My name is Charlie Schwartz, I am a junior at Mountain View High School, who enjoys Skiing, Lacrosse, Biking, and spending time in the wilderness. In my free time at home, I like to hang out with my friends playin Poker, or playing Basketball, along with playing video games. Some of my favorite places to go include Silver Lake in South Tahoe, which is displayed in the image on the left along with the outdoors of Colorado. At school, I am a member of the School newspaper, The Oracle, and i am on the school lacrosse team.
Some of my core values include spending time in your life to just be in the present. Because I am fortunate enough to spend time in the outdoors, I have been able to reflect all by myself without any outside interactions for hours at a time, just thinking about life and all of the problems that a lot of people have. I believe that it truly allows you to better yourself physically, socially, and mentally.
I expect that this year, I am going to create good study habits, and hopefully succeed in my classes by getting good grades and developing good relationships with my classmates and peers, along with my advisors and teachers. I also hope to get better lacrosse through hard work and determination, to the point where i can earn a starting spot on the team.
Art Reflection
This video was pretty special because I typically get bored when looking at art in a museum or online. It just doesn’t interest me. But going through The Visitors at the MOMA is something really special. It captures where I think the future of art should be headed. Although it is a new unique take on typical pieces of art, it is not too far fetched and pretty easy to relate too. Additionally, it feels like if you want to view it from the surface a simple piece, but there is so much to unpack when you analyze it through different lenses.
For this video, I did my best to replicate the experience of going through the exhibit like I have done twice. I used Adobe After Effects to show a photo and added the background music as a special touch, which I think makes it a lot more like the actual piece. Then I used a voice over of the essay from English class that we did in the beginning of the year to make it personal, which I then highlighted key words from the essay across the whole video.