CCR Production

 Today, I got together with one of my good friends, who also happens to be taking Media AS this year, and we got to work on the production of our CCR's. We decided to make the most of our time and effectively film both CCR's, for questions 1 and 2. I felt as though working alongside someone else who had the same objective as me, but wasn't in my actual group was extremely beneficial, as it provided outside perspectives and help for my CCR's production, as well as my answers within the project. This overall process pushed me to reflect on all of my creative decisions for my opening, analyze my growth, and explore the impact of different technologies on filmmaking.

Before diving into filming and editing my CCR's, I began with research. This is where my past blogs were a truly helpful tool, as all of the research I have been conducting over the past couple of months was laid out for me to see, and take information from. I broke down each of my questions into simpler terms that  I could better understand in order to be able to address them in a way that was not just analytical, but also engaging.

When revisiting my original inspirations, like The Conjuring, and Halloween, I was able to reinforce my understanding of genre conventions. Also, platforms like Letterboxd helped me to analyze audience reactions to different horror films, which was very useful in explaining how our film engaged viewers.

SInce my CCR's required me to not just reflect on my project, but also to present my ideas creatively, and in a compelling way, I decided to approach them in a way that felt unique to me and my project. The actual video was filmed on an Iphone, once again taking advantage of the 4k video quality which was so crucial during my actual opening, my goal being to also maintain consistency with the style of my film opening, while making sure my explanations were all clear, and professional.

One of the largest challenges was ensuring that y CCR responses were just informative but also engaging. In order to tackle this, I experimented with different formats. For example, I structured one of my responses as a talk show style interview, making my discussions feel more dynamic, and interactive, while I structured the oher as a standalone presentation, maintaining formality, and keeping it informative, while using fun slides and fonts that match my personality in order to keep it creative on some levels.

The biggest challenge was time- management, balancing the filming, editing, as well as refining my answers took lots of careful planning, but I was able to easily overcome this by breaking up my process into different steps, such as- research, scripting, filming, and editing, helping me to stay organized, and on trach.

Looking back, the overall production process of my CCR helped me to grow not just as a filmmaker, but also a storyteller. I ended up developing stronger research skills, improving my editing techniques, as well as gaining confidence in presenting my creative decisions. Mostly, it allowed me to reflect on all I have learned throughout the filmmaking process. This experience has given me so much valuable experience in filmmaking, and I look forward to applying these skills to future projects.