AICE Media Studies

This is my final task. After what felt like forever I am DONEE!! I hope you guys are able to enjoy what I was able to make with the help of a few of my friends. Creating this has helped me improve in the area of editing as well as hand placement and such.

   Hello everyone! It has been a while since I have come around this block to update you guys on what is going on. Lately I have researching different ways I can improve my final task. I can recall what felt like yesterday choosing between two fantastic pitches. One pitch was about an escaped robber hidden amongst teenagers hanging out at a local mall. The other pitch was about a tragedy is reported by a girl in her diary and how drama unfolds. Despite my efforts to go with the first one I had to go with the second. As a high school student, with no source of income I was unable to fund my activities or any projects that may have come my way. Of course I would be able to buy a camera that is necessary because the camera would last me nearly a lifetime. As well as it would be a one time purchase instead of continuous payments. To add to my disadvantages I knew that I was gonna have more than a hard time gathering the people I would need. In my planning blog I mentioned choosing...

The blog before my last one was of me doing my film review. I managed to include the factors that I needed to. I wrote about the changes I made to my final task. The more I look at it, the more unhappy I become. I feel as if the quality is not as good as it should be and honestly I am unable to reshoot. My video is due sooner rather than later.    Howdie! Some time has passed since I have caught the blog up on what I have been up to. It is definitely that time again, hence the title. TODAY I FILMED THE SECOND HALF OF MY FILM. I gave myself two days to complete filming in total and I met my personal goal. It feels so good to know that I am done with this portion of my project. My head is spinning. I know I have a little over a month to get myself together before walking into that exam room. Back to today though, I spent the first half of my day finishing up my hair. School resumes tomorrow and I cannot attend my classes looking crazy. I am entitled to look decent while in ...

 Today is a half day. I am done, with everything. I have planned my movie, I have written my script and everything. The only thing I have left is to practice for my actual essays. I am worried that I will not be able to organize a nice, detailed essay based on the little time that they give us. I write slow for a young woman that is in high school. Today can be utilized to my advantage as a catch up day for myself. I feel like I am not where I should be as an excellent student in AICE Media. Though I am not an A level student, I have acquired knowledge from my fellow friends that I would not have gotten if I did not put myself out there to get that information. Looking back to my project there are certain things I could have done differently. How, you ask? Well I can easily answer that question. This goes back to me filming the first and second half of my film. Let's think back to the cemetery. There was this scene where a conversation occurred between two of my actors. They did a ...

 Hmmm... siri translate peer review. Today I asked my desk neighbors, Ashley and Kassandra to look at my video and give me some feedback. The feedback in which they gave me was most helpful. At first my titles for my opening scene were large. They suggested that I might it smaller. Why, you ask? Well simply because it is out of the ordinary for titles like 'actors' and such to practically fill up the screen. They made a valid point that I should center the name of my movie. I wanted to make the name of my movie bigger to emphasis the message but I could not. When I tried, I failed because the words ran off the screen. I was disappointed by this thorn in my side. In my eyes I thought my film was perfect. Everyone does not see the same though, where someone sees perfectness, another can see a place that needs a lot of correction and aide. Something else that Ashley and Kassandra suggested was making my pan shot of the house longer. My title for that screen was short and being tha...

 Hoorah hoorah!!! I am well and able. I have finished editing! After what felt like years, my opening sequence has come together and made me proud. The actors, the settings, the timeframe, everything deserves a chef's kiss. I am beyond ecstatic that I can now focus on other portions of my Cambridge exams. For starters the essay, I am not a strong writer. Though it pains me to admit it, its true. My writing skills at most are mediocre. Sure, sometimes they get me going but majority of the time I struggle for a bit before getting the gist of things. Editing was not all rainbows and sunshine. There were plenty of times I thought of giving up. During those hard times I told myself that I am strong enough to get through this rough patch unphased. What I spoke became true with prayer. I finished in no time. Though changes were made, everything came out beautifully. I heard of whispers of an upcoming peer review and then a change which we have to make based on the peer review. My heart ne...