AICE Media Studies

     In this project, I had the option to work in a group, or by myself. While working in a group would take a major workload off of me, there are negatives. For example, my vision can be turned down by other group members. Also, if something happens with a group member, such as an accident, it can cause schedule changes. For example, if the designated editor of the group suddenly has to leave town, the project cannot be edited on time and it may change the roles and responsibilities of the group members. On the other side of the equation, filming alone can put a huge workload on myself, and there may be less opportunity for someone to tell me whether my ideas are good or not. However, producing alone ensures that I will be able to film my project, with my ideas, and on my schedule. For this reason, I have decided to film alone for this project. This will be my first project working by myself, so there are some projected problems I can attempt to visualize. For one, filmi...

         My name is Jacob Pineiro, an eleventh grade student attending Fort Lauderdale High School. I have been interested in the film industry for quite some time now, and this is one of the reasons I enrolled in the AICE Media Studies class. While I do not intend to pursue a career in this industry, I have always found the film industry interesting for a few reasons. One of them being that, contrary to popular belief, editing and scene selection takes quite some time, and the "filming" process is not the entire production process. To me, film and media take an important role in everyday life. More important than most people think. To understand this more, I took AICE Media Studies. So far, in the class we have produced two projects, one a commercial, and one a music video. These have been the most academic experiences with film I've had, and I have learned many things about the production process. In this project, I hope to have the same experience. Although t...