AICE Media Studies

Personally, it has been a hassle to figure out which group I was going to be in for this project. Since learning about this final project, I've had this idea in my mind about who I was going to be partnered with. My three other friends and I, with whom I've done all my other projects for this class, were all going to stay a group for this project as well. Unfortunately, some drama arose between our group and while I won't get into specifics, I will say that two of them are not friends with the other anymore. Even though I wasn't directly involved in the fight they had, I was directly affected by it. Two of my peers decided to branch off on their own and leave the group for another one. However, my remaining peer seemed to have the same idea. She also decided it would be best to leave the group and join another one. While this may have seemed like a wise and responsible choice, it ended up leaving me with nobody. I now had to go and try to find another group that was wil...

  Hello, my name is Mila Rakic. I'm a 15-year-old sophomore student at Fort Lauderdale High School. I'm currently taking AICE AS level Media Studies. I have been enrolled in this class for the past almost 6 months and boy have I learned a lot. My knowledge of analyzing and creating films has grown tremendously since I began taking this class. In my time here, I have made progress in multiple areas of the class. First of all, my range of film terms has greatly expanded. I can more efficiently understand the filmmaking process. In addition to this, I have learned how to apply all of those words when creating films. For example, I know how to film using different camera angles, shots, and movements. I know how to correctly incorporate costumes, lighting, acting, makeup, props, and setting into certain shots. Finally, I know how sound and editing can shape a scene and how to efficiently apply them to the film. Now that I have learned all about these aspects of filmmaking, I am so e...

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  This project has been a crazy ride full of twists and turns. It ranged from teaching me more about filmmaking to causing fights and ending friendships. It has taught me a lot more about filming and editing compared to our last project. I've learned about transitions, filters, and more camera angles. The creativity element that was necessary for this project is why I feel it helped me learn about so many things. It forced us to try out different new techniques so we could bring the dreams we had to life. However, it has also brought out stress and anger in my group. It has caused arguments and many disagreements between us. Still, I feel as though even that part was a learning experience. All in all, I have left this project knowing more than when I went into it. 

  Today was the day the video was done, finally. It was a long day full of hard work but it all paid off. In fact, the past couple of days have been hard work but I’m proud of the outcome. The video actually turned out better than I had expected. Of course, this was with the help of my group. The first thing to be done was the music. It still wasn’t cooperating for quite a while at first. However, with determination and persistence, it ended up matching exactly with the video. We were able to figure out when and how to cut the music by counting seconds exactly instead of trying to eyeball it. This is the method that helped us adjust the music the right way at last. After the music was done and the video clips were all put together the right way, there were some finishing touches to be added. One of these included putting a filter on the scenes that were a “memory” to the character. This was so whoever is watching the music video can more easily understand that the clips are meant t...

  Today was our second day of editing. After everything that has happened today, I think it's safe to say it didn't go well. We were able to finish putting together all the scenes into one video. Once this was done, it was quickly realized that some of the scenes weren't the correct length. This was, however, able to be fixed. This was done by cutting down many scenes to the exact second. It took a long time to match and arrange everything up perfectly and was harder than expected. We were able to eventually make them all the exact correct length. Luckily, our video ended up being 1 minute and 11 seconds long. The timing was basically perfect so we were happy and excited to continue on. However, our happiness was quickly ruined after this. We had to cut down the music, since the original song was too long to fit the rules we were given of a 1:10-1:15 minute long video. This wasn't a problem at first and we even planned ahead concerning how we could fix it. We thought we...

  Today I began editing the music video. I got sent the separate clips by another group member. It took quite a while to get these clips, a whole day after I sent a message about it, but I ended up getting them nonetheless. Another one of my group members, Nicole, sent me a message today concerning the editing of the video. She recommended we both edit the video together. This would be harming the plan we had originally all had set where I would be the editor. However, her reasoning was understandable. She couldn't  physically make it when we were filming either. Since she barely assisted with the filming process, it is only fair she plays her part in the editing process. Therefore, now I will have to work with her in editing the music video rather than doing it all by myself. While I do find it a little better to be able to edit all by myself, I suppose Nicole's assistance will make the process easier. It may even make the outcome better, as two heads are better than one. Aft...