Finally back to blogging, it's been awhile. New pandemic, new classroom, new me. I've been excited for A level since I started AS level. I couldn't have been happier to learn that the school counselors actually put me in this class. I've waited all summer and a month for this class to finally take off and here we are! I don't have partners this year, as far as I know. Camila, my partner from last year decided she didn't want A level this year. Being alone this year could be hard for me. Although, I have seen, many times on my Instagram feed, if you want to think "what ifs", don't keep them negative, make them positive. So, this year could be hard for me, or, I can learn how much I can do on my own.
Although, no offense to Camila, but to say I didn't do most of the work last year would be an understatement. Being able to blog, storyboard, write, plan, shoot, edit, etc. on my own will be amazing. But I won't have anybody to bounce ideas off of, and it could suck. Now, I've thought about being a director as a career, a few times last year, when I was really getting into Media Studies. I thought about me just starting off in hollywood, getting bogus films to start. I also thought about being famous, with every actor knowing my name and wanting to start in my movies. I thought about standing next to the directors of Harry Potter, every Marvel movie, all of the directors from my favourite films. To take A level Media Studies would not only benefit me if I did choose to study movie making in college, but it will also give me the exposure I need to see if this is something I like.
In fact, I was just texting my friend about how much I was excited to be in this class a month ago. Earlier today I texted her about how excited I was that we were finally diving into the work and process. I know it's not hard when it's broken down as it is, but I know it will be work. Movie making takes more than people moving stick figures around. More than being shot on a flip phone camera with some kid giving hem voices and call it a day. To feel the excitement of planning, shooting, and editing, repeatedly, is really amazing. Not just the excitement though. It's anxiety, but the good kind, like the kind you get from swimming in the deep ocean or climbing a mountain. It's the happy brain chemicals going off when the pencil and storyboard planning sheets meet. It's the way you watch a story from your head come to life, and not just in a book.
My friends always try to text me during Media, and it's not like I won't respond any other time, but I hate when my phone goes off when I'm in this class. But I don't want to put it on mute because there could be an emergency I need to have my phone on me for.
I've said it once and I'll say it a million more, shut up, don't disturb me, I'm in my favourite class, it doesn't get better than this for the next few years
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