#8 What or who should I pick?

    Hey guys, welcome back to my blog! I'm back with another post, and today we'll be talking about who and what I am picking to do for my Cambridge project.

    This project is very nerve-racking for me because I want to make everything as perfect as possible, and that puts a lot on my plate. So let me explain what I have to do. I have to make a 2-minute intro of a movie, and I have to pick the theme of the movie. I think I'm going for a "Coming of Age" theme, like a corny high school movie. My second option is "Loss and Grief," due to my own experience with loss and grief when my grandma, whom I was close to, passed away.

    For this intro, I want to make everything seem real and I want the audience to feel the intro even if it's only 2 minutes long. I want the intro to leave you guessing and wanting to watch the full film, not just the first two minutes.

    My idea for "Coming of Age" is to make it about a high school girl waking up in the morning on her last day of high school and driving to school. I want to include many angles, shots, and colors to give it a happy feeling and not a sad one. I want to incorporate a lot of the Cambridge skills I've learned so far with Mrs. Ortiz and the Cambridge media studies book we have in class.

    I picked two classmates to help me film this: Madison and Nicole. I picked them because I trust them to help me with my work. I also need help with camera work because movies aren't filmed by just one person, especially when the star, which I will be, is also involved in the filming. With all that being said, I will be doing more planning for my film. This is just a brief overview of what's popping up in my mind at the moment.

#7 Come Edit with Me

    Hey guys, welcome back to my blog! I'm back with another post, and today we'll be talking about editing and how I did my editing.

    I edited a short horror video about a girl working alone in an empty classroom. To make the classroom seem lonelier and more eerie, I darkened the colors to cooler tones. I started with the colors because I felt it was the best way to set the right mood for the scene.

    For the shots, I didn't use many, but I did include wide shots, over-the-shoulder shots, high-angle shots, and close-ups. I was able to get all these shots in one 34-minute take, thanks to my friends helping me out. We filmed this in my global teacher's classroom at Cutler Bay Senior High, which used to be a cooking class until it flooded one day, adding to its spooky backstory.

    Now, let's dive into the backstory. I came up with this horror film idea while working on my teacher's assignment in that classroom. I decided to film it, and it just grew from there. Editing is all about expressing what's happening in the film and adding emphasis. I edited the video to create a creepy atmosphere, making it look like a ghost was watching over me.    

• Where I edited: Canva

• How long it took: 45 minutes

• What I used: I darkened the shade, added background noises of students talking, applied a blinking filter, and used a swirl effect filter.

Now I'll be adding my video. I hope you enjoy it!

I'd love some feedback as I'm new to editing and eager to learn more!