AICE Media Studies AS- King, M

                 Creativity has been a powerful force that has existed since humans have and has always found a way to flourish  under even the  toughest  of  constraints.   Creativity has always been a force that has been able to show its elements in a variety of ways. Throughout the natural  world, creativity is present and humans have found a way to bring it into their  homes,  workplaces , classrooms, and life .   For  my portfolio project, I have chosen to pursue the magazine option, as discussed in my previous blog,  I feel for multiple different reasons that a magazine will give me  more  crea tive  flow .   I n addition to looking at what others have done in the field  have done  that lacks the creativity  needed to succeed and what others have done  right but  may need to look at  different ways to raise the bar.   ...

  To Team or Not To Team I have arrived at the decision that I will be working on my AICE Media Studies magazine cover project alone. Throughout different experiences as well as knowing my own personality traits I think I will be better suited to work independently. I value the dynamic and different ideas that come when working with other people because everyone truly has something unique to offer, however I know that I can get sidetracked very easily. Throughout my school life and outside of school I have been put into groups to work on projects. While some of these projects have been conducive to the productivity of the projects, other group dynamics have hurt the productivity I have. In the “Lost at Sea” an activity we did in class, I got along with everyone in the group and the group dynamic became present very quickly, which I liked, so we weren’t wasting time and were more likely to listen to other people’s ideas and give feedback. I liked hearing everyone’s different per...

 October 1, 2020 In AICE media studies we have gone over the different aspects of our two different project options for our end of year project. We have been analyzing the different aspects of choosing to either create a magazine or an introduction to a movie. We have gone over the different aspects that are entailed within each of these projects as well as the programs that we would need to use to make our magazine or the movie introduction. Personally, I am choosing to do the magazine because I think I will like the writing aspect as well as the pictures and different snippets of information. As seen in the article, Our Place in the Universe: The Importance of Story and Storytelling in the Classroom, stories have been the lifeline of people's entire record of existence. Ancient records of civilizations that rose and fell before today's modern society. The article talks about the importance of, “ critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity”. All these ele...