Project Selection-My Decision

I have decided to do the film project. I have more experience in film and believe that I will do a better job with the film. I have decided to also work with Keeley Clayton on the project. We both get our work done on time and have a passion for films. There are a couple of different ideas we would like to do for the film. We are thinking about doing a comedy or a horror film. The comedic film would be directed to a bigger audience because of the age appropriate humor. With the comedic film the script plays a big role in filming. If the scripted is not funny or relatable then the film will not be funny at all. With the horror film we would use the different effects of light to make the scene scary. Also we would use camera angles to hide people that are scaring the victims. The horror film will demonstrate our editing skills with our filming skills. We will both work on writing the script and editing. We will both have an influence in casting the film and we will take turns filming and directing.

Project Selection-Film

In middle school I took a class that taught me how to edit videos. I still use that skill now that I am in high school. In Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off, I learned about the different ups and downs of the process of making a film. The process starts with writing a script. The script cannot be too long or the film will run over the time aloud to film. The next step is to choose the right actors to play the parts. The actors need to portray the characters so that they are brought to life. Then with filming I need to make sure to get all of the shots in the time I have to film and not call back for a reshoot. When editing the film cannot be too long if it is then some of the characters that are not needed could be cut.

Project Selection-Magazine

With what I have learned in class about print journalism, I can say that the magazine project is looking like a good choice. Magazines are a good way to show opinions and inform viewers about a certain topic area. The magazine project would be a nice way for me to demonstrate my ability to take pictures and write about a featured topic in the magazine. In All the President's Men Woodward and Bernstein fallowed the story until they got the truth of the matter. With the magazine I would make sure that there with be facet presented supported by evidence and sources, but not all magazines are truth full. In the Newsroom i learned that there is something called a take down piece. The take down piece talks about the hot gossip going on about someone's life. A downside to the magazine project is that some topics are going to have some bias in them. The ideal thing when writing about the news is to present the facts and not sway the reader to choose a side.