September Mentorship Post

For the past several weeks I have been mentoring in the I-Poly ROP video class under Mr. Miller. Since I've already taken the class, being a teacher's assistant is helping me get more of an understanding of each aspect of film. So as a TA I have been doing a lot of small work like organizing equipment, charging batteries for cameras, and running small errands. A more bigger role I've done is I have helped with quite a few productions, giving tips, showing groups what to do and how to do it, just overall helping out and teaching a bit of my knowledge here and there. I even played as an actor in quite a few of them. For me personally, Mr. Miller has purposed many ideas for me to do as an individual assignment, furthering my skill and knowledge on film production and more towards my senior project, film editing. So far it's been mostly TA work helping groups and giving input but there are ideas for me better my knowledge of editing to help me with my senior project.

Blog 7: Independent Component 1 Approval

1.  Describe in detail what you plan to do for your 30 hours.

I've been working as a teacher's assistant under Mr. Miller of the ROP video class at I-Poly, I've been given the opportunity to help others learn the basics of what we're learning each week and also help with recent productions they've had. 

2.  Discuss how or what you will do to meet the expectation of showing 30 hours of evidence.

I have done just about 30 hours already attending all his classes for 3 hours a day and twice a week, but to show what I have done I could create a video of what goes on during the classes or have Mr. Miller write what I do for evidence that my hours are real.  

3.  And explain how what you will be doing will help you explore your topic in more depth.

Well since last year I took the class, being a TA could help further my knowledge on not just specifically editing but all around film production. Being a teacher and had worked in the business, Mr. Miller could easily teach me more than I already know. 

4.  Update your Senior Project Hours log.

Blog 6: Second Interview Preparations

1. Who is your mentor and where do they work?

My mentor is Mr. Miller, he is actually the ROP Video teacher at I-Poly but he also has worked on set as a camera operator for NBC.

2. What five questions will you ask them about their background?

• What was your first real job working in the industry?
• Was it difficult getting into doing film? 
• What aspects of film did you work on?
• What was the process getting into film?
• What type of filmmaker did you want to be? 

Blog 5: Mentorship and Research Reflection

1. Mentorship question: Describe your experience in how you found your mentorship?  

For my summer mentorship I was lucky enough to be connected with Christian Abella, a Productions Assistant at MBS, through my mom's co-worker that works at a nail salon, her co-worker happened to be best friends with Christian so asked him if he could let me tag a long for a whole day and show me all that happens in the set and production of the TV series Revenge. 

Since Christian works 5 days a week for 10 hours it would be hard for me to do my mentorship hours there considering I have to go to school and considering he's always on the move at his job driving here and there. So for my mentorship during the school year I got the opportunity to be a TA for Mr. Miller, I-Poly's ROP video teacher. Since I took his class last year he'll be teaching me more advanced things about my topic and will teach me more about the equipment we have. 

2. Research question: What has been your most important article you have read so far and why?

The most important article I have read so far is "To Appreciate the Art of Film Editing, You must Start with a Frame of Reference." by Ann Hornaday. In the article it specifies all the things I need to think about when it comes to film editing, considering that I'm leaning towards the film editing aspect of film this article gave me a lot more knowledge to think about when editing, and questions I should ask myself when editing.