AICE Media Studies Blog

I like films because you are able to represent a long period of time in just a few short hours. It makes the viewers feel as if they're a part of a new world and can even be a source of escape for some individuals. With films I have viewed such as Ferris Beuler's Day Off, it is very interesting to me after seeing the orgininal movie and the documentary because it gives an inside view of what the set of a movie is truly like, and all the ins and outs of the production of such a large film. How every aspect within the film ranging from costumes, to scene cuts, to actors chosen, to the angles a scene is filmed in, and everything in between is an exact science that ends in a masterpiece. Some skills I possess that would make the film project a good fit for me is that I have a keen eye for detail and I am a minor perfectionist. I see things differently than others see things sometimes, which can make for a new perspective on films and how they are presented. I am alright at creating...

If I were to do the magazine project surrounding the print journalism aspects, I think the thing that would interest me is creating a potential magazine idea surrounding a topic that is intriguing and important in my own eyes. I have always liked print journalism, as I used to read magazines and look at all the pictures in them when I was younger. In examples of print journalism I have seen in class through films like All the President's Men, the idea of stumbling upon a story of national importance and investigating the facts seems extremely thrilling to me. How investigative journalists are able to dig for facts and essentially pull a story out of thin air is amazing; especially when they start with no facts and check every crevice possible for evidence to further the story. Some skills I possess that would make the magazine project a good fit for me is that I consider myself to be a relatively good writer that is able to write in a way that can keep a reader engaged throughout t...