Independent component 2

1. Log: I went to the ROP Film/Video Production class on 2/14, 2/16, 2/21, 2/23, 2/28, 3/2, 3/7, 3/9, 3/14, 3/16, 3/21, 3/23, 3/28, 3/30, 4/5, 4/7, 4/12, 4/14, ,4/26,  and on 4/28 from 2:30pm to 5:30pm.

2. Here is a link to my YouTube channel for my senior project...http://www.youtube.com/user/curtisseniorproject

3. LIA
Literal:
(a) “I, Curtis Lopez, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.”

(b) My ROP class represents 30 hours of work because for the past two months I've been learning how to use new filming equipment such as a boom mic, lights, and learning how to use the editing software Final Cut Pro. Also with these past two months I am currently an assistant director on my current project which is a cinema verite adaptation of the famous balcony scene from Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and we spent these two months doing post-production and production on this film and at the same time prepping the actors on their lines. My job as assistant director is to start and mark takes using the slate and also recording the timecode off the camera and recording the takes.

Interpretive:

My hours should sum up to or be more than 30 hours, including those of last semester, because we spend about the two weeks working with new equipment and learning how to use Final Cut Pro. We practiced using Final Cut Pro by editing together a montage of our films that we had worked on in the past. At last our teacher, Phillip Miller showed us examples of different styles of film such as screwball romantic comedy, cinema verite, and film noir and explained the different elements that define these genres. He then showed us the 1996 film Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet, which was a modern day adaptation of the play set in the 1990s Los Angeles. The film helped us with giving us an idea on how we can adapt the balcony scene from the play, which was our next project. So after we spent weeks in post-production (screenwriting and hiring actors) and production (principal photography). We still are currently in production.

Applied:
This class helped me to answer my EQ ,which is What is most essenial during the production of a film, because one of my answers is an experienced, responsible, and well-devoted cast and crew, and I feel that the ROP class has answered with that same exact answer because we all learned how to be a cast and crew while in production of a film. I got the chance to experience the hardships that occur during the production of a film including conflicts with scheduling with the producer and director, sometimes our cinematographer would show up late, but overall we can get collaborative by the end of the day. Our actor though is really collaborative and is able to quickly remember his lines. Mr. Miller has told me that when I take the role as producer for our next and last project, which I am honored in doing , I will learn from these difficulties and conflicts and know how to not face them again and I know having the experience of being producer will help with my product for this Senior Project.