Week 1
This week, we were introduced to our next project, which is making a 2-minute movie intro. My team decided to pick mystery/horror noir.
What we did?
Nothing much, just picking the genre for our new project.
Problems
My previous team decided to split and go on our on ways.
Solutions
I moved to a new team.
Week 2
This week, we began researching movie intros for the genre we picked: horror.
What we did?
Nothing much, just picking the genre for our new project.
Problems
I'm not that familiar with horror because it's a genre that I don't really like.
Solutions
I watched a few horror movie intros to better understand this genre.
Week 3
We talked about media consolidation and vertical & horizontal integration.
What we did?
We learned that media consolidation means less people controlling shares of the mass media.
Problems
I had problems remembering the new terms I learned, and its definitions.
Solutions
I watched a few youtube channels to better understand the terms and expand my knowledge of the media world.
Week 4
We assigned roles for each other.
What we did?
We picked the roles and tasks that best suit each one of us.
Problems
I'm not that familiar with horror because it's a genre that I don't really like.
Solutions
I watched a few horror movie intros to better understand this genre.
Week 5
We began storyboarding and making a few scripts.
What we did?
Nothing much, just picking the genre for our new project.
Problems
I'm not that familiar with horror because it's a genre that I don't really like.
Solutions
I watched a few horror movie intros to better understand this genre.
Week 6
We began completing tasks like storyboard, research, and some classwork for us to better grasp the idea of our project.
What we did?
Completed tasks like storyboard and classwork.
Problems
I'm a bit behind due to being busy with other subjects.
Solutions
I'm trying my best to complete my remaining tasks ASAP.
Reflection:
practice
Week 1
We did some shooting practice to recreate a scene from a horror movie. We also learned about New Media and technological convergence.
What we did?
Movie scene recreation and learned more theories.
Problems
Shooting practice went slightly awkward due to little hands-on acting experience.
Solutions
We went on with the shooting and in the end it went well.
Week 2
We learned some more theories, like Cultivation theory, desensitisation theory, social learning theory, reception theory, etc. We also did an editing practice.
What we did?
Learned more theories, and editing practice.
Problems
Shooting practice went slightly awkward due to little hands-on acting experience.
Solutions
We went on with the shooting and in the end it went well.
Week 3
We learned representation and gender theories. We also finished a lot of the filming, and I will start to edit.
What we did?
Learned theories and did most of filming.
Problems
The weather got windy and rained heavily as we filmed, which might ruin a bit of continuity.
Solutions
We will reshoot some scenes later.
Week 4
We had the first 3 days of the week free, so we didn't learn anything this week. I made further progress on editing.
What we did?
Made further editing progress.
Problems
I'm still behind in lots of the editing process, so I need to catch up quickly.
Solutions
I'll have to make more progress quicker.
Week 5
This week we had a long holiday, but I still continued my editing progress.
What we did?
Further progress on video editing.
Problems
Long holiday means I can't meet my teacher to ask for advice face-to-face.
Solutions
I'll have to keep making progress so when the holiday ends, I'll have a good enough work to show.
Week 6
We learned theories and continued our progress on the movie intro project.
What we did?
More theories to learn for upcoming test next week.
Problems
Next week there will be a lot of tests to prepare for, so I'll need to study for all of them. Hence, I'll have less time to continue with my project.
Solutions
I need to make time for my project despite all the tests next week.
Week 7
This week we had media exam.
What we did?
Media exam and all four CCRs.
Problems
Lots of exams this week, so it's gonna be hard to finish the CCRs.
Solutions
Need to study and make the most of my time.
Week 8
This week we had another media exam. On Thursday, our teacher had to be absent, but we continued doing our project in class.
What we did?
Another media exam and still completing project.
Problems
Lots of exams this week, just like last week.
Solutions
Need to make the most of my time for the most progress.
Week 9
This week we had our third and final media exam. I worked even harder on the editing part to catch up with schedule, since the deadline is next week.
What we did?
Third media exam, and more editing.
Problems
I still need to pick a good animation for the main title. And deadline is near.
Solutions
Got to work harder and quicker.
Week 10
Deadline week! I had to rush to make a blood-dripping version of the main title.
What we did?
Quickly completed the whole project and all the CCRs which has to all be done by Wednesday.
Problems
Deadline is so close and there are still a few other exams of other subjects, so I really had to make the most out of my time.
Solutions
I had to stay up late for a couple days to finish all my tasks while also prepare for exams of other subjects.
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