Creating our own short  film 

For the last few weeks, our class has been in small groups creating short films based on the ideas of The Merchant of Venice Court Scene.

Ours is based on two best friends (Xavier and John) that are going to counseling to fix their relationship, but it turns out that John has been cheating on his best friend with another person named Frank.

This is a retelling of the Merchant of Venice because we took the main principles of the court scene and transformed it into a modern setting.

The 2 additional film techniques we used were high angle and over the shoulder.

We chose a high angle to make John look weak and vulnerable and we chose over the shoulder to give the viewer some perspective.

Some challenges we encountered was that we didn't have that many days where our whole group was at school so it was hard to get our filming finished so next time we will make sure everybody comes. Another factor was that we couldn't find a good area to film because we needed a place that was empty and a place we could be loud in, we eventually settled with our classroom.

If we were to do this project differently I would plan out where we are going to film in advance and actually write a script as we did this whole film improv.

Foggy Blog Day 

Today's blog is about budgeting and money, something I've been working on in class this week. We have been learning all about how money works and advice for our futures.
We have been planning out a list of items we want to save up for and how long it would take for us to get enough money to buy. One of the items I want is a razer hammerhead wireless earbuds, which cost $179 and would take 14 weeks to save.  We have also been learning the definition of words such as income, budget, salary, and more.
Please leave a comment that will hopefully encourage me to continue blogging and make improvements where necessary.

The Happy Broadcast

Today in social studies we have been tasked to write about some articles we have read on The Happy Broadcast.

Recently Pandora (the world's largest jewelry producer) announced they would no longer be using mined diamonds and will be using lab-grown gems. 

Lab diamonds are almost completely identical to mined diamonds, minus the mined part. They also are sold 30% cheaper than real diamonds.

At the moment they are using 60% renewable energy but their goal is to be 100% renewable by the end of the year.

Studies have proven that there are decades of studies that have proven to have a folate deficiency that can lead to anxiety and depression. Asparagus is filled with the nutrient folate and might help you with your worries.

Giant Pandas have been around for around 3 million years but they weren't discovered until 1869 because of how hidden they were in the high mountains of China.

Until recently they were facing extinction but thanks to the reproduction efforts in zoos as well as reforestation campaigns. 

I hope you learned something that brightened your day. 

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch