First Blog Post- Movie Making

In high school everyone always seems to be famous, or in some cases infamous, for something. Some people become known for their excellence in sports or in the classroom. Others might be known as the class clown. My friends and I were known as the movie makers.
If someone were to visit my Facebook page they would notice that I have a large number of videos posted. These videos are not the short little webcam videos that friends will occasionally leave on each other’s wall, but videos that take up a full five to ten minutes. You can see music videos, reenactments of battles, infomercials, and even retellings of Shakespearean plays all taking place within the confines of a Cleveland suburb. The surprising thing is that there would be more movies if a few of the music videos had not been removed for “copyright infringement”. These removed videos have become a bit of an urban legend around Westlake, Ohio.
You may ask how I became involved with these potential Oscar winners. The answer is that we have a lot of costumes and props at my house. With a seemingly endless supply of Nerf guns and swords at our disposal, it seemed only natural that my house would be the location for an on screen retelling of World War II’s the Battle of the Bulge. After a day of epic, Spielberg-esque filmmaking, it was decided that any other school project that required a video would be filmed on location in scenic West Hedgewood Drive.
The next summer, the simple feet of a friend lip-synching to a song while driving spawned a whole new dimension of possibilities for . We were going to make a music video. It seemed so simple: think of some songs that everyone knows, get a camera, and make a music video for it. How could we have not thought of it before? The rest of the summer was now occupied.
Watching our videos has been a great way to feel connected with my friends even though we have all gone our separate ways to different schools. It is also exciting to know that once we get out of school for the summer, we will pick up the camera again and get back to work on another masterpiece.