Me and Grey want to create a 4-6 episode TV show for the sole purpose of making our audience laugh. Since we both grew up in south philly we want to highlight the culture of south philly and how the stereotypes that are often related with south philly aren’t an accurate representation of the area. I believe that it is important for students to learn about different cultures specially in philly high schools because people come from very different backgrounds. We are doing this to see how our version of philly is viewed by other people. This will help us answer the question of how audiences portray different stereotypes. We also want to inspire the youth. Since me and Grey only have a small amount of experiences with film making and script writing. We want to show that all it takes is creativity, experience, and determination to create a high quality film production.

Link to Capstone - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vt0u6s1RqTDVkKkZItcmtgsgl2SYM03d/view?usp=sharing

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My name is Fern Duffy, and I decided to write and perform a song as my capstone project, titled “5Fold”. This piece was created as an accompaniment to my friend Olivia Fitts’ animated show, “SLA Fivefold”. I grew up learning to play the violin, but as I’ve grown older, I have learned to play the acoustic guitar with help from my mentor and music teacher, Mark Castellano. He took me through the process of writing a song from start to finish, beginning with just an idea for the art I wanted to create and ending with a beautiful finished product. Throughout this journey, I worked with Lucia Meade, Alexander Kruszewski, and the SLA Rock Band to sing and perform at our own school auditorium and a local performance venue. Throughout this process, I learned what it takes to create my own chord progressions, take core values and turn them into meaningful lyrics, and even make a little solo. This capstone taught me more about myself than simply how to write a song. I took inspiration from the song “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac and “Four Strong Winds” by Neil Young to create this song, with a focus on repeated phrases and impactful lyrics. Throughout my process, I’ve learned that I love finding melodies and harmonies that are unique and invoke emotion. It has been so rewarding to learn this art form, and I am forever grateful to everyone who supported me in this journey.

Here is a link to check out my song with an opening animated by Olivia Fitts!

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