If you scroll down on my blog page by a little, you'll see that I've been doing research and working on this project for quite some time. Originally, I thought it was going to be the easiest project thus far because the concept is simple; write a story in six-words, film this story in six shots, done. But, of course, I was totally wrong. The first step, writing the 6-words, was possibly the hardest part. Since I wanted to write about a story that would convey emotion, the writing process felt a lot like writing poetry, which is something I am really bad at. After taking the two needed classes to write and fill out an organizer, it was time to film. For my story, "three sister, one pill, two sisters", I had to ask for help from my own sister, Courteney, and a friend, Raiven. It was difficult trying to display what I had in my mind into reality, but the privilege of creative freedom allowed everything to fall in line. My story means a lot to me because I can relate to having strained relationships with family because of addiction. The concept hitting so close to home encouraged me to do the story justice even more. To view the video, click here.
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Any truly successful director has the ability to convey emotions through camera angles and movements. However, I'm not a successful director (yet?), so I'm responsible for capturing 19 different shots to practice. There's no storyboard right now and there's no connection between anything I recorded. All of the work being done right now is just about becoming comfortable with different positions. The very first photo is of an extreme close-up, which I decided to post because of how time consuming it was to capture. I had to get really close to my friend Sarah (check out her website) and we got the giggles. So all of my shots were shaky, but we figured it out.The second shot is also of Sarah and is an extreme angle. I had to lay on the floor and risk being stepped on. I enjoy the third shot because whenever I try to film anyone being candid, they notice me. The first try filming clueless people was a success! Next is a master shot of the new construction. There's something about seeing new parts of the building mixing with the old parts that seems really cool to me. The fifth shot is an over-the-shoulder of my friend Will. Extreme boredom had attacked our class, so I decided to make the best of it. The last shot is titled 'low or dramatic'. I find it interesting because if Victoria would've made a face of menace or mischief, it would look like she was drawing something suspicious.
As of last Wednesday, the Ladue softball season 2017 is over!! It, even now, hard for me to understand that it's over already. I feel like a few days ago, I was given the chance to meet so many new freshmen and be a mentor for a sport they've never played. Yet, here I am, looking over all our memories and just smiling at the past. I can't, and won't, say the season or the team was perfect. Because speaking honestly, we struggled a lot with drama. However, in my personal opinion, the majority of the drama was caused by one person or a couple people- not everyone. Or even half for that matter. But that's neither here nor there but everyone's being given a break from each other and getting about 2.5 hours a day back into their lives. I look forward to hanging out with some members off the field as soon as possible. Because not even drama can keep me from hanging out with my favorite girls!
In summary, Ernest Hemingway's significance in my life is his famous six-word memoir, "For sale: baby shoes, never worn". At first, this story meant nothing to me and I assumed it was self-explanatory. However, with actual research, things weren't as simple as I thought. The author was skillful in short-story writing and having the ability to be concise through his literature. I'm responsible for writing my own 6-word story and film those words in 6 shots. Right now, my personal focus is to write a story that isn't incredibly depressing, but still tells a story. A few of my ideas seem solid, but I have yet to make a choice on which one I like the most, or finding more enjoyable to shoot. Here's a link to my favorite website for stories.
"Freeze! Don't move!" "I'm just..." "BANG!" |
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