Lyrical Livelihood

Mr. Sanderls GT class is starting music videos. We are going to get into teams and make are own music videos! Im really excited because for this new project because I think we will have more freedom and that way we can be more creative and unique. To start, all songs make me feel a certain way. My favorite song lyrics makes me feel really happy and awake. These song lyrics make me feel happy and awake because of its beat and what they are saying in the song. Music that makes me feel happy and awake is my favorite kind of music because it just changes the way I feel and react. I also like music that I can relate to, that way I can understand the song overall.

My team and I picked the song "See You Again" by Furious 7. We picked it because it was dedicated to the famous Paul Walker and we think that it's a song that everyone knows and loves. We also like that it is really touching and it makes us have feelings. The beat to it and the way it is created is really awesome. In the beginning, It starts off slow and sad but then it goes into a rap or a more fast beat, and I think that it makes the song better and one of a kind because usually most songs have just about one feeling or beat. Overall, I just think that this song is really cool and perfect for a music video!

I think that every song has their own meaning or "visual story". Our song is more on the sad side and is kind of depressing in a way. The "visual story" that our music will tell is about missing someone who mabey has died or just when your missing someone in general. If you didn't know Paul Walker passed away recently and that's what this song is about. Our music will also tell you that its okay to be sad or depressed at times and that you should be strong. Lastly, our music would also tell that you just have to think of the good times you had with that person when your feeling down. To wrap up this post, I think that this project is going to be really fun and is a great way to end off the year!
Musician:Wiz Khalifa

Our Animation Story

 The latest project that Mr. Sanderl''s GT class is doing is animation. We have been working on these animation videos with are teams. Each video has its own focus statement that tells one persons story on the team. Our focus statement is "Taylor Defends Herself" and this story is based on my experience or story. Our focus statement tells my story because I have had experience in bullying before and it's something that is not good at all and my team and I think that this would help people realize that they should make an effort to stop bullying and to realize what it does to us and how it makes us feel.

Our goal for our animation video was too make it so that 5th graders can understand it. Bullying is something that everyone knows about so they should be familiar with this. They also could of had experience in bullying and could relate to this. The lesson are audience will learn is to not be afraid to stand up for yourself and to not bully because this makes us feel down and upset in the inside and to learn that there is nothing wrong with telling people how you really feel. Our audience will learn this by hopefully getting really touched by the video and overall just learning that bullying is not good.

During this whole project my team and I have been through some ups and downs. We would get frustrated and tired. But we also had those moments where we laughed and had a good time. Some of the worst moments we had as a team was getting on task and finishing our work. Eventually, we had gotten are work done and I would always try my best to get everyone on task. Some of the best moments as a team that we had is that we were always able to have fun and to figure things out together, mostly every time were together we are having a good time. Another "best moment" that we had as a team is that we were always able to work together. Overall, I think we make a great team!

Animation Outtakes

The project that Mr. Sanderls GT class is doing at the moment is animation. This project is being split up into teams of four. My teammates for this project are Jaesha Mata, Jasmine Laplante, and
Meagan Mahikoa. Each of them have something that is unique about them. Two interesting facts about Jaesha is that she travels a lot and like to play football! Two interesting facts about Jasmine is that she went to Canada and when she was younger her sister sliced her finger really bad and now it does not look normal. Two interesting facts about Meagan is that she loves to surf and play volleyball! I think we make a great team!

There are two kinds of animation, like stop-motion and GIF. The one with the ball bouncing is an example of a GIF and the other one is an example of a stop-motion animation. Stop-motion animation is an animation technique that makes like the object is moving by itself. GIF stands for Graphics Interchange Format. For GIF animations you can use a variety of colors and customize it how ever you want. We just stared with a ball bouncing to keep it simple and easy.

For this project are story had to be a similar story that one of our teammates have had experience in. We are telling mostly my story because I have been bullied before and I know what its like. I say "mostly" because everyone in our team has been bullied before we just wanted to base the story more on my experience. You all should care because bullying is a very serious situation that a lot of people have been going through and we don't think its right to bully. Another reason why you should care is because when people get bullied constantly they tend to hurt themselves and no one wants anyone to hurt themselves because of bulling. WE THINK ITS NOT RIGHT TO BULLY! I think that people don't realize what their doing to other people. People come to school scared of someone because they are getting threatened. To wrap up this post, We think that bullying is not right, so my team and I wanted to make are story based on bullying.