The Beginning of My Final Project!

    My name is Constantine Feickert. I am a high school student at Fort Lauderdale High School, and I have been working in AICE Media for about half a year. I took this class in order to expand my knowledge on the film industry. When I first joined I was relatively new to film. I understood that there was hard work that goes into the films in the cinemas, but I did not know about the process that filmmakers go through. This class has taught me so much valuable information about how films are made and I am excited to work towards a possible career in the film industry. 

    Throughout the year I have been working hard on improving my skills and knowledge in the film industry. I learned a lot of important ideas and processes that are all part of the movie creation process. I am very excited to use all of the skills I learned and create my final task. 

    I have learned the process filmmakers go through in order to create their films. From the idea that creates a great film to how the film is distributed to audiences. I have learned a lot and I am excited to learn more. 

    I am excited to use the skills I have learned and improved to create the final task. One of the new skills I learned is how to use a camera and create all the shots and angles seen in movies. The shots and angles provide a lot of clues and ideas for the films progression that I had no idea about until now. I can't look at movies the same after knowing all about the angles and what they mean for the characters. A skill that I improved heavily upon this year was my editing skills. I have experience working with editing softwares like Adobe Premiere Pro and Adobe Photoshop. Throughout the year I have worked hard to use my skills in video editing and improve them for film making. I am very excited to use these skills in order to make a great final task.

    I have learned a lot throughout the school year and I can't wait to show off what I learned and create an incredible final project.






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