AICE Media Studies

Hey everyone! Hope you’re all doing amazing. The Wix website is almost ready to go live, and I couldn’t be more excited! We spent the last few days polishing everything—checking every page, fixing broken links, and making sure the layout looks good on both desktop and mobile. The mobile version gave me some trouble ( again ), but I finally got everything to scale properly. One of my favorite new additions? A blog section! Yep, just like this one. We’ll be posting updates on the film’s progress, behind-the-scenes moments, and maybe even some funny outtakes. It’s a great way to keep everyone in the loop. I also added a password-protected page for the cast and crew. This way, we can upload scripts, schedules, and important notes without sharing them with the whole world. It’s a small touch, but super useful. Now, the final step: testing everything. We’re clicking through every single button, form, and link to make sure nothing’s broken. Once that’s done, we’re officially launching! I ca...

 Hey everyone! Hope you’re all having a great day. We’ve made solid progress on our Wix website, but today I hit a very frustrating roadblock—getting all the interactive elements to work properly. First up, the contact form. Wix makes it super easy to add one, but when I tested it, I never got the emails. Turns out, I had the wrong settings enabled ( oops ). Fixed that, and now we’re good to go. Next, the “Meet the Cast & Crew” page. I wanted each name to link to a mini bio pop-up, but Wix doesn’t have a built-in feature for that. After some trial and error, I figured out a workaround using lightboxes—basically, pop-up windows that open when you click a button. It took forever, but it finally works! The most exciting part? We added a submission form for actors who might want to audition for future projects. It’s simple—just a name, email, and a place to upload a short video—but it makes the site feel real. Like, people could actually engage with our film outside of just watc...

 Hey everyone! Hope you’re all doing well. We’re making steady progress on our Wix website, but today’s challenge? Nailing the vibe. Our film has a moody, cinematic feel, and I want the website to reflect that. Wix has a ton of color palettes, but none of them feel exactly right. So, I’m customizing the theme with deep blues, subtle gradients, and a touch of gold for contrast. Sounds fancy, right? Well, not when you spend an hour adjusting shades only to realize they clash with the background images. Speaking of backgrounds, I tried using a video loop for the homepage. It looked super cool… until I realized it slowed the site down a lot. Back to the drawing board. Instead, I switched to a high-res image with a subtle animation effect—much smoother and still cinematic. Font choices were another unexpected struggle. I wanted something bold and modern, but some of the fonts were way too hard to read. After testing a few, I landed on a clean, minimal sans-serif that keeps things sty...

 Hey everyone! Hope you’re all doing great. Filmmaking is always an adventure, and today I want to share a different kind of challenge—building a website for our teen film production! We decided to use Wix because it’s beginner-friendly, and honestly, I didn’t want to deal with coding from scratch. But even with drag-and-drop tools, getting everything to look professional is harder than I thought. The first step? Picking a template. I spent way too long scrolling through designs before finally settling on one that feels cinematic but still easy to navigate. The biggest challenge so far has been organizing the content. We want to showcase behind-the-scenes photos, cast and crew bios, and—of course—updates on the film’s progress. But figuring out how to structure all that without making the site overwhelming? Not as simple as I expected. I’ve been experimenting with Wix’s gallery features for our behind-the-scenes section, but some layouts crop our images in weird ways. Now, I’m man...

Hey y’all! I know I said I might have some stuff to say about filming in this blog, but my schedule hasn't fit in with the others'. Because we need to keep the ball rolling though, they just got it all done without me. So, while everyone’s been busy filming, I’ve been hard at work on something just as important—our film’s website! I know I've mentioned a little about what I've been doing for the site, but I wanted to go a bit more in depth about my creative process here. So, basically, I'll just be talking about my creative decisions and ideas with my little project.  I wanted the site to be more than just a place to dump updates. It’s going to be our central hub, where anyone interested in the project can find out everything they need to know. I’m talking story details, cast and crew info, and, eventually, the official trailer. The design has been my biggest focus. I want it to have a sleek, cinematic feel that matches the film’s tone—clean layouts, dark themes, an...

Hi everyone! If you don't remember my last coding blog, I'll give you a little refresher. Basically, I tried to build the website for our movie from scratch. Safe to say, it did NOT work. I wasted a bunch of time working through mistakes and errors and eventually got so frustrated that I gave up.  So, instead, I've decided to use an free online website maker.  I looked into a bunch of different options that I saw online. There are some free ones that are a little too limited, and some pretty nice ones that I would have to pay for. Unfortunatly, I don't really have the money to be able to pay for anything, so I stuck to a free one.   I'm working with Wix.com right now. It's pretty simple in design, so I've been able to figure it out for the most part. I've been experimenting with different templates and layouts to find the best way to showcase our work. The drag-and-drop features make it much easier than writing everything from scratch. I haven't star...

Hey everyone! Guess what? We finally started filming with Olivia, our female lead! After all the scheduling hiccups, it feels amazing to get the cameras rolling. Our first scenes with Olivia were the car ride sequences, which were super important for setting the film’s tone. Since we had already shot some background footage, we had to blend her performance into it seamlessly. She nailed it—bringing this quiet tension that made the whole scene feel alive. Filming in a moving car? Yeah, not exactly a walk in the park. We captured close-ups of Olivia staring out the window, letting her emotions speak without dialogue. Over-the-shoulder shots from the backseat helped show her perspective, making everything feel more intimate. Lighting was a huge challenge. Some shots ended up darker than expected, but we tweaked the camera settings and played with angles until we got it right. In post-production, we’ll enhance the lighting to bring out more details. After the car scenes, we tackled the roo...