AICE Media Studies

 The group was very thankful for all the reviews they were given to fix the film to the best of their ability. The first thing they fixed was the sizing of the title names. They were oversized and the group thought that the actual film couldn't be seen behind the words. The second thing that was changed was the title of the film. Nijah accidentally put the film's title as "Dark Red" instead of "Red Room". So, Nijah had to go in and change that. Another thing that was changed was the voice overs. During the process of editing, Nijah was sick. But she still did the voiceovers as place holders until the group got the actual voiceovers for the film. They changed the voice actor to Imani because it was her inside the film, so the group thought why not have her as the voice actor as well. Something else that was changed during the process of editing was the font type being used. The original font that was supposed to be used; "Biotech" was messing up on

 The group finished their project, and they asked a couple of people to give their honest thoughts. The first-person Nijah asked was her friend Arianna. Arianna stated that she absolutely loved it, and that Adrian played his role very well. She said that the plot was easy to follow but she was a little confused at the end because she wasn't sure why the actor Imani was going back into the house. Arianna also said that she enjoyed the empty swing with the title on it. She also said that song choice was different from what she normally hears in horror. She liked it however and made the film ominous. Another friend of Nijah's reviewed it, his name is Marvin. Marvin was a student who was previously in AICE Media AS level and currently in A level. So, the group really wanted and valued his opinion. He stated to make the letters smaller. He also said to use different names in the credits instead of using reoccurring names. The group added a couple of extra names into their film. Marv

Today were the groups last day of filming. They had around 7 more scenes to record. Although that seems like much, they completed it in 2 hours. The group could have completed it in less time but there were many difficulties that happened during the day. One difficulty was with Nijah. She had to stay after school to help out a teacher for a club. The time the group was supposed to meet was at 3:00, but Nijah didn't get there until 3:30 unfortunately. This wasn't a major setback however due to Nijah not being an actor or the camera woman. The second difficulty was with the actor, Imani. Imani did not go to school on this day, so she arrived at Callie's house at 3:30 as well. This cut back the groups time to record. Another difficulty was the group not being able to focus on recording. The group is consisted of friends. So, wanting to play is inevitable, but they really needed to focus. Although it took everyone a little while to finally be able to focus, it did eventually ha

 The group filmed today again. It's always hard to plan but the group came together and finally figured it out. The group had to film the next part of their storyboard. The next piece of the project to record was the girl walking home with the man stalking her. Imani acted as the little girl and Adrian acted as the man stalking her. Callie spent a decent amount of time trying to get them to act right for the film. Act correctly as in get into actor mode, not regular person mode. Callie considers herself the director of the film. The rest of the group believes that she is crazy, but they digress. Callie was teaching Adrian and Imani how to act due to her being able to see how everything looks. She knew what to add and knew what to take out. She also told them how to add more emotion to their acting. The group took about an hour and thirty to film. They got their filming done, but this was the longest process that it has ever taken for them. Another factor that affected the process w

 The song the group picked for their background music is Dark Red by Steve Lacy. They are using the instrumental version. Using the instrumental will allow the non-diegetic sounds to be heard over the music. It will also allow the main focus to not be switched from the actual movie to the song. This is because the song is fairly popular. The music video for this song may seem lighthearted, but the actual song creates an eerie feeling. This is perfect for the groups video; it allows them to create suspense. And using a very popular song for the groups video is a tactic to attract a young audience. Callie emailed Steve Lacy, the writer and singer of this song. Although she did email him, she hasn't gotten a response yet. Callie and the rest of the group decided to also direct message Steve Lacy on Instagram. Although they think it isn't very likely that he will respond, it is better to ask for permission than to move on without ever asking. The group continued with the filming an