Chapter 25: The Final Project

This is sadly the last time I'll be saying this... What's Up! Welcome back!!! After a long ride, I've finally finished my A Level portfolio project. It was fun, stressful, and an experience. I hope you find some type of entertainment from it.

Escapism

Chapter 24: Critical Reflection

Welcome back! This post will cover my critical reflection of Escapism. The inspiration, ups, downs, and what I got of out of this experience. I hope you enjoy my last blog post!

Critical Reflection

Chapter 23: Scheduling Post

 What's up and welcome back! In this post I'm going to be talking about a certain type of post I've been creating for the Instagram.

I saw this type of post from kpop groups when they're going to have a comeback (the period of time where they release and promote new music). They'll post a sort of schedule of what they're going to be posting. 

Here are some examples:

I decided to post something similar, just for a film instead of a comeback. I used Canva to make the post and used the font and elements tools to keep my consistency. 

I'll definitely post more of these types of posts too because I think they're cool and they keep me organized. Well that's all for this post catch you in the next one.

Chapter 22: Introducing the Stars

 What's up and welcome back! In this post I'm introducing the actors since I already have on the Escapism Instagram.

First we have Perseus(played by me). I've mentioned in Chapter 11, but Perseus is a 18 yr old senior in high school that has a toxic relationship with their parents and has the bad habit of sneaking out, stealing cars, and partying too much. I changed Perseus' age from 17 to 18 just because.

Second is Iris. Iris is being played by one of my close friends Ana Sofia. Iris is a 17 yr old senior in high school that has an alcohol addiction. Iris is frequently blacked out, hung over, or intoxicated, and they rarely show up for school. I also changed Iris' age from 18 to 17 just because.

The third main character is Ares and they're being played by another close friend Ella. Ares, like Perseus is an 18 year old senior in high school who struggles with severe depression and anxiety and has a past of self harm. Ares uses sneaking out and doing rebellious stuff with Perseus and Iris as a way to feel something since they're always so unmotivated.

Welp that's the cast, and the end of this post. I'll catch you in the next one.

Chapter 21: Voice Over Pt.1

What's up! Welcome back, in this post I'll talk about the voice over and how I started recording.

I decided to include voiceovers in the trailers because I find that they really help to move the piece along. My voiceover is going to include the voices of all three characters, and they're going to finish each other's sentences. I feel like using all three of their voices shows that they are the three main characters and focus; I also think that the finishing of  each others sentences reinforces the bond they have. Like they share a brain cell or something.

 

I started recording my part of the voiceovers. I downloaded Adobe's Audition, which is an audio editing software. I was a little confused at first but I watched the provided tutorials and some things were cleared up a little bit. I'm still confused but with more practice I'm sure I'll be able to do what I need to. So far my audio is already recorded and cut up, I just need to make it clearer and get the voiceovers from my other actors.

Chapter 20: Fonts

 What's up! I'm back with another post and I'll be talking about the font I chose for my graphics and title.

I'm using Canva to create my graphics and titles, so when I was first creating my graphics, I originally chose the add a heading option and picked the font with the drop down bar on the left of the white editing screen. However, from first glance I realized they were boring, so I just ended up going back into the text tab and scrolling through the font combination section instead.

Scrolling through the Font Combination section, I found a lot of fun options like the "Chill" one. However, I wanted to go for the same vibe as The Breakfast Club's title font. I found ones like "Dapper" and "Film Fest" that could be good options, however they just weren't "the one".

I continued scrolling through the fonts and I finally decided on the font called "turning 22". I'm pretty sure it was the hot pink that called my attention, but the font just has this teen drama vibe to it that was perfect for my project. 

I cut out the "22" and then just changed the color of the font with the color picker option. I changed it from a hot pink to more of a magenta. I also made note to always use the hex code #bd1b94 for consistency.

Anyway, that's how I chose and edited my font, and I'm pretty happy with it. Well that's it for this post, see you in the next one.

Chapter 19: Making Posts

 I'm back, welcome again! In this post I'm going to be discussing my experience with making Instagram posts with Canva.

Straight off the bat, Canva is fire. They have so much to work with, from the templates to text fonts they really came through. This sounds like an Ad but genuinely, it is super easy to use and I can make nice graphics and posts with it.

I made a couple of Insta posts with Canva already using a blank Instagram template, as well as edited some photos that will all be posted on the Escapism Insta. I used their provided text fonts(which I'll go into detail on in a later post) as well as the elements section.

In the elements section I used something like a background that blends blues and magentas as an overlay. I adjusted the transparency so that the background acts almost like a color grader. With the font I changed the color using the color picker tool. I'm going to consitantly be using the background overlay technique so that most, if not all, of the posts I put up on Insta will be cohesive.

Here are a couple things I've created already(I don't want to spoil everything so this is just a sneak peek):

That's all for today's post, catch you next time!

Chapter 18: Social Media Pt.1

What's up and welcome back! I made a social media account for Escapism.

I chose to use Instagram because I'm more well versed on that platform, and you can include fun things like stories, story highlights, filters, as well as posts.

Chapter 17: Group Meetings

 Welcome back!

Today in class we did group meetings. We did this before in AS level virtually, and it's where we were put into groups to get advice and help for our projects. This time in person it was way better and didn't feel as awkward.

A majority of my group chose to do the short film option, and they all had great ideas. One of them is doing animation and another is doing an experimental piece. It was fun and interesting  hearing everyone's ideas and how creative they are. I was also able to help one of my peers come up with some filler content for her short film, and it made me feel pretty important not gonna lie.

I told my group about my project and about my issue of needing a third actor, and luckily one of the girls in my group, who also happens to be a close friend, offered to be the actor (bless Ella's soul). Ella filling that third spot lifted a lot of stress off my shoulders, so I've very happy about that. Now that I have all my actors, It should be pretty smooth, despite my whole spring break situation.

Overall, the group meeting was successful and very helpful for all of us I would say. I was able to fix my problem and help others with their ideas.

That's all I have for this post, I'll catch you in the next one.

Chapter 16: What’s Happening

 What’s up! Welcome back, this post is going to be a recap of what’s been going on.

I’ve already addressed in my last post about the actor situation, so I’m going to move on to talk about my filming situation. I found out that I’m going to be out of the country for a but of my spring break, so I have to schedule around that time frame and give myself enough time to film and also edit. I also have to schedule some posting for this blog and social media page. 

It’s pretty frustrating losing some production time since I’m going out of the country but I already have a lot scheduled, so I’m sure I’ll be fine. I’m taking these next couple of days to prepare for the days I’m MIA, I’ve been writing some mire posts for here and creating drafts on Instagram for the movie account.

This next couple of days I’m also going to record some sound and some scenes that don’t require people in them, like the door shutting, blood in sink, and such.

Anyway, that’s all for this post, that’s for reading and I’ll catch you later.

Chapter 15: Actors

 What’s up and welcome back. 

I’m going to be honest, it’s been a struggle with finding actors. I already have 2 set, but the third is frustrating. I had a third actor but they’re not very good at communicating 😀. So I decided to just find a new one.

It’s honestly very frustrating considering I am supposed to be filming by now, but I’ll push through it. I’m sure everything will turn out fine. I at least know that my other 2 actors are ready for filming and understand their roles. I was also able to get another friend to just help me film, not an actor but like a PA.

Other than that third actor, everything else is going pretty okay. This post was just a mini update on how production is going, I’ll see you in the next post.