Activity Title— Woodstock to Wall Street Interdisciplinary Year— Freshman Skill— Research, Media and Writing Portfolio Competency— Media & Communications For the final interdisciplinary of freshman year, | participated in the Film Critic’s Corner. With my partners, | wrote a script analyzing the historical significance of the movie, Hidden Figures, and the relevance to American society during the 1960s. We dressed in clothing from the time period and recorded the show, taking on various jobs around the video studio to familiarize ourselves with the film industry. Although we had most of the week to complete the project, there was a lot of components to complete before the filming began. My group and | needed to research the time period and connect this information with the historical context from the movie. Then, we needed to identify scenes from the film that corresponded with the context, that we were analyzing and incorporate these video clips into our script. It was difficult to decide on which scene to use, and even harder to find a high quality version of the clip online. Meanwhile, while we were working on our assignment, other groups had begun to film. My partners and I each needed to help out with their Film Review video. This assignment was different than most other assignments from this year. Although I have completed a historical analysis for each of the cinematic analysis movies I've watched, this interdisciplinary required in depth research about the time period. It was hands on and interactive, and | was able to weave each of the video clips and contextual analysis into conversation with my on-air partner. | think that this project reflected my growth in Media and Communications, because | was faced with various problems and challenges and needed to work through them. During my job working with the teleprompter, each of the iPad screens began scrolling at a different speed than the main controller that | was holding, As the news anchors continued to speak, | had to figure out how to continue moving the iPads at the needed speed so that filming wouldn’t need to restart. We have worked with this type of filming previously, during video class when we created news shows. However, | was glad that I got more practice with this assignment because | enjoyed doing the technical work - balancing sound levels and operating the cameras. | think it would be interesting to use this skill ip the future, and to work in the film industry when | become an adult. If | could complete the project a second time, | would keep my group and the script the same. | would just want 10 refilm our final take, because halfway through, one of the iPad teleprompters stopped working. Although it worked out in the end, the audience can watch my and my partner's eyes moving back and forth between the camera and the teleprompter for the other camera. During this project, | discovered my affinity for the backstage film work. Although | enjoyed being an on camera anchor during the Film Critic’s Corner, | think my strengths were working on the film itself. enjoyed editing the interstitial and working on sound and camera. This project was interesting because | got to analyze the historical context weaved into a contemporary Award-winning film, Hidden Figures. | fett proud of my final project because it conv 3@ of the movie while being entertaining for the audience. Student Si Print here: Emilie Vigliotta ) Date s / 24 | 18 Teacher Sigaatiere Date