AICE Media Studies

   Today is the final day to prepare for filming. There is a lot of stuff to get in order before the big day. Props I have to bring to the event are minimal, but I will still have to meet up with the costume provider before I travel to the set. Just a helmet and a couple cans of chocolate rations, not too bad. When everyone who plans to be on set is ready, I myself will pack everything I need and go to where the costume supplier is. This is to give the props I have to him so that everything will be in one place. We will travel together to the set. When everyone is assembled, we will begin production. An another note, something that I neglected for a while came up recently. That being the question of what the title of our film should be. The title of this film became a topic of discussion recently when it was brought up by one of the group members, and it got me thinking. The name should be relatively simple, as there are not many words to describe what goes on in the film itse...

  In my previous blogs, I mentioned that the location of the film would be a little odd. The reason being it is in close proximity to the Evergreen cemetery. This area would be considered sacred ground, and I'd try my best to avoid it. The reason this place was chosen was that there are very little people who visit. The area chosen for the filming itself it located on a dirt road outside the gates of the cemetery. Personally, I have never been able to see the location myself yet. This might be an issue, as the place could have been modified extremely in the time between the photos were taken and now. It has enough foliage to cover enough of the distant background. This is good for filming to keep the setting as accurate to the script and storyboard. Hopefully, it replicates Sicily good enough as well. Google Earth was the tool I used to inspect the set of the film prior to the day of filming. It gives a very good top-down view of the entire surrounding area. The tool also allows yo...

   Considering how much stuff most people would consider 'extra' in my original plans for this film, many things had to change. Originally, I wanted to make my movie with many people. The filming location was to be at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami, which was very far from where everyone in my group lives. Myself included, of course. Ambitions for everything to work out perfectly may have been a tad bit too high. The reenactment group I planned to film with cancelled going to the event, which ruined pretty much everything. There would be no M3 scout car, so we could no longer demonstrate mechanized warfare in the short film. The location itself had to change as well, because now there was no point in going all the way down to Miami. The location was moved to somewhere more convenient for everybody. It is in close proximity to a cemetery, but this is not as big as an issue compared to the other things. It is known that there is not many people that hang out around the ...

  Despite our rather large collection of props and costumes for the making of the film, there is something we lack. That being film equipment. Our objective is to make the best short film possible, so we need to have a halfway decent quality camera. One thing I noticed when we edited the last project, there was a significant drop in quality of the footage afterwards. The reason for this I am unsure of, but if we have a really good quality base, things could be different this time. I am genuinely hoping that the end product will be very clear and pleasing to the eye. None of us in our group have one of those big fancy video cameras with tripods, so that is out of the question. What we do have is the iPhone 16, however. According to apple, the new iPhone 16 has an ultra-wide camera mode. This means you can fit more into your shot than prior models. The phone also is said to automatically adjust to low-light settings. The best time to record this film will likely be afternoon to dusk....

   It is that time again. Time to scrape up an entirely new project out of pretty much nothing. So, the plan is to assemble everyone and pick a date that works for everyone involved in the making of this short film. The issue is people have lives. The result is that filming will have to be delayed for quite some time. It is unfortunate, as nearly everything as far as the props go have been put together. Extras for the film are willing to help too. Of course, as any level minded individual would want, they want a set date and location for the filming. We cannot provide such information at this time. The closest thing to that we can give them is an estimated time, or a window of time that we hope they would be free on. Personally, I know these people relatively well, so I could probably buy us a round of root beer floats after we pack up. Normal people likely would have quit on us by now. It is funny to think about the circumstances me and my team would face without them. The lo...

Location of scene: Wooded area SCENE 1: Two soldiers in gray uniforms are running away from something, there is loud popping noises in the background. They jump into a sunken area in the ground and turn their weapons in the direction they came from. After a while, they settle into their new hole in the ground and catch their breath. SH: "If we keep retreating like this, we will end up in the sea." The Spotter hears this, so he reaches into his pocket for a circular tin can. SP: "Here, to keep your head on straight." The Sharpshooter takes then tin, looks at it, and hands it back. SH: "Save it." The Spotter takes the tin back, smiles, and then eats a portion of the chocolate. After this, they both go up to the ledge and watch for any movement. SCENE 2: Both soldiers are watching for any enemy movement. SH: "See anything yet?" We see what is ahead of them in the eyes of the binoculars, there is nothing. SP: "No, nothing." They continue to...