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We were asked to take pictures around campus and New Cross of moments and subjects that shared a specific emotion. The first picture to me really captures a sense of beauty, (from nature and sophistication of the bricks) as well as a feeling of heaviness. I also wanted to focus on the matching colours of the brick and the leaves on the façade of the building. Secondly, the image of the Foster House in New Cross captures a completely different perspective, it is not particularly aesthetically pleasing but I felt as though I could capture from the distance which would harmonise with other elements of the city. Finally, the third picture emphasises its length, with the use of leading lines which don't focus on a particular subject but rather on the continuity of the corridor; reflecting an overwhelming feeling.

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1. The 3 E’s: Entertainment, Education, Escapism

Laurie goes down the street and sees a green bin in the middle of the road, she blinks twice to make sure what she is seeing is real. She switched roads to come closer to it, and I recognised her from the opposite side of the street. “Come with me to the school cafeteria, I’ll show you around”, I told her, and she immediately got frightened. We went around the campus, near the blue bins and around the green bushes, when suddenly… BAM. A paint ball machine in the middle of the green area plops open and creates a horrible attack sound. Laurie runs inside and screams “this isn’t good”, and I answered “what’s not good? I love paintball machines!” To be fair, this was a scary situation as paint was swooshing and aiming at all students around the campus.

At school, bins are really useful. School is key to the development of society. To create a peaceful and equal world, we need to begin to interact with each other in society. This large and scary world is in need of joy. People around the world have always been in need of joy and happiness. All together as people, we benefit from each other and rely on each other to make the Earth a better place. The end of world wars and hunger depends on this.

2. A story based on someone from my school: (Hortense, Folosade, Judith, Citlali)

Lydia used to choose a striped long sleeved shirt out of the closet every morning, pretending as though she didn’t care about what she wore. This carelessness also reflected a sense of superiority in comparison to me, as though she had better things to do.

CHARACTERS:

Old gross manager

Work at the coffeeshop

Escape room

4AM discussion: opening so early

Casey flirts with Aisha

Escape room: welcome to your worst nightmare

3. One paragraph summary of horror story:

Act 1

Coffee shop

Opening shift

4 am, discussion on how much they hate opening how early it is

Casey comes out and flirts with Ayesha

Arabella comes in and insults Ayesha

Lydia doing her job, eating muffin

All windows close “Hello, welcome. You’ve all been selected to participate in the escape room. Your safe words are….One of you will escape. Best of luck”

Act 2

Ovens turn on

Lights flicker

Things fall

Sink turns on

Knifes come out

Girls start freaking out

Casey consoles them

Casey goes to freezer. To fix lights and gets suck

“You’ve been cold to people your whole life, now the tables have turned”

Girl gets second degree burn from water

“People have always said you’re hot headed, now you really are -dark evil laugh-

Lydia reaches for the muffin stress eating, realized it went bad and hallucinates

Act 3

Girls try to figure out who he is, asks questions, tries to figure out where the sound is coming from

Vector proposed sacrifice, 2 of you can get out Casey gets to chose who

Casey choses Arabella. She comes into freezer, freezer locks. They look up. They see 2 deranged girls looking over them with strings. They find out they were controlling it the whole time.

4. Six Word Novel:

"Wasn't lust, think about you everyday."

5. Reflection on the day:
The class was very interesting and since it was hands-on, I was able to get a grasp of what it consisted of. What was most interesting to me was the fact that everybody was able to share their stories and make a contribution to the group project. It elevated the story's purpose as everyone aimed to show a particular emotion. In addition, working with words and creating a story based on previous words used was very new to me; but made me realise the importance of letting go. In this case, losing the control over sentences, and hence the story, reflected my thoughts and immediate emotions at that moment.

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In this morning’s radio practice class, we started by introducing ourselves and practicing public speaking in timed conditions. I really liked creating a story from a dystopian future, mine was about a future where only peacefulness is allowed. Then, to practice sing the studio, we worked in pairs to adjust the music with the microphone. For me, editing afterwards was the hardest part. It is only after I finished recording that I noticed small things such as hesitations and long pauses. The last topic was interviews, and I really enjoyed discussing on a specific topic, however it was sometimes hard to keep it flowing and on time.

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In Animation class, we worked on creating an animation based on an explosion. In the beginning, we explored different kinds of animation such as stop-motion or 2D animation. Then, we brainstormed our ideas and started using magazine pictures and cutting out coloured paper to form a background. In the studio room, using the website was not easy but we thankfully figured out how to use it so that we could create what we had imagined (eg. zoom, blur etc). We explored the idea of a mind exploding and the visual theme of fairytales and nightmares.

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In Interactive media, we were told to build a website based on a piece of cinema we liked. In the beginning, we were taught on the different types of media, the introduction of the internet and how all of these were linked.

The second stage was actually building the website, and what I thought was the most interesting was the use of coding to add images and text. As I had never done this before, I wasn't aware of its importance in the production of Interactive Media. I focused on Harry Potter, started searching for pictures and other information.

At the end I was able to create a website front page with a title and images.

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I focused on the French New Wave for this part of the project and looked at specific styles and looks from that time. Eg. cigarettes, glasses, trench coat, eye liner.

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As I could not attend the taster, I managed to follow on the instructions base on the presentation.

With the keywords: happy, playful and caring, I aimed to show in bold and simple terms a cartoon character.

I know I could have done better with more detail but I believe the simple cartoon can sometimes send a clearer message.

What I found most productive was the title that went with it, as 'FIZZ' make she viewer feel various types of emotions. Energy, reward and possibly happiness.

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Above is my final template which I coloured in with my felt tip pens I had available at home. I know I could have put more effort into the colours, and especially the colour range as red and blue does not necessarily bring out joy.

However, I believe the blue background pops out and reminds us of health (water) and makes it look more natural. I had a hard time deciding on a background, hesitating between a sun or a beach. In the end though, the bubbles associate effectively with the 'fizz' theme.

I wasn't expecting it to be that difficult to find the right illustration for a specific message, as there are so many different ideas out there. I do not think I would specialise in Illustration necessarily as a first choice, but do enjoy the process of drawing and creating.

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1. Thinking of the last time I took an action: 

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1. Thinking of the last time I took an action: 

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I walked against climate change in Paris, in an area renowned for rebellious outreach since the French Revolution. It was symbolic and showed how being united against one cause can really make a difference, especially seeing young people there fighting for the future of our planet. Although there are many small ways to help against climate change, ones that may be more effective, I believe walks are a very human experience. It made me feel hopeful, even though we are far from our goal, to see that so many people are also willing to change for the greater good. Especially since it was the first time I was taking part in such actions, and often misunderstood the point of it.

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2. Thinking about a campaign I have engaged with or seen 

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2. Thinking about a campaign I have engaged with or seen 

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A campaign that I have seen and partially engaged with (on social media) is Black Lives Matter, after the death of George Floyd due to police brutality. The campaign began in 2013 but it really took a public turning point during the 2020 lockdown in May, and that is was unique about it all. As everyone was at home, most of it was on the media (also based in the US), but there were still organised walks in other counters e.g. Paris. Due to the traumatic death of George Floyd and many other deaths, it wasn't really hope I felt but the importance of movements like these; to remind people of how quickly injustice can hit. It reached billions of people around the world, sharing a black background on platforms such as Instagram to show their support for BLM. In the US, the conservatives responded to this by stating 'Blue Lives Matter' or even 'White Lives Matter', which shows the campaign was successful as people were even going against it.

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Lack of good education in poorer areas:
- Current Situation: many students do not have access to high level education, as many teachers do not want to teach there or overall not pushing students with capacities to dream bigger. In the long-run, this creates greater social injustice and an even larger class gap between private/state schools.

- Who is impacted: People who have no choice but to live in areas of poverty, even in powerful countries such as England or France. Hence, although state schools should be of a good level to include everyone, it isn't always the case.

- Why does it need to change? It will undeniably create more social injustice as does not depend on the merit of the student but on the financial status, hence the majority of top universities/ jobs will be held by students from middle/upper class.

Opportunity for the campaign:

- Role of the campaign: To attract more teachers in these areas by possibly offering a higher pay rate, and reminding them of their impact.

- Change things for the better: By having more qualified teachers who know how to push students and manage difficulty, it will benefit their grades for them to later on have the possibility to go to university.

- What will the world look like after you've finished: It will be a small step against social injustice, having people from different social backgrounds being able to get higher paid jobs or even just being content with their careers.

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- To connect people from all social backgrounds and let them have the possibility to achieve just as much.

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- Charity: schools from poorer areas would be able to connect with us directly.

- Engaging with as many qualified teachers as possible, convincing them of their importance.

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POWERHOLDERS:
- Through philanthropy, looking out for people who would be interested to donate for this cause.

- Politicians: Should be discussed in a political point of view since it's a big cause of social injustice, reach out to important people and presenting ideas.

CHANGEMAKERS:

- Young population who come from these schools or from a lower class and have been able to get to study higher education and leaving this poverty.

- Students and teachers: those who are directly impacted, understanding the importance of good quality education for the future.

- ALLIES: People who fight against social injustice would be interested in this cause.

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I completed the work at home as I was unable to be at The Taster session, however I was still capable of grasping the idea. I really enjoyed having the space to think about what I would do to help and how I would fight. The hardest part was the end task of the Tactics as I was insure of how to effectively share my ideas, but the storyboard objectively shares who I would reach out to. I was unaware of how much work is put into campaigning, even with actions such as Black Lives Matter which was heavily impacted by social media.

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Title: Where the hell is Sally? (70 second drama)

Length: 90 sec

Log line: the project would be based on a young girl who is kidnapped by a ice cream gang while she was in her garden.

Synopsis: It follows the danger of being a girl, a young girl who is naive and obviously does not expect to be kidnapped. It would be very rapid and only show a segment of time, when she is with her father gardening and suddenly disappears. The viewer would see the ice cream vendor and leaving suddenly, as the end scene seeing the van drive away zooming in on the father's eye.

Audience: Appeals to a general audience, target audience is younger audience.

Contributors:

- Sally, 13 year old girl: looking at her as an example of all young girls and how they are still seen as a goal to predators, even daily life actions can be dangerous.

- Father: Portrays the love for her daughter, protection that he is unable to give but believed he could. Keywords: Heartbreak, confusion, danger and fatherhood.

- Ice Cream Van: The danger, the cruelty of taking away someone with no clear explanation or reason. Uses the innocence of a child to act, portrays stupidity and evil.

Story Structure: Begin: gardening with father, peaceful atmosphere
Middle: Heartbeat sounds, van moves closer, no sight of the kidnappers, father leaves for a minute, daughter left alone
End: Van moves away and the father comes back, confusion, rapid, evil.

Style: It will look simple and objective, realism style, sounds of emotions (e.g. sounds of heartbeat)

Feasibility: Not to expensive, only demands a garden scene and a van, two characters (no budget), can be filmed on a low quality camera.

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I was not able to participate in the Tasters class but did produce the work at home. It was really interesting to see how far you need to think about scenes and specific locations. I chose a pretty simple idea, and went on with the theme of loss and fatherhood. I am not sure I would go into TV but enjoyed having the space to imagine a scenario and think about it realistically.