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 I did not go to school today, so rather than sitting around i decided, as the editor, i would make an attempt to use and get comfortable with the software's.  We already tried out Canva, in order to make our mood board, as well as, to help us with certain blog posts, such as the the color psychology post. Now I wanted to try out the other software's as well.

As soon as we had completed and finalized the script, our director got to work on the story board. By then everything was clarified, but by choice, our sound editor offered to draw the images, as she is an arts student. It is finally done, and now all that is left is for us to confirm the remaining cast. Though we are slightly struggling due to the late update given by the ex-cast member, every member in our team is trying their best to find our replacements, and backups.  

 Due to personal reasons, Mustafa Jamal, who played the husband in our short film, has told us he cannot take part anymore. We have begun looking for a replacement, and are getting help from a couple of people as well. Hopefully we will find our replacement, as well as, a few extras to fit into smaller roles.

Color psychology explores how various colors affect human emotions, thoughts and behaviors. It reveals the subconscious responses colors can evoke, shaping mood and perception in powerful ways. It's widely applied in areas like marketing, design, and therapy to create the desired emotional impacts. Similarly, we are planning on using color theory in our short film to allow our characters emotions come to light, as well as to get a response from the viewers. Grey can suggest neutrality, balance, and sophistication, but also evokes an aloof and detached mood. It's a color of compromise, often lending a quiet, minimalist feel to the environment. Black carries strong associations with power, elegance, and formality, but it can also bring in a sense of mystery or intimidation. It's versatile, adding depth and focus when paired with other colors. This shade of brown has a gentle and approachable warmth, evoking feeling of comfort, tenderness, and nurturing. It is often associated...

Our team met up at a designated location to work on finalizing the pre production process. We had to redo the story board due to the script changes we made, and we made an attempt on recording the narrations. Our director made the the story board, however, our sound editor lent a helping hand with the drawings as she is an art student. We got our cinematographer to do the narrations, due to her soft and compelling voice. We helped her adjust her voice, and her speaking manner to fit the role of our main character. We completed this task, officially starting the production process.  Though we have certain tweaks to make to the pre production, we decided rather than wasting time worrying we would move forward while trying to fix those issues. This has already helped us so much, and we're most probably going to be done with them soon.

 After discussing, and gaining confirmation from all the members we completed the final draft of our script.

 Our cinematographer introduced us to the drama that sparked the idea for our 2 minute film opening. Razia highlights some social issues we wish to implement in our two minute film opening, such as female oppression in the modern society.

 As we were reviewing our pre production content we unanimously agreed that with four of us we could definitely write something better. The story has not changed, however, we some narrations did. We will soon add to the final script draft in the Fade In app before showing our teacher, and then publishing it in our blogs.

At an agreed on time our team members called, and we completed the final draft of the script. By tomorrow we will have hopefully fixed certain issues that have come to light, so we can send the script to our cast members and proceed to the next stage of our film opening.

After collectively searching, our team found pictures for our mood board, perfectly depicting our thoughts for the film opening. With the help of Canva we made a mood board containing these pictures, thus, leading to the completion of the major points in our pre production process.

 Upon completing our preproduction process, with one exception, we presented our entire idea to our teacher, and it was to his satisfaction. 

 In accordance to our teachers orders, and the fact that our script is finalized, our director, Mahira Ibrahim, created  a storyboard based on our story "Echo's Of Hope".

 After discussion on the availability and comfort of our preferred cast members, we have finalized our list. Main Character: Humna Mansoor 🌟 Husband: Mustafa Jamal 🍾 Brother: Muzammil Khan 📚 Mother: Sophia Shahid🧕 Father: Hussain Rizvi 👓 Mother In Law: Sumiyaa Abid 👠