Valentina’s Blog

This is it... the final project. Thank you for joining me throughout this adventure. Hope you enjoy! Click here: https://youtu.be/sldS9toIheo

    Wow. This is it. I am turning in my project next week and could not be more thrilled. I have to be honest. When I first heard about this assignment, I was not happy. It seemed like it would be extremely difficult and time consuming, which it was, but now I see that all of it was for a reason. The blogs were the main reason for my staying on track. Since they did not allow any room for procrastination, I never forgot about this project and worked on it constantly.     I am eternally grateful for everyone that has helped me on my film. To my entire family in Argentina for getting me the supplies I needed and allowing me to use their home. To my friends who took the time to listen to my endless speeches and talks about this project (I think I drove a couple of them crazy). To my brother for automatically saying yes to being in my film when I was unable to get the original actor. To my teacher for making sure I stayed on track with my project...

    Today was the second group feedback session in class! As I previously mentioned, the first feedback helped me immensely and even gave me the main portion of my opening. However, most projects are almost completed since they are due in about a week. This session was more about the blogs than anything else and discussing some minor tweaks in projects that can still be changed because the filming will be difficult to adjust at this time. We began with the people that chose to create a magazine. We shared our thoughts and then moved on to the film openings. Once it was my turn, I only had my blog to show because I did not bring my computer (most people did not) so did not have the filming. However, I was able to show some clips and photographs I had on my cell phone.     I began with my blogs. I shared a couple of posts with the group and was thrilled with the responses. I have put a ton of work on this project and they truly believed that my...

    Something has happened that will and has modified my project immensely. About two weeks into the project, I was notified that my partner was suspended from my school. I tried countless times to contact him, but the call kept going straight to voicemail. Calling, texting, e-mailing, talking to his friends, etc. Nothing seemed to work and the worst part is, I didn’t have his address either. Finally about two weeks later, my teacher thankfully sent an e-mail to his parents explaining the situation and asking if he could call me. That same day afterschool, I received a call from an unknown number. The relief I had was insane. He explained to me what had happened, but I was leaving to Argentina for the duration of Spring Break the day after, meaning nothing could be done at that point.     I continued my blogs and research on my own, making sure the absence of my partner did not affect my project. I ended up filming in Argentina because the lo...

    Today was the first day filming!! Overall, I am extremely pleased with the results. With the excuse of some hilarious bloopers, the time spent was not wasted at all. Every shot was made several times to be perfected and to make it easier to edit with a greater variety of clips. The dolls with the eyes covered came out absolutely perfect. I loved the look.     With several tweaks to make sure the bedroom was transformed from a guy’s room to a phobia-ruled girl’s room, the location was great. We took some old baby photos from my eldest cousin’s photo album to make it seem more homey and realistic. I wrote MANY post-it notes to fill the walls and make it appear the way I wanted it to as well. (The blindfolded bears on the bed were created just incase and did not end up appearing in the filming process.)     Today we also filmed the bathroom scene. Changing this location was a mess. The bathroom was being remo...

     The last thing to do for everything to be perfected before filming day is to create the dialogue. I have some options that I have come up with, so I will write them below and have my friends and family choose the one that fits best.   Option #1: Cecilia- “Hi, yes, what do you need?” Idk- “Someones having a day, huh?” Cecilia- “No, I’m sorry. My moms been out of town for three days now and I haven’t been able to sleep. You scared me.” Idk- “Hey, listen. This thing is taking over your life. When was the last time you left the house?” Cecilia- “This ‘thing’ is scopophobia. As in…. Phobia. A real phobia.” Idk- “I know I’m sorry. Okay if you refuse to leave the house then I’m coming over in an hour.” Cecilia- “Okay, yes please.” Idk- “Oh I wasn’t asking. As one of the few people you can still see without freaking out I have the right.” Cecilia- “Oookaayy. Love you” Idk- “Love you”   Option #2: Cecilia- picks up the phone, still panting Idk-...