CCR question 2

Hello blog! Today I'm going to talk about the second question for my CCR: How does your production engage with audience and how is it distributed as a real media text?

Well, to answer this question, the first thing is to describe your target audience. In the genre I chose, Enemies to Lovers, the age range is quite broad, from 16 to 30 years old. That's for Enemies to Lovers; classic romance is much broader. People who watch this genre want to see something exciting with lots of action and romance. These movies focus more on how the story develops than on the ending. They like to see the process and how the protagonists fall in love little by little; they like drama and tension. They are mostly women. I focused on character development to make sure the audience liked it. I highlighted the differences between their personalities. I showed Marcos in a simple, classic style because he has a cold personality, and I showed Chiara in a black midi dress with a very classic yet daring leg slit and a V-neck. I gave her red lipstick to show that her personality is more direct and daring, and that she doesn't care much about what others want. In the intro, I showed their first fight, engaging the audience and highlighting their differences, thus generating tension between them. I also added a conversation with a friend of Chiara's, suggesting a solution to her arranged marriage problem, to hint at what will happen in the future.

To distribute my film, I would publish it in its entirety on YouTube, since it's a good platform for beginners because it shows your film to specific communities. This would allow me to reach my target audience. I would also publish clips of the best scenes from the film, such as fights and moments of closeness.

Script for question 2 of CCR

Now I'm going to move on to the second question: How does my production engage with audiences, and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

My target audience is young people from 16 years old up to adults in their 30s, the vast majority of whom are women. People who watch these movies enjoy emotional tension, drama, and a slow-burn romance. They enjoy seeing the drastic change and the process of how the characters initially hate each other and end up falling passionately in love.

To capture my audience's attention, I focus specifically on character contrast and emotional conflict. One of the first things my audience will see is a fight between the protagonists, generating that emotional tension and making it clear that their hatred is mutual. I also use visual storytelling to define the different personalities between the protagonists and highlight their differences. For example, I dressed Marcos, the male protagonist, in an elegant and classic style, while I dressed Chiara, the female protagonist, in a very daring and elegant style. This clearly establishes that Marcos is colder and more distant, while Chiara is bolder and more striking. This helps the audience quickly understand their personalities.

For distribution, I would publish the full film on YouTube. It's free, accessible, and perfect for aspiring filmmakers. The algorithm of this application is very helpful because it's designed to show the film to specific communities, such as people who have already seen films with romance and a lot of drama. I would also publish some clips of the most interesting scenes, such as arguments and family moments.

So overall, my production engages the audience through strong character contrast, emotional tension, and visual storytelling. And by distributing it on YouTube and promoting it with short clips, I would reach the exact audience that loves this genre.

So that's all for today, bye.

XOXO,Isabella Fraire.

CCR Question 1

Hello everyone! Today we're going to talk about the first question for my CCR: How does your product challenge user conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?

To begin answering this question, I have to discuss my conventions. Romance is for people who seek strong and real feelings, something that generates tension and emotion. It's a genre designed to make you feel emotion while also letting you know what's going to happen and how the story will end. When someone wants to watch a romance, they want to see something whose ending they already know.

I chose not to go against conventions because I feel that's what makes the story interesting. I feel that when someone decides to watch a romance, especially an "enemy to lovers" story, they want to see how the plot develops, how they go from hate to love, the process of how their feelings change, and how they themselves change their feelings as the movie unfolds. What I mean is that the viewer isn't watching an enemy-to-lovers story because of the ending, but because of the plot. The important thing isn't just that they end up together, but also how they got to that point.

The romance reinforces the portrayal of the characters involved. The enemy-to-lovers trope reinforces the idea that two very different people who don't get along can end up falling in love. This works because people like a story that's constantly moving, and in this genre, something changes every minute. It's exciting to see the plot develop, to see how, little by little, these two people who hated each other fall in love. This genre transforms extreme tension, hatred, and deep conflicts into intense passion, offering an addictive character arc. This works because of the contrast between the beginning and the end of the film.

Second day of filming

Hey everyone, how are you? Today was the second day of editing, and I started editing what will be the dinner scene. This is where they show us how badly our characters get along and how Chara's parents force her to marry this guy no matter what. This scene was really fun to film because my parents and my uncles were there, and they're not exactly great actors, but I'm really grateful to them because they did a good job and put in the effort. Besides, I get along really well with Jose, who was Marcos's actor, and every time we yelled at each other, either I would laugh, or he would, or someone else would, so it was chaotic. But anyway, in the end, we managed, and everything turned out perfectly. For this scene, it was really hard to decide which shots to use, and for some parts, I didn't like any of the ones I had, but I edited them a bit, and I ended up liking them.Then it also edits where most of the credits will go. They will appear in a curve with a background of the arranged table.

First day of editing

Hello again! Now that I have the footage, I was able to start editing the video. Thank God I recorded several times because I realized that in some takes the camera was a bit blurry. Well, to edit I used Clopchamp because I feel much more comfortable editing there, since I've used the same application for other projects. Besides, it's quite easy to use in my opinion and I like it a lot. Today I started editing the videos of the scene where Chara is going to be talking to a friend on her cell phone. This scene is important because it will advance the story a bit and give us context at the same time. I can't explain how complicated this scene was because I had to coordinate with a friend on the phone, and we both had to improvise quite a bit. I thought it was going to be quick, but in the end it was the most complicated of all. Besides, to get to the place where we were going to film this scene, I had to go from my house to Clara's house on a bicycle in heels and a dress. Well, for this scene, I showed the room and how Clara puts on lipstick until her friend calls her and the conversation starts. Here are some screenshots and behind-the-scenes footage. Enjoy!

Well, after all I discovered something new: I can ride a bike with heels.

XOXO,Isabella Fraire.

 Recording the project

Hello blog! Today we finally started filming the project. We started getting ready at 5 pm. Several of my friends came to help me film. The camera operator for this project was Clara Errazuris; she was also the hairstylist for all the actresses. She loves doing hair and she's really good at it. Then my aunt and uncle arrived. My aunt was going to play Chiara's mom and my uncle was going to play Marcos's dad. Clarisa, who was going to play Marco's sister, and Jose, who was going to play Marcos, also arrived. Then Clara and I started doing everyone's makeup and hair. First, Clara did their hair and then I did their makeup. We had a problem with my dad, who didn't like what I was wearing. I told him to put it on, but in the end, he wore it anyway, so it doesn't matter. For my aunt and dad's costumes, since they were going to be Chiara's parents, I told them to wear black because I was going to be wearing black, and I asked my uncle and mom to wear blue and white to contrast the families. At first, my mom was going to play Chiara's mom, but she doesn't know English, so in the end, my aunt played the role to make it easier. We started filming at 6 pm, and it was super fun; I really enjoyed it. Things kept happening during the process, and it was very interesting to hear everyone's suggestions. We had to reshoot some scenes several times, and some we did multiple times to get them right. I think my favorite scene so far is the argument between Marcos and Chiara. Well, here's a behind-the-scenes video. It's in Spanish because it's my native language, but it's still fun.

XOXO,Isabella Fraire.

 Problems whith my actors.

Hey everyone! I wanted to tell you that I had a few minor problems with the actors in my film. Well, on Monday, Facundo told me he'd forgotten that he was leaving for North Carolina on Thursday morning for rugby and wouldn't be able to help me with the project. I panicked completely because he was one of the two main actors, so you can imagine my face and frustration when he told me. So I took it upon myself to find someone who looked similar and asked a friend I don't know very well if he could help me with the project, and thank God he said yes. So I'm eternally grateful to Jose Castañeda for his tremendous help and cooperation.

However, today I was hit with another problem out of nowhere. Camila, who was going to play Marco's sister in the intro, comes out and tells me, "Tomorrow I'm going to Peru," and I'm like, "WHAT?! How? When? Why?" And she says, "I want to see my friends there," and I'm like, shocked. Because Camila's dad is a pilot and she's always going back and forth, so I should have planned for it, but oh well. There I was at 10:30 at night, stressed out about the biology test and because I didn't have an actor for the next day. Well, in the end, after two existential crises, a few tears, and stress, a friend, Clarisa, answered me. I swear that when she answered, I felt the greatest relief of my entire life. No one has ever given me happier news in my life. So, a million thanks to Clarissa Larrazaba for saving my life and my school project.

Well, those were most of my problems this week. Bye!

XOXO, Isabella Fraire

 Group meating #2.

Hi everyone! Yesterday in class we had our second group meeting with our classmates. These meetings are really interesting and help a lot when planning and deciding what you're going to do because you have outsiders who help you and give you useful ideas about your project and how to achieve what you're imagining. My group yesterday had six of us, including me. I was with Addison, Bella, Ishaan, Oliver, and Gustavo. Everyone was super friendly and cooperative. They gave very useful ideas, and we all got along quite well.

The first person to come and tell us about her project was Addison. She's going to make a psychological horror film. Their idea is this: a couple is in a car accident and the woman dies. That's the context for the first few seconds of the intro. Then they'll show us how the man's life continued after his girlfriend's death. They'll show everything in a dirty, chaotic mess to visually illustrate how it affected him. The guy was traumatized and sank into his own depression. We'll see him still looking at his wife, but through a mirror, to represent that he still hasn't gotten over his loss. The group suggested locations where he could film the accident scene. Gustavo recommended a street where he filmed a project last year.

Then Bella and Gustavo, who are working together on the project, came on. Their idea is to make a kind of comedy-action intro. Basically, it's about a spy or agent who's going to exchange briefcases with a bad guy, but the briefcase he gives her is empty, and they start fighting. They told us that the lead actress is going to be Bella and about the difficulties they had throughout the process, like having a problem with the actors playing the bad guy and having to find a new one. They also showed us super interesting details, like the spy's briefcase, which is different from the typical briefcase; the one they give her is a basic black one, showing the drastic change in her personality from fun to serious. I really loved that detail.

Then Ishaan spoke. He wanted to make a comedy film. His idea was like an intro with some suspense: a guy walking and suddenly getting scared by a car, but it's his friend, and then they start planning a trip with their group of friends. He showed us his logo, and I thought it was incredible, but we felt it was missing something, so we gave him a couple of ideas, like making it silver or gold, and we showed him how to do it. In the end, he liked it.

Oliver went next, and I found his idea super interesting. His film is going to be about a drug deal that ends in a kidnapping. It starts with an exchange, and at that moment, the buyer is kidnapped. Then we see him in captivity, and then he's killed. At that moment, a border on the wall, like a detective's, would be revealed, but instead of being a police investigation, it's a revenge plan to avenge a loved one of the kidnapper. At that moment, we would find out that there are going to be more victims. Oliver has already started filming and showed us a couple of scenes. The group gave him a few tips, like cutting certain parts and re-recording others. For example, there's a scene where you see the victim head-on, and we suggested they re-record it, but in a darker area, so it would still work with the live stream they were using because it was working really well.

Finally, it was my turn. I explained my idea and how I planned to do it, and they told me they liked it a lot and were interested, which made me very happy. They also asked me how I was going to record so many people and where I was going to do it, and I explained. They asked me how I was going to show that they were two different families, and I told them I was thinking of separating the tables, half and half, and they suggested I use colors to show it better.

Well, that's all for today. I really enjoyed this activity; I laughed and thoroughly enjoyed hearing all the ideas and different points of view. Thank you so much for your attention. Have a wonderful day. Bye.

XOXO. Isabella Fraire.