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Starting the Final Task

    Hello, My name is Ciaya Cook. I am an 11th grader who attends Fort Lauderdale High School. For this years final task I have chosen to work with three other classmates. Nishayla Hamilton, Rohanna Wollaston, and Idline Altima. I choose to work with these three girls, because I know that I work well with them. 

    Since we all understand and know how to use the proper etiquette in group work communication we all know how to take criticism and give it back properly as well. I know we can all be patient with one another and create the best work in film. Working with these girls allows me to actually enjoy the film as we create it. Seeing as we would divide the work up into sections and distribute is evenly amongst one another, this method allows us to focus solely on each section with precision. In the end we come together and give our opinions on each section and fix what need to be rewritten as a group allowing us to get things done and still understand what resources we have when we get ready to start filming together.

    When working with these girls I know we all have different visons but working with them allows me to take multiple ideas of my own and bring them together all as one with their help. My hardship when I work alone is trying to pick one topic and stick to it but with them I am able to take all my different ideas along with theirs and make it all one major idea that can create one of the best films in my opinion. I can say this from experience in working with these girls that I truly will enjoy the process of making this film. Seeing as the instructors may not always be available to answer questions in the best form, us working together allows us to bring our ideas into one and break down the problem together creating the best solution to any of our problems. When breaking up things into different sections I know that we all come together before it is time to complete the entire process and we edit, critique, and look at our drafts and final products to receive and give constructive criticism before our rewrites happen as a group in time for submission.

    I know that these become our best resources when it is time to start the film process, because we each have our own envisioning of a specific scene. So with proper communication we can understand what each person is envisioning for the scene they direct and film. We all get the outcome we want with the proper guidance from each other. In the process, I know location and different angles will need to be determined and used properly so while the director at the time works on recording the kind of scene they want and our job is to ensure that the proper angles and lighting are incorporated so that we can all have fun and learn from the process. Working with these girls over all allows less stress on our part while still effectively getting what we need to done.




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