AICE Media Studies

We were finally ready to begin filming. We had everything ready and our schedules matched up. We had everything prepared to start on it and work as much as possible. But unfortunately, we got a ton of rain. We had of course checked the weather in advance, but it was wrong. We had a near zero chance of rain yet were unable to film due to it. We though about just filming in the rain anyways. We didn't mind the rain personally anyways. But many of the scenes would end up better in a nicer weather. Such as the car scene. we have a car with a retractable roof. We were thinking of using that for a scene and in the rain, that wouldn't work very well. It also wouldn't be great for safety. We would need to drive in the rain, with a slippery road. Nobody felt very good about that either. The car and equipment we use could be damaged by the rain. Although all the possible incidents are unlikely, we would rather not take the risk. Since we would use the drone, it could be damaged or ev...

This blog is about our shooting locations. Initially, we thought it would be rather nice to vary locations. It is apparent that we need a quiet place that is either isolated or private to film in. Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be an easy task. To narrow down our search, we think of spots in our area. The suggestions came pouring in, but somehow, none of them seemed fitting. My dad's office can do for the office scene, but then again, the trip might be just too much of a hassle for such a short scene. For car scenes, any quiet street off a main road will do, so just about any neighborhood should be fine. Nathaly mentioned some places, but I felt it would be a real stretch of the imagination to fit into the ideas of the film. Nicolas's backyard would be perfect for the party scene; it is spacious and perfect for parties. It’s also conveniently located, which makes it a practical choice for everyone involved. Timing is a factor for all of us, so it is time that matters. If...

Hi again! This day we started finding the sounds we needed for our film. We have many sounds but one was the most interesting to get. The sound for the car crash. We needed a way to simulate the sound of a car crash. We of course can't really crash cars and we wanted to do it as close as possible. The best way we can make it is with the sounds we already have around us and some editing. We had Benjamin work to figure it out for the most part. We also helped pitch a lot of ideas. One was to Use some metal or cans to make a loud clashing sound. We believed the effect of metal on metal would be similar to a car on car. That turned out to be the best idea we could come up with for that. We had some others sounds to recreate too though. For one the office sounds. I had an idea for that one that we picked. My keyboard is loud and we could overlay it on top of each other. It might take some editing but it wouldn't be too hard. The final sound we needed was a siren for the ambulance. W...

Hello, it's Tom once again. This day we needed to figure out another important thing to our filming process. We needed to arrange who was getting each material we needed. We mostly decided based on one thing. We used our roles in the movie. The roles would help decide what we each should get for it. We also had another reason to assign something. If one of us already had the item needed. That would be the easiest to get everything we could need for the filming process. One was how Benjamin, the drunk driver already had  a car we could use. This fit his role very well and made it easy. We needed another car though for the second driver. The one who could provide that was Nicolas. We needed it for the fake collision. Of course they wouldn't really hit as to not be dangerous. That would also be expensive for repairs so of course we couldn't do that. We also needed outfits for each of us. For my suit, Nicolas said he could get his hands on one. We could also use some fake blood...

Hi, its Tom again. When we were beginning with this we realized there was something important that needed to get done. We needed to set a schedule to work, and urgently. As a group we all have very different times we can work. With our differing schedules we had to set some days we could all meet together. We first thought it would be easy to decide but we soon realized how busy we really were. With work from other classes and predetermined plans, it kept being harder. The time frames that could work were disappearing no matter what we thought about. We kept having no luck in coordinating our schedules. As Nicolas had lots of preplanned sat prep for later, it was very difficult for him to have free time, especially more than the others. Although he was difficult, Ben also always had plans for the weekend and was difficult to account for. Nathaly had work many day and also was complicated. We decided on one week that could work for all of us. We had to clear our schedules out for it and...

  This is the storyboard for our project, In An Instant.

Title Design Concept for In an Instant: • Font: Use Trajan Pro or Cinzel for a serious, cinematic feel. • Color: Keep “IN AN” in white and make “INSTANT” red to emphasize the sudden impact. • Background: A dark, blurred motion effect or subtle shattered glass texture to symbolize destruction. • Animation: A slow fade-in with a sudden cut to black, reinforcing the theme of instant tragedy.