AICE Media Studies

  1.       How does your product use or challenge conventions AND how does it represent social groups or issues? This product challenges different types of people to use different utensils that have a better quality. It allows people to have an open mind with using a gel pen instead of a regular pen. This can open up their creativity with the different writing methods. for example people that sign a contract could change up their signatures. Also students that take notes in class with pens can organize the notes with paper mate gel pens . This represents different social groups by people that work in jobs that have to do with signing papers, school, and people that write and take notes. 2. How does your product engage with audiences AND how would it be distributed as a real media text? The purpose is to tell them about a change in what you usually do which in this case is a different pen. it is also to convince them that maybe their pens that they're...

  This is the final commercial. I think I did really good based on working by myself. The video is clear which I am happy about. As previously stated this commercial is about papermate. Paper mate is a brand that has to do with pens gel pens and more. I chose a regular paper mate pen to do a commercial on. This choice didn't really have much options for me so I made it very simple. It went over 30 seconds by 5. It's not like a usual typical commercial because of how simple it is. Most commercials have acting and people inside of it. But this one is mostly writing. I was worried about how the video wouldn't be clear. But all I needed to do was downloaded it. When I finished downloading the video and exporting it and made it automatically clear. While editing it it was buffering and it was pixelated. I learned a lot about filming this commercial. One of them is it takes a lot of skill. When it comes down to learning about editing filming and more, it takes a lot. Next time I...

This Is the final day of editing and I got a lot done. So, I used 3 different apps to edit. At first I used filmora and I added all of the clips. I had to cut some parts of the clips so the commercial can be 27-30 seconds. I also added the icon overlay which wasn't hard. I added a transition to the icon so it wouldn't just pop up. I couldn't use filmora alone because they have a watermark and I had to save what I have. The watermark is the banner of filmora that is in the way of the video. Then I moved it to VideoPad to remove the watermark. However, I couldn't add any audio to the video. I found the audio off of YouTube and it was easy to find. I had to make sure it had no copyright. I downloaded it off of mp3juice.cc. Once I got the audio, I searched up a quick editor app and I used capcut. I sent the video to my email downloaded it to my phone. I had to upload it to google drive because of the size. It didn't really stop me from downloading it on my phone though....

This is day two and final day! I filmed in a few different places. One of the was in my room. I realized that I could actually film by myself and with no help. I only had two types of shots so I made it simple. I basically continued to write on the same paper. My idea was to create a time-lapse or something like it. The positioning of the paper was probably a bit off in each scene. Another place I filmed was my dining table. I feel like the lighting for each scene was good. For a pen commercial there is not so much options to film but a classroom or desk. so I thought why not film in different places so it could be simple but creative. All of the filming that I did in school was probably a little percentage of the entire filming process. Also I  downloaded some audio so when I edit. The audios I wanted were calm but simple. Then I researched about more video editing apps. I wanted something professional looking. also I wanted it to be free without purchase. I found a few apps so fa...

So I started to find some different editing apps. It was a little bit difficult because I didn't want the ones that social media use. Some of them were capcut, wondershare, or hit film Express. First I tried cap cut. It wasn't as advanced as I wanted it to be and it didn't really meet up with my requirements. Plus I couldn't download it on my laptop and I didn't want to edit on my phone. Next I tried hit film. It was starting out good but I couldn't figure out where to put the audio. I went on YouTube and found the guide but it didn't show me where to put audio. I moved on to another app. This app is called wondershare filmora. I am currently playing with this app to see if it'll work with what I have. The main problem right now is how to put audio and that's what I'm learning. I have to film more clips so that everything will go through smoothly. While editing I haven't touched upon the effects yet. The effects is really what makes the comme...

So so far I filmed some little clips of my commercial. The scene was the classroom I stated before and I wanted some help to film. I figured that I just do the easy shots that I can do myself and get those out the way. Then I thought about how I could change up the scenery to be at home and take the exact same shot. Kind of like a time lapse but writing the same exact things. I might ask my sister to help me film at home. Next class I plan on editing. I can make me fine a background sound that sounds simple. For example Google commercials had this type of commercial of all the different type of things you could search. And then they had a simple melody in the background. The shots I plan on filming are low shots, high shots, and more. In order to make this happen I might need some help along the way. Next class I also want to start helping different groups if they need it. Speaking about editing I need to find a logo and make it animated. By doing that it'll make the commercial loo...

  So, the props that I'm going to use are paper, a desk, chair, and a classroom. Technically the classroom will be the setting. The main prop will probably be the paper mate gel pen. The costumes are going to be casual wear like you're in a classroom or at home. For example, maybe jeans, tights, a T shirt, or some shorts. Since this is a pen commercial it wouldn't be that much going into the costume. So, the schedule is I'm going to start filming next week Monday in the classroom and figure out angles. Also, I could possibly ask someone to help me record it since I am not in a group. with that help I can get great angles and use different types of them instead of sticking with one. then on Friday I will complete one of my blogs of filming and put some input. I may use some people outside of school to help me film. I think there might be a 50% chance that I will have a backup plan. I think that because this commercial seems so simple and it is required to have different ...

So the beginning of the commercial it's going to be a table with a paper on it. Then someone walks in looks at the paper and gets ready to sit down. She sits down and starts writing about her day is. She does this in different scenes but is still writing the same thing. Then she finishes off her paper with saying sincerely paper mate. After that she testes this much and if it was much and she nods her head and satisfaction. In the end is the logo/ closing scene.

  I'm going to do a paper mate commercial . It all started in the early in the 1940s, Patrick J. Frawley, an entrepreneur who saw opportunities where others saw obstacles, acquired a ballpoint pen parts manufacturer during a time when the ballpoint pen industry was struggling due to poor product performance and began the journey to find an improved ballpoint pen ink that would change the industry. A new pen called the Paper Mate® was born and transformed the ballpoint pen industry with a revolutionary instant-drying ink that did not leak. In these type of commercials, they incorporate jobs and schools. They also include signing documents or important paperwork. The campaign is based around the tagline 'The world's most stolen pen', playing off the concept that Ink joy pens offer such a revolutionary writing experience that they are bound to be 'borrowed' by friends and colleagues. This is from opi.net. Although that is the slogan for ink joy pens there are many ...

This is my group blog for the commercial project. However I am currently working by myself in this project. The reason for that is I like to work independently because I don't like to rely on people. I might use a few people in the commercial just for props.  Next time I'll probably work in a group to explore different ideas because its important to have an open mind. For right now I'm just brainstorming different things I may do for the commercial project. If I do end up working in a group I'll try to look for different people that I don't know so I can get a fresh start and see how their work ethic is. Sometimes in other classes I would work in groups which is sometimes required. When I do work with people, I don't mind it and its also really helpful. Although I like working by myself, working with other people does have benefits to it. For example, you can assign people to do different things so that everyone has a responsibility. Someone can do editing while...

My name is Withly and this is my intro blog. I am in the AS level and this is my first year taking a class that has to do with filming. I usually don't take classes like these, but I wanted to try something new this year. I'm a sophomore and graduating in 2024 and hopefully getting the AICE diploma. I was born on January 16, 2006 and for my age, I think I’m very mature. I wasn't born in America but was born in Haiti. I really enjoy performing arts so I feel like this correlates in some way. Some examples of performing arts are singing and dancing. my favorite colors right now are green and pink because i feel like they're pretty colors and they compliment my skin. I feel like this commercial project will be interesting. I think that because I will able to show a lot of my skills and creativity and to also learn new things. Some ideas that popped up in my head was some hygienic brands. These brands can be soap, deodorant, lotion, and more. I fell like I can present these...