CCR Production

CCR Set + Planning

    Now I have made it to the phase where I actually make my Creative Critical Reflections! I am just going to breakdown how both of my filming processes went for my CCRs.

   First CCR

    So for the first CCR, I took this picture because I realized this is where I wanted to film it. This was my setup before making the bulletin board, but I did have to move around the desk, and take all of the items that were on it off, for a clean look. I wanted a warm light setting so this was perfect.

    As mentioned in my previous blog post on "CCR Production Ideas" I mentioned making this video fit into the thriller genre convention by using a bulletin board full of pictures, questions, sticky notes, and red string to tie it all together as if I was solving a mystery. 
    This is what the final board looks like once I printed out the photos at Walgreens, drew on all the pieces of papers, and tying around the red string onto pins I found in my house.

    I took some inspiration from Pinterest for the board and for my costume so that I would fit into the conventions of an investigator or someone solving a crime. I decided to wear a white shirt with a blazer over, similar to this picture:

    The production for this CCR did take a long time but it was a fun idea to mimic and be apart of.

  Second CCR

    For the Second CCR video, this was a way faster process then my first CCR, possibly because I had gotten the hang of it at this point, or because of how I decided to film it. I faced away from the camera just like this video : Michael Bauman. (2025). How ‘One Battle After Another’ shot the car chase scene like a gritty ’70s film [Video]. YouTube. 

    At first I thought it would be too difficult to recreate this black background and professional lighting but then I had an idea!

    I found this large black cloth in a closet, so I decided to play around with my background options. I decided to use the same room as I previously used for my other CCR but switch it up but putting this black cloth as a background and instead of warm lighting I used natural lighting from the window. From the same pins I had found I stuck them into the wall, covering the TV that was on that wall as well. After different attempts, and standing on the chair to get high up, my idea came to life. I made sure to open the window curtain beside the wall to get the perfect amount of light for filming.

    From behind my tripod, this was the view of the room. I thought that the angle would be questionable but when I placed my phone onto the tripod, zoomed in and lowered the exposure I found it to be a great set and then began filming.