New Year, New Introduction!

Since the music video, I've been anticipating my next project. I am excited to make an opening sequence of a movie. I always hate when I'm late to the beginning of a movie showing, since that is when the tone for the rest of the movie is set. I specifically love when the director sets the tone with music, and not as much dialogue. I feel like music can conjure up emotions that words sometimes can't. Throughout the Media Studies course, I have been realizing more about film than I had previously. At the beginning of the school year, I was convinced that I wanted to be a director as a career. As I continued through the year and gained more knowledge I realized that I still want to work in film, but probably not as a director. I've considered becoming a film critic, but as of this moment, I am debating being a historical advisor. For period pieces, a historical advisor is commonly called to ensure the validity of the film. This could be as specific as a fashion historian, or to make sure the set is as it was in that century. I am almost certain that history, no matter in what caliber, will be linked to my future career. One of the reasons this might have come to my attention was because of the Music Video project. I did an 80s style music video accompanied by Everybody Wants to Rule the World. It dawned on me while I was writing my CCR that while I did enjoy editing and filming, my biggest joy from the whole project was the research for it. I loved putting my makeup on to be exaggerative and watching actual 80s videos. With that being said, I am already considering my opening 2 minutes of a movie to be set in another decade. It will most likely be inspired by Carrie, Clueless, or West Side Story, which are movies that I have admired for years. I'm very excited to be going on with this project since I feel I am more equipped than ever to do it. I have learned what I feel I need to know on how to use Clipchamp's editing software and I feel more proficient in time management. I can't wait to see what my final result will look like!




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