My name is Alejandro, I am a junior at Mast Academy, and this blog is the documentation of my assessment of the 2019-2020 media studies course. I joined this class as an answer to my dear affection to the idea of film making. Films like “Gone with the Wind“, “Raiders of the Lost Ark“, and “Pulp Fiction” have deeply influenced my creativity in the realm of movies. By taking this course I believe I can improve my performance in film making and push myself to develop my first feature film. My first feature film will be entitled “The Next Best Thing” which is set to have a December 2020 release date. In my previous film “Knife and Gun“, the story is set in the city of New York, in which a recent killing has been reported. A basic, yet tangible story that audiences can connect with and thoroughly understand. My role as director and as actor made the film a bit of a challenge. The direction of the film is very important, especially since I was the only one that visioned the film, which made things complex when guiding my actors and cameramen. Coordination was maintained through the direction of my skills and views of what I wanted to see in the silver screen. I’ll currently be working on the introduction of the feature, and brainstorming new ideas for the movie. To obtain the skills required to make such a film, My group and I will need to work on multiple short films ranging between 2 mins. to 10 mins. early on in the year.
Creative Critical Reflection Compulsory Questions
- How does your products use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?
- How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?
- How did your production skills develop throughout this project?
- How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?
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