the FINAL reflection :,)

 Hello hello my Cambridge peeps! This feeling is soooo bittersweet! As much stress as this project caused me, it really showed me what I was capable of doing that I hadn't known before. Truly, I didn't even choose this class to take for the year. I had put AICE Media Studies AS as a backup for a class I really wanted but at the end of the day, I think it worked out exactly how it was meant to. No matter how hard I tried, switching out wasn't working out or in my favor, so I realized from the very start that I had to "deal with" this class and couldn't fool off. Now, reflecting on the early months of the school year, I realize that my "hatred" for this class wasn't truly hatred; it was fear. I was so scared to be in an important class full of students who aspire to do something in the field of cinematography and such, because I never had those same interests or interests of my own to be passionate about. Now, my independence has allowed me to be a more confident person in and outside of the class. I truly would recommend this class to any student. It's unique and one like NO OTHER AICE class is. 

Now, to realllyyy focus on my portfolio project, I'll start of by saying "FINALLY!", as we have reached the end of an era. If filming the movie intro taught me anything, it's how hard it is to make everything actually look and sound good. To elaborate though, I found it so hard to make all the scenes flow together to make one whole project. The cuts seemed choppy and I felt stuck as if I couldn't find a solution. Fortunately, I fidgeted with the angles and lighting and it honestly fixed my main issue of choppy cuts. 

I think this project was a massive learning experience. Not only do you take on a responsible role and are given 8 weeks to complete a half of your final project, but you learn a few things about yourself as well. Although my editing and color scheming got better, there was so much more to it. This project showed someone's potential reality, so creating the product really haunted me with that thought. I had to put myself in "Ava's" position to see how exactly she would react and answer to things. I 100% think this project allowed me to be as creative as can be, which meant I had full responsibility for choosing a genre and everything else required for the Portfolio Project. Fortunately, I love a good horror movie. So, I took Psychological Horror as my genre and ran with it. My ideas were all over the place, but I ultimately decided on my favorite plot. Long story short, my main character Ava is a young adult living alone with a mental illness that lives with her on the daily where she hallucinates. Or at least she thinks she's hallucinating. 

I am super grateful to have been offered the opportunity of making this project! I'll forever reminisce this class. It's an AICE class like no other! If only I could tell myself from the beginning of the year how much I would love this class. 

Just to look back on the start of the year, here's a quit clip I recorded from an earlier project we had to do for my AICE Media Studies class. For the project, we were told to make a music video for an already existing song. We had to choose from 3 songs that our teacher offered us, and it was SO HARD to pick just one because they were all so good. Ultimately, our project was what sparked my love for this class. I'll never forget this class or the projects!