Cityview Students

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Hey folks! Last week we had the pleasure of working with four students from Cityview Alternative School to create their very own music video. I could just tell you all about it, but I'll let the kids do the talking...

I really enjoyed coming to Regent Park Focus. I only wish the week was longer! I got to learn how to use a video camera, so now when I want to make my own video, it will look way more professional. I also liked working in the music studio, making beats on the computer. Recording the lyrics was a bit difficult in the beginning, but once I got into it, it was a lot of fun. I really had a lot of fun and learned a lot! I hope to come back soon! -Juel

I had tons of fun this week and would definitely do it again. We did everything from shooting footage to recording music. I liked everything, but my favourite part was being in the music studio. On Monday, we went downtown to get shots of different parts of Toronto. Tuesday, we started writing lyrics for our song, then Wednesday we got to go see some short films made by college and university students. After that we came back and went into the music studio to create our beat and start recording the song. On Thursday we finished recording our track and started to edit the video. Friday we went to see more films, only they were made by high school students, then we worked on our video some more. I can't wait to see the finished music video. -Connor

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