One last bad blog post

This will be the last bad blog post you get from me I promise. I just don't have anything to update you you on. We were planning to film on the 15th but then everything got crazier and crazier. I'm sorry thus is all I can give you.

Until next time...

In all honesty

In all honesty...I have no idea what to do or what to blog about right now. I'm trying really hard to come up with ideas to write about but once Gus films the film I'm gonna be throwing so many blog posts at you so please just bare with my awful blog posts right now! I definitely dropped the ball over this "corona break" as some call it but I will produce better content when everything is filmed!

Sorry!! I'm doing the best I can with what I can do since I'm on total lockdown so my mom doesn't get sick!

Until next time...

views from quarantine

I wish I could give you more but theres not a lot I can say. I've been quarantined for 16 days (so far) which has been very taxing since all I want to do is go outside and see my friends. I'm also starting to get concerned about college since I'm planning to go in the summer but I'm optimistic everything is going to work out.

My partner and I came up with the plan that he'll film and edit the film and I'll do the film card and website. While this is not the ideal working plan, being in quarantine for two and a half weeks did hinder the way we wanted to work. 

I'm a little upset because this project was going so well but I'm hopeful that our film can closely resemble our original idea.

Stay safe out there :)

Weird Science 2!

Good morning everyone! I had a crazy idea to use chapstick and it worked SO WELL. It was so moldable

weird science!

So I actually decided to make some scar wax tonight. When I looked it up they said flour and vaseline bot I did not have vaseline so I tried lotion instead.



The consistency wasn’t that bad the biggest issue was that it just didn’t dry so I added baking soda as an attempt to congeal it more but it did not work very well

I added a concealer (which is clearly NOT my color) but it looked actually not that bad. So I hoped that it would have dried by then but it just got worse :(


And then I added some red and other accents to make it look like a real cut but it just got even worse somehow so I decided to call a night and will try again tomorrow morning!

addressing it

I sit here at 11:36 on a friday night eating fruit out of the box it came in. I have not left the house for about a week but I have changed into a new pair of pajamas every day. If you asked me what I’ve done for the past week i cannot tell you because I don’t even remember. Let me be real: quarantine life sucks. My project was going so well!! We were planning on filming on the same sunday the county decided to close schools so everything kind of came to a halt...including my blog posts, but I am staying optimistic and hoping we go back to school soon and everything can go back to normal because I’m not ready for my senior year to be over :( . Anyways until I’m allowed to film you guys will be getting a ton of research (the crowd roars). Yes I know it’s not the most exciting thing in the world but I’m looking forward to getting everything in order so when the dust finally settles we can jump right into filming and editing. Am I nervous? Yes.


That’s it. I’m just nervous.

fun with makeup!

Since we decided that one scene would have the character cut into his face the next step we have to take is figuring out actually how to do that.

I did some research and discovered scar wax would most likely be the best and most beginner friendly. You can buy or make scar wax but the easiest option is to buy scar wax since its easier to work with.

I've used scar wax before and its not incredibly hard to use but I'm definitely going to have to play around before to make sure I know what I'm doing on the day. 

This is the website that I looked at to re-learn how to do it: https://melaniewithanie.com/2017/12/04/basic-sfx-tutorial-cuts-with-scar-wax/

and here are some inspiration pictures:









While I know I can't do it exactly like this I am excited to get pretty close! I will update tomorrow when I have all the materials together!

radio audio script

We decided a good way to progress our piece would be through audio so we made a script of what the radio would say and where it would in the script.

Outline

• Man wakes up to the radio  . House is very bare but very bright. Cant see face yet and is avoiding.

• Amore Mio Aiutami -esque music playing
• Intermittent radio chatter “remember to smile” “always be happy” radio gets progressively more aggressive 

1. Feet on floor

Good morning! It's October 4th, it's gonna be sunny remember to show the world those pearly whites at all times->fade out 

2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take showers
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror 

You look great! Ready to take on the day! Forgetting something? *sound* You look GREAT! And remember, don't stop smiling

• Man smiles a toothy grin at himself and and turns around 

1. Feet on floor

Good morning! It's November 5th and a brand new day! Now go get ready to give the world the smile of a lifetime>fade out 

2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man looks in mirror smiles without teeth

Come on now, don't make me force that smile out of you listener…there we go! Another bright set of teeth! Don't stop smiling, this has been sound o' smiles

1.  Feet on floor

Good morning!

2. Make coffee
3. Take shower

 It's December 6th 

4. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
5. Get dressed 
6. Look in mirror

• Man begins to play with his face to try to contort a smile. Takes out a marker and draws a smile 

Not feeling it today? That's ok! Everyone, and I mean everyone, has those days. You know what I do when I feel down, listener? I do what I can to fix it. Now you do what you can and SMILE!

1. Feet on floor

Good morning! It's January 7th and it's time to get up and be in the world one more time!

2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee

The president made some announcements

4. Take shower in dark 
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 

Meaning the Cubs are on their way to the world series

6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

That's far from the best you can do. Are you even trying today? You can do much better than this sorrow...you know what you have to do...There we go, no more frowns! Keep it up champ, you look GREAT!

• Man twists coat hanger to try to make himself smile

1. Feet on floor

Wake up, or can you not even do that anymore

2. Walk to kitchen

You haven't eaten in days, why do you even do this anymore?

3. Make coffee

No one want you around anymore now that you can't smile right

4. Take shower in the dark 

Try harder Champ, you know what you have to do

5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass (cuts on side of mouth)

Come on tiger, do it *faint at first, then loud* do it, do it…*devolves into screeching mess full of expletives*

6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man cuts a smile in the side of his mouth (think joker) 

1. Man doesn't like what he sees
2. Cuts again, this time deeper and more erratically
3. Stares at f-ed up face, which is now half blood/half skin
4. Puts down knife and gets dresses->gets blood on clothes
5. Gets in shower to wash blood
6. Puts on clothes
7. Greets other person at door, their face is also scarred over/deformed

• CUT BLACK

outline final!

My partner and I met up and created a final outline!

Outline

• Man wakes up to the radio  . House is very bare but very bright. Cant see face yet and is avoiding.

• Amore Mio Aiutami -esque music playing
• Intermittent radio chatter “remember to smile” “always be happy” radio gets progressively more aggressive 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take showers
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror 

• Man smiles a toothy grin at himself and and turns around 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man looks in mirror smiles without teeth

1.  Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man begins to play with his face to try to contort a smile. Takes out a marker and draws a smile 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower in dark 
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man twists coat hanger to try to make himself smile

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower in the dark 
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass (cuts on side of mouth)
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Smiles at himself in the mirror and contorts his face again violently 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower in the dark 
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass (cuts on side of mouth)
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man cuts a smile in the side of his mouth (think joker) 

1. Man doesn't like what he sees
2. Cuts again, this time deeper and more erratically
3. Stares at screwed up face, which is now half blood/half skin
4. Puts down knife and gets dresses->gets blood on clothes
5. Gets in shower to wash blood
6. Puts on clothes
7. Greets other person at door, their face is also scarred over/deformed

• CUT BLACK

outline (will be updated)

Outline

• Man wakes up to the radio  . House is very bare but very bright. Cant see face yet and is avoiding.

• Amore Mio Aiutami -esque music playing
• Intermittent radio chatter “remember to smile” “always be happy” radio gets progressively more aggressive 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take showers
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror 

• Man smiles a toothy grin at himself and and turns around 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man looks in mirror smiles without teeth

1.  Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man begins to play with his face to try to contort a smile. Takes out a marker and draws a smile 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower in dark 
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass 
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man twists coat hanger to try to make himself smile

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower in the dark 
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass (cuts on side of mouth)
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Smiles at himself in the mirror and contorts his face again violently 

1. Feet on floor
2. Walk to kitchen
3. Make coffee
4. Take shower in the dark 
5. Brush teeth in fogged up glass (cuts on side of mouth)
6. Get dressed 
7. Look in mirror

• Man cuts a smile in the side of his mouth (think joker) 

WIP