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Editing and Crying

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Welcome to one of my last blogs. In case you forgot my name, its Jenna and I'm ready to tell you about the painstaking process of editing. I already have all my videos, now its time to complete the horrible amazing process of editing. I had to once again, buy the song. For the high price of $1.29, "Never Going to Give You Up" is now mine. Unfortunately, I bought the song before my partner told me she could do it on her own. On Capcut. Which I tried to do, but failed. I was so mad at myself. Because I spent a good twenty minutes of my free time struggling to do it. But in the end, we decided she would do the editing. Meanwhile, I'll stick to the revisions. This is because Capcut is better than iMovie and I only know iMovie. We will also be showing the final product to some classmates to get their opinion on it. We are so excited for the final product. I can't wait to finish this project. It will give me a chance to relax without the constant stress of an unfinished

Oops! A big change!

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 Its Jenna again! My partner and I have decided to make some big changes since we last spoke. We have decided to completely change our music video due to budget and timing reasons. Instead of the Princess and the frog pop song, we've changed it. Our new song is "Never Going to Give You Up" by Rick Astley. We will be using my French bulldog, Luna, as our star actress, because other actresses failed us. We plan to film her running away and then me finding her. I chose her because of her cuteness and her ability to stay by my side without a leash. She is a very good girl. This also the convention of animals in my music video. We also needed a prop. So I got my Polaroid and took a picture of Luna, and then my other dog, because I felt bad. We started filming yesterday. It was very hard to film the scenes of her running away due to the fact that she refused to leave my side the entire time. My favorite scene is definitely the reuniting  scene because it's so adorable. She

My last MV

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  Welcome to my production blog. Janae and I are happy to say that we began filming and finding actors are friends. Sam has volunteered graciously to play one of the characters she is in the theater program and think she would make a great fit for this video. she has an artsy sense of style, and knows how to navigate a Camera easily. The costumes looks stunning. My favorite is probably Janae‘s costume which has bright, glittery sparkles, and really compliments her eyes. She is in love with her costume and is thrilled to be wearing it for a music video. M my costume is also wonderful. I feel it suits me very well. I feel I could wear it on a daily basis and not feel weird, so I feel comfortable spending my money on that. I was a little taken back about how much it costs due to me working minimum wage, but Janae assured me that I would fall in love with it and I’m so glad she made me buy it because it is my favorite dress. We will be using fairy lights as props and a trumpet and some sor

One more down

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  Welcome to my production blog. Janae and I are happy to say that we began filming and finding actors are friends. Sam has volunteered graciously to play one of the characters she is in the theater program and think she would make a great fit for this video. she has an artsy sense of style, and knows how to navigate a Camera easily. The costumes looks stunning. My favorite is probably Janae‘s costume which has bright, glittery sparkles, and really compliments her eyes. She is in love with her costume and is thrilled to be wearing it for a music video. M my costume is also wonderful. I feel it suits me very well. I feel I could wear it on a daily basis and not feel weird, so I feel comfortable spending my money on that. I was a little taken back about how much it costs due to me working minimum wage, but Janae assured me that I would fall in love with it and I’m so glad she made me buy it because it is my favorite dress. We will be using fairy lights as props and a trumpet and some sor

Production Blog Day One

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  Hello, it’s Jenna! This is my first Production blog for my music video. Unfortunately I was hit by car and sprained my thumb in the process. This means I will have Postpone production for about a week when I can comfortably take my splint off. I have also hadn’t gotten a chance to go shopping for my costume for music video. My partner Janae is going to be the main producer of the video. this is because she has impeccable taste, and is more sure of what to do for this assignment then I. We have decided to sell next Monday due to the fact that he was early release. However, we still need volunteer actors to play in our film, and we are struggling to find those. I am planning to ask my friends I have the next Class. I am struggling a bit to do my production blog because I have to use voice to text in order to type them to the fact that I cannot use my thumb. We are going to do a Tiana themed music video from Disney. I wanted to do something a little bit different however Janine’s sister

Story board

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Planning the next big thing

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  Sprite 8:40 AM (1 minute ago) to  me Ma Belle Evangeline by Princess and the Frog sung by  Jim Cummings who plays Ray Props - Fairy lights, microphone, a trumpet, pillow, and fake Lilypad's with flowers Location - Holiday Park by the exercise trail which is where we would be least distracted   Schedule - 1PM to 2PM on Monday, October 16 Backup plan - Film at Mills Pond Park by the river on the side of the football field for an hour or two on Monday, October 16 Costumes - Princess Tiana (green dress), Prince Naveen (maybe green clothes), the green clothes for Tiana and Naveen would signify them as frogs at this point and time in the movie, green/brown/yellow clothes for Ray w/ wings, and alligator costume or just green clothes to signify Louis. We could also paint or use different colors of felt to differentiate between all of the greens. 

Research Blog

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 Children's music genre Circle Of Life- Elton John CAMS -Pan -Eye level -Tracking Editing -Insert -Eyeline match -Fade out Sound -Diegetic -Non-diegetic -Dialogue  CLAMPS -Soft and heavy lighting -Set in the safari - Animated characters are animals Beauty and the Beast CAMS -  Eye level - Point of view - Close up Editing - Cross cutting - Cut away -Fade out Sound -Diegetic -Dialogue -Non diegetic  CLAMPS -Teapot - Ballroom setting - Light makeup (blush and mascara) Slaughter Race- Wreck It Ralph 2 CAMS -Tracking -Zoom -High Angle Editing -Insert -Jump cut -Shot Reverse shot Sound -Diegetic -Dialogue -Ambient sound CLAMPS -Use of fast cars -Setting is in a rough neighborhood -Soft lighting

MV group blog

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 Hello! Its Jenna. I will be working on my MV with Janae. We have three classes together and are friendly so it makes sense. Unfortunately, she has a very different vision than I do. She wants to do a Disney princess song. Although I know more than my fair share of children's songs, I don't particularly love this vision. I don't have a good idea of it and she's not here to explain it to me, so I just have to guess. She is also not answering her phone. I feel it may be tricky figuring out filming days, as she is in band and I have a job. I also have babysitting responsibilities, which at times can be extremely demanding. Though we have many obstacles to overcome, I am confident that with her creativity tied down with my realism, we will made a splendid team. We are both mentors, meaning we don't have a study hall. However, we continue to make the best of a somewhat not ideal situation. I am hoping to film in Holiday Park, and if not I am hoping her parents are xenial

MV Intro Blog

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 My name is Jenna Grivas and I am excited to start my blog. I am 16 years old and I currently work at a movie theater, a job of which I love but feel I am critically underpaid for. I have two sisters, an older sister who is 19 and a younger who is 5. I love them both unconditionally, and they love me so long as I continue giving them free tickets to the movies. My top two favorite non-human things in this world are my two dogs, Blu who was a adopted as a rescue almost 10 years ago, and Luna who is a sassy Frenchie who we allowed into our home 2 years ago. I am allergic to both dogs, and naturally the cuter dog gives me the worst allergies. Though we were unaware of my allergies until after we got the first dog, by the time we got the second they knew, but at that point I was also a middle child. This feeling of neglect has led to my serious addiction to popcorn, which is fueled by my job. I have dreams of becoming a district attorney to help bring justice to victims of senseless crimes