Film Opening

 Hey guys, this is me checking in for the last time. This has been such an amazing journey but alas all things come to an end. I'll see you guys next year! 

And of course, the film opening below. Enjoy.

Our stories and journey continue!

Creative Critical Reflection

 Hello, this is your favorite media studies student, posting for one of the last times on this blog, regrettably. It's been a long time coming and I feel vindicated but also somewhat hesitant, watching my larger than life effort be minimized into a bite sized portion. 

Here is my creative critical reflection. 

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V37AEb7upKRZhySwREl4XujYUcuPVwn8/view?usp=sharing

The link to my podcast, response below. Enjoy!

Second CCR Script

 Hi, it’s me, Evan Wang, producer, director, writer, cinematographer, and editor for Eventide Tightrope, a nifty little film that I made and I’m just here to answer some questions and uh, you know, detail this whole, amazing creative process which has been lengthy but amazing too.

Production Improvement: Starting with how I feel like my production skills have developed throughout the project, there is NO question that it’s taken major strides since I first began wanting to make films or similar media. First thing is me not even knowing what color grading WAS before I began this project and as I went along my way, researching topics, I found out that lighting isn’t all that goes behind a good presentation and that coloring goes a long, long way to give your film that final visual push. Also, lots of camera movement techniques, lots of angles, and lots of visual storytelling as well as using lighting to my advantage to establish tone and really tell the story I wanted to tell in the way I precisely wanted to. 

Integrate Technologies: Technology is such a large part of our modern day world so it’d be a travesty not to take advantage of the tools I have at my disposal, one of those tools being the awesome Adobe Premiere Pro which has been my go to for editing footage. It has opened my eyes to a completely different level of editing and one that I think you really have to experience firsthand to know. Of course, using my cameras as well as several stabilizers and lighting equipment, I think, hardware is also incredibly important and throughout this project, I’ve used them countless times and also learned a great deal in handling them and utilizing them to a higher potential.

And the final script for the last part of the CCR. What a journey this has been.

Critical Creative Reflection Script

 Representation: 

Well, when it comes to representation, I think it’s really stupid to try to represent something you don’t know that well or haven’t lived through yourself which is good for me and has always been natural for me because I gravitate towards stories that emphasize the beauty of everyday life which, you know, I have my own experience with. In this film opening, I wanted to depict a middle class family through mise-en-scene elements but I also wanted to represent some of the struggles in a really low key way. You’ll notice their problems aren’t overstated, maybe some people would struggle to see their issues altogether, but for anyone living that kind of life, stressing about school, celebrating little happenings at the workspace, getting into arguments with your neighbors, being in your yard as children bike by, I think it’s absolutely representative of mundane, yet still, chaotic life. 

Engaging: 

Well, I wanted to engage audiences by showing them a glimpse of the everyday lives of these characters. I wanted to add a relatability factor and I wanted them to really feel as though they were watching real humans on the screen but most importantly, I wanted to tell the characters’ story which I do think is inherently interesting and I believe if I’ve done that effectively, then I’ve already created an engaging piece. As far as how it’ll be distributed, I think I could definitely ask my school’s TV teacher if he could show it to some of his classes and just hope that it grows a bit of a reputation locally from there.

This is my script for the podcast part of the creative critical reflection.