Day 16

Heyy! 

So I decided on the song Ave Maria. I was trying to find the original one because I wouldn't need to worry about that whole "getting the permission to use it" thing but I couldn't find it.So I'm gonna have to use a cover. This gave me more freedom. I decided I'm gonna use a cover sung by a man because the song is typically sung by women so I wanted to go in a different way. This correlates to that contrast I want to create between my main character with the song as they are both men who believe in different things.

I already sent emails to 3 people who did covers that I liked and I am waiting for their response.

Day 16: Song.

As the song is in Latin and I didn't understand what it was saying, I decided to look up the translation because it's kind of important to know what the song says. 

Okay so the quality is really bad, but that's the translation of the song to English.

I was thinking, in the part where it says "Ora pro nobis peccatoribus" which means "pray for us sinners" I thought I could put a shot of an LGBTQ+ flag because of the idea that homosexuality is wrong.
As that part is more towards the end of the song and I am not gonna use the whole of it because it's longer, I'll use it from after the 2nd "Ave Maria" so I get a little bit of instrumental before the singing starts.

Day 15

Heyyy 

Day 15: I'm back. 

So, let me explain why I haven't been posting for a while: I read that Cambridge tests were canceled and I thought that it included this part of the test so I just stopped posting. <- very erroneous choice.

But, now I'm back :)

I hope everyone has been doing great during the quarantine! It's not fun but it's so necessary that the fun part doesn't even matter anymore!! 

Sooo for today what I am gonna do is tell you about some changes that I'll do to my intro.

As you know, for what I was going to do, I didn't require much. Still, I'm gonna take out my main actor (sorry Gonza) because we are all quarantined. Instead, my brother is going to act! I won't be showing much of him though but he has to be there.

So, here's my (very similar to the last one but longer because I realized I never finished the 1st one) new storyboard: 

Summary: I'm gonna establish the character and his personality by showing his little special place: his art studio. Props and scenery will tell the audience a bit about this person (mostly his artistic lifestyle and some of the things that motivate him).

Important note:

Hey! I just noticed that I forgot to post my blogs for days 12 and 13 so I just jumped from 11 to 14 lol, I have them in drafts I'll post them right now but I'll change the date so it doesn't look weird.

I also forgot to post my schedule on day 14, I'll do that right now. 

Day 14

Hey, how are ya? 
To whoever is reading this: I’ve just been doing some thinking. And you know what I think, right now, what’s keeping me awake this Tuesday, March 17th at 04:11, that we should all say thanks more often. I just been thinking that sometimes we forget how lucky we are, how we take most of the little things for granted. That’s why I think we should say thanks to whoever we believe in. Thanks to life, for having life. For being able to breathe. For having a family, someone to rely on. For having a device, the one you’re reading this on. As human beings, we take a LOT of things for granted and I think that you and me both, we should take a moment now, and appreciate everything we have. Everything. Cause someday we might not be so lucky. So promise me that you’ll take a moment and really look around you, be thankful for what you have. :)  


Day 14: Schedule 

So... I noticed that I haven’t given you a schedule yet so I’m gonna update this blog tomorrow with that cause I wanna try to sleep now;)
Take into account that the current virus has changed my schedule because my parents are not allowing me to go out of the house as much. 

Day 13: Where?

Hello! I just watched this movie called "The Danish Girl". I loved it!! Eddie Redmayne is such an awesome actor I never get tired of watching him perform! I really recommend this film. It's a true story about a transgender woman who experiences one of the first operations made to change sex. 

Day 13: Location.

So for the location, I was hoping to film it in my mom's little art studio.

Here are some pictures: 

Here's what I'm gonna do: put some sketches on the mirror, maybe a poster with a quote or something, to show Aaron's personality. Also, this would make it easier to shoot in front of a mirror as it will be mostly covered. 

If this doesn't work I'll move the easel somewhere else and put the sketches and poster on the wall.

Day 12: Materials

Hey! Today I'm gonna make a list of everything I would need as in paint-related props for my intro:

Day 12: Materials.

Canvas: I looked at some options and found Michels' had the cheapest option for the size of the board that I wanted.

-Then I'm gonna use some normal papers like maybe even ruled paper and sketch paper, so I can add some sketches to the setting. -Those I have at home.

-My mom paints so I already have an easel at home.

Paint: To pick the paint I read this article which explained different paint types.

After reading this, I decided I'm going with either acrylic or oil paint.

To decide between the two, I watched this video which convinced me that I will be using acrylic because:

-Oil seems to be for more advanced painters, you need more time, and it is flammable.

-Acrylic dries faster, it is easier to clean. I only need water.

Brushes: 

I'll be getting these brushes as they are the most affordable option I could find for acrylic paintbrushes.

-My mom has some brushes already but they are pretty used and old so I'll try to find some that aren't as damaged- if they are all damaged I'll buy some. 

Colors: In the video above, a painter suggested to use a small quantity of colors, and to mix them. I like that idea. I'll be using the three primary colors. I'll also be using white and black.

I'm using this chart to understand more about colors, shades, etc.

Day 11

Good moringggg! How are you guys? I hope you're all staying safe from the COVID-19 virus going around :)

March 13th at 10:43: Day 11: something.

I literally don't know what to do this blog about. I'll come back when I have something to write about.

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Hello!

March 13th at 16:03: Day 11- part 2: the main character

Sooo as you may have guessed I now know what I will write about: my main character!

As I previously mentioned, the main character's name is gonna be Aaron. 
And... he is gonna be played by... GONZALO PIROSANTO!!! (wohoooo!)

This ^ is the man!! Gonza has been my friend since last year, we met in our US History class.

Gonza is in the advanced musical theatre class at school, he wants to pursue acting. So I figured, who better to act in my film than someone who actually loves acting? 

I also chose him because of his passion for this issue, passion for LGBTQ+ rights, just like Aaron, and me lol. So I figured, who better to act in my film than someone who actually cares about the message they're transmitting?