Genre Blog: The Comedic

  

Greetings and Salutations!

Welcome to Media TL;DR the series where I break down my greatest projects so you can easily dive in and understand my original ideas. I'm your host Jaydon Smith! And Today's topic is my short genre series covering the variety of genres available for us to choose for our film. 

That said, today's genre will be...

Comedy!!!

The Rubric

I do have some regulations I'm required to stay within, so that's how my genre analysis is going to be.

• Common CAMS in the genre

• Common CLAMPS in the genre 

• Common Editing in your genre 

• Common Sound in your genre 

• Example films of your genres 

• What elements of the genre that you like and would use if this was your genre? 

• What elements of the genre do not appeal to you, and you would not use if this was your genre.

CAMS

High and Low Angles: These angles can be used interchangeably to give some characters powerful or weak stands, even if it's earned.

Close-ups: To capture subtle facial expressions and reactions, often for comedic effect.

Zooms and Pans: Used for emphasizing physical comedy or unexpected elements in a scene.

CLAMPS

Bright and Colorful Costumes: Often used to enhance the overall mood and highlight the lightheartedness of the genre.

Natural Lighting: Creates a warm and inviting atmosphere.

Exaggerated Acting: Over-the-top performances are common for comedic effect.

Minimal Makeup: In many cases, makeup is used subtly unless specific comedic effects require more dramatic makeup.

Setting: Relatable and everyday settings, though depending on the heart of the film, the world may take a more wacky form.

Props: Props that can be used for physical comedy.

Editing

Cross-cutting: To emphasize the reactions of characters in comedic situations.

Split-Screen: Utilizing this could result in some comedic moments.

Action Match: This could be used to create montages, which then could be used for comedic effect, showcasing a series of funny events in a short time.

Sound

Lots of Non-Diegetic sound

Upbeat and Playful Music: Enhances the comedic mood.

Sound Effects (Sound Motif): Used for physical comedy and accentuating humorous actions.

Well-timed Silence: Effective for punchlines and comedic pauses.

Example Films

Ant-Man: The basis for this Final Pitch.

Mean Girls: It may be a bit crude and teach a valuable lesson, but at the root of it, it's a comedic movie.

Night at the Music: Another movie with high stakes, but it utilizes many comedic elements to make this a funny movie.

Elements I like

Clever Wordplay: I appreciate smart and witty dialogue.

Physical Comedy: Well-executed slapstick and physical humor, but mostly only if it's animated.

Relatable Settings: Comedy grounded in everyday situations and relatable experiences are always a plus to me.

Character Quirks: A character that has a repeated quirk that's amusing and creative is always funny to me.

Elements I don't like

Swearing/Cursing: I don't like bleeping comedy or raw swearing comedy.

Excessive Toilet Humor: While some can be funny, on VERY rare occasions too, an over-reliance on bathroom humor can be very off-putting.

Degenerate Humor: Like the previous one, this can be funny sometimes, but seeing unnecessary risque scenes is a turn-off. 

That's All!

That's it for this Genre Blog everyone. I hope I made at least most of my descriptions and intentions clear and accurate, and we'll continue this series onward! Thank you for reading! And until next time, stay cool and attractive.

Group Blog: The Final Pitch

  

Greetings and Salutations!

Welcome to Media TL;DR the series where I break down my greatest projects so you can easily dive in and understand my original ideas. I'm your host Jaydon Smith! And Today's topic is about the Pitch for My Final Task.

What is a Pitch?

So for this year, we have a new assignment which requires us to make a "Pitch" blog. A Pitch is a general idea of what the movie is going to consist of. For example, a pitch for the Avengers movie would be "Super Hero Movie Fighting Evil." It doesn't really dive into the actual plot, it just gives you an idea of what to expect. And now, I'll present our pitch to you.

Pitch #1

Our first pitch was a random idea, but it sounds fun: "Funny guy turns bad guys into paper." Crazy, I know, but I thought about what would maker a funny movie, so this could be really cool. Plus, it's easy to leave off a cliff-hanger

Pitch #2

That's All!

That's it for this Production Blog everyone. I hope I made at least most of my descriptions and intentions clear, as the decision to keep this song is an important one. Thank you for reading! And until next time, stay cool and attractive

Group Blog: Teetering Allies

  

Greetings and Salutations!

Welcome to Media TL;DR the series where I break down my greatest projects so you can easily dive in and understand my original ideas. I'm your host Jaydon Smith! And Today's topic is The Group Blog for my Final Task.

Who am I with?

Because I have surpassed my particular situation at this school, as of now, the workforce will not just consist of me, myself, and I. That's right, I'm working with a partner. 

"So why?" You might be asking? Well as I stated last blog: I have many contacts I know who could help me right?" And today this proves most definitely true. But you may also remember from my previous group blog that "unfortunately at this school, there is one fatal flaw when it comes to my social life: I live lightyears away from school. Which means I seldom meet with anyone outside of school." So how come I'm working with a partner now? Well, it so happens that my partner goes to the same church as me every Sunday, so that allows us to link up. And at said church, there is a black box, or acting room, with props and the like. So because of that, it would be very beneficial to work with my partner, despite the disadvantages that would come with it. But I'm actually quite fine working this way.

What is "The Final Task"?

The Final Task, besides having a super cool sounding name, is actually a 2-minute long recording for the first few scenes, introducing all the titles and credits to the workers. So that's what I'll be doing. I won't reveal any details about the contents just yet, because that will be revealed in the brand new Pitch Blog! 

That's All!

That's it for this Group Blog everyone! I hope you understand why I'm working with a partner now, and I hope you enjoy the movie I'll make. Thank you for reading! And until next time, stay cool and attractive.

Intro Blog: Movie Makin'

  Welcome back to my blog!

Welcome back everyone! Greetings and Salutations, this is Media TL;DR! The series where I break down my greatest projects so you can easily dive in and understand my original ideas. I'm your host Jaydon Smith! And I'm going to reintroduce myself for my newer viewers 'cause we're making a music video now!

What I do

I am still a mere high schooler at Fort Lauderdale High School, and I hail all the way from Coral Springs! I've made a commercial showcasing some of my hobbies. The information about my art preferences is still the same:

I really enjoy drawing; both traditionally and digitally, though when I draw traditionally, I often trace my work on digital software afterward. I used to draw in a more humanoid and Japanese animation-esque style, but I have transitioned to a more cartoony style. The two of these pictures were drawings I've made of a few of my close friends. For both of them, I originally drew them on paper, allowing my brain to run free; experimenting with certain shapes and poses. After that, I went on my digital drawing app to trace and color this drawing. The app I prefer is called Ibis Paint. After lots of time, I can confidently say that I truly enjoyed drawing them quite a lot!

Another activity I enjoy is Origami, which is a Japanese art of folding paper into fun and decorative shapes or figures. I usually make origami as birthday presents for people that I care about. I've made creatures ranging from simple birds and fish to cute dragons and cats! There are some folds that I find difficult, but I enjoy the challenge! 

What now?

I'm sure my more engaged viewers have viewed my commercial by now, and in that commercial, I do indeed showcase my drawings and the origami I've made. I've actually shown the colouring sheet versions of them. 

So you may be thinking, what am I doing now? I guess you'll have to wait until my NEW research blog! Coming up real soon! I hope you guys are excited to see it. The process will be explained there, but I will be making a music video!

A wrap

This concludes my re-introduction. I've listed some things that I like and my growth from my commercial as I showcased my craft. I would like to thank every last one of you viewers, you made it all possible. I'll see you next time in my Group Blog! Where I showcase the party for this project. So until then, stay cool and attractive y'all!

Music Video CCR

 

Greetings and Salutations!

Welcome to Media TL;DR the series where I break down my greatest projects so you can easily dive in and understand my original ideas. I'm your host Jaydon Smith! And Today's topic is the Critical Creative Reflection, which means I'm reflecting and answering a few questions on my project: My Music Video.

How does my product use or challenge conventions AND how does it represent social groups or issues?

My music video was definitely an untraditional one as it was filmed in one small location; more similar to an indie music video than an Alternative Folk music video. But the opposite could be argued as well, as there was a lot of emotion in my music video, as an Alternative Folk one would be. There were many scenes of me adventuring in my white dungeon and gathering people to help me adventure, fighting for the same goal. Ergo, this could apply to the social groups of your traditional "nerds" and "gamers" as they could relate to the fun fantastical setting, and I'm sure they would enjoy the references sprinkled out throughout the video.

How does my product engage with audiences AND how would it be distributed as a real media text?

My music video engages with the audience by being flashy and peppy. Additionally, my song isn't very well known to the general audience, but to a select few that would enjoy it. So the small group of people that would watch my video would enjoy a video based on a song that they wouldn't get too much attention. Additionally, indie-type videos are getting more popular on a variety of platforms, such as YouTube and TikTok. Therefore, if I were to post this professionally, It would have to be on a platform that specializes in short skits, like YouTube or Instagram. TikTok may be a reasonable choice as well, although, I have a strong opposition towards that addictive app, so I would not do anything to support it. However, that is a personal preference and irrelevant to the topic at hand.

How did my production skills develop throughout this project?

I learned real quick how to work under short time and high pressure. I learned some new skills creating this music video, such as the speed function. I thought speeding up a video was as simple as increasing the rate of the frames in the video, but that action is increasing the speed linearly. I quickly found out that wasn't going to cut it, so I experimented with the unfamiliar "Curve Speeding". This process is when you speed up and slow down specific parts of a scene. For example, if you have someone running up to a basketball hoop and then landing a slam dunk. With Linear speeding, you could just make the whole process proceed a lot faster. But with curve speeding, you can make the running part really fast, but then make the slamming of the basketball slow motion. Curve Speeding is a lot more versatile than just doing it linearly.

I also learned that I can use more than one recording program. I used my camera app for the most part, but I used Instagram for easy zooming, and I used Snapchat for its plentitude of filters. This and my general increased familiarity with CapCut made my overall production skills greater.

How did I integrate technologies – software, hardware, and online – into this project?

I used quite a bit of applications and companies to assist me in this project. My main recording device was my phone's camera app, which I edited the settings to enhance the quality of this video. I did not want to use a bulky camera, because the ones provided would have a lower recording quality than my more updated phone. Sure, the camera may make me look more professional, but practically, my phone is significantly better.

My main editing software is CapCut, where there are many features I could use, such as overlaying, filters, transitions, animations, and a whole lot more. I am also familiar with the app because of my previous experience making edits of my friend, and it's similar to the Video Maker software I used for my 8th-grade media studies class. Those are the main reasons I prefer to use CapCut for these videos. And of course, Blogger is the main universal website for tracking down these notes. But the final point is I prefer to use software I'm familiar with and have given me great results before.

That's All!

That's it for this Reflection Blog everyone! I hope you guys understand my thought processes and enjoyed my growth! Thank you for reading! And until the next saga, stay cool and attractive.

My Music Video! "It's Thursday Night"

 

Greetings and Salutations!

Welcome to Media TL;DR the series where I break down my greatest projects so you can easily dive in and understand my original ideas. I'm your host Jaydon Smith! And Today's post is actually my music video! I hope you guys enjoy it as much as I did enjoy it!

Production Blog: Editing Hurdles

 

Greetings and Salutations!

Welcome to Media TL;DR the series where I break down my greatest projects so you can easily dive in and understand my original ideas. I'm your host Jaydon Smith! And Today's topic is editing hurdles.

Backup Transition

In case I am unable to bring the camera through my terrain to come up to my face, I have an idea to just bring it through and then put a transition to my face by putting in a zoom-up animation, like the one I used for my commercial. 

Effects

What would be a true music video without any sort of visual effects? I have added a deep filter to my video, to give it a more 'dangerous" yet adventurous feeling. Since the background will be white for almost every scene, I'm trying to see if my skills will be sufficient enough to do it, even if I do not have a green screen. Maybe I'll add some fun visual effects to my bard to make them more charming.

Cutting

Bringing back some cutting action, it seems great to bring up here. I will have many cuts in this video. I had to change some things in the actual prop lineup though, since I was missing my giant dice, but that's fine. A minor offset will not disqualify this video. I can cut through many failed plans in this video since I can adapt to many conditions that may apply to the extraneous nature of these variables. 

That's All!

That's it for this Production Blog everyone! I hope I made at least most of my descriptions and intentions clear. This actually may be the last Production Blog before my actual music video! Did you know that?The next post will be my music video! I hope you're as excited about this as I am, Thank you for reading! And until next time, stay cool and attractive!