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      Filming is coming along, but a bit slower than expected. As I've mentioned in the past, filming CRT monitors isn't easy due to my phone camera's shutter speed and the CRT's refresh rate. When I film the monitors, my recording flickers and doesn't look good at all. I have to do many takes and hope that it won't flicker. I've also had issues with background noise. When I get a chance to film, my neighbors are usually making some noise outside that can be heard in my recordings. I have to wait quite a while for the noise to stop enough for me to film the scene.      I've already filmed the first scene last night. It was hard to set my phone up so I could get a top-down view of the tape recorder on the table, but I managed. I think the speech I recorded onto the tape is too long so I may have to edit new audio over the scene later. I have filmed about half of the scenes, and should be able to finish soon and begin editing it together.

    Over winter break, I've completed my room and have gathered all props and set them into place. My father and I have built and painted the new shelf and removed the old ones. I have the woodgrain table in my room now as my desk. I have an incandescent lamp above the filming area to provide a more yellow light. I've made sure to make the area period correct so no modern objects are visible. I've begin to film some test takes, making sure some of my ideas will work together. However, many of the ideas I had will not work due to the 2 minute limit. It will have to be more fast paced than what I was expecting. Music will be the last major part of the production, as I need to put together the film first and create the music around it.

      I have made some new decisions. I realize that the scale of my film will be a bit too much for the time that I have, as well as the 2 minute limit. I've decided to narrow down my props. I will only use the Apple //e an d Commodore 64 as the props, and I will use just the Commodore MPS-802 printer in the final scene. I don't have enough time to fix the other props and make them look the best they can. Some components are hard to find and shipping times are longer than usual. I also need to rearrange my bedroom to accommodate the woodgrain table and the rolling desk my Apple //e sits on. Rearranging my room will take quite a bit of time, as my father and I have decided to get rid of the two small shelves in my room and make a large new one. It will create more space in my room, which I need to have in order to begin filming.

  I am  currently  working on props for my film. I have most if not all what I need to begin filming. I recently  acquired  the  cassette deck for the first part of the sequence . It needed some maintenance, so I spent the day yesterday fixing and cleaning it.  It is now ready for filming. I am still waiting on some cables that I need to transfer  my 8-bit computer  music to my laptop for the soundtrack.  The computers that will be featured in the film need some restoration. The Commodore 128, 1902 monitor, and 1571 drive are yellowed due to age , so I must restore the plastic back to the original light beige, since they should look almost brand new in the film.  I also need to code some fake programs to run on them while I film so they look like I'm doing a lot of work  for atmosphere.  I also need to repair the Epson printer for the Apple //e since a capacitor blew up inside of it and needs replacement. I  must ...

  Title: Some titles in consideration are:  The Revolution ,  W hat You See Is What You Get,  It  is I,  See Me , Spotlight , For the Masses   Setting: A small town in Florida, Winter of 1986   Characters:  High school seniors  Walter , Robert (Rob), and Billy . The three are  “tech-savvy” best friends, with Walter being the mastermind behind the virus he plans on unleashing onto computers  across the worl d with Rob and Billy unknowingly contributing to the project.   Actions: Present day Walter plays an audio cassette of an interview from prison . This interview tells the story of Walter’s reflection of his past that led him to  be put in prison .  After a few lines from present day Walter,  it  fades into a scene in  hi s childhood bedroom  with 8-bit computer music playing   throughout .  It is early Sunday morning.  Walter is seen  going through his morning routine sta...

     The importance of creativity  shows when embarking on a journey into something new.  Creativity is the key to rising above others and  creating something unique and special.  The  “Theory of Creativity” TED Talk by Duncan Wardle explained that  creativity  is scarce  in an environment like  work where there is a concrete way of doing something. People in those environments find it hard to think creatively when they don’t have to.  In the  New Introductions activity,  I got to really see why I use my phone apps. I noticed that I like to see what other people are doing and  what is going on around the world that I live in . In the article  “An Interview with Ron  Beghetto : Subtle Nuances of Creativity in Learning and Life” by Michael  Shaugnessy ,  Beg hetto   mentions that creative self-efficacy is shaped by and shapes our  creativity. By having low creative self-efficacy, ...