WEEK 6 Post 3

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                                                                                  Voice Overs 

           As the week went on we were checking off the things to help us be completely into the editing phase as we only have 2 more weeks of the project. So as we were filming things we decided that we should film the voice overs, considering that they are a big part of our project. For the first minute of the project we are going to go over the girls friendship and life together so we will have Riley narrating,  introducing Blair and herself and starting the whole "movie" off.  So after the car crash when the title slide comes up, there is the phone call of Blair's mom calling Riley breaking the news that Blair passed. SO that will be the second speaking pre-recorded part and the last one will be the second half of the video. We have recapped what is going to happen with this last minute of Riley living her life without Blair, so more depressing and sad toned, we will have Riley do a voice over again. This time she will be explaining how she is doing after Blair's death, we have planned to try to make it as emotional and coming of age as we can. Previously in an earlier blog post I have posted the script that we will be following and I will insert it again in this post. We managed to actually stick very closely to the script with little changes. 

    When we first started recording we were doing it into our iphone microphones but quickly realized the quality would be much better if we used the mics we had used earlier for some of the talking scenes. This enhanced the quality a lot making everything sound clearer and better drowning out the backgrounds noises. Which bring us to our second challenge, the noises that were in the background. Since we were using our teachers microphones we wanted to get the voice overs done in school so that we could not have to borrow the microphones to use outside of school. But as we were trying to record there would always be some sort of noise. Outside ti would be cars or the wind blowing, and inside it would be doors or other people talking. But we eventually were able to record them all background noise free 

Script:

(Setting in school hallway) 

Blair: Hey Riley. 

Riley: Hey Blaire! 

Riley: What do you want to do this weekend? 

Blair: I was thinking about the beach, what about you? 

Riley: Yes, that sounds fun let's do that! 

(Voiceover starts) 

This is Blair. Blair has been my best friend since birth, our moms were friends even before we were born, planning our whole lives together. Of course, we have other friends, but I've never met anyone that can compare to her, no one else I would rather spend all my time with. Our moms are always joking about how similar we are. We do everything together, and everyone knows that when you see one of us, you'll see the other. Shes always been there when I want my stomach to hurt after laughing and when I need a shoulder to cry on. Shes always been here. Everything I have done has been with Blair, and I never had to imagine anything without her.  

(Happy music) 

Sudden Cut with Sound Effect of Car accident 

Accident Occurs  

 

Second Voiceover starts:  

Riley: Until I had to... 

(Sad music) 

(Call from Blair's Mom) 

(sad tone) Hey Riley...it's me Heather, um I really don’t know how to say this, I don’t think I have even said it out loud since it happened, but we lost Blair this past morning. I'm so sorry honey, let me know if you need anything. 

(Hang up noise. Riley cries) 

(Black screen that says 30 days later) 

Riley: My first thought when I got that call on September 5th was that this isn’t real... and now it's been 30 days without Riley. 30 days of confusion, and anger. 30 days I never thought I would have to live. 30 long days of my mind echoing your name every time I do anything that reminds me of you. Me and Blair learned every life lesson together and I never thought I would have to learn the biggest one, about losing someone without her and even worse about her. After the first week I decided that it was to hard to process everything and I began to shut myself off to everyone. I know I shouldn’t but who's to say what I can and can’t do when I have just lost the one person in my life worth living for. I wish I told her one more time how much she meant to me before the only time I can see her is when I close my eyes. Not only is the sadness hard but the uncertainty of if I caused the car crash is something I might always blame myself for.  


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