Kayla's AICE Media Studies Blog

  BLOG POST ONE: Lights, Camera, Action! This is Jess and I prepping to film the opening shot of the iPhone. This was a fun first take and we got to share a few laughs shooting this. We used Jess's phone as the prop because we were shooting on my phone. We realized Jess's wallpaper was not appropriate for the action vibe we were trying to give off with the opening scene. We had to change the picture a few times until we really found the one we liked. Jess was a big help during all of this because we had to improvise at the last minute. The other person we were going to film with unfortunately got Corona so Jess and I had to come up with a new plot and we just had each other to film and act.  This is me taking a water break because it was so hot outside, but this hoodie is my favorite so I kept it on. This is where we started to film the driving scenes which took place in the parking lot of my complex. I had some props with me, aka my Nerf or nothing blaster. Seconds after this...

This week in preparation to film for this project there were a lot of things I had to get in order. First, I had to decide how many actors I wanted in this film, and who I wanted them to be. I decided that I would star in the film, along with my friend Antwon, and would have my best friend Cyd, be a fill-in if Antown could not perform. I picked Antown because he has an awesome BMW that I wanted to feature in the film because it is going to be a Fast and Furious type movie opening. I wanted my film to have something to do with cars and I think Antowns car will be perfect for that. I don't think that I will go all out with costumes. If anything I want to coordinate an all-black dress code because it fits the action aspect of the film. Black is slick and mysterious but also can be classy. The props used will be two iPhones, two cars, a  grey BMW and a white Acura ILX. They both have a sports car type of look, and I think they will look good in the film. I have not decided on a date to...