabriel and who would play David. I was supposed to play the character Gabriel hence why the character was named Gabriel but the group felt that it would be easier to film with Isaacs's parents if the parents were speaking to Isaac and not me. 

Another thing that we changed in the portfolio project is that instead of Gabriel the main character having a dad we did not want to include him having a father figure as Isaac thought that it would add more to Gabriel's character.

I finished the Foley Sounds

After Isaac told me about what I needed to do for the sounds I knew I had to get it done fast as the deadline for the project is approaching fast. So I looked at the blog that Isaac posted that listed all the foley sounds that needed to be done and started working. I noticed that he needed sounds for the first filming day as there were a lot of sounds not being heard due to the strong wind that was there that day.

I first made the sounds of footsteps with my fancy dressing shoes as they make a lot of noise when I walk with them on. I then made the sounds of a person looking through a backpack and used my school bag to help me make the sounds. The last sound that Isaac needed was of a person kicking a soccer ball so what I did was I went into the garage and found a deflated basketball and recorded me kicking as hard as possible to really make a strong and crisp sound.

We Have Decided When we are going to do the Foley Sounds

 After talking with the group we decided that it is best to do the foley sounds in school. We decided this because the times that we decided upon did not fit our schedules and since we are going to see each other in about 3 days we should just wait then and do it while we are in school. If that fails then I will take on the responsibility of doing it at home by myself as Isaac filmed most of the second part at his house.

The thing that Isaac needed for me to do on the foley side of things was the person speaking on the phone. He could not emulate a voice on the phone and he requested for me to do it. I agreed because I wanted to do my part in the project. This should be easy for me to do because I would just use the phone of my moms and talk through there and emulate someone speaking on the phone.

Deciding on the Font

 An essential part of the intro of the film is the title screen and the font that says the title says volumes about the type of movie that the audience is about to see. For example, a font that is more bubbly or colorful will most likely tell a light-hearted story and a font with blood dripping down the letters will most likely tell the audience that they're in for a thriller.

After Isaac and I discussed what type of font we want our movie to have we decided that we wanted a font that would best fit in with the type of movie that we are making such as one that looks like a soccer Jersey.

Isaac showed me this picture as an example of what the font might look like and I told him that it would be a great idea for him to choose that as a font.

Isaac Filmed!

 On Thursday Isaac finally filmed his part of the portfolio project. After speaking to Isaac he let me know that the filming process did not go as easy as he thought it would. He said that the main problems would be remembering the way he would hold the phone or a certain object so that the continuity would be ok. 

For the second part of the film, we decided that we should only include the mom of Gabriel and not the dad. We choose this decision because if we filmed with the dad we thought that it would cause a lot of confusion. Isaac also mentioned that it would add a sense of suspense to the audience as they would wonder what happened to the dad.

Using Foley in our Project

 Since the last time that we filmed, it was hard to film with the loud wind in the background so Isaac came up with the idea to use foley. I agreed with him and I thought of ways we could implement using foley techniques in our project.

The first way that I would implement the foley system into the project is by adding footsteps into the scenes where the find is in the way. I would also add grunting sounds and breathing sounds for the POV shots of the characters playing soccers right now.

The Next Time We Are Filming

 The last time that our group was filmed it was a very successful day at regional and we got a lot done in a short amount of time. Although it was a windy day we had very good audio and the filming was very good. The next part of our project does not require all of the actors to be present as it is about the main character Gabriel talking to his parents about his future in soccer.

Due to this reason, Isaac has decided that he can do this entire scene alone in his house due to his family agreeing to play the parents of Gabriel in our project. Isaac also suggested that his sibling who is also in high school help him with the project and we all agreed that it would be useful to help us film the project and we could get all the help we can get.