Portfolio Project Schedule

  Hi, this is the schedule that I have planned for this project to stay on task.

Week one, which was last week, I have already posted the transition post and the research on 2 genres.

Week Two (1/26 - 2/1)

• Schedule posting (1/28/26)
• Research three film opening (1/30/26)
• Research on how credit is embedded within film (1/31/36)
• Formatting/ order of credits (2/1/26)

Week Three (2/2 - 2/8)

• Reflection post #1 (2/6/26)
• Media Theory (2/4/26)
• Summary of project idea & inspiration (2/7/26)
• Script & Storyboard (2/8/26)

Week Four (2/9 - 2/15)

• Focusing on character development (2/10/26)
• Mise-en-scene- Props, lighting (2/12/26)
• Mise-en-scene- Costume, set (2/14/26)
• Audio (2/15/26)

Week Five (2/16 - 2/22)

• Shot List (2/18/26)
• Production of company logo (2/20/26)
• Production process #1- Shooting/behind the scenes (2/21/26)
• Production process#2 - any obstacle (2/22/26)

Week Six (2/23 - 3/1)

• Production process #3 -Shooting (2/25/26) Wrap up filming
• Editing process (2/27/26)
• Editing process (2/28/26)
• #1 question of CCR (3/1/26)

Week seven - final week (3/2 - 3/8)

• #2 CCR (3/3/26)
• #3 CCR (3/5/26)
• #4 CCR (3/7/26)
• Discussing CCR production idea (3/8/26)

That is my schedule that I will be following for the next couple of weeks.

See you on the next one,

-Sonakshi

Portfolio Project Genre #2

Hi welcome back. Today I will be diving into the genre 'slice of life'.

    Slice of life presents everyday moments, emphasizing on the emotions of the character rather than the plot. Although it does have a minimal plot line. Slice of life prioritizes realism of the character, their emotions, and overall story. 

    Audience of this genre tend to be teens, 13 to early 20s. Viewers who enjoy emotional depth, realism, realism, value character driven story over plots twists or action, people who enjoy watching everyday experiences, and relatability. The content that slice of life includes focus on everyday life, growing up- physically or mentally, friendships and relationships, loneliness, self identity, daily routine, etc. Characters' growth is gradually presented. Setting includes: home, school, cafe, neighborhoods, small town. Techniques being utilized: slow editing, dialogues, mid shots, long shots, focus on body language.

    Narrative image is perceived as real, relatable, or emotional. Marketing includes trailers which focuses on the atmosphere and what already trying to create that relatable connection with the audience to the character. Posters with soft and/or natural color scheme.

Slice of life film includes: Lady Bird(2017)

https://www.kobieallisonpsychology.com/journal/why-youre-not-lazy-the-real-psychology-behind-procrastination?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Citations: https://www.tasteray.com/articles/movie-slice-life-movies
https://thecurrentmsu.com/2022/10/03/slice-of-life/

Focuses on teenage life and mother-daughter relationship.

Strong character development and connection with the viewer. 

Themes of growing up and finding sense of self.

Another film with genre would be: Your Name Engraved Herein(2015)

Revolves around feelings and heavily emotion driven.

Shows the harsh reality that some people have to face.
(I would highly recommend this!!! It's on Netflix, one of the best films I have seen.)

See you on the next one,
-Sonakshi

Portfolio Project Genre#1

 Hello welcome back. Today the genre I have picked to research is thriller.

    Thriller is meant to provoke intense emotions, whether it is despair or excitement. Thriller creates suspense and anticipation of the unknown. Anticipation can very through out from political problems to something supernatural. There is a variety of thrillers such as: psychological, action, supernatural, and many more. I would like to put my focus specifically on psychological thriller. All kinds of thriller have their own unique thing that sets them apart of the rest despite having certain things in common. For psychological thriller it would be how it really explores the human mind.

    Typical audience for this genre are late teens to adults(15-45). Viewers who enjoy suspense, danger, adrenaline, mental health issues, and morality. Films with psychological thriller focus on mental and emotional states of the characters such as internal conflict. They tend to have unreliable narrators or distorted point of view of reality. Themes it usually revolves around are, sense of identity, obsession, internal conflict, etc. Protagonist is often mentally unstable and/ or isolated; antagonist typically is the protagonist's own mind if not than another character such as an abuser. Techniques found being  utilized: lighting: low-kye lighting, cool tones, shots: close-ups, mid shots, handheld, sound: diegetic sounds, sudden silence, editing: jump cuts, flashbacks, slow pacing, mise-en-scene includes: small spaces, symbolic objects such as mirrors, pills, clocks etc. 

    The Narrative image tends to be dark and serious often perceived as "mind twisted." Trailers give as little information as possible, rather focusing more so on the vibe and mood of it. Poster's color theme includes black, grey, cool tone colors. Faces blurred or with memory fragments to give the eerie vibe. 
Citation: https://jerichowriters.com/what-is-a-psychological-thriller/
https://celadonbooks.com/what-is-a-psychological-thriller/

Black Sawn is an example of psychological thriller:

It explores an unhealthy obsession with perfectionism. Uses of mirrors and hallucinations which gets the audience who wonder what is real or not as it also has an unreliable narrator.

Another great example would be "Gone Girl"

Heavy on manipulation and psychological control. Unreliable narration from multiple characters. 

See you on the next one,

-Sonakshi

Transitioning into the Cambridge Portfolio Project

    From this point on, every post I will make will be related to my portfolio project. Which is a part of my Cambridge final. I am excited to embark on this new journey. Although I am a bit nervous for the overall project, because we are suppose to make a 2 minute film opening and I am not as creative as I thought. Moving on, from here on out I plan to look at many different film opening with the genre that I end up picking. This is to help me spark ideas and creativity as I hove none yet. I really appreciate my teacher showing us past student created projects, they give me an idea of what is expected from me and because I really enjoy watching others creations and visons coming to life. 
Here are the notes I took in class to help me with this final project:

    I would like to develop the character through mise-en-scene, specifically symbolic objects and lighting. As of right now I want to give my character a melancholy vibe, so for lighting I was thinking cool tones. I want to be able to portray emotions with minimal dialogs or without any at all so I believe through what I have learned the past year the best way is through mise-en-scene elements, lighting, shots, and editing. With mise-en-scene I won't only develop character but also context of the scene.

   
See you on the next one,

-Sonakshi