Design studio this week was quite productive; during the time allotted to me I organized and listened to my interview with Julian, finding and using the quotes I felt were most important and best related to my profile. My work on this project had mostly been finished last week, but there was still work to be done on Monday, which is when I eliminated the bulk of my work. This week I also worked on the beginning of a new story, called “The One-Eyed King.” I’ll continue to work on it a little bit before I describe the plot, but it’ll be something I haven’t done before, and I’m excited to see what I can do! I’m going to keep writing short stories throughout the rest of the year, as I find it good exercise and good fun. I will probably put on hiatus the script I was working on–although I’m happy with the topic and have had fun writing it–as I feel short fiction is more realistic, achievable, and fun to brainstorm for. Plus, I’ll be learning the basics of screenwriting in college, and I may end up reading my screenplay in disgust, shaking my head at all mistakes I couldn’t have known about.
I’ve also been thinking this week about my Social Science Research project, soon to become my National History Day project. I plan on continuing and improving my Jonestown documentary, as it perfectly fits the theme: triumph and tragedy in history. I’ll continue to consider the ways I can improve this project in the future, and I’m excited to give it its final debut.
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