MOVING FORWARD

 Hello, blog!!! I'm very excited to announce that we have officially started to post on the IG account for the project 

@________Plutotheband on INSTAGRAM

During class, we decided that it was a good idea to start posting on the social media page since the song wasn't done yet, and working on the music video was kind of impossible... so we did it!

First, we came up with a cool aesthetic way to introduce the band and we decided we wanted to keep the purple and red theme they have going on on their logo on the social media as well.

Here's what I came up with after playing around with photoshop, Canva, and Picsart...

The main idea was to have the focus in the center, that's why the logo is in the middle, and have things that represent the band as well. To the right, we have 3 guitarists, which Is the number of guitarists the band has, and to the left the drums and the microphone!

We also updated the bio... nothing much just wanted to give them credit hehe

During the same day we posted those pics, later that day we decided that we should keep posting and how we wanted to actually introduce each member of the band individually so we asked the and for:

 

 Could send any pitures of them playing their instrument and  a small caption with who they are, how they decided to make pluto and  if posible a picture all together as a band. 

Pics should be getting to us soon so watch out for those on the social media page and obviously our blogs 

DEMO-lition update

Hello there blog readers, Today Saturday we had gotten a short but exciting video from some of the band members of Pluto that got together to practice the song, which means they are soon getting ready to record the demo!!!!1

I asked them if when they had a date for the recording day, we (Gerardo ana and I) could pull up to take some footage for the social media and also listen to the song, and talk more in-depth about the video hopefully storyboard a little just to have an idea in mind. Either way, I will update here.

here's what they sent us

Not gonna lie!

THAT WAS SO FREAKING GOOD

I'm very much beyond excited because I'm seeing some really good progress here and was very privileged to be working with people with so so much talent. I cannot wait to listen to the whole song with the lyrics and all the band members together!

PAZ

being clear, updating and talking

 Hey blog!

So we were talking to the band and they still had a couple questions about what exactly we needed from them, how and when we could all meet up and talk face to face, and all that.

Their main question was the due dates, obviously,  this project depends a lot on the timing and that's why we spend so much time planning and preparing accordingly for this. For all A-level kids, the final due date is  4/10/22 aka APRIL 10TH. We had previously explained this to them but we went through the web blog possible schedule route which might have been confusing to them. 

    After talking about the due date, they mentioned that they don't have a date set for the recording of the demo. This is okay because we have time right now but hopefully soon they can get together and record it for us to start thinking further and brainstorm more ideas after hearing the song. 

here's once again what we are going to be specifically doing for the band and our project:

A promotion package for the release of an album, to include a music video (major task), together with an official

social media page for the band or artist(s) and a digipak for the album’s release (minor tasks).

For the social media page, I think Ana, Gerardo, and I are going to start planning what posts to make. My ideas right now are kind of all over the place but I think it is necessary to introduce the band members and their instrument, tease the song and come up with random/possible pop-ups. WE still haven't touched it but I do believe the time is approaching. 

Black cat > Smelly cat

Hello blog friends,   

Alright after thinking about it I decided that I wasn't going to post the lyrics of the song... but I could post a short part like a sneak peek...

here it is : 

Smelly cat, smelly cat

what are they feeding you?

smelly cat, smelly cat

it's not your fault

...kidding 

That is smelly cat, the song Phoebe sings in the show Freinds at the cafe her and her friends always go to, which obviously doesn't compare to Plutos´s Black Cat single... it was just humor

Here's a part of the chorus of the song:

Arrows in my head

I think I am the living dead

Recall

All my 

Mishaps

Break the 

Mirror

See the 

Black cat 

These are part of the official lyrics of the song, were excited to promote and make this music video for them.

WE have been talking about the demo I mentioned on one of my posts below, they haven't gotten to it yet, which is understandable, school and music are hard to balance, but hopefully, we do get to hear something soon!

DEMO SOON????!!!

Hey Blog! Let me introduce you to two of the 5 band members of PLUTO1 this to the right is Mia, the drummer (glasses), and jade the guitarist (blue mask).

We recently talked to the band about when we could hear the song they are working on, which is their first original song ever. Props to them because composing is not as easy as it looks. In this picture the band came together to practice and talk about the project, they told us that they will most likely record the demo of the song next weekend and we will be able to listen to it for the first time and see what we will be working with for the music video

They also sent us the lyrics of the song just so we have some background info of what it is about... I'm not sure if I should post it tho but we do have it! The song is called "Black cat" and we are beyond excited to work with the members of Pluto and make a sick music video!! 

PAZ!

"LETS ROCK AND ROLL" says the white middle aged father of 2 kids as they get in the car to do some crazy 3 day road trip

Hey blog, Listen, I know a lot about music, I'm really passionate about it, I love me some music sheets and some classic jazz, a good melody, guitar solos, you name it. I love it.  Rap, R&B, pop, jazz, house, alternative hip hop, see, that's... that's my thing... Rock, however, I know very little about it. You know, just the basics, Nirvana, Queen, Guns N Roses, AC/DC, Aerosmith, KISS. So here it is, MY research about ROCK!

WTH is ROCK?

The actual definition of rock from the dictionary is:  "a form of popular music that evolved from rock and roll and pop music during the mid and late 1960s. Harsher and often self-consciously more serious than its predecessors, it was initially characterized by musical experimentation and drug-related or anti-establishment lyrics."  Rock was one of the most popular forms of music for decades before hip hop became more mainstream. After rock gained many fans, it also gained many subgenres:

• Blues Rock AKA Rock ´N Roll
• Punk Rock
• Classic Rock

All these subgenres led to rock being defined by its aesthetic than any specific musical features, except the electric guitar, that one is used in all subgenres. Crazy right? Rock is rebellious, experimental, free, rebellious, and energetic. Many artists aspire to achieve these feelings in their songs, which is normal because, over the years, musicians have been inspired by the sound of rock.

https://musicaldictionary.com/what-is-rock-music/ 

SOCIAL INFLUENCE

The rock genre has had a significant influence on the world we have lived for since it was introduced to the public. The introduction of rock brought many positive impacts in fashion, and film, not only that but gave musicians more opportunities and has also helped the community by creating events like LIVE AID, which was a charity event millions of people attend, to have fun, and help the feminine community in Africa.

LIVE AID

A well-known Rock music concert whose purpose was to help the feminine relief in Ethiopia and Sudan.

 

Live Aid used digital technology to inspire all citizens of the world to take action on one problem. This was the largest television broadcast in 1985,  with an estimated 19 Billion users across 150 Nations watching live, this is a huge deal because technology was just starting to develop.

FASHION X ROCK

Rock stars changed fashion forever. They created a new style that is known as Punk fashion. This style is based on beaten up jean jackets, a lot of silver jewelry, remarkable hairstyles, very dark colors, exaggerated pieces, and crazy makeup. 

 Brands like Saint Laurent, Vivienne Westwood, John Varvatos, Chanel, and Valentino have all been inspired by the rock genre throughout the years.

BEST ROCK BANDS          

    

THE ROLLING STONES:

 English rock band formed in London in 1962. They were together for 6 decades. They are one of the most enduring bands of the rock era. They are said to have defined what "ROCK" really was. 

ORIGINAL MEMBERS:

• Mick Jagger (Harmonica)
• Keith Richards(Bass Guitar)
• Brian Jones(Guitar)
• Bill Wyman(Bass Guitar)
• Charlie Watts( Drums)

MOST FAMOUS SONGS:

• Paint it black
• Satisfaction
• Sympathy for the devil

QUEEN 

British Rock band was formed in London in 1970. Became popular because of their singles and live performances. They were voted The greatest British Band of all time in a national BBC poll. They performed at Live Aid and were also voted as the best performance in the show.  My personal favorite band

ORIGINAL MEMBERS:                                               

• Freddy Mercury (Piano) 
• Brian May (Guitar)
• John Deacon (Bass Guitar)
• Roger Taylor (guitar)

  MOST FAMOUS SONGS:

• Another one bites the dust
• Bohemian Rhapsody
• Dont stop me now
• Under Pressure
• We Will Rock You

PERSONAL FAVORITES:

• Cool cat
• Princes of the Universe
• Killer queen
• Play the game

PLUTOS INSPIRATION:

PAPA ROACH

        NOTHING BUT THIEVES

MANESKIN

P A Z !

SOCIAL MEDIA DEVELOPMENT

Heyy blog!  whats up After talking with the band for the whole first time and explaining the whole project situation, we came to the conclusion that  managing their social media would be a little complicated since for the project we do have to "make up" some stuff like:

• Tracklist 
• Vinyl/ CD
• Fake concert dates
• etc

    However, we still gave them permission to post whatever "true" content we will be making for the band in  their actual social media page on Instagram. The official band account is @pluto.theband  On Instgram.

You can check them out, they have some pretty neat content already, have participated in different events like Homecoming, International fest, which are both school events, and The priorities music pop up in a restaurant in Oakland park.

They also have the @ of the members of the group linked  in the bio as an introduction of the band and have different highlight that also show their work. 

Ana, Gerardo, and I, already took the first step of what would be the official MEDIA PROJECT SOCIAL MEDIA  for the band!  Here we will be working on promoting the band and some more cool things like behind the scenes, Sessions on the studio,  and more! we have so many ideas and are very excited about it. 

Heres the LINK to get to our media page, it is public and hopefully it would be more filled by th eend of the year!

 The username is @________pluto the band just in case the link doesn't work...

 BTW, is 8 lowerspace because pluto would be the 9th planet  in our solar system! 

STAY UPDATED!

PAZ 

The best Dwarf planet

  Welcome back!  Today I'm introducing you to the story about how I found a band to work with for our project!

    

It all started after my astronomy teacher decided to have a group project about the planets in our solar system. Including satellites, rocks and meteorites, and dwarf planets.  On the last day of presentations, this one girl in my class called Mia Repik talked about the dwarf planet and how recently Pluto had been classified as one.  As a fun fact, she included that she was in a band called Pluto! There is where it all started. I approached Mia some weeks later to ask if her band would be cool to work on a project for our portfolio, she asked her band about it and they agreed!

BAND LOGO

    After talking and explaining to Mia what the project was about over text, I asked her some questions to know about the band, like who played what instruments, who was their main inspiration, what genre the song they're composing is, and in what genre they usually are most comfortable playing, and if they had any ideas for the video. The basics, just to get to know what we will be working with.  This is what they came up with and shared with our group:

     It is set. 

• we will be working on the rock genre
• have fast-paced aesthetic video
• will work hand in hand with the band members and what they wish their video to look like

We are excited to keep talking with the band, hear the song and start working on this!

 PAZ!

Leveled UP! quite literally

 Hello my dearest blog readers,  this year is A new level, A new project, and A lot of new experiences THIS IS A LEVEL BABYYYY.  I Am very excited

Last Thursday was the first official day where our class started to discuss the project. At A level you can choose from a series of different projects:

• Film promotion
• Music promotion
• Short film
• Documentary 

 I took the decision to work with both my classmates Gerardo Leon and Ana handal, I have worked with both of them before during the course and the outcomes of our projects have not been disappointing. I'm excited for us to work together on THE MSUIC PROMO!  Yes! we all agreed that the music promo could be one of the most fun projects to work on for our final project and we already started talking about potential local bands or artists that would appreciate and enjoy working with us. 

In my next blog post, I will go more in-depth about the band we chose and the story behind how we got in contact with them as well.  

I'm feeling very confident about working with these guys (teammates and band members) But it will certainly be a challenge since working with a 3rd party is not easy, but it will be quite the experience.  The fact that we are working with a band implies that we have to plan accordingly and ahead of time for our outcome to be as clean as possible.  I will update later with a "possible working schedule" 

Also, I was playing around with the blog widgets and found out that I can add my playlist! WHAT! THAT'S SO COOL! I'm a very musical gal so I decided to make a playlist just for the blog, (Should be at the top right of the blog)here are some of the songs that I enjoy the most and that inspire me to write all my blog posts. I'll probably change them from time to time so it's more fun and interactive. I encourage you to take a listen as you read and enjoy your time with me. Trust me, it's worth it to log in to your Spotify account to listen to the playlist, that way you enjoy the whole song and not just the previews.

P A Z!

Oh no! the water supply!!!!!!

 So, as you guys know, I´ve been doing stuff, right...  my big next project wasn't as self-centered as the one I talked about in my last blog post. This was way more interesting and fun! Let me introduce you to...

OUR FILM DISTRIBUTION PROJECT!

I say "OUR" because lucky for me, I had the privilege to work with 2 other amazing classmates that I enjoyed working with so much, Kaylie Fretwell and Maria Peacock! 

For this project, my group received 3 short stories from a creative writing class in which we had to decide to bring 1 of them to life! We decided to step out of our comfort zone and do something we had never done before; an action film. 

The story was a little...weird, but we worked through it and did a pretty decent job. Our film was about a vigilante, Raith, who returned to being a vigilante after an old friend and villain, Crimson, reemerged back into the public eye to, for some reason, poison the city's water supply. It was a story written by Amad Rizvi (we did not meet him, but he does deserve the credit). Rizvi had originally named the film "Sinners Past" but we changed it to "Crimsons wave" because we wanted to incorporate the poisonous water supply theme of the piece. 

For this project, we were only assigned to work on 2 things, a teaser for the movie and a trailer. Now, with so much in our hands, my group and I started working right away, we 1st researched the hell out of the action genre and watched different trailers and teasers for some of the best-marketed action movies. Shang Chi and, BABY DRIVER, created dialogues, talked about miscenesene elements, cast and characters, costume design, who was going to edit, and all the stuff that goes behind the scenes. 

We came to the conclusion that it would have been a good idea to make Maria play Crimson´s character, and Kaylie, Raith´s character. That way we had more control over the characters since you know, every mind is a different world. When we finally decided on each of the character's costumes, Maria and Kaylie took some pictures for us to work on our key art! Maria is the brain behind the Key art, here's what after brainstorming for some time about the colors, outfits, and poses she put together for part of the distribution 

They're awesome right!??? The keyart on the left would be distributed as our print one, which includes film festivals, small showings, even maybe movie theaters that's why it includes some credits, at the bottom, and even the release date. On the right, however, would be our key art for online distribution, it is noticeable that this one is more condensed and is appealing to the eye which can help whoever is scrolling online to stop for a second or even enough time for them to check out the teaser or watch the trailer.

As soon as Maria had a rough idea of what she was going to do with the posters, we started to throw ideas around for both the teaser and the trailer. Kaylie and maria had really good ideas that were all over the place but somehow made sense for us. Since I was the one in charge of editing I suggested we storyboarded, which really helped all of us to have a good view of what our final project could look like.

 

                                                            QUALITY IS S#%T Sorray m8

Honestly, I hate doing stick figures on silly tiny rectangles, but I do it for my future self, I knew that I didn't storyboard this project was going to go to S#%T, and my future self thanks to my past self for that! THANK YOU. Because without that I could have not edited with both of our amazing TEASER and TRAILER. 

Teaser rundown from editors POV:  As an amateur editor, I  was scared for my life, I have a very basic knowledge of Premiere Pro, and not going to lie I was scared my group was going to think my editing skills stank. However, that's life, it was challenging yet It was the most fun I've ever had while editing. Personally, I realized how much I enjoy editing and how fun it is to bring the footage together and create something interesting and intriguing. Since the teaser was a little more slow-paced than the trailer it wasn't as hard, but since it was the first one I did, I was very self-conscious of my abilities. Not to brag but I did pretty well IMO.

    Most challenging things for the teaser:

• Some of the footage quality was A$$, which made me mad
• Finding a good song that wasn't copyrighted that fit the theme/ genre         

Trailer rundown from editors POV:  Recording was really fun, we went out to a park in public to record, it was harsh because it was outside so the lighting in some clips was different, there was a lot of background noise in some clips, but it was productive and we got lots of footage. Once again, I was very much scared for my life because I'm not a Pro at Premiere Pro. It was very time-consuming, cutting clips for the fast-paced editing, fixing the timeline, making the audio match the scenes, making the dialogue hearable (did not work too well), finding a good font, god damn it was SO much work! But loved every second of it, I was so invested in seeing the final product. 

    Most challenging things for the Trailer:

• I have no idea how to fix audio on premier pro after 100000 YouTube videos
• Way too much footage that wasn't necessary; it was annoying going through all the clips to see what worked and didn't 
• Spent way too much time trying to figure out transitions and didn't even use them... #fail

    I would say this was a great learning experience, I didn't think I would enjoy editing so much before doing this but now I'm open to whatever comes next! About the hero, however, there was definitely so many things we could have done way better, which after doing the class critiques, helped us see the thing we were missing, like maybe focusing more on Kayilies character (Raith) since she was supposed to be the hero, she deserved a little more spotlight. I'm glad we got to learn more about distribution and be selective and careful on the way things are thrown out for the consumers. 

that's it for this blog!

PAZ!

who the hell is that chick??

 Hey blog!

Do you know who you are?  neither do I... but, my amazing media teacher gave us a lesson on brand identities during one of the first weeks of school. She proceeded to assign my class a project to develop our image, who we are, our purpose, and all that jazz. It was hard, but it made me realize lots of things, like things that I enjoy, the people I like to be surrounded by, my beliefs and aspirations for the future. 

This was my brand logo (top right),  this was supposed to represent me the best, and no, I didn't want to go for my name as my logo because I thought that was...overheard and boring. I  decided to chose "RADIOACTIVE"  This logo shows my essence, who I am. When something is radioactive is usually unstable, which I am, but in an emotional way, I cry a LOT, and I'm not scared of showing vulnerability. On the same note though, I'm very energetic, expressive, and noticeable when I have/want to. I feel like this logo somehow represents my personality traits. In addition, it represents my love for art (music and paintings) some of you probably dont know this but, I was born in Venezuela, and one of Venezuela's greatest artists is Carlos Cruz Diez, he was like the master of kinetic art, and is one of my favorite artists.

I think this year I might take some inspiration from all the different color palettes Cruz Diez used in his art. It s so perfect yet different in every way and angle you look at it. That's what I'm trying to reach for this year, I want to be able to understand every aspect of my creations and make them work out together like Carlos Cruz Dieses' colors work together to form a beautiful piece of art.

This was honestly one of the coolest projects I've ever done since I had never sat down and thought about myself on such a deep level. The craziest thing to think about is how now I look back at this project and I think this one slide I presented is the most real one and the one I will probably stick to for a long time.

(INFO FROM SLIDE 5 OF MY IDENTITY PROJECT PRESENTATION BELLOW)

WHAT DOES RADIOACTIVE WANT TO COMMUNICATE?

● Being curious isn't annoying, it's interesting and cool, showing interest is amazing, acting like you dont care is LAME

● Get inspired, that is the first step to being original.

STAY CURIOUS. 

PAZ!

They always come back...

     Hey blog!!!!! Its been a while since I posted on here, but it´s official, im back for good.  Its  finally 2022, my graduation year, an even number, and also the year where I will be creating more quality content and will be, of course, blogging about most of my experineces to documnet my processes of certain projects, specially my  final High school portafolio for Aice Media A level!

    Im excited to see what this year will bring, what new things I can learn, what new things will  inspire me,the  new people ill meet, more hard work, and lots of content!

    Hope all my millions of followers keep along with my new journey and enjoy the content this year will bring us!