In the explorations project we have to learn a new skill and teach it too the class. As a film student our skills have to be related to film. Our skills also have to be connected to a 21st Century Skill<\/em><\/a> which is a core value of freestyle. My project was teaching the film skill of fight scenes to the class. I took the 21st Century Skill of risk taking because fight scenes are extremely complicated and I took a risk choosing such an ambitious topic. I also created a video essay instead of a longer slide deck which took way more time but I think it improved my overall presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My process for creating my project started with lots of research. I thoroughly researched everything about a fight scene from stunts to story principles. I spent a lot of time learning how to make the stunts as safe as possible to not injure anyone while filming. After doing research I created a document where I broke down the skills needed to have a successful fight scene. The skills I learned were stunts, editing and story. After this I got 2 actors and spent around a hour teaching them how to punch safely and do some stunts. I then edited together my little scene which is toward the end of the video. I then started to write a script for a video essay explaining everything I learned and showcasing what I created. This ended up being super time consuming but it was fun. I completed my video and my slide deck in around 2 days.<\/p>\n\n\n\n