one minute movie reflection

Pre-Production:
How did you come up with the idea for your movie?
My partner, Christina, and I wrote down ideas that we encounter almost on a daily basis. We had already wrote a script for another idea when Mr. T thought of a different idea, Christina and I immediately rewrote our script to elaborate on the idea given to us.

What was one of you biggest Challenges during the writing process?
One of our biggest challenges was to get everyone to cooperate with us. Numerous times, we had other students walk through our scene. That was a challenge because it took more time then planned.

Did you write many versions of your script?
We have no other versions of our script.

What was your biggest challenge during pre-production (before shooting your movie)?
To get everyone together because they had their movie to film as well.

Did you use your storyboard to plan your shots? Describe how this process help.
We did use a story bored but I don't think it helped because we just read our script and went from there. Then we re-wrote parts of our script to match our film.

Production:
What was a challenge that you had during filming of your movie?
A challenge we encountered was to have everyone focused and and working.

What was something that struck you about filming a movie?
Something that struck me was how much work it was just to film a one minute movie. I cant possibly imagine how much work it would take to make an 120 minute movie.

What is something that you might do differently next time if you had a change to film?
Something I would change is to make sure everyone is wearing the same clothes as previous filming.

Post Production:
What was a challenge you had during editing your movie?
Did you have to rerecord some of your movie? If so why?
We did not have to rerecord but we did have troubles with editing our movie. A difficult we had were to get the computer to work. The computer froze on us a few times causing us to lose some of our work.

Did the movie come out the according to the script?
It did in some parts but we had to change a couple parts of the script.

Did the movie match the story board?
Like the script, it did in some parts.

What challenge did you have finishing your movie?
Just to get our movie edited.

What advice would you give to another young movie maker?
Just that, make sure your ready, everything is planned in detail before hand, and that its harder then you think it is so pay attention!

book or movie? which is the best?

Readers wonder, is the book or the movies better? As a student who has read and seen both, I prefer the book it has more of a realistic touch to it and describes the character more. If I had not read the book, I would not have known who was who. As an experiment, I have asked two people which they preferred. Christina Schaefer, another student at high tech middle stated that she prefers the book. Her reasoning? "It’s a true story, interesting, and not boring to read." that's an answer you would get out of any middle school student. When I asked another girl from the same class, I got a different answer. Caryl Velas, a 7Th grader said that the movie was better because "it told the story more thoroughly." after the first question, I asked another. "How was the movie and book different." again, I got two different opinions. Christina said that "the book had a lot more detail and a catch that kept her reading; something very rare for her and the movie didn’t have the same so it came off as boring." Caryl wasn’t sure how the two were different but she knew that it was. All in all, everyone has their own opinions; so make sure you get them out!

barney frank

Barney was a morally courages person because he discussed gay rights to the government. He also pointed out that 'President Bush embraced anti-gay marriage not to gain votes, but to avoid losing them.' He stood up for those who could not get through to the government and described what life was as a gay man. He showed to the government that even though you are gay, you are just as equal to everyone else. Some people still believe that it is wrong to like someone of the same sex as you, and that's ok because we have the right to believe and do as we like. He has been an important person to our government because he let people in on how it was as a gay man and that was important. Not only to show to others that they could do it themselves, but to show that there might be people who wont like them, but it does not matter as long as you love yourself for who you are and not to judge yourself looking through someone else's eyes. We all need reminders at times so we don't judge a book by it's cover, a phrase that is used often. Many people look at someone gay and decide they aren't the same as themselves. Barney frank showed that it was in fact not true that all gay are the same.

letter to david from romak

i knew this day would come and asked a dear friend of mine to hand you this letter. just know that i am sorry you had to see what they did to me. i didn't tell you what they were talking about for a reason. if you knew, they would torcher you just to find out about the plans. although i am in fact dead now, i still care deeply about you. take good care of mama and the girls. father and i are now gone and i will watch over you as your are the man in the family. you are stronger and more intelligent than you think you are. promise me that you will do your best to survive. remember, look at the soldiers straight in the eyes and speak clearly as well as loudly. show that you can work and you will do great. i miss you more than you can imagine my baby brother. you will stay in my heart forever. it killed me to write this letter when i was still alive. i have hid some jewelry that you could trade in for food. if you go into the my room, underneath some boards, there will be a bag. the board will be hard to get off because i knew Germans will search our house for anything valuable.

a letter home

Dear romak,
Please let mother know that I am well and alive. I have been sent to a concentration camp and I will find a way to get back to you. It has been hard at the concentration camps and we have very little to eat. I promise you I will survive and come back home. I wish not to worry mother and hope she is doing well. I miss you all terribly and I am sorry this had to happen. I promise you to stay healthy and strong. I will do the work as best as I can in hopes of not getting killed. Please tell mother not to worry and that I will come back. I have made a friend and his name is Aaron. He has talked about escaping and has promised to take me with him. Take excellent care of mother and the girls. I hope to see you soon.

sorystarter #3

the sounds of heavy foot steps echos in the empty hallways as the cool crisp wind blows around the Mint High School football field. Maddie shivered, pulling her jacket closer to her petite body. it was now 10:30 and the game ended at 7:00. her mother was now 3:30 min. late and it was getting chilly out in the winter night. Maddie looked at her watch for the 15Th time that night. she would have called her mom but her phone had died and did not have a charger with her. she could not believe that she was the last one at school and wished she could just go home and snuggle in her big fluffy bed with her Pomeranian puppy. which she got a month ago. hot chocolate, a warm bed, a fire place... Maddie found her self dozing off.the next thing she knew, her mom was gently shaking her shoulder saying, "Maddie, honey, its time to go home."

20 years from now : laurie sanders:

20 years ago, i was part of a group called the wave. we did many things, but it did not work out. i always knew it wouldn't but no one would listen. it was as if they were brainwashed. although it started and ended many years ago, it feels like it was just yesterday. i keep telling myself, it did not change any one's future but i keep wondering what happened to everyone after we graduated. i know i started a terrific life teaching, but what about Amy or David. or even Robert. i wonder what he's been doing lately. he changed so much after the wave and during. i don't think the wave did so much that changed us positively but Robert did change a lot. he got a lot more confidence. i never thought that something like the wave could change a single person. well my students are in from their break so maybe next time i will tell you more.