"Gabriel's AICE Media Studies Blog"

 This is the rough/first draft of the project my team and I have been working on. More edits and corrections are thought to be made to complete the project and create the final version of the movie opening for "Where No One Knows My Name".

This video answers the third and fourth questions of the Creative Critical Responses section of the project.  I have to credit my creative and beautiful partner for the editing of this video. Thank you for everything <3333

This video answers the first and second questions of the Creative Critical Responses section of the project.  

 Sound Recording Experience The experience during the recording of the sound for the film can be summarized as funny and easy to do. For this film, my team and I wanted to represent the struggle and thoughts of a Hispanic young man, so it would be adequate to present this in Spanish, which is also our first language. This made the recording of the voiceover we wanted to include much easier and left our focus on other details. Isabelle Urey, the Director and Screenwriter, worked all the way with me, the Sound Designer, to ensure the quality and precision of the sounds and voices. And, of course, differences appeared, but we were able to overcome them in order to guarantee the BEST final product. (None of the movie personnel was hurt during the recording) 

The filming of our movie took place, but there were some significant changes in the distribution of roles. These changes were due to the fact that, as we worked on the production, some of the members felt more identified with other roles and performed better in them. These changes included that I took the charge of the Sound Designer's role and redacted the subtitles, Sofia became the Co-editor and Co-sound designer, Isabelle remained as the Director and Screenwriter but assumed the Cinematography also, and, lastly, Idhra remained as the Main Editor. Isabelle was also part of the cast, with a minor apearance as the Interviewer within the last scenes of the opening film. Despite everything and every change, everyone fulfilled their responsibilities and excelled in their participation during the creation of this project

  On the days of shooting, I was not required to be present, as my role was limited to recording a voiceover following the director's instructions. Isabelle, then, took care of the filming process, with the team's help and feedback via a WhatsApp group. She recorded every scene and ensured that the script was followed in detail. Idhra and Sofia were not idle, even though their roles were to edit and polish whatever was recorded; they were constantly in touch with Isabelle while she was filming, like I was.  The WhatsApp group previously mentioned was essential as it permitted us, as a team, to provide feedback on certain shots, suggest small changes, and discuss what would work better visually. This was very useful because it allowed the rest of the team to start thinking about the editing, sound, and other details in advance. By watching the several clips and updates Isabelle sent while she was recording, we could imagine how the scenes would fit together and how we could str...