Week 10-11 in AICE Media Studies

Introduction

    This week we continued working on our documentary.  

What I Did

    Today, we started class with a mock exam to prepare us for our final. We watched a 15-minute short film called Melons and wrote down all the shot types, editing variations, and anything else we could spot, like when they used cross-cutting or a medium shot. Afterward, we discussed the notes we took as a class. I wrote down most of the different techniques used, only missing a few.

    Then, we broke off into groups to continue working on our documentaries. Today we added to our script and filmed an interview. 

    Sadly, another hurricane hit Florida, and we missed another day of school, so there was no progress made Wednesday. However, on Friday we managed to film an interview. I will turn this into another two-week blog as we missed school one day and have a short week coming up.

    Wednesday was a school-wide testing day, so we were not in class and could not complete any work.

    Friday, we could not bring our backpacks because there was a pep rally. Due to this, we were only able to film a small amount. There are only three more scenes before we are done filming. 

What I Learned

    During these two weeks, I learned how to analyze a film. Ms. Pistocchi taught the class how you would analyze the meaning of a film by breaking it down, frame by frame. Then, you would explain how each frame furthers the plot, affects the tone or mood, or creates an effect on the film or audience. This will be very helpful for the AICE exam at the end of the year.