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SHORT FILM (COMPLETED):

My short film, The Apocalypse, is in a state of completion. Hope it makes you feel all kinds of emotions.

https://youtu.be/ap0kMxwmeJc 

WEBSITE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Very simple unlike the Short Film. Colorful and a blog enthusiast.
https://camilacastillog9.wixsite.com/theapocalypse

POSTCARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

IDEAS NARRATION WRITTEN:

To be alive is a complex situation. The people who simply exist have it easy. Why were you born? How does it feel to breathe? How does it feel to wake up every single day? The mornings, the night, the afternoons. To live, to enjoy life, to see, to hear, to taste, to touch, to get out of bed, to be able to watch the rain, and listen to the birds. To being alive. Are you only alive when you feel happy. Because I feel most alive when I’m sad. Well.. not really. I feel everything, most emotions. And when i feel them they are profound. I try to feel alive every single day, I do things that make feel alive every single day. I laugh, I argue, I cry, (okay more like every two weeks for the crying), I dance, I sing, I play with my dog, I write, I learn, I speak french, I try to make this existance a wonderful thing. 

Me deleito en vivir, me deleito en saber que todos los dias los he aprovechado, los he escudriñado. Que he hecho todo lo posible para vivir y no tan solo existir. Soy agradecida de ser viviente, de tener luz, de tener paz, de tener felicidad, las cosas que no se pueden ver pero se sienten a lo profundo. Doy gracias por esta vida. Por vivir. Gracias. 

To love sunsets. Enjoy walks. Wash the hours away with a book. What do you do that makes you feel alive? Do you even feel? Its wonderful to live, breathe, paint, run, laugh, have a family. you know how it feels to wake up healthy every day. savor, while you can. bc many cannot. Many are destined to live in a hospital, while you have the luxury to buy groceries and travel the world. it is a pleasure to be alive, it is a gift. So do that thing you have been meaning to do. Make that call you have been meaning to make. Or start that company you have been meaning to start. Everything is possible if you take advantage of time while you still have it. Time is not in our favor. Don’t wait till later, till tomorrow, do it now. 

You don’t know how lucky you are. how privileged you are. how amazing your life is. little things that bother you are a waste of time. I know we are human and cannot handle our emotions or dim down our anger at times, and that is okay. but 

to make anger or sadness more than an occassional visitor, to make anger and sadness a natural, reocurring behavior... is sick. life is not meant to be handled hating everything, not loving yourself. You have so much more than what you consider, you are physically complete with a brain and a heart. what is wrong? your mental? are you working on your mind, your emotions, your thoughts? physically, mentally, emotionally, financially. are you working at all? or are you distracted by outside forces? are you grateful to even be able to work? there are people who can’t and wish they could. you’re not grateful for having a full body, to naturally function, to have a bed, to have a home, to have food, to have clean water, to have shoes, to have clothes, to have a toothbrush, to have socks, to have a roof over your head, and an overabundance of everything? so you’re telling me you’re aware of all you have and you still suffer? 

: eyes, mouth, teeth, eyebrows, eyelashes, hair, ears, a neck, a jaw, a nose, lips, a tongue, shoulders, arms, hands, fingers, breasts, a heart, torso, members, a butt, thighs, knees, elbows, muscles, ligaments, ankles, feet, toes.

And what if all of it was gone in a blink of an eye? what if the apocalypse changed everything forever? would you appreciate it then? would you miss it? of course, you would. that’s why being grateful everyday for the life you are gifted is the most crucial, vital, necessary thing. thing. grateful everyday. it could all be gone in a second. 

life is about cherishing the present and executing. take advantage of life. live. while you can. 

are you gratefull at all?

CREDITS: indecisive placement

Since the divisions (Part l, Part ll, Part lll, etc.) have a star background, there was no better credits look to use than the Star Wars Galaxy effect. I placed them at the end instead of spreading them through the beginning (which I did for last year's, 2019, portfolio project). The credits are a bit long and very much authentic. Since I, Camila Castillo, did everything for this project except for the music (by Bensound, royalty-free) the credits were looked upon to be short BUT I DESTINED THEM TO BE LONG. So I wrote a bit of what inspired me to make the Short Film, for the credits. *ROLL THE CLIP*

Divisions: Part l, Part ll, Part lll, Part lV, Part V & The End

I am adding a bit of flavor to the short film by adding divisions in between certain narration pauses to allow more of a dramatic effect. The true inspirations behind this is none other than the master, Quentin Tarantino. In my previous short film idea (before the pandemic), I wrote a blog about these "sector partings". I stuck to my gut and executed neatly.

Development & Completion:

"This post here could also be used as one of your blog posts."- Tina

I believe my portfolio project was well made and creative under the world's circumstances (and my personal very irresponsible situation). I made it happen which is what matters. I think about how the original ideas would have turned out, but change is nice, change is inevitable, and who says I can't execute my original idea at another time? 

Now that I think on a big part of the project, the blogs could have had more juiciness. The blogs for the original idea were wonderful ( I was really excited) meanwhile for the new idea they became scarce and basic. I tried to do as many as I could with a lot of information but updates on the overall project were just not provided. I understand if I receive a whatever grade because of the blogs but I am proud of how the actual short film came to be. 

It's authentic. It's eye-opening, it's what Camila could do with the time she had (once again very irresponsible on my part for not knowing the project was still going on after the pandemic outbreak). It's colorful, it's creative, some may say it's lazy, other's may say it's boring. I say the parts that have the most flavor are the sunsets, the narration overall, the divisions (Quentin Tarantino vibes), the dope lighting and props, and the credits. The message is pretty neat as well. 

music:

https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music/track/relaxing

Since the primary form of audio is the narration, I wanted to utilize a non-distracting continuous background sound that screams "end of the world."I found Bensound, a no-copyright website and music distributor with the most beautiful sound to complement the short film.



With this quarantine I have had much "free" time perse. This has lead me to watch many films, specifically early 2000s rom-coms. I now declare that the music in mind (influence by these movies) was not the correct decision. I am easily influenced and easily guided by the wind. Sometimes choosing what is best for your projects is better than simply kneeling to your desires. Take time with your choices, analyze and execute.

definition & my drive

It might not contain actors nor a plot but according to oscars.org, it sure fits the rest of the criteria.

Narration short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUgAcjTTlrI

No plot short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I3HAIxjr7c

No character short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6K_9hRM6E7Y

These are some short films that capture a little of the style my short has. I was inspired to go along with my idea when I saw that there wasn't a film like mine. I like creating new, authentic works. Some might call me lazy with what I am doing, others might say "you got to work with what you got". Remember it is a collection of moments, with a grand message at the end.

post card Inspiration

I have decided to call my short film The Apocalypse. Since there is no specific character to showcase on the postcard, I'm able to choose a picture that assimilates the film. I have chosen a sunset picture taken by yours truly because each section starts off with a sunset. A collection of film festival winner logos because I'm ambitious ;)

new short film

My short film's genre is drama, but not the regular kind where you're on the edge of your seat trying to figure out the ending. My story has no characters and no plot. It is simply a story of gratitude, a story of having everything and suddenly imagining it all go away. Usually dramas portray real life situations and settings, exhibits character development, and contains much social interaction. I believe the genre convention that most fits my film is that of moving an audience emotionally.
My film represents societal issues by reclaiming the pandemic of unthankfulness. Many people take life for granted, don't understand the blessing it is to not be in need of anything, and lastly to spread awareness for those who don't have a family, water, food, a house, don't have arms nor legs, are stuck in a hospital because of illness their whole lives. Meanwhile, we have more than what we deserve. Being grateful everyday is so important, especially at a time like this with so much uncertainty. This virus was meant occur so we can value life. Being stuck at home has not made you value life? The outside world? Going out with friends? Traveling? Or simply going to the beach? Has the quarantine seriously not made you value all the wonderful moments you've experienced? If it has, but really, truly has then it this virus has fulfilled it's purpose in your life. If it hasn't, then you have some personal reconsidering to do.

CHANGES

hi, I haven't been on here in a while. mostly because of everything the world has been going through the last few months. well you know... coronavirus and all that. to be totally honest I completely cancelled on this project, as in I didn't think we would be doing it anymore so I flaked. oops. I have many blogposts to make up because I don't want to fail the last semester of senior year and this project.

to be totally honest I wanted to do the project I had in mind because it was so wonderful (in my head) but in life there are changes, and we have to adapt. see you the last couple of days with a lot of updates.