CCR!

The portfolio is done! Here is the CCR
CCR for film opening Snook

Reflection of the Film Opening

Looking back, it has been a whirlwind because of the current pandemic that is occurring. It changed everything around my life, including this project. Before, it was supposed to represent a dramedy film revolving around two teenagers living their lives. Now, because of the limitations brought upon by the coronavirus, we had to change our ideas entirely which fitted best during this quarantine. So, using the materials that were in my house, we developed a whole story surrounding two pairs of boxing gloves I had in my house. Going through the research made our film fit to the needs of the target audience and made the film also fit the boxing genre in its entirety.

Done!

The video is now completed! It was awesome to create this story and generate a film opening for this type of movie. This for sure will be a never forgotten experience to have filmed this to present to Cambridge. Being able to have a partner who I am close with was also amazing as we both enjoyed making a film that we both agreed upon. Without further ado, here is the film opening for the movie Snook (which is the name of the main character)
https://youtu.be/ckZ6lWsropw

Set, Props, and Costume

Being limited to the things I have at my house, Alessandro and I have decided to use my garage as the set for the opening. The film opening would essentially have two settings, the place where the boxer trains, and the arena where he would box.

The costume and props show the difference between the opponents and the training uniform. The MMA training kit also helps with showing the process of the characters' training.

So to put all of this in content, using the garage lights would showcase his area of training. Also, what we did to show that the character is fighting somewhere else is manipulating the lighting to show just the two fighters fighting and have everything else dark which ended up looking great on camera!

Font

Now hear me out before I explain why we chose the old reliable Times New Roman font. This font blended with the editing and camera shots of our film was perfect. The tone is easily understood and that wouldn't have occurred with any other font. Using any other font would have confused many of the audience, such as using any bubbly type of font which would generate a positive vibe. Using a font that had a blocky-like texture would've also generated a different tone as the character isn't all rough and raunchy. The movie would've shown who the boxer is more in-depth however the times new roman font surly helps the audience who have only seen the film opening, get an idea to who the main character is.

Song Chosen!

It was difficult to get the copyright for the previous song that was chosen for our previous idea. Because of this, we found it much better to find a song that we could use without stealing it. I remember watching one Youtuber who came out with an album called New Age, the Youtuber's name is KSI. He had tweeted how anyone is allowed to use any song from that album in any video that they would like to create.
 
Thanks to him, we chose the song Beerus which matched perfectly with the tone we wanted to create for the film opening.

Research

Boxing movies tend to be in between rated PG-13 to rated R. This is due to obvious gore that occurs due to fighting in the ring. Finding a song that would generate a more heavy-hearted tone would be great for the film opening. As I was saying, These movies generally have an audience from the ages of 15-25. This is because this age range would get the best understanding on how it is to grind for something you truly love whether its a job or a sport. Boxing also has a little bit of action sprinkled in the genre as fighting occurs which the ages specified would love to see.

                                                                
                                                                  Rocky (1976)
Rocky (along with the whole Rocky franchise) was able to deliver great storytelling about a boxer. This franchise was the most successful out of all the boxing movies created.

Change of plans...Again

Due to the pandemic, it's been troubling for my family to get settled in order to quarantine ourselves. Not only that, however my partner also had the same issues. Because of this, our plan to create a dramedy film opening came to a close as the limitations to get multiple cast and crew members ended as the coronavirus kept getting worse.

Because of this, the plot and genre changed as it fitted best for our new plan which is to create a story about an up and coming boxer. The opening would introduce the main character and showing his commitment to train and succeed in the boxing industry. Boxing movies typically have their own style of tone such as a dramatic storyline mixed with sports action as the main character would be fighting a lot. I will eventually post a blog about the research on boxing movies.