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How to Print. A Production

     Our First official eCommunications project was How to Print. A Production. The goal was to demonstrate how to print using a school computer, but our group decided to go a different route, with the stylization, and design ideas being dramatic, and dark, until the very end where the protagonist is finally able to print his document.

  • There were several things that were rather different and non-traditional about our creative process. We joked around for several minutes about an idea, and eventually that idea took form, and we decided that that was the route we wanted to go. 
  • Key decisions were not really made, our group just went with whatever felt right. While most of our group was involved, we could have done better with making sure to include everyone.
  • I was one of the cameramen, and I learned a lot about how to use the tripods, and make a stable pan, as opposed to trying to use my hands to hold the iPad.
  • Our approach to the project was definitely very lighthearted, and in future, more serious projects, it would probably be better to take the work  more seriously, not to say that the production was made with low effort, as we all worked very hard to get the best shots, and get the best cut of the movie.
  • Our dedication to making a professional looking production, and the hard work I put into the editing was definitely something to stick with.
  • For the next project, I will try to spend less time editing, and streamline my project. I will also try to include everyone as much as possible.
  • I greatly enjoyed working on this project, with our group, and I've learned a lot about how to properly film a cinematic production, and I will try to implement what I have learned throughout the rest of the year.

Original Film:  


     After receiving feedback and criticism on our project, and allowed a day to revise/re-edit our project, I decided to make a couple changes to make the film more professional, namely:

  • I had the time in the bottom left corner change every scene to add a more prevalent feeling to the passage of time.
  • I took out the aspect ratio change from 4:3 to 16:9, the color change from vintage to standard, and the drastic change in music at the end. The film is now entirely in 4:3, with a vintage color hue, and melodramatic music. 
  • The Fidget Spinner/Jake Paul bit at the end was taken out because our instructor pointed out a lack of professionalism, so I extended the film length a little bit to add more drama/suspense, and for a proper music fade out, and replaced the Jake Paul bit with extra footage we had left over.
  • The new film look is consistent throughout, without an absurd break from theme at the end.


Revised Film:


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