AICE Media Studies

  Our short film delves into the intricate dynamics of trust, betrayal, and the complexity of human nature within the context of a suspenseful crime thriller. As the story unfolds, it presents a nuanced portrayal of social groups and issues, particularly highlighting the pervasive theme of deception lurking beneath the surface of seemingly ordinary interactions. Through the characters of the two detectives, we explore the notion of authority figures and the expectations society places upon them. The film prompts viewers to question their assumptions about who holds power and authority, and challenges the conventional dichotomy of good versus evil. The narrative structure of our film offers a compelling commentary on the fragility of trust within interpersonal relationships, echoing the broader societal issue of trust erosion in contemporary times. By portraying one of the detectives as the unsuspected serial killer, we confront the uncomfortable reality that danger can often come f...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9d-Vrj7VEQ Here is our website that was developed for our film!  https://zeynalielali.wixsite.com/suspicion This was such a fun project to film! I had such a great time in my 2 years of this course and I look forward at what this leads me to. This has uncovered my love for production and has really made me open my eyes for my future. Hope you enjoy and thanks for everything!

 After a long editing process we finally finished editing the video. I sent the video to about 5-6 of my friends so they could give me some feedback. So far I have only received some basic feedback from a couple of friends on improving the quality of the audio. This is something that I have already been working on that just is not complete yet. Other than that the feedback on the movie has been pretty good. Before sending them the movie I asked for multiple things. I asked for them to give me feedback on how engaging the film was. I also asked for them to review how good the acting of the film was. They also gave me feedback of what the overall state of the film. I have to improve some of the cutting because it feels unnatural. Other than that the review was fairly good. I got good feedback on the color grading from all of the people who reviewed. They also enjoyed the music choices throughout. They said that the plot was entertaining. The filming was also complimented throughout t...

 I have basically finished up all the editing for the film. In terms of the clips and audio everything has been lined and up made to perfection. The film is starting to look very professional. I was looking at things I can do to improve the film though. In my research I remembered color correction from my previous AICE Media projects and thought that would be a great way to contribute to the overall mysterious effect of this film. With this being a murder mystery me and my group all believe that the scenes should appear darker and mire intimidating. By doing this the film will create more feeling for the viewers along the lines of that a murder mystery would do. To properly achieve this look I have been doing research on other films and TV shows within the genre. In doing this there has been a lot of varying styles of color correction that I have come across. On this upcoming Thursday I plan to meet with my group to discuss what we believe will be a good idea for our general style ...

 We have started the editing process and things are looking good. The beginning shots of this film are starting to look super good. In editing the beginning part of this film me and my group members have identified some things that need to be worked on and changed. We will plan on having another day to film makeup and added scenes in the coming week. There are some jumps from scene to scene that don't make a lot of sense so we decided to add some more transition scenes. Like the transition from Hoffman and Reynolds at the Morgue to the murder site was kind of confusing so we are going to make it a little easier to understand. Other than that we have been working on creating better sound effects to overlay clips. In production of larger films we saw the audio of walking and other things re-created in post-film production. We wanted to use this idea and test it out in our film. So in clips where we are walking in the woods and closing doors we made sound effects. To create these soun...

I have continued to fall behind in my editing of this film due to my commitment to the football team. I have football practice everyday after school until 6:00pm. This has set me back in the amount of work I am able to complete week-week. I have 6 other courses besides this one the I have to keep up with. With all of this work it has been very hard to make this class a priority. With multiple exams coming up in my schedule I have not been doing a lot of work within this course. I hope that once I complete my exams in the coming days I will be able to allot more time for working in this course. With football being a very physically demanding sport it leaves me very tired and overly exhausted to do my school work. I understand that this class needs to be a priority and I will work to treat it as one through the coming weeks. There is no valid excuse for the delay of editing within my production process and I plan to heavily step up my game. We are looking to arrange an editing session al...

 Since we finished filming the group has gotten a little too comfortable. There has been no new updates with editing from any of the group mates. We decided to split the clips up to everyone in the group to quickly clip them all into usable scenes and cuts. However, some of the people in our group are slowing down on keeping up with the work. Zeyn and Jason are becoming very relaxed now the the filming is over. I am going to speak to them next time we are in class and assure that they get their heads on straight so we can continue. The reasoning behind splitting up the responsibility of the clips was simple. If we have less time just getting the clips prepared to be truly edited we can spend more time on the actual editing. Because it was on our phones all the clips need to be trimmed a little bit so that the people speaking line up. The goal now that we have set ourselves back a little is to get all the clips trimmed in the next few days to prepare us for the real editing. Today i...

     We were finally able to finish the filming part of this project! I am looking forward to the other elements in this project. The editing process of all of the projects I have completed in this course have been my favorite part of every project. With my experience of editing and Elena's vision of the final product I know the final outcome will be professional. Jason and Zeyn have been working overtime in the filming process so I am also happy that some of the work load will be lifted from their shoulders. To start the filming process I will take all the clips from the film and process and edit them into a rough draft using Adobe Premiere Pro. This software has been very successful in making all my films look professional. However, in order to make this film as professional as possible it is crucial that we really take time and effort in this stage of the production process. Overall, the filming process was pretty smooth. Other than the hiccup we had with time constrai...

 The group was able to meet up at my house and start filming for our movie. All was going well, Jason had his costume and was playing detective Reynolds. I had my costume and was playing Hoffman. Elena was doing a good job as the coroner and had her costume on as well. And Zeyn came prepared to be the dead body. Elena brought a bunch of props and things we could use in our film to make it more realistic. The filming process was going seamlessly and we were honestly having a lot of fun filming with all the props and such. However, midway through our session Jason parents had called and he had to go. So we didn't even get to the part where the detectives were at the park and we skipped out on a lot of filming at my house. After Jason left me Zeyn and Elena all got as many more clips as we could without him however this put us back a good amount. We plan to meet again sometime after school either this week or next week. We might also meet again this weekend. However, we are kind of in...

Getting sick is an inevitable part of life. No matter how much we take care of ourselves, we will get sick at some point. Unfortunately, it can also seriously affect our productivity, especially when we are in the middle of an important project. I recently had a bad cold and it completely blocked my production process. I had a lot of work and a tight deadline. But my body was weak and my mind was foggy. I had trouble concentrating and my energy level was low. The worst part was that my illness lasted for more than a week, during which I was unable to do anything productive.  I had to take time off from work and rest until I felt better.  It was frustrating because I knew I was going to be late for my work and there was nothing I could do about it. Whe...

  (Title work in progress) ROUGH DRAFT   INT.  DETECTIVE HOFFMAN’S HOME   We open to a shot of a sink with water running. Blood slowly emerges in the water as eerie music plays louder and louder until it is cut off by the sound of DETECTIVE HOFFMAN’S morning alarm. A shot of HOFFMAN’S messy room is shown with papers, shoes, trash bags lying around. He turns off his alarm and checks his phone. Another shot of DETECTIVE HOFFMAN brushing his teeth and putting on a ring is shown. His face is not shown throughout these shots.                                       CUT TO: EXT. OUTSIDE POLICE STATION DETECTIVE HOFFMAN drives up to DETECTIVE REYNOLD’S who is waiting outside DETECTIVE HOFFMAN Reynolds! It’s my day off and you page me.  DETECTIVE REYNOLDS I know, I know DETECTIVE HOFFM...

  Short Summary:These storyboards show the layout of our short film. Each scene is prominent to the story in its own way. The photos provided help show how each scene should relatively look by the finished product. This short film is called “The Mysterious Killings of Glennwood”.

   Planning Blog -    Props:   We will be using prop weapons and murder scene props to fully embody the atmosphere of the murder mystery concept. This will be accessible via Elena because she has all of these things from previous experience in the film industry. Hopefully we won't have any issues on the things we wish we would have had in the filming process, and we will need to make sure we properly prepare to avoid this Costumes:   We will be wearing older costumes to embody kind of an older murder mystery genre kind of like the series/board game named "Clue". Schedule:   On 1/17 /24, The group will create our research, storyboard, and planning blog.   On 1 /21 /24, The group will get all the props and materials we need for the video.   On 1 /25/ 24 , The group will film what is needed for our Music Video .   On 2 /10/24, The group will edit the final touches for our Music Video .     Location List:   We will be using...