Guess Who's Back? Back Again? Sandra's Back. Tell a Friend.

FADE IN:
INT. A CLASSROOM WITHIN CYPRESS BAY HIGH SCHOOL's 300s BUILDING

A mid-shot of a hopeful eighteen year old who has yet to be crushed by debilitating stress as she begins to embark on the biggest task of her senior year: her AICE MEDIA STUDIES A LEVEL PORTFOLIO PROJECT.
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Alright, enough with gimmicks. I'm back Cambridge, and I'm better than ever. After completing my AICE Media Studies AS Level Foundation Portfolio, my confidence in my production skills have skyrocketed. Working in a group of four to create an original magazine was a daunting process, and yet, I'm back for more. After working with three members, I came into A Level knowing I wanted to work on my Final Portfolio by myself. I am hoping this will not only grant me complete creative control of my final work, but also challenge myself to complete every task on my own. With no option this year to publish a magazine, I decided to go down a new route for me: documentary!

Luckily for me, this year in A Level we did a whole unit on documentaries, along with already creating one short-length documentary. However, this time around, I am doing it all by myself and have a longer time frame. I've been trying to get my mind in that creative headspace lately and I've been mulling on a few ideas. Maybe I'll use them, maybe I won't. Who knows? We like to spice it up here on Sandra's blog.

• A documentary on my Creative Writing 5 class — there are plenty of characters in my class, including my lovely teacher. I'd have easy access, but I got to figure out what area of the class I want to focus on (the students? my teacher? curriculum? the afflicted Literary Club's integration? So many questions.)
• A documentary that has something to do with Disney — I have so much beautiful B-roll footage from when I went last month to the parks. I could spin it to focus on one of my friends who is planning to attend Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) to study Theme Design with the ultimate end goal to become a Disney Imagineer. My little brother is also interested in studying that as well.... it's a cool idea, but would I run into sensitive copyright issues covering a mega-company such as Walt Disney? Hmm....
• A documentary about prom, with a focus at my school. We're a giant high school (as our principal affectionately refers us as "4600 strong!", even though we're probably closer to 4700 students now at this point) and our "promposals" are some of the most elaborate events to witness.

Well, I got a lot to think about...these next six weeks are going to fly by, huh? 

Until next time, 

SLS

P.S. If you don't understand what my blog post title is referencing to, enlighten yourself.