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Welcome Everyone,

   Today I will be talking about Media Studies. Media studies is important to study because it helps us understand the motives or intentions behind a media product. What I mean by this is that it is easier to find out the meaning of a media text or a post. For example, when I watch a movie just by the first two minutes, I already know who it was intended for and what direction the plot is going at. It also helps me to choose what media platform I use more wisely. Studying media studies taught me what someone's intended effect is for their media product. For example, when scrolling through TikTok or Instagram, you will see a variety of different users. Some just do it for the likes and others do it fun, while some want to spread awareness of a certain topic. My favorite media product are movies. Watching movies keeps me entertained and at the same time helps me to relax. I feel like most teenagers would like to watch movies because it's a way for us to unwind from school and problems in our life. I find Media Studies very interesting because it opens up career choices that pay very well. You are also learning about things that you use in your daily life, which is very entertaining. I also find it very interesting because I get to learn how to make movies. 

   Throughout the year, I will be blogging about making an opening film for my media studies class. The type of film I want to create is a thriller/horror. I feel like this will be the best option to engage my audience because the film will only be two minutes long and I don't want to bore them. My other option would have been a romance film, but I have more room to work with a thriller film. I want to create a film that is more realistic than fantasy. What I mean by this is that I don't want to add demons or a monster that hides under your bed. I want my audience to actually feel scared by something that is possible to happen in real life. Since I will be making this film with other high schoolers, I came up with a story that one of the teenagers will be evil and try to kill their friends. Obviously, this will not be the end result, it is just to start somewhere. I would come up with a better plot and actually have explanations to why the teen is evil. My audience will be directed towards teens, so I would include things that relate to teens and make them feel like it is actually possible to be in this situation. To be able to do this, I will need to learn how to work a camera and edit from one scene to another. I will also have to be able to act well. I feel like my film would be ready to be released by January. 

   While creating this film, I would need to use good skills and strategies to get a higher grade on Component 1. I need to have better time management to make this film possible. Working as a team means we have to rely on everyone to do their part. It will be hard to do so since I have other equally important classes and having a life outside of school. It's even harder because I also have to work around other people schedules. This is why I would have to learn better time management. Another skill I would need to learn are leader skills. Working with a group of people will be difficult and sometimes I would have to take the lead. I also don't want to do all the work by myself, so I have to stand my ground and make sure everyone is doing their part. I would also learn to be more creative. This will while making the scripts and the whole production of the film. I would also have to improve my communication skills. I would have to be in contact with my team members and let them know my ideas for the opening film. I also have to have a good relationship with my members, so we can work well together to make a great film. I would also have to communicate with my teacher if one of my members don't do any work. All of these skills are necessary to create this film, as it is required to get a high grade for Component 1.

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