Teens On Politics

Yesterday I interviewed interns from Manhattan Neighborhood Network. I was so nervous but everyone said that I did well. The other interns were so nice it helped me relax a little. They had such great answers to the questions and had a real strong point of view. After me Jazmen had to ask another group of interns from Manhattan Neighborhood Network questions. I was doing audio on that and I helped out the director. The intern from Manhattan Neighborhood Network named Hillary helped me out with the audio. She was so nice and funny that we laughed a lot and we almost thought they could hear us on set. All together the interviews were really fun. Today we came in at 10 and we leaving at 4. I’m going to be going to Columbia University at 5 because its media day there for a girls basketball program. I hope that i can get there on time because this is important to me but if not i guess it will be ok. I feel really down today because i got some bad news. I hope today goes by smooth. Thats it for now,Bye!! ***Tiffany***

Aug.13,2008

The Beginning of The End!

This is almost the end of our internship and i’m so sad that it has to end. I learned so much being here at BCAT. It was a fun and different experience. I hope that we can find a way to have a internship during the school year. I cant believe its ending. Bye!!

Tiffany

Aug. 11,2008

Almost Finished!!

This is the middle of the second to last week. i cant believe it! the ending time is coming up so fast. it was great working here. i wish it did not have to finish. im going to miss all of my coworkers and the experience i have here. but at least im leaving learning something new. and im going knowing BCAT helped me so much. maybe ill get in front of a camera again just because i did it here. and im happy that Carlos said that any time we want to come back that the doors are always open. he might want to take that back once they can never get me out!! lol bye!!

Tiffany

Aug.6,2008

T.O.P.

THE INTERNS STARTED A SHOW THAT WE NAMED TEENS ON POLITICS. YESTERDAY WAS A SLOW DAY BECAUSE ALMOST NO ONE CAME. BUT TODAY WE ARE GOING TO WORK ON THE LOGO. THAT SHOULD BE FUN AND I HOPE THAT THE OTHER INTERNS LIKE OUR LOGO. GRAPHICS IS ALWAYS FUN SO CREATING A LOGO SHOULD BE FUN. I CANT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS MY SECOND TO LAST WEEK, IT WENT BY SO FAST. HOPEFULLY I CAN GET A FALL INTERNSHIP HERE.

TIFFANY

AUG.5,2008

End Of Week 5

i cant believe that  its the end of  week 5 already i kind of feels like we just got here. i’m having so much fun and learning so much that i don’t want 2 leave .  i wish it was an all year round internship because i  really like it here and now i’m thinking this could certainly be something that i want 2 do when i get older.

Tiffany

Aug.1,2008

Interviewing

Aug. 1,2008

Yesterday we had 2 go outside and interview people on how the National Politics affect us locally. I was so nervous that i almost backed out but instead i kept my cool and not only did i interview people on camera but i went first! everyone tells me that i look like a natural and that i look good on camera but im just so nervous that i dont want 2 be on camera. but interviewing was fun. maybe i could do it again but i dont know cameras scare me. my family always tells me that im a character and that im going 2 be an actress, maybe that just might happen. Stephanie said that when she was young she wasnt afraid of cameras but now she is so she thinks maybe ill be the opposite and be comfortable in front of cameras as i get older. we will see!! bye!!!

Tiffany

wow!! i did it!

yesterday was the start of me overcoming my camera shyness. i actually got in front of the camera! we had to practice interviews and it was my turn to be interviewed. i was so nervous but everyone said that i did good and that u could not tell. i cant believe i did that. i am ssssoooo camera shy. i don’t even take pictures for my family. but my mother was so proud of me when i told her what we did. and it would have never happen with out BCAT. Thank u BCAT,BCAT Interns!!

Tiffany july31,2008

Tiffany’s Thoughts On Hip-Hop From Israel and Palestine

i think that the video was to show that hip-hop is the same no matter were its from. in the video the rappers are telling a story just like American rappers. also it brought people together to dance and have fun just like it does anywhere else. also i think its wrong how people judge other people on where they live or the sound of there name. these rappers from Israel were never given a chance because people think they are going to bomb whatever place they perform at although the true is they never even saw a bomb before. i think that especially Americansare really fast to judge people but hate to be judged back. even though them prejudging brings judgment back on them. i feel that these Israel rappers could be as good as jay-z or any other rapper here but would not get a chance to prove that here in the u.s. because of people’s insecurity. and to me that is just not fair. i feel bad for them and it taught me not to judge people before i get to know them because i would not like it if they did that to me. and plus everybody deserves a chance.

july 23,2008

Touching Subject

today when we were helping with a show in the training studio it really touched me. i really related to the subject they were talking about. they were talking about immigrants and non citizens. the were especially focusing on immigrants from the Caribbean. my father and his whole side of the family is from Jamaica and my father is not a citizen. they were saying how the Caribbean immigrants don’t have a voice and that they wanted to change that by showing the government our numbers. it made me want to go out and help them right away because i feel like that affects me. in school i used to always have this argument with my classmates. since i wasn’t born in Jamaica that i wasn’t Jamaican. at first i used to believe them and go home and cry to my dad asking him why i wasn’t a “real” Jamaican. but now i know better i know that i am a true Jamaican. i can talk with the accent and everything!! really i think that at the end of the day we are all human so it shouldn’t matter what race,color, or place of origin.

Tiffany july 18,2008

Tiffany’s Responce To “Creep”

1. What is the plot of the video? the plot of the video is that this guy feels really sad and depressed. i think he is talking to a girl and trying to tell her that he messed up and how he feels about her. he keeps calling himself a creep which means he must have did something bad that he is sorry about.

2. What do you think of the technical quality of the video? i think that the technical quality of the video is good. the video had a lot of good graphics. the scene kept changing during the whole video. it just keep melting away and the effects that the video maker used was cool and it keep me watching trying to see were the main character would end up next.

3. Was the message of the director/animator imparted clearly or not, and why? this is a hard question. it really just depends on how u look at it and what u think the message is. i think that the message was that a guy did something wrong and that now he feels bad. and the song was expressing how he felt. to me that message was very clear. u could tell the message from the words of the song and the characters actions. the fact that the character looked so depressed and sad gave u a feel to what the message was.

4. How effective was the choice of music to the story? the choice of music was very effective. it set the mood for the whole video. it was slow and sad sounding which made u kind of feel how the character was feeling. it mad u wonder what he did to feel this down. and at the same time it told u the story and grabbed u in. and made u pay attention. also maybe it was not the video, maybe my headphones, but the fact the sound was a little low it made u move in closer so u could hear the song. that helps in catching your attention.

5. If you were the director, will you do the video differently? Or not? Explain how and why you would do it. i would not change the video. i would have done everything the same. it sets a precedence, the mellowness of the music and the constant changing of the setting it all goes together. and together it makes this great video so i would leave it all the same. 

6. Can you relate (or not) to the character in the story? Why? Give an example based on your personal experience. well at times i feel, i bet everybody feels, sad and depressed or sorry for something they have done. i just got into an argument with my boyfriend yesterday. i said a lot of mean things to him. and during the night i realized how mean i really am to him all the time. i felt like the character- like i was a creep for what i did.

7. Do you agree (or not) to what happened to the character in the end? Please explain. at the end I’m not to sure about what happen to the character but i think he died. i agree to what happened because it happens all the time. i think that depression can kill u if u live with it long enough because it is a sickness. and it makes u not want to be on the earth some days or makes u feel like u don’t belong were u are. my mom has depression and sometimes when she wakes up she feels so sad and so depressed for no reason at all. i think the end was the real message, now that i think about it.

8. If you were to make your own version, what do you think are the challenges that you are currently facing? i think right now I’m facing peer pressure and trying to fit in instead of being myself. also i think right now i take a lot of things and people for granted and that i feel like i can treat my family and friends anyway i want and they will still be there. also I’m at the rebellious stage so I’m kind of thinking of going against everything my parents say even if i know its wrong.

9. If you are facing low morale or burnout, how do you deal with it? i thinik u deal with it by thinking of the good things u do and not the bad. or trying to do something that u think is out of ur reach so u can see that u are worth something and that u can make it. or maybe it is just having a good support system that will help u throught it and keep incouraging u. 

july 17,2008