Ready for Round 2

Up until the age of 13, I had never ridden on a rollercoaster of high intensity and especially not any with loop-de-loops. But when I visited Universal's Themed Parks with my older sister (for the first time without parental supervision) I dared the challenge. We ran to the big green Incredible Hulk Coaster when the park opened to avoid any lines and, once we got on the ride, I had the time of my life shooting through the air and going around in loops till the end. Walking off the ride, I could barely stand up straight, my head was spinning, but to my surprise, I wanted to ride again. So we went for Round 2. 

That's what this is. I'm back on board this rollercoaster course and excited to take on more. In my "It's been a wild ride" post that I wrote at the end of the AS course I mentioned never having worked with film before my portfolio project but hoping to become more involved with the art. Since then, a film I worked on with a team of 10 people from my high school was screened in this year's All American High School Film Festival (largest international HS student film festival) where we competed in the Film Invitational Complete Experience (10 weeks of pre-production, 3 days to shoot and edit in NYC) and placed in the Top 10 as finalists (but our critics revealed we were actually runner ups behind the grand prize winner). I worked as the Assistant Director and Set Designer and during it I realized just how incredibly valuable my knowledge I learned in AICE Media was to me. This was a huge experience for me and I'm looking forward to continuing this newfound film side later in the year. In my last year of high school, I hope I come out standing tall (and just a little bit dizzy).