Final task pitch

After the strange disappearance of Morgans's father, will her and the police be able to figure out his whereabouts and find her peace?

My Group this year

MY GROUP THIS YEAR

Starting off the Short film, I first have to pick or assemble a group. This year's final task will be a lot like the one last year in terms of working alone. Last year I was excited I had full creative control but this year it's different. I'm still glad that I have all the control however I am a bit sad I am working alone. I wish I had a group of people to work on this with. It's hard with not knowing anyone in my class this year and not being able to communicate with anyone in person. I don't know any of the A level kids because all my friends from AS either didn't make it into A level or just wanted a change so I am left to work on this alone. That being said I can say I will definitely be assembling a cast. Last year it was just my mom and I but this year I'm aiming more towards working behind the screen rather than in front of it.  I want a cast of at least five people that will remember their lines. Hopefully the actings great but as long as the script is well rounded and the shots are great, I think I can work with some bad acting. 

I already have some of the cast in mind, actually. I will most likely have my main character be the voice actor of last year's final task. She really wanted to be in one of my projects and I think she'll do good in this so I'm so excited about that. I want my five-year-old cousin to be in this because I think that'll be really fun plus she fake cries all the time so I believe she'll be a good addition. I also have a friend in mind for two roles actually and I think he'll be amazing at that. But I also have a lot of backup plans in the works so that if certain people don't want to be in it then I can use special effects and wide-angle shots of me dressed up a certain way or in a certain position to portray someone else and get my message across. My best friend Yazmin is really good at special effects makeup and it's not very cost-effective. I think and hope that this will be as professional as possible. I don't have the entire plot and storyline figured out the but everything will be sorted out in due time. As of now, all I really know is I'm working by myself on this. I'm nervous about due dates and everything getting done on time because it's just me, if I was working with three other people it wouldn't be as hard but EVERYTHING WILL GET DONE. 

Welcome Back

 Hello again, Its been quite some time. This summer has been extremely odd. What was supposed to be a trip to Puerto Rico turned into staying home with nothing to do. With everything closed and worrying about my grandparent's and parents health I didn't hang out with too many people this summer. The only person I did hang out with was my best friend and I saw her maybe once a month. COVID-19 not only ruined my summer just like many others but is also ruining my high school education and experience. With everything transferring into virtual learning there have been pros and cons. The great thing about virtual learning is being able to sleep or take naps when needed and leave class early to do other things. However In my personal opinion the bad out ways the good. I've found it hard to stay interested in class. I feel as though not only have I not learned anything but I'm not motivated once so ever which says a lot because I'm one to always stay on top of my grades. I also haven't had very much human interaction in a while and I was looking forward to school because of that but keeping people safe is much more important. The biggest pro of this year would be A level Media Studies. I am back for another year of trying to bring some visual art for everyone. As you know from last year I did a two minute introduction to a film but this year it'll be a full short film which makes me extremely excited but also quite nervous. It'll be a huge challenge and take a lot of time to finalize but I know this year in Media Studies will be fun and worthwhile. I'm excited to see my progress through the full two years. I also can't wait to get started on working on projects and editing, I can only hope you'll enjoy what I create. I have to get to brainstorming, See you all soon!

AUDIENCE AND INSTITUTIONS ESSAY

AICE COMPOSITION 2 ESSAY

CONCLUDING MEDIA STUDIES

Concluding Media Studies

So we've been through a lot this year and by "we've" I mean you and I. You've seen my commercial, music video, and final task. You've seen research I've done in the past and title sequence deconstruction and now media studies is coming to a close. I hope you've enjoyed observing my progress and projects I've created. Media Studies definitely solidified my love for creating film and media in general. I definitely envision myself majoring in film production when I go off to college. The entertainment industry is so interesting and I want to learn so much more. I hope next year I can be in A level Media Studies but only time will tell. I loved this class, genuinely I met some amazing people and usually in high school you learn a lot and take a lot of classes you don't necessarily feel like are useful or you won't use in life. But when it comes to media studies I felt like this was a class I HAD to take and I don't regret it at all. I look forward to blogging more when/ if I am in A level. I must go now but I'll leave you with some bloopers and pictures I love.

BEHIND THE SCENES OF CCR

Behind The Scenes of CCR 

The CCR, creative critical reflection took a very, very, veryyyy long time to edit. I had to first crop both segments of footage then crop them. I had to make sure the audio didn't overlap so it wouldn't be too much noise from the corresponding person who isn't talking. I had to change outfits so it wouldn't look like they're the same people. I didn't want my effort to go unannounced and I wanted to look different for both the host and "me" so I also changed the way my hair was because obviously my hair is two different colors and it's split through the middle, as if I don't look like a crazy person already. I had to make it seem as if the host was only blonde which actually worked out well. Besides appearance I also changed the seats as well so the "set" didn't look too similar. I had a lot of jump cuts sadly but I think the end product wasn't absolutely terrible. The main issue with editing was trying my best to have everything aligned as much as possible in the background but I tried. Anywho here are some behind the scene shots.