Allyssa Beatty Media Studies AS

Another inspiration behind the detective idea and mystery solving is the Nancy drew book series. The books tell the story of a graduating high school student whose name is Nancy drew. As a teenager she set out on solving mysteries some which were new and some which were her fathers. This relates to our opening as we are tennagers who are detectives as well, and it can give some information to us as how teenage detectives like nancy solve the mystery.

In one of my earlier blogs I mentioned about how one of the shots would contain a patio area or a place to have brunch. When visiting the winter haven public library, there was perfect area for that shot as they had a small patio area. This patio is also right next to a fountain which could be useful in shots as well.

This is what the inside of the library looks like in one of the many areas it has. Since there is obviously big windows all around we will need to go during a time when it is dark out and not as bright.

Today my members and I had a brief meeting to go over everything and make sure we are on schedule and planning. We also came up with the idea that as we go forward we should set up calendars to plan it out so we can see it laid out. This should help keep everything on track and make it easer.

After going to the alleys, we determined this would also be another good spot to film. One thing to keep in mind would be that it would need to be at night as it would look more mysterious as well as using the Panasonic Cameras since they have a light on them to help with the lighting. Another thing to keep in mind would be to make sure there are no cars in certain alley ways that could interrupt filming.

The next place we are going to scope out for filming are the alley ways in downtown winter haven. These alley ways will show those scenes that you see in most mystery movies and create a sense of suspicion as you never know if someone will pop out.

After going to the library, we determined that some areas would be good to use in some of our shots for the opening. The only thing we would need to figure out is if they will allow us to film there and so we just need to get in communication with someone about that.

 Today we are planning on going to the library as it is one of our locations we were thinking to use for filming. At the library we will figure out the areas that will be best as far as lighting and sound wise. We will also be looking at if this environment creates the right scenery and mood we are trying to create.

After trying to create the opening idea in motion, my team members and I figured out that it was not going to make he process easier. It was only going to make it harder and take up too much time trying to figure it out. So we decided to go back to our original idea and not create it in motion.

My group and I decided to explore the options of creating our opening idea of the detective board in motion. Motion is a program in which you can create and edit motion graphics, as well as creating titling for video and film production. My team members and I have all used this software before and are familiar with it as we have incorporated it into our videos before.

After our opening to the movie, the actual movie will start off with the detectives sitting at a table meeting for brunch. At brunch they will be introduced to their latest case which is presented by their agent. This case will be intriguing to the detectives as it is a very prized mystery that is worth a lot if figured out. From here on, the detectives will set out on their journey to figure out the case. Throughout the movie the detectives will have to work together and use all of their knowledge to figure it out.