Starting The Final Task

I believe I've progressed a lot through this course and believe I retain more knowledge and terms on film compared to my prior experience. In my previous years to this, I maintained a growing interest in technological development such as coding and software; this core value helped me support the interest I have in developing technology. As I've mentioned before, I've had a peaked interest in filming due to my core interest in technology as both fields are easily related; however, more specifically my interest in visual production. Personally, visual production gives me satisfaction on the effort, time, and willingness put into the actual product, and to see the end piece is truly a remarkable memory because it reflects all the growth we've gone through to get to that point. When I was enrolled in this class and still learning the content, I began to realize that we build our own portfolios based on the projects assigned to us. The greatest contradiction, about the projects, is the amount of fun we have filming versus the amount of stress we have while editing. It's not always that way, however, filming involves constant movement, energy, and attention to the certain project while editing is trying to perfect the film into a product that meets the satisfaction, which takes about the same or more work. Overall, I've finished most of my portfolio and am very excited to start working on the movie opening.
I progressed a lot throughout this course and feel like I've been brought closer to the filming and production/ visual world. While creating the advertisement and music video, I learned: scheduling is very important, time needs to be precise and available, there needs to be a constant check on important details such as location and actors, and there has to be more film for backup. Additionally, I didn't realize mis-en-scene had such a major impact on film; before this, I did retain basic information such as the emotions should reflect the scenery and the scenery should be accurate for the time and location. Although, I did not emphasize how the list of costumes, lighting, actors, makeup, props, and scenery all tie together to create this complex storyline; but now since I've been filming more and having more involvement in production, it's hard to ignore all of those factors as those are the main factors for the entire film. One talent I would like to emphasize is my scheduling; for the most part, scheduling almost always remains consistent and if it changes, I automatically notify the actor(s) and the establishments. Although my other areas of filming have improved, I acknowledge that this skill has improved the most; even though scheduling was a talent I already had.
A pitch is a term from Hollywood to describe an idea where a film is created in 25 words or less; this pitch specifically is mentioned as an "elevator pitch." There are three ideas I have in mind: WWIII (World War III), Big Bad Boss, and Summer Vacation. For WWIII, a newly recruited soldier has to stand up against the war general when they can't get a grip after being newly drafted. In Big Bad Boss, a woman boss is already mean enough but completely throws away her humanity when new competition arises in the business and the workers can't stand it. Lastly, for Summer Vacation a high school graduate has been waiting for college her whole life but finds herself with separation anxiety when she can't deal with the changes.