WEEK OF MAY 8TH

Week of may 8^th, my group and me managed to piece some of the parts of the clips together. Beyond that, we didn’t get to do much because we had AP testing. We had to test for Lit together but I had to take other exams in the morning that they didn’t. I was absent all week. On Friday, May 8^th, I planned to catch up with the work but the power went out in the school because it was raining. We wee kept in our homeroom all day until the power came back, we wee sent to our third period. Friday we had early dismissal, therefore, we wee in third period for about 30 minutes and fourth for another 30.  My group and I hope to finish everything this week and have a great film for Mr.Landsdown by Friday. 

9-3-14

Laughing is something I do best. Often times, my friends cannot distinguish the difference between my fake laugh and my real one. They say I laugh so much, that my laugh is probably the only noise that comes out of me. I laugh at almost anything, but only if I find it funny. Sometimes I wonder if im easily amused, or if I hang out with really hilarious people, either way, I laugh or giggle about 100 times a day. The one time I laughed so hard, was when I was on a ride at fair. Once nice Sunday afternoon, me and my best friends decided to go to a near by fair that had arrived for spring. We enjoyed going on every single ride, and I laughed uncontrollably. As I always laugh uncontrollably, my friends began to laugh with me, accusing me of having a contagious laugh. This only made me laugh even harder. We were pretty much a walking laughing audience through the whole fair. As we went on every ride at the fair, we were left with the final ride we hadn’t gone on. It was a series of four seated benches, flying around in a circle, going up and down, right and left. If I had eaten before that ride, I was sure I would have vomited on my best friend Frank.  I started laughing so hard because every time our bench would lean to the right, I would squish him really badly! Midway through the ride, he was almost crying of the pain. I laughed way too hard...

Week of April 17th

This week, me and my group shot our final scene. During the early days of the week we worked on storyboards and yesterday we shot. Today, we are going to upload all the videos ad stay after school to piece it all together. Hopefully, we will finish today and have it ready to turn in on Monday. The film is looking really good, especially because the story behind it is interesting. I'm excited to finish the film and share it with people to hear what they think about it.

Week of April 10th

Me and my production company have gotten a few shots done. We will be working on the editing next week so it can b done by Wednesday. We checked out a camera once but in the end we decided to record with my iPhone cause its easier. Also, the camera seems more real and it will go perfectly with out mochumentary. I think the film is going to be good and a lot of people are going to laugh.  

Week March 27th

My production company and I accomplished only a few things. We did the out lie of what our mockumentary is going to be and we wrote the screenplay for it. We brainstormed on who the actors are going to be and planned what steps were going to take to finish the film successfully. The idea behind the film is entirely mine, therefore i described to them how I want every scene to look. Hopefully my vision of this film comes true and the viewers like it as much as I do. We are hopefully going to shoot a few scenes today after school and take it from there.

Music Is My One True Love

Often times, when hearing the question "what does ---- mean to you?", I get stuck on how to answer. However, when the topic is music, I know exactly the answer. When I was a baby, I was told my mom would sing to me. My mom is no J-Lo, but her singing was bearable, and I loved it. I grew up hearing music all the time because of my siblings. At the age of six, I knew a verse in the very well known song, "P.I.M.P" by 50 Cent.....Anyways, music means a lot more to me than I could have imagined. I love to sing. I've loved to sing since I was five years old. When I was seven, I would sing the National Anthem in the shower, dreaming that one day I would sing it at a Superbowl game. Dreams only go so far though. When I was about thirteen years old, the Jonas Brothers risen up as a famous band on Disney Channel. Long before that, I had already been following Hannah Montana as an idol. I was young, and my voice wasn't like J-Lo's either, which made me sad, but I kept singing. There was just something about singing, that made me feel so peaceful and one with the universe. When I was happy, I would sing, and when I was sad, I would sing. At the age of fifteen I began writing songs. I would show them to my childhood best friend Kimberly, whom also liked singing. Then, I found myself stuck on an unrealistic dream. I wanted to be a singer, and win Grammys for a living. I worked on my voice, and came out on talent shows. When high school came, my dreams of being a famous vocal artist died down. Now, that I am seventeen, my understanding of this, is that I became realistic. I still love singing, and the work I put into my voice paid off. However, I only sing to myself now, to find comfort, and the same peace I felt when I was younger. Music makes me happy, and reminds me of how important it is, to stay happy.

Growing Up Is Not So Fun

A few struggles that I believe high school students go through is losing their path. At that transitioning age, where you go from being a child, to an adult, you go through a lot of internal changes, as well as external. Often times, parents aren't aware of these emotional battles and aren't supportive of their teenagers. Somedays, you can be happy with what you're becoming, and sometimes, you might feel absolutely confused about who you even want to be. High school students are expected to juggle their education, personal and social life in one hand, and as they move closer to graduation, it gets even harder. Many high school kids are prone to making bad choices in their teenage years, which can lead to other, even worse decisions. Since they are not aware of why they feel a certain way, they can fall into deep depression yet live their daily lives having to fake it because of school. There are many other struggles they go through, like having to get good grades, dealing with family problems, choosing a college to go to, getting a job, etc. However, I believe their emotional struggles are the hardest to overcome. Growing up is hurtful, and after high school, you never really stop growing up, you just get older.