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I bet a lot of you are wondering, “why do platypi lay eggs?” and truly I don’t have the answer to that; a question I do have the answer to, however, is why I chose my best friend as my project partner. The first decision I had to make when embarking on this project, is whether I would do it alone or not. Teachers often say that students shouldn’t be in a group with friends because they just slack off, but that isn’t the case. Early on Jake and I knew that we wanted to work together on our advanced portfolio assessment because we make for a really good team - not to brag or anything -. In this post, I discuss the qualities that we based our decision on.
Communication Is Key
When working with partners, having good communication is super important. Clear communication sets expectations, creates a stronger team and improves morale. It can also help save precious time; when both people are on the same page, it’s harder to make mistakes in individual work or take bad decisions alone which could affect the overall quality of the piece. This leaves more time to work on perfecting the production and ensuring that all the accompanying components are the highest quality we can make them. Because of our friendship, clear communication is already present in our everyday interaction; it’s embedded as one of the cornerstones of our relationship, making it easier for us to share ideas or criticism.
We’ve Worked Well In The Past
Jake and I have worked on other projects in the past; we've filmed a music video (for our class), a documentary (for our school teachers & staff), and XXX. Last year while working on our individual foundation portfolios, we gave each other tons of feedback during the production process which -I think I speak for both of us when I say- helped us a lot to improve our projects. In addition, we have each have skills that complement each other; most notably, Jake can act -like really act, he's a lead on every theater show I've seen him in and I've seen a lot of them- and I've been known to have an act for storytelling and a good eye cinematography -or so I like to think!-. We have also worked in leadership positions together; thus, we can separate the personal from the academic - which can be a huge advantage when we need to be honest with each other about our work-.
Can’t Spell F-U-N without “U”
Who better to spend sleepless editing nights and long shooting days with than your best friend? It's our senior year and we want to have fun doing what we love which is making media! We're both going into the media & communications fields in college - at least partially because of our love for AICE Media & our amazing teacher- and we want to make this an unforgettable experience!
We have planned our first brainstorming session for next week! Time to get the creativity going!
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