CCR Production

 CCRs were far from smooth sailing.

First off, I am currently on a trip in Puerto Rico, meaning the filming and editing (which I will cover in the post-production post) processes are much more complicated. I am writing this in the comfort of my grandparents' house, with hardly any functioning internet.

Inspired by my grandmother's profession (and the old reclining chair in the living room [see below]) as an author, I decided to improvise on filming and execute my CCR in the form of a bedtime story. I'll discuss the obstacles and development of Nico and I in the third person, as if the past few months were the events of an epic fantasy.

While this idea was shorter notice, it (thankfully) wasn't too complicated. A major concern I had was keeping the CCR visually appealing, since sitting in a chair and narrating a story wasn't exactly riveting. I decided that I would edit in sketches related to the narration, adding some visual flair on top of the inserts used. I'll make sure to include those in the post-production blog entry.

As for the other CCR, I wanted to juxtapose the much more relaxed counterpart. The premise was simple: I'll be performing a task and using a variety of shots right in the action. For example, I'll be preparing a meal, and there will be shots in the microwave - imagine a lot of motion and cuts.

Filming this was a lot of fun; my parents helped me record shots using two phones, synchronizing the audio for each cut. One tricky part was continuity, since there were so many cuts maintaining the same dialogue. I didn't have any access to a wireless microphone, so I had to pay much attention to keeping the same rhythm and tone between cuts. I had to repeat sentences over, and over, and over...

That's all for now, make sure to tune into the post-production post to see how editing turned out!