Teen Film Fest 2010

This is the video that i made this summer to enter in the library's Film Festival. I had a lot of fun making it and am pretty happy with the way it turned out. It also won 5 awards! I couldn't believe it! Thanks to the people (and animals) who played in it! If you haven't already seen them, you can check out our other videos here.

Artist Trading Cards

Ok, i just found this unfinished post that i had started a couple weeks ago, and then forgotten about, so I'll just finish it now.

I have mentioned a few times on my blog, the awesome teen program at our library. Well, a few months ago, they started an artist trading card board on the wall. Artist trading cards a little peices of art on a card the size of a baseball card. There's just a bunch of little clear slots on the wall full of cards. Then you can trade the cards you make for other cards you like. It's been so much fun making cards all the time, and i think it has inspired me to explore lots of types of art that i don't usually make, and i like that. I have collected over 100 trading cards now! I'm so excited! It's one of the things i look foward to every week, just going to the library to see what new art is up on the wall. I took a few pictures of all my cards.....

There was also an article in the paper about the Trading Cards! You can read it here.

Film Festival

This summer at the library, they hosted the first ever Teen Film Fest. At the beginning of the summer, there was a movie-making workshop for a week, that my friends and I went to. In the class we talked about acting, lighting, directing, scripts, sets, all that kind of stuff. It was really cool, and we learned a lot. I had a lot of fun working on our videos. We did all the filming in one day, and I wanna thank the Hubbards for lending us their video camera! The editing took a little longer, but my parents bought iMovie '09 for Bea and I to use and it is AWESOME! It's so much better than iMovie '08 and it was really easy, too. The Film Fest was a red carpet event, and they encouraged everyone to dress up for it. First there was a belly-dancing performance. We had been working on the choreography all summer, but I couldn't be in it since I missed the last practice. Then they showed all the movies. There were 7 in all. After they showed them all every body got to vote for their favorite one, in each category, kinda like the Oscars. It was really cool, and the library might be doing it again next year! They're putting a disc with all of the movies on it for people to check out, too. Well, that's all I have to say for now! Thanks everybody for being so supportive and coming to the Film Festival!


Here's the first video "What's it all Mean?" This one won the award for 'Best Script'
We finally just got it up on YouTube. We had to change the song in the credits because of the copyright. The first time there was no sound. So here it is! Hope you enjoy!



And this second one "What Happened Before?" This one won the award for 'Best Directing', 'Best Acting', 'Best Costuming', and 'Best Picture' Hope you enjoy!



more pictures...

It was a really fun experience, and I can't wait to make more movies now!

Henna!

At the library the other day, we did a Henna workshop. It was really cool! Henna is a type of plant. It is used as a dye. It stays on for a while and then goes away. It did mine on my hand. You just squeeze it out of the little bottle the way you want it. Here's some pictures!


This is what my hand looked like after i put the henna on! It had to be all wrapped up so it would stay nice overnight until i could take it off. It was weird doing stuff with it on though!

And before and after pics! The first one was right after i put the henna on there and is was kinda thick and gloppy. The second picture is after i took the henna off in the morning! It's more of a reddish brown in that picture.

Right now the design is pretty faded, but you can still see it.

Well, I need to get back to packing. I'm leaving for Minnesota in the morning! Bye!

Chinese dragon finger puppet

this week at the library we made chinese dragon finger puppets!
i made mine green =)



they're really cute!



it's made out of felt, a foot of a feather boa, and googly eyes!

i haven't thought of a name for it yet. =)

I haven't blogged in a while so i thought i would just talk about some of the recent things i've done.

i got green streaks in my hair! i like dying my hair bright colors like that.



we used manic panic electric lizard hair dye



and we got a new dog! her name is Lilly. she is a poodle with a lot of fluffy hair! she's really sweet and likes to play. i think Georgia's really enjoying having a doggy friend to play with. they have been getting along really well!

the library has been having monthly belly dancing workshops at the teen program and my friend and i have been going to them. there has been 2 classes so far and i think it's really fun! i decided to get a coin belt of my own.

and i got some bangles. they jingle too!

Today.....

Today we had spanish class. It was fun. We did a review of what we have learned so far. Then i went over to my mom's friend's house to watch her daughter for a couple hours. She's really cute and fun to play with. Then later i gave Georgia a bath! She needed one. Now she's a clean and soft! :) And we went to the library this evening. So that's just what i did today!

Wildcard Wednesday

Today was Wildcard Wednesday at the library. We always do fun stuff. Today we made leaf pendants out of clay. I did a maple leaf. We picked a color of clay. I used orange. Then you have to warm it up in your hands and make it soft. Then we rolled it out and made the shape of a leaf on the clay with a wooden skewer. Then we took the excess clay and made a little snake out of it to make the loop at the top. Then we put this glitter powder stuff on the leaf. It makes it shimmer. Then we baked them in a toaster oven for a little bit. Put on some cord and voila! Now i have a really cool necklace!

Wildcard wednesday

Today wildcard wendnesday started back at the library. They dont do them in the sumer time, just during the school year. Well today we made some marble magnets.

Here is a picture of a few of my magnets






What you need for this project is...

some of those clear marbles that are flat on one side
some old magazines or small pictures of things
small round magnets
scissors
and glue

we had a bunch of old magazines and we looked for pictures about the size of the marbles. then you put the marble on the paper and trace it with a pencil. cut out your picture and then put a tiny bit of glue on the back of the marble and put the picture on it facing the marble. press the air bubbles out of it (the glue will dry clear) and then glue the magnet on the back.
they are really cute and fun to make. i like wildcard wednesdays. :D

Library Movie

This afternoon my friend Bea and I are going to the library to watch a movie. There is a lot of neat stuff for us to do this summer at the library.

Books and Bites

Tonight my friend Bea and i are going to the library for a thing called books and bites. It is from 5:30 to 10:00 and we just go and read. (and eat pizza :D) I think it will be a lot of fun.