AICE Media Studies Blog

I was given the chance to choose up to 4 partners for this project. Though it is often highly discouraged by teachers to pick friends as partners. I chose three of my newest made friends to help me with this project. Firstly, there is my close friend Lucy who always sits next to me throughout the media studies class. I choose her because we work well together and she has a similar work ethic to mine. She also believes project tasks should be done expeditiously and works hard to make sure of that. Next is Kai, she is very creative which is helpful when it comes to projects such as these. From choosing which angles and camera light we should use, to crafting the storyboard, she grasps all the aspects we need. Next, there is Willow. We do share the same media studies class time and she is wonderful at analyzing and deconstructing film. She may be a little camera shy but overall a great working partner. Her analytical personality helps in nit-picking the videos to perfection. Mix her comme...

  Hello, My name is Mia. I am 15 years old and this is my first year taking AICE Media Studies.  I'm excited to be a part of this class because I have always wanted to explore filmmaking and become a better storyteller. I joined this class not only for the learning opportunities but more importantly to one day pursue a career in the entertainment and filmmaking industry. I find myself analyzing the details of shows I watch as to what makes a movie or television show great. Some would say I have an eye for the process and the details that go into different shows, but I have yet to gain experience working on one of my own. The closest I have been was a 7th-grade group assignment in which we had to make a music video about Math. We were tasked with creating lyrics and video footage about math formulas. It only took my group three days of preparing and filming to complete the project. The final product was well received and was given an A grade.  The coursework in  ...