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AICE Media Component 2, Question 2 Extract

My previous post focused on question one of component two and this post will focus on question two; for this essay, I had the option of choosing one of six questions. The question I chose was to "Assess the importance of marketing in the media area you have studied." The media area I had put was filming; so, I mentioned different techniques and their benefits and losses. This question really gained my interest as I am also in a business class that focuses on marketing and advertisement toward specific consumers, in this case, audiences.

AICE Media Component 2, Question 1 Extract

I was told by my teacher that I had to do a practice exact for the class to show my knowledge I had gained even through our current special circumstances; in the lesson, I was given two choices of extracts which were either 24 or Game of Thrones and I decided Game of Thrones. The video provided a loop 4 times to present the real version of what the test scenario would have been. I was instructed to not take notes during the first session and after was allowed to take notes through sessions two to four; I had very useful templates, however, my printer does not currently work at this moment so most of them I had to write out. I'm glad I was able to do this practice assignment as I believe this is a systematic way to show my knowledge developed through the course.

Final Project: My Movie

As I mentioned this was my most anticipated project from the beginning of the year. It has truly taught me what production is like and I felt that I have learned so much through just its editing. All those things were hard at first and still technically our it does amuse me to do such work. I have always been interested in filming and production and this class just proves how much I anticipate it. From my commercial to my music video and now to my movie; everything has helped shaped me and my skills on a more personal level. In honor of what this class has taught me I would like to do more in the future specifically College. It is very time-consuming to start filming and to get creative ideas however once you're in the process it's practically unstoppable. So many people and so many companies have influenced me and my ideas; although I don't think it's just me I hope that others also reflect on what it's like to have media in the real world. With such a connected economy now people have so much access to media and can be easily influenced by films.  Additionally, I did not film my movie as planned but I'm still glad that I could go through with it; plus, I could compromise a new schedule in such a manner of days. This does not feel like the end but only a new beginning; now I would like to take the skills with me to ensure that I can succeed with them in the real world. It's very interesting to me how we have such communication although it seems like new films barely get any recognition.

Final Project: My Portfolio

All of these items formulate my portfolio for AICE Media. The first is my commercial, which I started filming at the beginning of the year. This is my shortest and first project so, I believe it reflects my skills and knowledge before actually being informed in the class; although at this point I was taught about angles, movements, and transitions, I did not actually have the experience of implementing them into a project which makes this even more special. So far, out of all of my projects, it was the easiest one to produce; this is mainly is due to is the duration and quantity of scenes that had to be edited as it was only around 30 seconds long. I used basic transitions per scene mainly because the way it flowed was visually smooth and I did not have much experience with other types of transitions. Additionally, there was no music in the background as I was told not to add any sound other than dialogue or background sounds; it also makes sense since most commercials do not have music as there could be a problem of Copyright infringement. In the end, it would open up my mind for new creativity and acknowledging the number of resources I have to my availability.

Additionally, I have my music video; this project was much longer than the commercial and gave me more pressure for the editing process as I had around 20 scenes of raw footage that needed to be edited individually. I believe my hardest task was having enough opportunities for all the actors to be present for their scenes when needed; all the actors knew each other so, they had felt comfortable to film with each other. My music video is supposed to be an inspiring summer-like upbeat video that represents beauty as an attraction in everyone no matter their different looks outside. "Objective" beauty usually follows by standards in society as what is seen as beautiful and because of those values, forces others to try changing themselves when they do not want to. This is presented by my scenes that include bullying; these scenes are enforcing the message that people should not bully because it's morally wrong and mentally degrading- people should not feel bad for the looks they were born with. The background music is Who Says by Selena Gomez and The Scene; copyrighted music was allowed for this project. Editing was the hardest part because now I had to structure the scenes so that they went with the right verse/ lines and to be as on point as I possibly could.

Reedit Blog: Slowly But Surely

The pandemic known as the coronavirus, or COVID-19, has altered our schedules completely; with much fewer people leaving their homes now, it feels as if our new schedule is just to stay home. For me, personally, I am not bothered by online learning as I've taken, and still am taking online courses; the only difference I see is a very great quarantine break until April 15th, which quite worries me.

At Fort Lauderdale High School, we allow students to challenge themselves by taking high-assessed academic courses that grant college credit. However, we only have approximately half a month or so to review the content in most challenging classes such as AICE. Reviews mainly happen during the school day or after school, even sometimes during the weekends when reviewing with a peer or a peer group. Although, I find it relatively hard to focus on my academics as I'm more concerned about the virus; trying to sustain my health as possible and also my family's health. With this in mind, less of my attention is drawn to what is happening academically rather than what is happening globally. 

I believe it's not just my attention drawn; daily, I see more articles written about COVID-19, how it affects people, how many people were already affected and etc. This pandemic, although much lower here in the United States, is still a humongous issue that needs to settle down before anyone can go back to their "normal routine." However, it seems hard to do so as many events people were looking to are now postponed or canceled altogether. As much can also be said about Hollywood's films and how they've postponed or stopped the process in total. This negatively influences the production process; if filming is postponed then it will obviously have to start at a later date which may conflict with dates the actors already had planned. This may delay the process even further as the conflicts have to be solved in order to continue the already postponed filming.

Relatively, the opposite concept is happening for me; as I only need to finish editing, and I'm content with the editing applications I have at my disposal, this quarantine session is helping me rather than hurting.

Reshoot Blog: The Next Step

I finally have the current schedule for reshooting; it takes into consideration other schedule conflicts, approximately duration per scene, and issues that are occurring or may occur. As I mentioned the first time I filmed for the movie, we used the alternative place (the house) to film as there was a difficult connection to physically meet each other to film; however, since I have to reshoot, I find this an opportunity to film at the places we had before. The main problem is overall scheduling; since this film involves many actors and people, they all need to be available for their selective scenes at the specific time of day. Also, I realized that filming takes so long personally due to mistakes that occurred during the take and had to be reshot during that time or equipment malfunctions; so, in advance to avoid these situations, I will check over the equipment (i.e. the camera is charged, the tripod functions, etc.) and also reduce the number of mistakes by making it officially clear filming is happening, going over parts with actors, and etc. I am quite pleased with this schedule as it seems more elaborate since the amount of time we have is greater due to the number of days that school is closed; which means, the greater likelihood of the schedule following as there are no distractions other than academics.

Recently, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been catching everyone's attention and many organizations have postponed or completely canceled events such as Coachella, and Calle Ocho. In simplicity, no one should obtain this virus and should avoid it at any cost. With this being said, extra measures will be taken to ensure the highest probability of safety and health; for example, the parts of the reshooting scene for the house will be disinfected or clean such as windows, hand objects we will carry, and etc. Although I cannot control how other people act during our outdoor scenes, I will film in a secluded environment and clean the objects around us and objects we will be using. Furthermore, every actor will be wearing a surgical face mask and if they do not have one in their possession, I will supply them with one. Of course, during the scenes we will have to take off the mask and maintain it in a concealed bag; there will be extra masks and other supplies as we film if it is deemed needed. Conclusively, we will ask the organizations or owners of the establishment we are filming at whether we are still allowed to film due to this pandemic; if the given response is a no or similar, then we will schedule a new place.