My first project this year was my photography project.  With this project I originally wanted to create a magazine where the focus is mostly on clothes and fashion but that soon changed as I changed my mind.  One thing I noticed while the photoshoot was in progress is that people have fun while getting their pictures taken and it makes them feel good about themselves. When they look back at their  photos they get a feeling that is indescribable. So I just wanted to do portrait photos of people who I think are great to give them a confidence boost and a little representation.  I had fun doing this because for me it’s like a game trying to make things look good.  Since it was my first time doing photography with a professional camera my friend helped with the technical aspects of using the camera and getting the best angles while also following my vision.  

My second project was two short films that I edited. “The women In the Mirror '' and “Who Did It” I worked alongside my video production classmates.  I worked as the editor for the ‘Women in the mirror” for the first time ever. I learned many things about filmmaking while  working on this project in the all american film festival.  I learned more about the technical aspects of editing and Premier Pro editing software. Which came in handy when working on “Who Did It?” since I had to edit the fastest I possibly could as I only had four and a half hours to edit the entire film.   

My final project was a documentary on the PAHS Choir.  This was my favorite to create because I love the entire community of choir at the school and it has been an impactful part of my highschool career.  Also my favorite genre of films are documentaries so I had a blast creating this.  I had the most trouble filming b-roll. Because I hadn't done it before I wasn’t aware it required a tripod, without it the finished product would not transition as smoothly. Somethin else I had trouble with was setting up the interviews. It was difficult because the majority of people are busy and things in school move on extremely fast. So that is why some clips of the previous video were hand held and in different rooms. 

I’m a little unsatisfied with the things I was able to create since really it was my only year that I was able to make content. I was pretty much a beginner at the whole thing and I feel like now that the year is coming to an end I’m only just honing into the skills I’ve learned.  If I could go back in time I would try to be less busy and set aside more of my time to be more creative.