I have just finished filming both of my CCRs, and I am very happy because I am nearing the end of this project. I was extremely nervous before filming as this was different from filming the actual opening because I had to clearly explain and reflect on my work. I wanted my CCR to be clear and interesting to watch, so I wanted to use formats that appeared visually engaging. I was originally planning to do a Jeopardy game show for CCR questions 1&2 as it seemed like a very fun idea, but it became too complicated, so I decided to do a director's commentary instead. I chose it because I felt like I could make it visually engaging and liked the fact that I could add in both clips from my opening and from other films. For CCR questions 3&4 I decided to do a presentation with a voiceover as it was easy and less time consuming.
CCR 1&2
My process for questions 1&2 was to review my script and decide which lines I would film with myself in frame, and which lines would have a correlative image/video. I originally wanted to film myself sitting in a comfortable chair with my living room as my background, but I realized that it wasn't really engaging and that it didn't really let the audience know that I was the director. So, I decided to do a little skit to show that I was the director.
I gathered props and changed my costume to appear more like a director. For my costume I decided to wear sunglasses, a nice shirt, long black pants, a Yankee hat that my dad had, and some headphones with a microphone. For props, I created several to match my skit. For the first prop, I grabbed a foldable chair, printed out "Director" on a piece of paper and cut it, and stuck it to the back of the chair using tape. For the second prop, I grabbed several pieces of construction paper and a cone (That I did not end up using), folded it so that it appeared like a megaphone, and taped it so that it wouldn't fall apart. For my final prop, I just grabbed a plastic Starbucks cup and asked one of my parents to pass it to me during the skit.
I filmed the skit in my backyard as I could just walk around in a circle to film both my skit and my actual response.
After filming my skit, I quickly filmed my actual response because it was starting to rain which prevented me from retaking any shots. I recorded myself reading my script for the sections that I was going to add clips and images and uploaded all of my answers onto Clipchamp where I would then edit it.
CCR 3&4
I actually did my CCR for questions 3&4 before my CCR for questions 1&2 for several different reasons. One, I wanted a quick victory so I could help boost my morale to the finish line. Two, I had a clear outline in my head about what slides I would have. Third, I finished my script done for these questions before the other one.
My process for CCR questions 3&4 started with creating the background and layout for my presentation instead of the information and adding in my voice over. I wanted to use colors like my film opening and company, so I used mostly darker colors for it but added one of my favorite colors (Blue) to reflect my personality. After finishing the layout, I designated which information would go on each slide and added them in. After adding in the information, I added in images and tried to organize them as best as I could so that they fit in. Unfortunately, there was still a lot of blank space I had left over even with the inclusion of the images. For my final step, I edited the duration of time for each slide so that it matched the duration of the voiceover.
Below are a few examples of my process
(After deciding on the layout and adding in the voiceover)
(Adding in my images)
Script for Questions 3&4
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