Media Studies A Level: Time to Go Harder Better Faster Stronger

FADE IN:
INT. SANDRA'S BEDROOM
A close-up of droopy eyes, struggling to stay awake with the only source of light being a laptop. Here, SANDRA is seen in her most exhausted form. She is listening to "One More Time" by Daft Punk to keep herself awake and get some inspiration. She is ready to get the creative juices flowing. 
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Last night, I was lucky enough to attend this event called "Laser Fridays" at Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of Science down in Miami, Florida. The museum's line-up included Michael Jackson, The Beatles, and Pink Floyd, yet my friends and I decided to watch the Daft Punk showing. I'm not one who is really into electronic music, but I made an exception for them as I walked into the planetarium beyond excited. While the show was only a brief 40 minutes, what I got out of it was an immense feeling of joy, a type that reignited my creativity.

People don't think of lasers normally as a story-telling device, and yet I witnessed beautiful imagery right before my very eyes. It made me wish I had picked the music video project, or even short film, but then I realized one very crucial thing: documentaries tell stories too. The incredible thing about them is that they are real. 

I think an important part of any project is to set a goal and my goal for this project is to tell a story in a different way, no matter my subject.

Currently, my documentary idea is in its most elementary of forms. Doing a case study on my high school, Cypress Bay, which is one of the biggest public high schools in the country, seems like a convenient choice. With such a diverse student body, you can meet the most interesting characters: why not dedicate an entire TV miniseries to such? I am leaning toward my initial idea of covering the Creative Writing niche, as it is the most convenient option for me, and I know I can make it as authentic as possible being as I am part of that niche. But that's where bias comes into play.

As the New York Film Academy puts it,

"Your documentary is presenting a perspective to your audience. It’s up to you what that perspective is."

Time to figure out that perspective and get my research on.

Until then,
SLS

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Sources:
New York Film Academy. "How to Reconcile Personal Bias in Your Documentary
     Film." New York Film Academy, 21 Apr. 2017, www.nyfa.edu/student-resources/      how-to-reconcile-personal-bias-in-your-documentary-film/.