my filming family

In media studies, we have started a new project. This project is a music video. We were given lots of creative room, such as being able to pick our group, choose our song, and pick our filming locations off of school property. For my group i chose to work with my friends Aja and Sophia. I have known Aja for most of my life and got to know Sophia through Aja. We had a list of songs that we wanted to pick from, we all added ideas. Eventually we narrowed it down to 2 songs. Cake By the Ocean by Dnce and Cheap Thrills by Sia. we chose to do Cheap Thrills because it gave us the most creativity and everyone knows and loves song by Sia. Sean Paul, a Latino rapper, is featured in this song. He adds some diversity and fun to the song with his fast paced and deep lyrics. I think we chose the song because it goes into how you can do fun things with your friends without having to pay lots of money. Sometimes just hanging out with people you love can bring you more happiness than material things. I have many ideas on how I want the music video to go, and I cant wait to share with the group. I chose to work with a group this time. I decided to do this because working alone made the filming process difficult. I was also very bored and not into the project. I think that adding people I enjoy being with could enhance the video's quality. i am excited to work on this project with a group. I trust the people I'm working with and that is one of the most important things to have in a group project. 






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