Music Videos Rock!!!

Hello Everyone! Today I'm going to elaborate a wee bit on last weeks post. So, I'm going to start on that, might as well get right to it! Sorry for the lack of a long, winding, distracting entry paragraph, but I'm tired, so we'll all have to make do with what we have. Maybe I'll come back later and rewrite this. (I say this every time and never do... I'm such a flake.)

As you all know, my team consists of the wonderful, beautiful, and talented Julie Castro and Kasiah Vercelli. We have all contributed to the project so far, with Julie and I focusing mainly on filming, and Kasiah being our fabulous movie star. Kasiah also did a band poster for us, showcasing some of her Gt student skills. The editing of the video was done mainly by Julie and I, with the occasional constructive criticism from- who else- Miss Kasiah. We all contributed to the creation and completion of our music video. 

I think our audience will enjoy our story. We interpreted Taylor Swift's song in a way we felt was relatable and fun. Our story is about a girl who is explaining how she overcame adversity to love herself for who she is. There is, of course a lot of dancing! What would a music video be without it?

Our music video shows what we learned this year by showcasing the skills we've gained. We did our best to use composition techniques and interesting and creative camera shots. Kasiah made us a beautiful band poster, with assistance from the rest of us. Julie and I got to explore iMovie's many effects, and use them to enhance our story, not take away from it. Finally, all three of us used the skills we gained this year to edit our long, winding clips into 2-4 second scenes!

Thank you everyone for reading! I just noticed I'm not in any of the pictures above... oops. Oh well. This is the last Gt post for the year, so I might not get a chance to write again until August! I'll see you then! Or maybe before? We'll see! BYE!

Lyrical Livelihood

Hello Everybody!!! I'm really excited to inform you all that It is the last five weeks of school for us on Kauai... or at least KMS! the countdown to summer begins! And those of you who consistently read (Hello Mom) will know that this time of the year means one thing... MUSIC VIDEOS!!!! Read on to find out more.

Now, for those of you GT students who know the inner workings of these blogs, you know that we are given specific questions to answer. Most of the time these are answerable, but this time we have been asked to do the impossible. Mr. Sanderl wants us to choose our favorite song, and share it with you. It is not physically possible for me to choose a single song. I love music. I mean, I can't play music, but I love listening to other people's music. Some of my favorite artists are Queen, Green Day, Fall Out Boy, The Clash, Led Zeppelin, Panic! At the Disco, 5 Seconds of Summer, The Beatles, Ed Sheeren, Hozier, Plain White Ts, AC/DC,... lets just say there are too many to list here. My favorite songs are my favorites because they make me feel things, whether those feelings be happy, sad, inspired, or impowered. If I connect with a song, then it goes on my playlist, where I repeatedly listen to it. I don't really get tired of songs I love.

For our Music Video this year my team, which consists of the wonderful and beautiful Kasiah Vercelli and Julie Castro, will be doing "Shake it Off" by Taylor Swift. Yes, I know, we've been made fun of plenty by our friends already. You have to admit though, it's a pretty encouraging song, and it's fun and easy to dance to. I do love Taylor Swifts music, most of the time, and we wanted a song that would be fun to dance and sing to, so we could be inspired. The video for the song is really fun, with lots of different forms of dance, so we want to express that through our video. We also really like to dance.

We have a very eccentric plan for our video. Our idea is basically to follow the lyrics, and make it one big dance party. For those of you who have seen the video for "Shake it Off", you've seen an example of what our video is going to look like. A lot of dancing, that's for sure. I don't want to reveal too much yet, because there will be another post soon, and I'm pretty sure that it will go a little more in depth, as the second posts usually do. Until then, read the production plan, and enjoy the sneak peak!

That's all for today folks! Thank Y'all so much for reading, and I will see you next time! Bu-bye!