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Hello. For this final Game Changers AP, I will be telling you all about Help, We’re Alive!  - a game by SM, BD, and me. In the game, Help, We’re Alive! , one of two players is a group of scientists that are researching an alien life-form on a space station. Another team is a group of hackers who shut down the space station's power that released the alien from its stasis chamber. It is up to both teams to restore the power and get the Keycard to escape the space station before the other team does, without being caught by the alien. This game is recommended for families and friends, ages 12+, who like team building activities. The lesson of the game is that it is better to work through certain situations together than to do them alone. Link to the Rules Here The first draft of  Help We're Alive!  started out having all four players on the same team, and the alien with its own track that it follows. We did not want this game to be the same thing over and over aga...

Hello! For this second unit of Ollywood, we have been studying the elements of post-production. These elements involve editing, sound, and acting. For this second Action Project, me and my partner, BA, critiqued the movie Lincoln in the style of Siskel and Ebert. Lincoln was a film released in 2012 that was directed by one of the most influential personalities in the history of cinema, Steven Spielberg. He has an extraordinary number of critically acclaimed credits to his name as a director, producer, and writer. If you are looking for a good historical drama film, Lincoln is the movie for you. It has intensity, dramatic lighting, a stellar cast, and wonderful acting. I focused on the lighting and framing, and my partner focused on the acting and costume/set design. We comment on each other's ideas throughout the video, like the late and great movie critics - Siskel and Ebert. Pardon me if I speak a bit slow, it is just something that happens when I am in front of a camera. I hope...

In the first unit of the Humanities elective term, Ollywood, we have been learning about the elements of pre-production. Pre-production comes before a movie is made. Two important roles in pre-production are the Location Scout and Production Designer. Location Scouts find places where a movie or scenes from a movie can be filmed. We went on a field experience to Lower Wacker Drive where a chase scene from The Dark Knight and Blues Brothers were filmed. We took pictures of places where one could possibly shoot a movie. Production Designers help the setting, background, and characters stand out with props and costumes. For this AP, we were assigned to watch one of a selection of movies and summarize the plot, characters, dialogue, inspiration, stage production, and costume design through our observations. I chose to analyze the 1985 classic - Back to the Future. I hope you enjoy! -------------------- Wdwdbot. (2016) "Back to the Future Logo" Back to the Future begins w...