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Media Reflection #3

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One of the last movies I watched was Smile 2 and Here. Smile 2 was a horror/mystery film, and the movie Here was a fantasy/drama film. I cried watching both, one from sadness and the other out of fear. The movie was distributed by  Paramount Pictures and  Temple Hill Entertainment, and Bad Feeling was the production company of Smile 2. Here it is distributed by TriStar Pictures and created by Miramax, Imagemovers, and Playtone. Yes, I tend to interact with media created by larger companies mainly when I watch movies. On social media platforms I consume more smaller creator content and not just large companies. I wouldn't say I look for independent content; I think, more so, it finds me. In comparison to Smile 2, the companies used to create the movie "Here" seem to be not as well known, coming from my knowledge. I don't really consume movies that often, but when I do, I usually go to the movie theater, which more often than not plays movies made by larger companies. I...

Music video mini project

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 Music video: Story Board: Personal Contribution: In this project I helped design the storyboard, took part in acting, and helped with the editing of the video. I also chose the song used in this project.  Reflection: My knowledge of cinematography informed my artistic choices in my video by incorporating prior knowledge from growing up watching music videos and movies that have a similar theme to the song. Since the song "Kiss Me" is from a love story movie (She's All That), I decided we should try to go for something similar. The music video was trying to portray two people who are in love but too nervous to kiss, but finally at the end they have the confidence to kiss. I tried to get a similar vibe to the music video "Love Story" by Taylor Swift or like an old 90s love story movie.