Inspiration/ Storyboard for "Procrastination Bop"

I wanted to share the work and planning that went into just barely a 5-minute long video like "Procrastination Bop". There are many pieces that inspired me and so I've attached them:

First, the end of my video is fully inspired by the end scene for Spider-man: Homecoming, with music and everything. I had decided that Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones was a good match for the procrastination sequence, and I was extremely conflicted on how to end the whole piece. So after recently going on a Marvel streak with my mother, I remembered this end scene with the same song, and the stress and confusion at the end matched perfectly with my piece.

 

Second, in shots where I'm looking at the time I decided to use a more "P.O.V" type shot where it would be moving like my head would be or my eyes would be adjusting. At first, my idea for this project was completely different, I wanted to create a horror story piece where a student was in their home subject to quarantine due to COVID-19 and her life seems normal until you realize that a person she was speaking to which you assumed was a roommate, friend or family, ends up not being real because in quarantine she is going crazy. Because of this, I drew some shot inspiration from P.O.V's like when a character is stuck in the closet to hide from their killer and you see from their view. Below are some scenes that I looked at to see how I could conduct a shot like this.



Finally, I wanted to frame my shots so I attempted to create an outline for specifically the procrastination montage. I took images of my couch space to make sure the frame followed the Rule of Thirds and I gave a lot of focus on this part of the video because I wanted it to be the highlight. So much so that when I was developing the last half of the video I didn't have a plan. I was entirely stumped on the ending. I knew I wanted to give satisfaction and show character development by allowing my character (AKA. myself) to finish the project. But it wasn't until I was truly filming the video that I thought of sleeping through the due date. Partially because it comes full circle, and partially because it's something I would do.

Planning:


Rule of Thirds and framing:



These are the preparations and planning I did for this project. I hope that my attention to detail comes across.

Final Film 160 Reflection

This semester was the first semester in 2 years I was genuinely excited for every single one of my classes, and in anticipation, the class that brought me the most excitement was my first ever film production class. My decision to become a film major was finalized after years of making pointless Youtube videos, and a childhood of Flipnote animations and home videos paired with the realization that I could turn this skill into a way to help communities, share stories, create awareness, and even get paid. I’ve loved film and media for a long time, and I finally got the opportunity to learn its rules and practices and even put it into work of my own. For the first time, I had a class where we actually took what we learned and did something with it. And although the pandemic cut our time together short, this class still never failed to excite me. Every Wednesday night after 7pm cheering I looked forward to sitting in my room at sunset, learning about film, taking notes, and watching work from different artists. And every Thursday afternoon I looked forward to finishing up a late breakfast and a chapter of my next Harry Potter book, to then turn on my laptop and reflect on the work we were producing. I am extremely grateful for this class, not just for being the first of many to teach me my passion and future career, but also for being a sense of normalcy and piece of my old pre-pandemic life to keep me sane. I can see the improvement in my work just from this one class. I've gone from amateur home videos to film student, and I am beyond excited to grow and develop as a film professional in order to take what I’ve learned and achieved something great. So, thank you.

Procrastination Bop by Amanda Delany

A film edited by and starring Amanda Delany in order to demonstrate material learned in FILM Production 160.

Audio Project- On a Hot August Day

An audio story detailing the day I was born told by my mom.