Week of March 27

Production Company: Velveteens
Group Members: Salvador Garcia (Period 3), Martha Alcaraz (Period 3), Cindy Molina (Period 2)
Type of Film: Documentary
Subject: Global Warming Future

This week we finally came up with a solid idea for a film.  We decided to interview the young generation and ask them what they wanted to do in the future. After compiling these clips, we intend to compile clips of recent natural disaster news reports to illustrate that our bright little generation won't have a future at all if we don't seriously act against global warming.  We already got shots of about 10 children (along with the consent forms) and we want to expand our question to pre-teens and teens to have a more expansive, but still young age group. Today we will most likely go out and get more shots since next week most other schools will have spring break and we won't be able to question the children after school. We have already started downloading the news reports and next week we'll start to edit the clips.

What Music Mean to You

Music is a distraction to me; it helps me numb my thoughts for a while.  I don't like listening to music while I do something that requires thinking like homework, reading, or listening to someone else.  Music is like a treat at the beginning and end of the day. It might be weird, but I have to be in comfortable setting to enjoy my music, preferably sitting or laying down. I also don't like listening to music with other people because it feels weird since most of the time when I listen to music I prefer to be alone. I think music can make you feel any way.  Depending on what I listen to, it will make me feel different emotions. Usually I just daze out and focus more on the instruments, beats, and noises rather than the lyrics themselves.  I like to listen to music at night before I sleep and in the morning while I shower. To me music is kind of personal activity.

Problems + Struggles

I know for a fact that everyone goes through a strange time in high school that comes with hardships. The transition from teenager to adult can be harsh because we start to develop our own personal outlook on life. The problem with that is that our ideas can often clash with others including our parents, teachers, and other students. Sometimes its hard to stay true to yourself since we're still at an age in which we're vulnerable to contrasting opinions. There are plenty of classic problems students might experience such as being a first-generation college student; the parents might be more conservative and limit the student's potential.  In other cases groups of friends can divide because some might want to live in the now and others want to work for their future; those who are stuck in between might follow a side that is not necessarily beneficial. Young adults are young! It's not unnatural to want to be free and have fun all the time, but it is so crucial that a student understands how to balance these elements of life. Being responsible can discourage some students. All the influences can be for the better or worse, but in the end it's up to the student to decide what they'll do with their environment.

The Most Interesting Person in the World!

The most interesting person that I know personally has got to be my best friend's dad.  My best friend has told me many, many, many stories about tons of subjects and a lot of them include her dad. He basically grew up exploring the world on his own, so he has had the freedom to do lots of interesting things. Another thing is that he's pretty sociable and knows a lot of people which have added on to his knowledge. Both my best friend and her dad know a lot more about the world than I do and there's always more.  In the past few years, I've been able to join them in making more memories. One of the stories that comes to mind is one where my best friend was only a kid. She had a pet hamster and it crawled into a shoe. My best friend and her dad were launching the shoe back and forth, playing catch. It was all fun and games until the shoe landed against a wall and found the hamster dead. Her dad thought it was funny and he was laughing while my best friend cried. It's only funny because it was so long ago and I think it's really interesting to listen and look back at old memories.