Noam From The Vault!

Hello everyone! Today during class we were told to share our videos with two groups for their feedback on what we could change about our movie opener. Here is what they had said: Criticism: 1. Dialogue was hard to understand at times. 2.  There should have been like eerie, ominous sounds in the back to make the setting more drastic and scary. 3.  Lighting was too bright up the waking up scene. Which makes it bit unrealistic.  4. The running scene was not needed because the person running was running too slow and they look like they could actually be caught up to.  Changes:  1. We can improve the audio quality in the videos in where the speech is incoherent.  2. We haven’t finished with editing so there will definitely be more ominous or eerie sounds/songs implemented into the video so the genre of the movie is clearly defined.  3. Changing the brightness to make the nature light/high-key lighting turn low-key would be a good change as it will make the ...

 

Helllllooooo guys! Today in class we talked about our progress in filming and we were asked to write about our obstacles while filming our initial draft. Here are some of the problems that my group came across. 1: Lighting issues - One of the biggest challenges during filming has been lighting. Most of the scenes were shot indoors where there is not enough natural light, which caused harsh shadows on our main character's face and made the footage look dull. In one scene, the uneven brightness because of the overhead lighting took away from the shot's main idea. We had to adjust the filming site and use lamps angled differently to balance the light in order to deal with this. Additionally, we took test shots to make sure that the lighting was consistent on camera and filmed some scenes earlier in the day to take advantage of sunlight. 2: Sound challenges  -Sound has also been difficult to control. While filming, background noises such as people talking nearby and doors clo...

Hi everyone! I hope everything is well! Today in class we worked on our agenda to make sure that our filming for the opening of the movie goes well! Actors: Elijah D. and Bianca Z. will be the starring cast for this production.  Costumes: Elijah will be wearing pajamas/lounge wear, while Bianca wears all black (feeding into the thriller aspect of the opening). Props: • Bed • Pillow & blanket • Desk or nightstand • Desk lamp • Teddy bear (main prop) • iPhone • Notebook or paper (background detail) • Toothbrush • Toothpaste • Sink • Mirror • Front door • Doorbell • Cardboard box • Small note that says “OPEN ME” • Couch or chair • Desk (where the teddy bear is placed) • Computer monitors or TV screens • Table for monitors • Keyboard & mouse • Fake camera feeds • Red recording light sticker or LED Locations: Noam Zeitoun’s House Dates and Times:  January 31st, 2026  February 15th, ...

Hello everyone! Welcome back to my blogpost. In class we were given a paper with boxes to draw a storyboard for how our film is supposed to look like. Below are the pictures I drew. My storyboard is titled "Eyes Everywhere". The opening follows Elijah as he starts his normal morning routine, but the camera switches between his POV and the stalkers POV, showing that someone is watching him without him knowing. The scene goes from Elijah waking uo to getting ready and then him hearing the doorbell. A master shot shows his house as he finds a mysterious box labeled "open me". When Elijah lifts a teddy bear from the box, the low angle POV shot makes it seem creepy and a sense of inferiority.  The storyboard ends with an high angle shot of Elijah and then a final reveal of the stalkers room filled with monitors watching Elijah's home. This ending sets up the theme of "stalker-ish" for the rest of the film. Thank you for reading my blog! Until next time.