During the past few weeks, I worked on my One Word Film for my AICE Media Class. A basic summary of the project was that we had to create a film with no dialogue based on a random word we were given. I got the word "Optimistic." Already pretty optimistic with the chosen word, me and my two other partners worked on outlining the story.
Using a brainstorming sheet given in class, I quickly (not really I took my time) outlined and planned the shots used for our project. The main premise of my film was that our main protagonist was auditioning for a part in a film project, nervous yet optimistic she will succeed in her audition. The storyboard I used for the project helped me pre-visualize the shots, compositions, and angles I would be using in my project. While yes, the no dialogue and written words was a difficult limitation, the storyboard helped me think more creativity into how I could portray a story without any dialogue and written words.
For editing, I used Premiere Pro! I already had some experience
with the program so getting back into it was pretty smooth sailing (except maybe booting up the program since my computer did crash). Definitely the longest, yet most important part of the project. I enjoy editing so this was definitely my favorite part, possibly.
Overall, I enjoyed my project end result. Maybe next time, I would improve the story to make it a bit more engaging and use a more diverse range of shots. I am glad I got to do this project, if you're interested, the film is linked below for your viewing pleasure.