Research - Title Card Conventions In Romantic Comedies

     Title card conventions in romantic comedies are formulated to instantly demonstrate a lighthearted, pleasant, and emotional tone, usually motioning to the audience that they are about to watch a story about humor, love, and relationships. These title segments usually use certain stylistic options to summon feelings of optimism and warmth. They produce necessary, practical information such as the title, crew credits, and cast. 

Essential title card conventions in romantic comedy films contain: 

    Bright and Cheerful Color Schemes: Title segments frequently use warm, soft, or vibrant colors—including light-toned colors, light blues, pinks, or soft yellow backgrounds—to express themes of joy, love, and happiness. 

    Symbolic and Lighthearted Tone: The titles usually signal at the story's themes, such as the barriers the characters have to conquer to be together, without looking too dark or dramatic. 

    Playful, Elegant, or Script Fonts: Fonts are normally selected to mirror the personality of the film, usually presenting, modern sans-serif fonts, elegant script, or friendly, softened, and inviting typography.

    "Match-Making" or Character Introduction: The introduction titles are regularly merged with scenes that demonstrate the "match-making" (the first awkward, charming, or funny encounter of the protagonists) or introduce the key characters' lives, jobs, and settings. 

    Handwritten or Casual Texts: To provide a personal, intimate touch—like a love letter—title designers frequently use handwritten or, occasionally, expressive typography. 

    Stylized Graphics and Imagery: Title cards usually showcase romantic imagery, like cityscapes (Dubai, New York), restaurants, cafes flowers, or parks. These can be introduced by way of montages, quick cuts, or even, from time to time, animation to guide the transition into the story. 

    Minimalist or Modern Aesthetics: In present-day romantic comedies, clean, simple, and classy sans-serif fonts are regularly used to demonstrate a modern, urban feel. 

These conventions aim to produce an instantaneous, inviting atmosphere that sets up the audience for a tender, emotional experience. 

Here are some examples of title cards from recent romantic comedy films: 

    Love at First Sight (2023): 

    The Life List (2025): 

    A Tourist's Guide to Love (2023): 

    Love is in the air (2023):

    Whether it is a contemporary visual or a classic script, a great title card makes viewers fall in love with the movie prior to the start of the beginning scene. And just like an amazing romantic comedy, it is all about a perfect beginning. I realized that although title cards may seem like a minor detail, they actually help establish tone, give context, and split narratives. Doing research on the typical title card conventions was very helpful and I will utilize this information in the future to successfully plan and make a visually appealing title card for my two-minute film. 

Resources:

1. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/love-at-first-sight-movie-preview

2. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/videos/the-life-list-trailer

3. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/videos/a-tourists-guide-to-love-trailer
4. https://www.netflix.com/title/81674530

    

Research - Mise-en-scene

    Have you ever been midway through a romantic comedy and noticed you are staring more at the character's surroundings than at the actual actor? It's all right, you are not alone. I do it constantly, especially since I've been in AICE Media Studies. For as long as I can remember, I thought I was just interested in these movies because the stories were entertaining. However, I recently realized that there is something else captivating me. It is the "vibe" of the movie—or what film enthusiast like to call mise-en-scene. I know, it is a weird, elegant French word, but it is surprisingly straightforward. It just means "everything in the frame." Consider it this way: if you took a picture of a movie and inspected the clothes, furniture, and the way the lights are shinning, you are looking at the mise-en-scene of that specific film. In this post, I will share what the specific conventions of mise-en-scene are in the romantic-comedy genre. 

    The five main elements that encompass mise-en-scene are setting & props, lighting, costumes & makeup, figure behavior, and composition. 

    Set Design & Props: The set design is the physical environment in which the action occurs. It incorporates the selection of location, props, and the positioning of objects within the scene. Additionally, props are the objects within the scene that the characters engage with or that play a part in the overall atmosphere. 

    Lighting: How light is used to enhance the scene and the characters inside it by using brightness (high/low key), shadows, and color. It can generate mood, highlight certain elements, or conceal others. 

    Costumes & Makeup: The clothing, hairstyles, and makeup that the characters wear. These decisions can reveal a character's social status, personality, and the time period in which the story takes place. 

    Figure Behavior: The way actors move within the scene and engage with one another as well as their environment. This incorporates the actors' performances, body language, gestures, positioning, and facial expressions. 

    Composition: The positioning of elements within the frame or on the stage. This incorporates the arrangement of objects, characters, and the use of framing methods and angles. It directs the viewer's eye and highlights relationships. 

    After researching the elements of mise-en-scene, I am now going to provide examples of how these components are used in modern day romantic-comedy films. To do this, I decided to choose two recent film that I watched and enjoyed: Your Place Or Mine and People We Meet On Vacation. 

    In Your Place Or Mine, the production design utilizes intense visual differences between the two main settings to consider the internal lives of the protagonists. Debbie's craftsman-style home in Echo Park is represented as a warm, sentimental, and "lived-in" sanctuary packed with loving features that emphasizes her nurturing personality. On the other hand, Peter's basic Brooklyn condo is portrayed as a cold, detached man cave, characterized by untouched luxury amenities and a devastated shortage of knickknacks. Regarding costume design, Debbie's wardrobe is described as cozy, relatable pieces that reflect her warm yet cheerful and tense role as a faithful single mom. Whereas, Peter's clothing displays his professional success as a branding consultant, using intense, clean-cut lines that line up with his sarcastic and polished behavior. The lighting and atmosphere of the film demonstrates a direct emotional geography between the two main characters. The Los Angeles scenes, directed on Debbie, are established by a bright, warm palette of "sunshine and bougainvillea," generating a homely and welcoming environment. In contrast, the New York scenes use harsh and commercial lighting to emphasize Peter's fashionable but impersonal lifestyle in Brooklyn. 

    The atmospheric change illustrates the distance between Debbie's lively, grounded world and Peter's polished, isolated urban location. Due to the long-distance essence of the friendship, the film regularly uses a, "split-screen" method to show the characters communicating on the phone. This method is used to compare their different worlds in real time. The day-to-day long-distance phone calls are utilized as a  "romantic callback" to, "classic, romantic" films, highlighting that the characters are in separate, individual worlds. The film also showcases montages that reveal Debbie reading Peter's novel at different hours of the day, which, adds to the relaxing vibe. 

    Debbie's House:

    Peter's House: 

    In People We Meet On Vacation, directed by Brett Haley, the film embraces a "travel vlog" aesthetic that emphasizes the life-changing power of travel by focusing on practical locations rather than studio sets. While Poppy's apartment was one of the few constructed sets, the production depended on various international locations to establish the story; Spain's Costa Brava and Barcelona regions were especially adaptable, serving as the backdrop for British Columbia, Tuscany, as well as some parts of New York. This worldwide approach reached its peak in the film's closing beach scene, taking place in the coastal town of Lloret de Mar, while New Orleans issued a genuine background for its own crucial scenes, making sure the film's atmosphere felt as lived-in and expressive as the expedition it portrays. The film's costumes and props function as visual clues for the characters' decade-long expedition, most remarkably through "Harry," an 80-pound wooden bigfoot statue that actor Tom Blyth physically moved throughout numerous filming locations. This feeling of progression is further reflected in the costume design, which follows Poppy and Alex's development from understated campus clothing to more polished vacation wear across a twelve-year period. Furthermore, the production rewards alert viewers with intelligent "easter eggs" that connect the story to an extensive literary universe, for example highlighting a book by a character from a different Emily Henry story. 

    

    The film's visual style uses a "rose-tinted" color scheme as well as high-key lighting to intensify the romantic and positive energy of a summer vacation. By focusing on bright, natural sunlight, the cinematography accomplishes a peaceful, "breezy" atmosphere that makes every setting feel like a glamorized escape. This approach is further strengthened by a vibrant color mood, which strikingly spotlights the distinctive character of each location—from the lively, vibrant colors of New Orleans to the golden, earthy colors of Tuscany—guaranteeing that the environment feels as spirited as the flourishing romance itself. The film's staging uses recurring visual themes and physical storytelling to portray the emotional expedition of the protagonists. It frames the narrative by reconstructing the legendary book cover, starting with Poppy by herself on a beach chair and ending with Alex next to her to bring their narrative loop to an end. Pivotal moments are characterized by a mix of movement and setting, from the cheerful physical comedy of their early friendship to the high-pressure "double date" in Tuscany that marks a pivotal fracture in their bond. This tightness ultimately surrenders to classic romantic imagery, for instance an over-the-top rain-soaked balcony scene and a concluding, wholehearted sprint that provides a pleasant and emotionally impactful outcome. 

Lloret De Mar, Spain: 

Camping Trip: 

The Tuscan Villa: 

Campus Clothing: 

Polished Clothing: 

Prop: 

Resources: 

1. https://nofilmschool.com/directors-defined-by-single-great-movie

2. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/galleries/new-gallery-72dgo4d3jcyqk8ewohypdb?mediaIndex=1

3. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/galleries/new-gallery-3bdkucb8qvnsib8x3uvrnt?mediaIndex=3

4. https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/people-we-meet-on-vacation-based-on-a-book

5. https://people.com/where-was-people-we-meet-on-vacation-filmed-all-about-the-netflix-show-s-real-life-locations-11886201

Research - Picking my Genre

    When first deciding what genre I wanted to use for my 2-minute film opening, I knew that I wanted to do something that I enjoy and that I have some knowledge of. Whenever I ask myself or my family "what do we want to watch," I always find myself stumbling across romantic comedies. I know, you might be wondering: "why do you keep going back to the same predictable match-making stories?" Well I'm here to tell you guys all about the components that make this genre timeless, demonstrating that while the conclusions might be anticipated, the journey of character development and humor is what really matters. 

    To start, in a world packed with bad news, noise, and stress, romantic comedies provide something uncomplicated and cheerful. The predictable stories issue a feeling of security and comfort. I know what to expect, and the assured "happy ending" gives me a dependable emotional outcome, allowing me to have a relaxed experience without going through the pressure of an unknown result. The consistency is not a weakness. I want to know that love will succeed. That characters will grow, connect, and come across something new. 

    Secondly, rom-coms deliver a safe space to experience and process a variety of emotions. The best ones make me cry, laugh, and get frustrated, occasionally within the same scene. They can be astonishingly deep, exploring themes of second chance, fear of intimacy, identity, and forgiveness. The match-making trope introduces a glorified version of romance, proposing that love is a magical, unexpected force that can strike suddenly and reshape one's life. This connects with the universal desire for connection and the wish that such a perfect love story could take place in real life. 

    Lastly, the conventional nature of romantic comedies lets me easily exclude doubt and immerse myself into an imaginary world. The focus is less on realism and more on the emotional rollercoaster, making the unlikely scenarios entertaining instead of unbelievable. These films support universal societal norms and cultural narratives about gender roles, family values as well as relationships. The collective understanding of these conventions makes the stories relatable and approachable to a wide audience.  

    Ultimately, the romantic comedy genre is continuously advancing, and I am excited to see what new stories filmmakers bring to our screens. I am also looking forward to producing my own 2-minute film using this research as a cornerstone. It is a genre that will consistently be around because, in essence, it tells stories we all resonate with. 

Resource:

1. https://medium.com/@joyhopwood/why-rom-coms-still-matter-and-how-i-am-rewriting-the-rules-69d3b7641e82

Research - Sub-genres

 Slapstick:

    Slapstick Comedy is a intentionally amplified form of performance that can illustrate a cartoonish reality. In the world of slapstick, characters are continuously getting injured, making faces, and motioning their limbs—all with a quick-tempered flexibility that can reset immediately. Both the humor and beauty of slapstick stems from its visible essence; preferably, all the audience has to is observe a performer to comprehend the gag. 

    The most effective way to understand slapstick comedy is to examine all of the characteristics and elements that are recognizable from several different shows and movies. Here are a number of core elements that can be used to recognize slapstick comedy. Physical Action: The center of slapstick is visible humor through actions as opposed to dialogue, including chases, pratfalls, collisions, slips and falls, and additional over-the-top stunts. Exaggerated Movements: Gestures and actions are excessive, usually involving a degree of fake violence such as pokes in the eye, pies to the face, and smacks on the head, which are made comical by the dramatization and shortage of realistic outcomes. Absurd Situations: Slapstick comedy usually position characters in irrational or highly unlikely scenarios (e.g., a house collapsing with a person inside who marvelously makes it out alive), contributing to a common sense of fun and silliness. Timing: Accurate comedic timing is crucial for the jokes to deliver successfully. The use of escalation, repetition, and anticipation escalates tension and guarantees the largest comedic result. 

    A few examples of slapstick comedies are Dumb and Dumber, Liar Liar, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Christmas with the Kranks, etc. 

 

Romantic Comedy: 

    A romantic comedy, also known a "rom-com", is a favored genre of film, theater, and literature that combines elements of humor and romance. The main focus is on a lighthearted, humorous plot that explores the growth of a romantic relationship between two dominant characters, following the course of attraction, conflict, and resolution, which eventually leads up to a happy ending. 

    Romantic comedies are established by four prime characteristics that mix humor with a emphasis on relationships. A Central Love Story: The main plot revolves around the evolution of a romantic relationship between two dominant characters, who are usually illustrated as "opposites attract" or in some form of early conflict. A Balance of Humor and Heart: The films use entertaining dialogue, situational comedy, or practical jokes to keep a carefree tone, which is leveled with authentic emotional moments and character vulnerability. Obstacles and Misunderstanding: The couple confronts numerous conflicts, like outside pressures (exes or family), miscommunication, or individual imperfections, that momentarily keep them separated and generate narrative strains. A "Happily Ever After" Ending: The story usually follows a foreseeable structure where the couple defeats their difficulties, frequently involving a "grand romantic gesture" and reconnects for a pleasurable and cheerful finish, convincing the audience that love defeats all. 

    Some examples of romantic comedies are 10 things I hate about you, 50 first dates, How to lose a guy in 10 days, and The Proposal. 

 

Supernatural/Paranormal Horror: 

    Supernatural/Paranormal Horror in film concentrates on fear from forces far away from the natural world, such as demons, curses, ghosts, and possession, challenging real life with concealed, malicious entities in preference to physical monsters. For some people, theses hidden forces in horror movies and books can be more terrifying than the "visible" terrors. That is what the supernatural/paranormal subgenre provides. It gives viewers a rough layout of the danger and lets people mentally digest the details, as they prefer. 

    Using the main characteristics of the supernatural/paranormal horror subgenre is necessary for generating a successful film, so let's dive into what they are. Otherworldly Threats: The horror originates from non-physical beings such as poltergeists, ghosts, demons, or vicious spirits that function outside natural laws, frequently haunting or possessing places and people. Fear of the Unknown: It gains insight into the dreads of what cannot be scientifically explained, using invisible forces, incomprehensible phenomena (such as moving objects), and a feeling of looming presence to produce horror. Atmosphere and setting depend largely on generating tension through eerie environments, disturbing sounds, exaggerated lighting, and loneliness to increase anticipation and unease, as opposed to just gore. Religious/Mythological Themes: This category usually explores good vs. evil, devilish possession, spiritual conflict, the afterlife, or prehistoric curses, deriving from folklore, religious texts, and tales to surround the conflict. 

    Insidious, The Conjuring, The Ring, and Hereditary are all examples of the supernatural/ paranormal horror subgenre.

 

Resources:

1. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/slapstick-comedy-definition-examples-76449/

2. https://nofilmschool.com/what-is-slapstick-comedy

3. https://nofilmschool.com/romantic-comedies

4. https://www.cornettfiction.com/supernatural-horror-genre-explained/

    I decided to research three different subgenres that correlated within my three main genres which led me to slapstick, romantic comedy, and supernatural/paranormal horror. I was able to easily find articles and websites that gave me an in depth overview into the creation of films that use these subgenres. I haven't run into any major issues which makes me confident in knowing that I am on the right track to successfully creating my film. I am excited to narrow down and dive deeper into my options so that I can choose what my final genre will be. 

Research - Exploration of 3 different genres

Comedy: 

    Comedy is a genre in TV, theater, film, and live performance that strives to entertain and make people laugh through comedic styles like satire, wit, jokes, and irony. It is an important tool for societal commentary that can emphasize life's craziness while producing the pleasant release of tension that everyone needs.  

Characteristics of Comedy: 

    Comedy will guide people down one path, then it will smack people with a twist. The format of the joke creates a specific viewpoint or path in the listener's mind. The punchline then presents a shocking shift in perspective, compelling the audience to reinterpret the first assumption in a completely funny and new light. The component of surprise and the unexpected change in logic are what initiate the laughter. 

    Overemphasizing characters or situations past what's logical is a typical comedy move. The blend of foolishness and excessive elements as well as authenticity results in an amusing combination that audiences love. Exaggeration tends to emphasize a characters flaws, generate humorous misinterpretations, or provide social commentary in an intensified way that makes the fundamental truth more enjoyable or visible. 

    The delivery of a punchline, physical gag, or joke can make all the difference in obtaining a crying laugh or giggle. Past delivery, timing is also about establishing tension and knowing when the right time to release. A well-composed joke can fall through if poorly executed, while proficient execution can make even a average joke hilarious. 

    The greatest comedies make people think by delivering tough truths and social criticism in an attainable way. By using humor, performers and writers can address debatable or delicate topics that might otherwise be hard for an audience to interact with directly. 

Examples of Comedy: 

    The Book of Mormon comedy pertains to the wildly successful, satirical Broadway musical by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker as well as Robert Stone, about two innocent Mormon missionaries sent to a village in Uganda, mixing religious irony with humor and catchy songs, becoming a societal phenomenon. 

     Home Alone is a popular family comedy about troublesome 8-year-old Kevin McCallister, who is mistakenly left behind by his family for Christmas vacation and has to protect his home from burglars. 

It is widely considered to be a traditional holiday film known for its mix of adventure, heartwarming themes, and slapstick humor. 

    The Office is a comedy series, particularly known as a mockumentary-style workplace and sitcom comedy. The show focuses on the humorous everyday life of employees at the fabricated Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania, using an no laugh track orchestra cast to create a distinctive blend of heartfelt and humor moments. 

Romance: 

    Romance is a type of genre that explores themes of intimacy, passion, and emotional connection, taking place in literature, television, and film. It is a type of storytelling that focuses on love and romantic bonds between characters, often exploring the difficulties of human relationships. 

Characteristics of Romance: 

    In a romance genre, the main plot should focus on the evolving romantic relationship between the central characters. Any subplots, like a character's career or a mystery, must be secondary to the development of the romance. 

    The story usually highlights two prime characters (a love interest and a protagonist) who viewers anticipate to fall in love. They are typically well-developed, with recognizable flaws, motivations, and personalities, often obtaining some form of attraction or powerful emotional connection that directs the story. 

    The romantic relationship should confront external or internal difficulties that produce strains and impede the couple form getting together effortlessly. These conflicts, which analyze the intensity of their love, can vary from misunderstandings and individual difficulties to collective obstacles or opponent love interests. 

    The story must end with the characters defeating their barriers as well as making a commitment to each other, giving the viewer a feeling of hope and emotional contentment. In most (not all) romance genres, this is a non-negotiable. 

Examples of Romance: 

   The Notebook is a remarkably iconic and popular romance movie, known for its extensive, emotional love story between Allie and Noah. It captures the journey of a rich city girl Allie and a poor mill worker Noah falling in love in the 1940s, later getting disconnected by war and class, but eventually making their way back to each other years later. 

    The TV show Friends is a classic sitcom that highlights the romantic relationships of six friends living in New York city. The show excellently blends cheerful comedy with applicable, developing relationships, focusing on the high-minded concept of friends becoming family, particularly the "friends to lovers" trope, which provides intense emotional intimacy, comfort, and trust, all while examining universal themes of growing up, finding love, and journeying through life's challenges. 

    The movie Romeo and Juliet tells the classic Shakespearean disaster of two young "star-crossed lovers" from clashing families who fall intensely in love, guiding to unknown romance, vicious conflicts between their families, and eventually, a disastrous double suicide.  

Horror: 

    Horror is a genre of television and film whose motive is to produce feelings of fear, disgust, dread, and terror in the audience. The main goal is to develop an ambience that scares and puts the audience on edge. They do this by exploring deep-rooted fears, taboos, and the unknown through paranormal, monstrous, or psychological themes. 

Characteristics of Horror: 

    The main goal of any horror film is to obtain initial emotions of terror, disgust, shock, or fear in its audience. This depends on unlocking universal human anxieties like death, the fear of the unknown, helplessness, and loss of control. Producers use numerous techniques, including graphic violence, psychological manipulation, and jump scares, to produce a innate response in the viewer. 

    Horror films relies extremely on producing a particular sense of unease and mood through their technical delivery and setting. This usually includes using run down and isolated locations such as dark woods, old mansions, and abandoned mental health facilities. They utilize techniques like shadows, muted lighting, and abnormal camera angles to confuse the audience and mask potential threats. To build suspense and tension they use unsettling musical scores, unexpected harsh noises, or the tactical use of silence. 

      A prime element is the threat to "normality," which normally takes the role of a monster or villain. This antagonist can be a physical being, a psychological force, or even a supernatural entity. Legendary villains, whether they are a vampire, serial killer, or a malicious spirit, supply a crucial point for the conflict and fear in the narrative. 

    Past effortless scares, horror films usually serve as a mirror to the joint anxieties and social issues of their time. The identity of the "monster" usually develops to demonstrate present-day fears. The capability to modify and remain relevant plays a part in the genre's lasting power. 

Examples of Horror:

    The Exorcist is usually considered one of the scariest films ever made, this classic follows a mother's efforts to save her daughter from demonic possession with the assist of two Catholic priests. It established extensive religious and psychological terror, mixing demonic possession with understandable family drama, using lifelike actors and authentic scares to shock the audience. 

    The horror film MEGAN magnificently blends well timed AI fears with classic killer doll conventions, utilizing a campy-but-creepy voice, viral marketing, and understandable themes of technology dependency, making it fun, relevant, and legendary for a new generation. 

    Scream is a classic popular horror film because it regenerated the slasher genre by mixing classic scares, a familiar suburban setting, and a killer who stalks victims by way of phone calls with a self-aware, witty, and smart script that recognizes and mock horror movie conventions, making it both authentically funny and scary. 

    When choosing what three different genres I wanted to explore, I decided to go with ones that I am familiar with and that I typically lean towards when choosing a movie that I want to watch. After carefully going through the different genre options, I chose to go with Comedy, Romance, and Horror. In terms of research, I looked for websites and articles that distinctly explained all of the standard conventions for these genres in depth. Moving forward, I am going to be researching different subgenres that correlate with these 3 genres. I am excited to continue progressing until I ultimately choose the genre that I want to do for my film.

Resources: 

1. https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/comedy-genre-guide-78017/

2. https://nofilmschool.com/romance-movie-genre

3. https://nofilmschool.com/horror-genre

Magazine Cover Conventions Reflection

My learning of magazine conventions:

    To learn about the conventions of a magazine, I took notes in class. I learned about the most important conventions such as the masthead, cover image, feature article, coverlines, puffs, plugs, boxouts, strips, banners. Taking the notes helped me understand what each convention was and what they are used for. It was also very helpful to look at examples of each convention because the visual made me knowledgeable in what each convention is supposed to look like on a magazine.  

My genre choice for the magazine and how my magazine cover conveys my genre: 

    I decided to choose a travel genre for my magazine. This was mostly due to the fact that I love going on vacation and love to visit new places. However, my summer trip to Hawaii came to mind which further pushed me to choose a travel genre. Since, I was picturing my trip, I decided to look back on the pictures that I took when I was in Hawaii. I came across a picture of me on a platform, looking out at the ocean and mountains surrounding me. I loved this picture of me because it showed how freeing I felt in the moment so I knew that this would be the perfect magazine cover. 

The magazine conventions I used and how it contributes to the effectiveness of my cover: 

    To start, I used "Summer Travels" as my masthead because I know a lot of families go on vacation in summer because kids and teenagers are off of school. The cover image of the magazine was also during summer in Hawaii so I thought that correlated with my masthead. For the feature article coverline, I decided to put "Ocean Breeze, Island Ease: Your Ultimate Hawaiian Summer" because it paints a picture of a tropical and relaxing vacation while also encouraging extensive information. In terms of the coverlines, saying "On top of the World", "Aloha from the other side", and "The magic of Hawaii: Unforgettable hike experiences", captures the attention of the viewers by using vivid phrases that captivate adventure and the distinctive, magical feeling of Hawaii. Using a puff and a strip allows me to put information that the viewers can find in later pages, it is used to give a sneak peak on interesting information that they might want to know about before visiting this location. 

My challenges and successes: 

    I had both challenges and successes when creating my magazine cover. My biggest challenge was learning how to use Adobe InDesign, not because it is a difficult platform to work on but because I was unfamiliar with it and it was my first time ever using this platform. For example, figuring out where the circle icon was so that I can do my plugs was difficult but after I asked my teacher, I was able to learn how to get and where to find the icon. On the other hand, my biggest success was effectively creating specific coverlines that correlate with my genre and that capture the viewers audience, making them want to spend a summer in Hawaii. 

Important takeaways/How it will help me with my portfolio project: 

    I will now be able to create and design a magazine cover due to all of the things that I learned, this can help me with future projects or assignments I might do that require InDesign to be used. I am not planning on doing a magazine for my portfolio project so this will not be helpful to me. 

 

    

    

Video Editing Practice Reflection

The process of learning Premier Pro:

    I have never used Premier Pro before so it was important for me to learn how it functions and works. To do this, I watched individual video tutorials that showed the process of editing a video. In total, there were 13 videos and each video was on a certain skill set. This was really helpful for me because it showed the individual steps that I needed to follow in order to be successful. Since it's something I am not use to it is going to take a little bit of time for me to feel fully comfortable using but I think watching the videos were a great first step! 

My experience of creating the clip: 

    If I am being 100% honest when I first started to create the clip I was very lost and confused. I had watched all the videos the class before but then when I actually started to create the clip I completely forgot everything I learned. This definitely got me a little frustrated but it ended up being a quick fix because I was able to watch the videos over again. Although, I wouldn't have been able to create the clip without watching the videos, working in Premier Pro hands on actually allowed me to grasp all of the information and skills better.

My challenges and successes: 

    I had both challenges and successes during this process. First I will start with my challenges, when creating the clip it was hard to get used to all of the tools that Premier Pro offers. I am not used to editing clips with any platform so it took me a longer time to understand. It was especially difficult for me to cut the clips because I could not figure out which tool to use but I was able to ask a friend and they showed me where to find it. My biggest success was being able to effectively edit and create my clip in a correct an timely manner.   

What I learned throughout the process of creating the clip: 

    Throughout the process of creating the clip I learned how to edit separate videos and put them as one. To do this, I first picked out and cut certain videos that I wanted to include in my clip. This was a very easy process because I just had to use a certain tool to cut the clip and then I dragged each clip to the timeline to create one clip. I made sure to put the interviews on the V1 line of the timeline and then I put the b-rolls on the V2 line so that I stayed more organized. 

Important takeaways/How it will help me with my portfolio project:  

    The next thing that I will do with all the information I learned is practice editing and creating different types of clips so that when it comes time for the portfolio at the end of the year I will be able to successfully accomplish my 2-minute film opening.