Intro Blog: Third Time’s The Charm



Hello and welcome back to my blog! I’ve finished my second project and I’m very excited to be back for my final one. While creating the music video, I saw a huge improvement in my editing and filming skills. For instance, I learned how to do a split screen for the first time. I also got to play around with the editing software CapCut and learned how to edit audios. Aside from editing, I got more comfortable with filming and a variety of angles and camera movements. Even though I’ve learned so much, it’s time to push myself even further with my final task!

If there’s one thing I love, it’s a good movie. They have played an important part in shaping me into the person I am today. I remember being one of the first people in line to see Black Panther. I watched it with my cousin and to this day it is favourite movie. Something about the dark room and huge screen combined with the salty taste of buttered theatre popcorn never seems to get old. A lot of favourite memories with friends and family were made inside of a movie theatre. I’ve laughed, cried, gotten angry, and experienced every emotion possible while watching my favourite movies. Film has also played a large part in another passion of mine, dance. It was the movie Barbie and the Twelve Dancing Princesses that got me interested in dance. Many of the dances I’ve done were even inspired by classic movies, such as Aladdin. 

As I work on my final task, I hope that my love for movies shines through and allows me to put forward my best work. Through this project, I want to inspire others to create and use their imagination. I’m so excited for all my fun I’ll have as I challenge myself to get even better. This is Kyra signing off!

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