AICE Media Studies

Over the course of weeks, Nijah has been creating a commercial. She implemented different things, such as pictures, videos, music, and transitions inside of her video. She learned a lot about creating media and how to apply and edit to her commercial. She had a lot of trial and error within it , but overall she was successful and happy with the way her commercial came out.  Nijah used her phone, ipad, and schools computer to put together and submit this whole commercial. Through this course she learned how to use the apps capcut and youtube. On capcut she learned how to add pictures and videos, extract audios, implement transitions and more. Using the app tiktok, it allowed her to see inspiration from different templates on how she could create her commercial. Using these different templates as a guide on how to create different effects and transitions allowed this process to go easier and smoother for her. This technology allowed Nijah to create a great commercial even while being...

 This all about me project was fun! I learned a lot while editing. 

The process of creating this commercial was not without its challenges. Nijah had to carefully curate her images, ensuring they showcased her in the best light while conveying her unique personality. Similarly, selecting the right songs required a deep understanding of herself.  Integrating different pieces of media seamlessly into her commercial demanded a keen eye for storytelling. Nijah had to find the right moments from her favorite films that would complement her own narrative without overshadowing it. These movies helped her shape the way her own commercial will flow. The timing and transitions had to be perfect to maintain the flow and engagement. Throughout the creative process, Nijah meticulously storyboarded her commercial, mapping out how each element would come together to form a cohesive narrative. It was a puzzle where every piece had to fit snugly into place to create a complete picture. One of the key challenges Nijah faced was ensuring that all the elements she inc...

 Nijah hasn't watched many movies, but the movies she has watched she enjoyed very much. Her favorite genres are thrillers and African American movies. She loves thriller because she enjoys the feeling of suspense, not so much the scare like horror movies. She enjoys African American movies because she can relate to some of the movies she watches in the genre.  Some movies that Nijah enjoys in the thriller genre are Midsommar and Coraline. Nijah always reads about the movies she watches before she actually watches them. It allows her to determine whether she would like a movie or not. This allows her to make sure she will enjoy a movie instead of wasting her time watching it.  Nijah enjoyed the movie Midsommar. It was about a girl whose sister killer her parents, then through that traumatic event she is seduced into a cult. She read about this movie before picking it up, and shes glad she read about it beforehand because the plot could be confusing. She enjoys this movie ...

Nijah's next task was to pick music for her commercial. She has a lot of favorite genres such as r&b, neo-soul, hip-hop, rap, and indie. It took her sometime time to narrow down her genres. She narrowed down to r&b and neo-soul for this commercial. R&b means rhythm and blues, Nijah enjoys this genre a lot because this is a genre she grew up on. It is very nostalgic for her. The next genre she chose is neo-soul, which is very similar to soul music, but with a modern-day twist on it. Nijah's first song she chose was Pyramids by Frank Ocean. This falls under the genre of neo-soul. She is implementing this song into her commercial because she has a strong love for this song and artist. She takes the audio clip from YouTube. Then she adds the song to the background of her intro for her commercial. Nijah uses the cap cut app and her photos app for this process. The next song Nijah chose was Speed by Kali Uchis. This song falls under the genre of both neo-soul and r&b ...

 This is the first production blog for Nijah’s commercial. She is using the app “Capcut” to add and edit her videos. Nijah went through many apps such as IMovie, Alight motion, VideoStar. She determined capcut was the best option. She’s using media directly from her phone, youtube, and pictures online. This commercial is about her everyday life interest. This includes band and family & friends, music and movies. She is very excited to get to work.  Nijah is implementing the first picture of herself in her commercial due to the significance. This first picture was taken of her at her first homecoming football game her sophomore year (10th grade). She is adding this picture to her commercial because this was a very important time in her life; all her hard work practicing finally payed off. This picture also holds much significance in her life because being a majorette apart of the band is a lot of commitment and is one of her favorite interest.  The second picture she c...

 The day of September 8th, Nijah was in her 6th period class with Ms.Marchionne. Her teacher explained the assignment and she thought about what she was going to do for her commercial. She was going to do a commercial about her interest in her everyday life, music, and movies. Nijah’s interest in her everyday  life’s consumes of band, and friends and family. Her interest in music is neo-soul, rhythm and blues, and rap. Her favorite artist would be Tyler the Creator, Frank Ocean and Kali Uchis. Movies that interest her is Midsommar, and Coraline. All of these things influenced the pictures she chose.  Nijah’s everyday life consisted of her going to band practice, driving to and from school, and spending time with her favorite people. These things influenced the different media she chose. For her first picture she chose a picture of herself at her schools 2022-2023 homecoming game. This game was what she spent so long at practice for, and at this game it allowed her to prov...

 Today is the first day of Nijah Sarduy’s blog. This blog is for her sixth period teacher, Ms.Marchionne. Nijah is taking this class because she believed it would be interesting, along with it being another aice credit under her belt. Nijah enjoys a variety of things such as dancing, sunsets, hanging out with her friends and sleeping. Things she doesn’t enjoy is broccoli, slow drivers, and obnoxious people. Her personal mission is to succeed in everything she does such as being a majorette, being class of 2025 vice president, being a student in school, and being a girl in everyday life.  Nijah also has a hidden love for watching movies her specific way. Before she watches a movie she will watch multiple videos on the movies plot and ending before actually diving in. Although it may be an odd thing, she does enjoy knowing what the movies already about. It also allows her to pick movies she knows she likes such as thriller, romance or coming of age genres instead of ones she doe...