week of june 12

This week my production group continued to edit the film we started on and hope to finish it next week. Also we were able to go to the film festival. It felt cool to know the people in the films but also the ones who produced the films as well. For the first year I actually knew a handful of people who were involved in those films. I feel that the films that were shown actually were meant to be showed since they looked like they worked hard on them. Hopefully there are new films that are shown in the evening film festival that show the same type of dedication and hard work as the ones we watched on Thursday.

week of june 5th

we had finally decided to do our final film on california's drought. Our film will be a PSA

Week of may 29

tomorrow we will be filming our film, we hope to finish the film and finish the editing tomorrow

Week of May 22

This week my production and I achieved in completing our script. We were planning on filming this weekend, but Im not so sure if it is happening anymore. On Monday we will get to film most of our film.

Week of May 15th

This week we established what we would be filming. We decided on filming a narrative concerning the drought. We are working on the script and we plan to make this film the best that we could and really plan it out. Also my production group and i attended the LACLA Film festival. At the film festival we saw our film as well as other films. I was glad to see that many of Bell High School's films made it to the big screen. Overall it was a great experience.

Week of May 1st

We need to come up with our new project. We have so far came up with an idea for a music video. Our production group now has to decide when we will film this. Hopefully we have this done by next friday.

week of April 17

This week we finally were able to film much more than the previous weeks. We are getting our final shots of our film already and are getting a chance to edit everything. Hopefully we get the shots necessary during the weekend and have our final product on Monday.

week of april 10

This week we have been editing our film. It has been a bit difficult to edit because since the other two people from my production group aren't in the same class, we don't know what exactly it is that we need to edit. So far our film needs a bit of more work and I believe that we will need to continue filming this next week. The problem we have is timing, we can't really agree on a time because we are all busy but we won't have that problem next week. I think we will be done with our film in two weeks.  To be precise it'll be Friday, April 24th.

week of april 3rd

Yesterday my production and i filmed scenes for our narrative. We tried to get our first scenes done but we realized that we should do it out of order instead. We are planning to film this weekend as well. hopefully we get to film the rest of the scenes necessary so we can finally be able to edit and add the final touches.

What we accomplished this week

I am working with three other friends of mine. One of them is Natalie thats in the same film class, the other two are Monica Manzo and Jose Camposano. We are creating a narrative film. We want it to be a comedy. So far we have been working on the screenplay and are deciding on when we will start filming. I hope to have the screenplay done by monday so by next week we can finally begin filming our film.

What music means to me

Music is universal. The emotions that is interpreted in music is such an incredible sensation. I honestly dont know what i would do without music because its a nice way to feel connected to someone else. Each song is a story and it can either portray feelings such as happiness or sadness. I find it amazing that music can make me feel a sort of warmth inside because every single note and beat creates a connection. To me music means everything. It can help me feel better whenever i feel down or it can just add a bit of funk into my life. I prefer listening to albums sometimes rather than just the singles that everyone hears. Usually i do pay attention to just the single songs because im not as interested in the artists to listen to their whole entire work. I enjoy listening to artists that write about their personal lives or even the most randomest ballad. Music can be a form of therapy because even though you may not understand the language of the song the beat of the song allows you to feel a certain way as well as the tone. My favorite artist is beyonce and my favorite band is the airborne toxic event. These two are different in so many ways especially genre wise but they both have a clear way to appeal to emotion that i find essential in music. I prefer music from the 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s. Some bands/artists that i enjoy to listen to from those times are Fleetwood Mac, The Mamas and Papas, Cocteau Twins, The Doors, The Cure, Donna Summer, The Cranberries and many more.

Problems and Struggles

I believe that Bell High School has one big problem and that is that the students dont care enough to bother with their academics. Fortunately, I have been lucky enough to fall into that category of students, but throughout my four years at this highschool there are many kids that simply do not care about their future. Most of them seem lazy and care more about things that in 10 years will not matter at all. I have seen that some students are very lazy in completing simple tasks. I realized this during my junior year when i sat next to two seniors who just simply didnt do a thing! It would bother me because it seemed pretty pointless to come to school and do nothing the whole year, and at the last month of school they would try to make up everything they didnt do in a semester. They put their eligibility to graduate on a thin line by not caring. I feel that many students have a reasonable explanation for their lack of concern towards their academics, but very few are actually able to speak up about it. Whether they are having issues at home or personal issues, most students will remain silent. Maybe they fear speaking to a counselor because they dont feel safe and that should be changed. There needs to be more concern and students need to care more because in a way they are driving themselves into a basic life, where theyll get paid minimum wage and maybe not even like their job. Students need to be more aware of what their future may turn out to be at the end if they continue to care about pointless things.

The Most Interesting Person I Know

Honestly, I know more than one interesting person because these people are my closest friends and each one of them have such an interesting background that makes them the people they are. But aside from people I personally know, Beyonce would be such an interesting individual. Yes, she is a star and is known worldwide. She is such an inspirational woman and it amazes me on how much people actually look up to her. Of course people will always give negative comments, but it is the way she keeps herself so private that makes me so interested in her. Everyone knows about her love life and her daughter, but nobody knows EVERYTHING about her. Many can stalk her (this would be kinda creepy but theres people out there that actually do) but no one can find out. The way she presents herself as a woman in the music industry shows alot about her character because many women do not succeed in that world but somehow she has been able to create an audience that puts her on a pedestal. I believe this is because Beyonce is Beyonce, she is herself and has been gifted with talent that very few artists have. She is a role model to many young women, including myself, and has showed us that anyone can do anything they believe and set their mind on no matter where they come from and what obstacles they go through in their own personal lives.

My Anti Drug

My anti drug would be watching movies. Whenever i want to get away from my surroundings, i like to watch many of my favorite movies. I feel that movies can sometimes express what i feel but cant say sometimes. Sometimes i have watched certain movies in which i feel that a part of me has changed. I know that some may see it as a waste of time to sit down for a couple of hours and watch movies, but to me it is a great way to release feelings throughout the characters that portrayed in the film. Watching movies definitely keeps me away from doing bad things. I stay at home and just lay in bed or sit in my couch with my sister and just talk with each other as we enjoy a film we both like. Because of this, Ive watched so many movies in which have had an impact on me and have made me realize particular things in my life.

An inconvenient truth

As a person who enjoys watching documentaries, An Inconvenient Truth has been one of the few documentaries that has allowed me reflect on my life and the world around me. I had known that pollution has become a huge hazard to our planet, but I never really realized what great impact it has done to our natural resources in the past decades. I was astonished and appalled by the before and after photographs of glaciers and lakes. I became a bit upset and even sad to realize that because of us, we have had many of these places dried out. Instead of helping the planet we are destroying it day by day. Throughout the documentary, I even felt a bit angry towards myself because I could help create a better environment for me and many others on this planet, but it wasnt until i saw this documentary that i realized that it would be a good idea that i should take action. Al Gore has put much effort into presenting these presentations, and i am glad that i came across it because now i am more educated in the global warming situation. Now i know more about what it is we all have to focus on if we want to create the positive change that many of us long for.