For Math, Science, and Art I think I deserve an A. I started the semester doing math and science work. I learned about antiderivatives which is finding the area underneath the curve. Then I learned a lot about waves. I can now predict when a storm from a certain part of the ocean will hit a coast and its wave height. I also dove into writing and immersed myself in a topic and wrote a strong essay about why sea lions are ruining La Jolla.
This semester was also really awesome because I got to do things I hadn't done before. For example, we had a wall just down the hall and I had an envision at the beginning of the semester that we'd redo it. I had never painted a wall so it was an awesome experience. I prepped it by taking some plastic off the wall then covering wholes with putty then sanding parts down to make it all even, or as even as I could get it. I then painted it (with a little help). The color was super cool and I was really happy. I took a backseat in the remainder of the wall transformation but I was super happy with how it turned out. When I took a backseat to the wall being made I was editing my groups film pretty heavily. This film was pretty awesome. I think this was one of my better films that I've made. I also think that even though I made many films in the past this pushed me a lot. I typically don't edit so this really pushed me. Uppy and Bryce got a lot of cool shots which is what I love doing but I took a step back and let them do that and grinded on editing. I surprisingly enjoyed it and the film turned out great. The semester went great. I had a couple struggles but I worked through them and created some amazing products.
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The project I, along with my group mates made was a film about people's connection to the ocean. We interviewed teachers and students from the school and talked to them about why the ocean was so special to them. It was really awesome to hear these incredible stories that we had know idea really existed. The film touches on many topics, but the main purpose or message is to protect the ocean.
This work is important because it sheds light and stories are told about how awesome the ocean can be and is. It then also mentions how it's being hurt a little bit and how we need to protect. The stories that are given in the film are examples of why we need to preserve the ocean so we can keep having these amazing experiences. This is just the beginning of the films we could be making about the ocean. We only used the drone, tripod shots, and a few underwater housing shots, but we weren't able to use that to its full ability (kinda because we weren't super skilled with it). If kids were able to master that and get in conditions that were prime, they could get some awesome shots and create an awesome film. I also think our film is kinda a basic route. If I were to do this class again I'd love to make a film again but have a different subject. I'd love to make a film about the kelp forests off the coasts of San Diego. Scuba dive and get deep and get video of the fish. Also be on a boat and have video of people fishing. I think there are many directions this could go film wise and we're just the groundbreakers, people will blossom off of this and create even more awesome work.
Above are more photos from work over the past couple weeks. I've helped set up a couple scenes, filmed with the ronin one morning at Mission Point, was a part of the team to help move the artificial reefs to their location, and finally repainted the wall. For my personal project (or not so personal because I'm in a group with two others) we've started to sift through the interview footage we have and taking out the highlights from the interviews for us to use later. Once we finish that, we'll start placing together more of a story and getting that complete. I'm hoping by Wednesday, April 24th we'll have a pretty decent rough cut. From there we'll be able to smooth things out; add/edit music, filter some noise, add sound effects, and anything else that the film may need. I think we're in a good place on that. I'm super excited about this wall!! I just finished painting it with Evan and there are a few tiny spots we need to touch up but other than that it's pretty solid. It already looks a lot better than it used to. I'm looking forward to working more with Evan to create our class sign then print out everyones work and get it put up in the wall. I'm really into doing all this because it's something I've never done and the experience has taught me so much. On the surface it obviously teaches me how to paint a wall, but I've also become more independent and a teacher in some ways. Mike showed me some techniques then as I got help from Evan and other students, I was able to show them what to do and answer their questions. These types of experiences are exactly what I love about HTH. The swell will reach San Diego in 7.3 days and that swell will be 2.4 feet. This process was pretty tough for me at first because comprehending the scientific reading was hard for me, but I asked Brian for help and he guided me through the process and it was easier for me to understand.
This week was awesome for me! It was an odd transition from the typical high tech class into having so much freedom. I really enjoyed being able to work on a film and I'm looking forward to doing this throughout the remainder of the semester. Project work: With my group (Alex and Bryce) we got a full plan of our film. During the week we also filmed 5 of the 13ish interviews we need to do. We also coordinated with the other people we plan to interview and set up times over the next week or two to get things done. Also, on Wednesday we went out with Pablo and filmed him, with the underwater housing, snorkeling and taking photos with the nikonos. I'm excited to continue to use the water housing and get better and better at recording footage underwater. Over this process I've learned a lot more about organization and how important that is because if a little bit of communication and coordination is off, everything can be thrown off, so keeping things organized is key to being successful. Waves: The waves were a bit confusing to me at first. I have a hard time reading more scientific writing and comprehended me but as we discussed it as a class and dove deeper into the concept with the different worksheets I started to get the hang of it. A quote from that that stood out to me was, "... you may begin to wonder why the waves are so regular..." At first I thought that was a really good point. Like, there are so many different variables and how do all those variables somehow line up the same every time and create waves that look virtually the same. After reading and thinking about it more though, it makes sense. There isn't actually anything really changing that would alter the waves. A question I have though is if there is a way to create waves where each one is very different, or does that happen somewhere in the world? Like, is one wave a 2 foot crumbler and then the next a 6 foot barreler? Would that be possible? Math: The math got to be pretty tough at first because it wasn't something I had seen it, but a couple classmates had helped me out and I got the hang of it. There was also the antiderivative worksheet and that was pretty simple for me because I had been doing that all semester already. Also, the cross with the science with the sound waves was interesting and was a good refresher from 10/11th grade and then also gave me some good new info into how they are applied in the real world with sound and water waves.
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