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Production Blog: Promotional Projects

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the final blog for our short film journey! Now that we’ve wrapped up filming and are deep into post-production, our main focus has shifted to promoting the film. Bringing a project to life is only half the battle, getting people to see it is just as important. Today, I want to talk about the different promotional efforts we’ve been working on and the challenges we’ve faced along the way. A major part of our promotional strategy has been the film’s website, which Valentina has been managing. She’s been updating it with new blog posts, cast bios, and production updates. We’re also working on adding a countdown to the film’s release, which will help create anticipation. The challenge here has been driving traffic to the site. We’ve been linking it in our social media bios and QR codes on promotional materials, but getting people to visit and stay engaged takes extra effort. Speaking of promotional materials, Alyssa has been in charge of designing postcards ...
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Production Blog: Assembling the Story

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the blog! Now that filming is officially wrapped, we’ve shifted our focus entirely to post-production. Editing is where everything starts to feel real, where separate shots and scenes come together to create the full emotional arc of the story. While there’s still a long way to go, we’ve already made solid progress in assembling the film’s structure. The first step was organizing all of our footage. Since we filmed out of sequence, we had to carefully sort through the files and label everything correctly. I went through each take, selecting the best ones based on performance, composition, and lighting. This process took longer than expected, but having everything properly arranged makes editing much smoother. One of the main challenges so far has been weaving the flashbacks seamlessly into the present-day scenes. These transitions need to feel natural, almost like Finn is slipping in and out of memories without the audience feeling a harsh cut. To achiev...
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Production Blog: Final Day of Shooting

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the blog! Today was a huge milestone for our project, we officially wrapped up filming! After weeks of planning, scheduling, rescheduling, and countless hours of working, we finally shot the last scenes for our short film. It was a long but rewarding day, and I can’t wait to see how everything comes together in the editing process. For our final shoot, we focused on the date scene flashbacks and the moments where Finn’s character is hanging out with friends while those memories resurface. These scenes are crucial because they add emotional depth, showing the contrast between his present and the past. We wanted the flashbacks to feel warm and nostalgic, while his present-day scenes had a more distant, almost disconnected tone. We started the day by filming the date flashbacks with Olivia and Finn. These were some of the most visually dynamic shots we’ve captured so far. We wanted to create a dreamy, romantic feel, so we used a lot of soft lighting and clo...
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Production Blog: Slow Day

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the blog! Today turned out to be a slower day, giving us a bit of a breather between our more intense filming sessions. I spent much of the day working behind the scenes, making sure that our promotional efforts stayed on track. Finn and I focused on boosting our Instagram and TikTok pages, promoting behind-the-scenes snippets and going around school telling people about what we are doing. We experimented with different posts and hashtags to increase our reach and build excitement for the film. It was refreshing to take a step back from the hectic filming schedule and concentrate on our social media strategy. While working with Finn, I helped draft several engaging posts that captured the mood of our current progress. The interaction with our followers was encouraging, as we received positive feedback and questions about the production. In between managing social media, I assisted Alyssa with finalizing the design of our postcards. Alyssa’s creativity re...
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Production Blog: Bringing the Vision Together

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the blog! Now that we’ve finished filming the car ride sequences and the rooftop scene, it’s time for me to continue with the editing process. This is where all our hard work starts to take shape, turning the raw footage into a cinematic experience. Editing is one of my favorite parts of filmmaking because it’s where we get to craft the mood, tone, and pacing of the film. The first step was importing all the footage into the previously made Premiere Pro project and organizing everything into sequences. Since we shot multiple takes from different angles, I had to carefully review each one, selecting the best shots based on composition and quality. I started with the car scenes since those required the most work due to lighting and movement challenges. One of the biggest issues I faced was stabilizing the roller shots. As I mentioned before, the wind resistance while filming made the gimbal unstable, so I had to use Warp Stabilizer on several clips. In som...
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Production Blog: Promotion

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the blog! As we continue filming and editing, we’ve also started working on the promotional side of things. To make sure our project reaches as many people as possible, we’ve been working on social media accounts, a website, and even printed postcards to spread the word. Finn and I took charge of setting up the social media pages. We decided to create accounts on Instagram and TikTok, as these platforms will allow us to share behind-the-scenes content, teasers, and updates on our progress. Our goal is to build anticipation for the film while also giving people a look into the filmmaking process. On Instagram, we’ll be posting high-quality stills from our footage, behind-the-scenes clips, and stories documenting our work. TikTok is for short-form content like behind-the-scenes moments and quick clips of filming. Meanwhile, Valentina has been working hard on creating a website for the project. The website will serve as a central hub for everything related ...
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Production Blog: Continuation of Filming

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Hello everyone! Welcome back to the blog! After all the scheduling delays and planning, we finally started filming with our female lead, Olivia. Our first scenes with Olivia focused on the car ride sequences. Since we had already filmed some background shots, we needed to integrate her performance into them. The car ride is an important moment in the film, setting the tone for what’s to come, so we had to be careful with how we framed each shot. Olivia played her role perfectly, bringing the quiet tension we needed for these early moments. Filming in a moving car is never easy, but we made it work. We captured close-ups of Olivia staring out the window, emphasizing her emotions without needing dialogue. Over-the-shoulder shots from the backseat helped show her perspective while driving through the city, giving a sense of isolation and contemplation. We also took profile shots of her from the passenger side to highlight her expressions while passing streetlights cast shadows across her ...
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