Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Director's Commentary Script

Hello everyone! This is Luiza Mello, and I am the director, producer, writer and editor of “The Walk”. My story is about a bisexual girl who suffers from anxiety and is moving to a new town with her family. As I worked on this film opening completely by myself, I think that its definitely safe to say that my skills in planning and production have greatly developed. My biggest issue throughout this project was that I had only myself to rely on for the film, so all the planning, shooting, editing, etc, was done completely by me. I have had experiences editing before, so that part I was more calm about, but I wasn’t always a good planner, so I focused myself on working on that for the majority of the time. 

Something else I’d like to talk about is the integration of technology. I had no idea how it would be having to use software, hardware and online resources all for one project, but during the production stages, it was more easy-going than expected. Out of these resources, the first I had used was online when I had to work on my research and planning. I used applications like Canva, Google, Youtube, Google Docs and Blogger throughout almost the entire project to document and plan everything. Software is a set of instructions, data or programs used to operate computers and execute specific tasks. The software I used the most was Adobe Premiere Pro 2022. Adobe Premiere is a timeline-based and non-linear video editing software application. I had used this application before but this time, my skills were definitely more developed. At last, hardware. Many different things can be considered hardware, for example, a computer is a hardware composed by hardwares like the monitor, the mouse, the keyboard, etc. The hardware I have used for this project is my phone and my computer. I have used my phone for all the filming and uploading of the shots and I have used my computer for all the editing and research. 

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Autocomplete Interview Prop!

     Since many people are familiar with the WIRED Autocomplete Interview, where famous people answer the Web's Most Searched Questions about themselves, I decided that this would be the most effective and interesting way to make my interview. I have uploaded recently the script of my interview, but the most important aspect of this interview is the poster board that contains the questions. This prop shows all the questions drawn by google and have tape over the end of the sentences, so the people being interviewed can pull them apart one question at a time. 

    This picture shows what most artists look like near their poster.

    For my poster, I have created a document on Canva, where I recreated the WIRED Poster Board, but with questions that I will be answering for my CCR. I will be printing the photo and gluing it to a board I have previously bought, so it does not look very thin. For the tape I will pull back on the words, I will be getting pieces of both Scotch and Masking tape, and lay them down somewhere that I can paint them white. I will likely be using white acrylic paint and going over it twice! This is what the poster background I will be printing will look like.




Sunday, March 26, 2023

Web's Most Searched Script

     For my CCR, one of my pieces of media will be a recreation of the WIRED Autocomplete Interview. This is the script, but I will likely film it soon next week!

-Hello, this is Luiza Mello anddd this is the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.

(smirk)

(premade slides shown)

-I’ve honestly always wanted to do one of these.(giggles)

(slide)

- “Is Luiza Mello a good director?”

(Laughs)

- I mean I definitely like to think that I have done a good Job with my new upcoming film The Walk, but I’m still young, you know? There’s always more to learn and I’m excited about that.

- Okay next…. Anddd.. “How has Luiza Mello included representation from different social groups and issues?”

- Wow so a big question.(Giggles)

- During the planning process I actually spent a lot of time thinking of how I would integrate this in my film. I really believe that the way to truly connect with my audience would be to give more opportunities for people to recognize themselves in different characters. Most times, when I’m watching a new coming of age movie, people only pay attention to the main character and their storyline, but in my film, most of the main characters will have their own plots happening at the same time. I wanted my film to be shown in the perspective of a bisexual teenage girl that struggles with anxiety, but I didn’t want to let that be all her story was about. Similarly from many young girls that have anxiety, Hailey will have her advances and setbacks, but she will still maintain her confidence in herself, and especially, her sexuality. 

- And well, aside from her I’ve included actors from many different cultures and characteristics. Some of the characters are seen struggling financially, with their sexualities, with their background and with their families. I wanted to make sure that no matter who you are or where you’re from, you’d be able to find a character to connect with.

- Wow, sorry, that was a lot.

(Laughs)

- Alrighty andd next.

- Okay so, “Is The Walk going to be in the movies?”

(Deep breath)

- Sadlyyy… no. As much as I wish it could be, my film will only be available online on youtube and on some Film Festivals. My team and I are still working on which, but we’ll likely show our film on the Zoe Awards festival and the IndieFest Film Award. But we’ll also be advertising on platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and Tiktok, so that our target audience can be reached.


Saturday, March 25, 2023

Opening Storyline

    This past week I focused on finding my actress for the main role, and FINALLY, I found someone... Thank you Cristi, who's my friend and new main character, for saving me. <3 As I now have my main character and will soon be ready to film, it is time to share the storyline I will be filming for the first 2 minutes of my film. Hope you enjoy!

                                    


                            



Friday, March 24, 2023

Interviewed

     For my first half of the CCR, I will be interviewed as the director and producer of my film. I will create a video recreating famous interviews on the internet. There are many magazines and channels on YouTube that interview famous actors, musicians, directors etc, that have established the certain image I will try to capture. These are some of the Channels and their interview videos I will be trying to follow. The Highlighted ones are the ones I will most likely be recreating.

  • Vogue: 73 Questions with
  • Vogue: Now you know
  • Elle: Mama I made it
  • Vanity Fair: Proust Questionnaire
  • Vanity Fair: Fan Theories
  • WIRED: Web's Most Searched Questions
  • Seventeen: Superlatives
    Here are some links of examples of these interviews: