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Critical Reflection

  CCR     My short film (Are The Cameras Still Rolling?) was about a group of teenagers who are actors. After filming Ameila, one of the actors, poses the questio n: Do you ever wonder if were still being recorded? The group dismisses the idea but later finds out she was right. My film mildly addresses the issue of the privac y of celebrities and well-known people. People have always idolized celebrities and over time it has gotten worse with the advancement of technology, the internet , and social media. Videos and pictures are shared between people and what someone records can easily end up online for all to see. My short film represents “famous” individuals and allows audiences to understand that these people see things differently than them and it can be uncomfortable .   For my short film I created a websit e, post card, and Inst a gram to promote and give updates on the film . To fit the theme of being recorded and watched through a device, every ...

Are The Cameras Still Rolling? | A Jahziah Defoe Film

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Hello and welcome to or welcome back to my blog! My short film is finished!! It has been a long and wild ride, but I am so proud of the finished product. I hope you enjoy watching as much as I did. https://youtu.be/5FXfjBjDomg?si=NCE-6FVSbNTORM87  https://jahziahadefoe.wixsite.com/are-the-cameras-stil 

Re- Filming

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Hello and welcome to or welcome back to my blog! You may be wondering: I thought she finished. Well I did but the entire portion of the park scene was glitchy. I texted my friends in our group chat to see if they could re-film this one scene and we all agreed on today. Then things took a turn. First I wasn't able to find a ride to pick up the food that the kids would need to eat. I also didn't have any money because I spent most of it on the last scene. This didn't upset me too much because I could just grab some of the snacks I have at my house for them to eat. Later my mom came home but by the time she got here everyone started to show up. On our way to the park it started to rain. How about a string of bad luck. I started to get overwhelmed because this is due soon and I don't have the location from before. My sister said we could do it at the dinning room table in our house but it didn't give the same effect to me. In the end, my moms boss let us go back there a...