Hannah's Blog

Based on my personal interests, I think the magazine project would best fit me. I enjoy photography which appears to be a relevant element of this project. Taking pictures of different people and situations would be very entertaining. Writing is not difficult for me and i enjoy writing small articles. The only part of the magazine project that may be difficult for me is the interview part. I am somewhat shy around people that I don't know, so the interviews could be a bit of a struggle. Based on what we have learned in class, the magazine looks like a fun project to work on with a group. When we did our magazine analysis i got lots of ideas for my own magazine and how it should be laid out. The sample magazine/blog posts peaked my interests.

After analyzing many films and watching the behind the scenes, the film project seems like a difficult task. There is so many different things and people you have to manage at one time. I like to use my creativity, so writing the script wouldn't be a struggle. My friends would likely volunteer to play the lead roles in my film as well. Ont the other hand, this project could be challenging for me due to the editing skills that I do not possess. Stitching together all of the different takes would be tough. In the behind the scenes of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, we saw many challenges they faced while producing the film, including the availability of actors/actresses. Even with a group I feel that this project wouldn't be ideal for me personally.

My final decision is to create the magazine project instead of the film project. The magazine looks to be a better fit for my abilities. I have decent writing skills which will be put to good use in this project. Some of the main determining factors in my decision were the facts that i have no film experience, and i enjoy photography. My current idea for the project is an SHS athletics magazine. I plan to work in a group with 3 other people, and we would each create a different issue of the magazine. Right now, I am thinking that we will each focus in on a different sport that we have connections to. This way it will be easier to schedule interviews and photo shoots if we have direct contact with our interviewees.