Starting the Final Task

 

Hello to anyone out there taking note of my progress. My name is Taelor Barnes and I am 17 years old. I have an older sister and a dog that has grew up with me since my parents first got her when I was 6. Academically, I am in the eleventh grade at Fort Lauderdale high school. Since ninth grade I have been waiting to take this class; it is one of the most intriguing courses I've heard about and discussed with my guidance counselor. Many of my friends have taken it in prior to the 2020/2021 school year and they have only had good things to say about it. As for the final task, I have chosen to complete it by myself. A few factors went into my decision. The main factor that led to me doing the task was the condition of the global pandemic going on right now. I don't know how long Covid-19 will be out there as well as the extent it's effect on any of my potential partners. I feel doing the project alone would be the safest thing for myself and my family. I don't want to inadvertently catch the virus and unknowingly give it to my loved ones because I know how detrimental the virus could be on compromised immune systems. I also don't want The second reason for my decision is, because of my tendency to be overbearing. Some times I can be controlling or a perfectionist, which may be annoying to some people but that's just how I operate for things as serious as this. I like to be the creator director for my school projects and most times people can't complete understand my ideas. I am also at fault because I can't put what I picture inside my head, into words. I'm more of a "show-er" and not a talker sometimes. Ever since I could understand and interpret movies, I have been obsessed with knowing everything about them. I hyper fixate on many different movies, shows, and books that I watch. One of my favorite movie series are the Marvel movies. I'm obsessed with knowing everything about how a film is created and the work that is being put in to make a film perfect. For weeks will I study filming techniques on YouTube, just to get some insight on the production of a film. Surely, anyone reading this post would understand how passionate I am about it. See you in the next one!



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