CCR Production Ideas Blog Post

     For my Creative Critical Reflection videos, I wanted to create something that would not only entertain my viewers, but help to provide actual insight to me and my group's creative process.

    I managed to do that through the creation of two videos, both of which will be related and connected to the overall plot of our opening.

    For the first Creative Critical Reflection video, it will be about Asher being interviewed by the police for more information. As you can see in the picture below, it will start out in a very serious tone, emphasizing the implications of Asher's situation. The police detective then confronts him with a question that everyone wants to ask Asher. This would then be an unexpected moment where the detective asks about the Portfolio Project for Aice Media Studies. This would allow for a more upbeat tone to be created from the previously serious introduction.

    I also plan to have Asher wearing dreary clothes, like a basic t-shirt and pants in the police building, which would help to symbolize the setting. Meanwhile, the interviewer would wear more formal and prepared clothes such as a blazer and cardigan. 

    After that, I would then go further into my project and describe the underlying tactics I used for the creation of the opening, such as the conventions I had used and why I decided to use them. I would then discuss how I decided to represent my characters, showing that there was meaning behind their intended portrayals. After that, I would talk about my creative decisions to obtain my target audience and my plan for a possible release of my opening. Finally, it would wrap up by continuing the plot about the aftermath of the opening, which would be continued in the second Creative Critical Reflection video.

    Through these strategies, I believe that I have created a strong video for my first Creative Critical Reflection recording. Not only does it connect to the story and entertain viewers by comedically contrasting their expectations, but also informs them in a direct and strong fashion about how I wanted to follow and challenge different aspects of my genre.

    Now, for my second CCR video, I decided to continue from my previous one, with it opening on Asher getting ready to leave his house and in a tropical outfit with sunglasses, clearly prepared to go somewhere. I plan to have him talk about how he is going to skip town, which would continue the previous plot line of the other CCR, bridging continuity as well as create a cohesive plot that also explains what I did for my Portfolio Project.

    After that, he would continue explaining the other two Creative Critical Reflection questions, talking about how his production skills and how they have developed throughout the project. Additionally, he will talk about the various technological websites and resources that were used, such as software and hardware.

    Overall, with these ideas, I firmly believe that my project will have two strong Creative Critical Reflection videos to back it up. In this way, I will be able to support the decisions I made for my project as well as create something that continues the story that I had originally made.