7th period

Guest bloggers

Juli Lannutti

Monday 2/29/16

Well it’s Monday people and we are all tired and out of it. It's the end of the day and we started segment one. So far it’s going well, but we keep forgetting small parts so are taking many takes. In my opinion the scripts kinda dry right now, but with these personalities I know it will get better. Hopefully throughout the rest of the period we will finish this up and move on. That’s all for today friends see ya tomorrow!!

7th period

Guest bloggers

Juli Lannutti

Friday 2/26/16

Today we started to shoot demos and outdoor commercials. The cold was unbearable and as I’m typing this my fingers are freezing off and my Chromebook is being held by my good pal Sabrina Pulli. We are shooting the mento and soda explosion out here and then will start on the baseball commercial ad. I will play a small part in this. Jackie Gorman had a hard time reading her lines without laughing in the mento demo. Ha ha. It took about 10 takes but we finally got it. In the baseball commercial Bazel tried over and over to hit the ball and got his beloved white shoes muddy but once we finished it was a “grand slam”.Today has been a harsh winters day in seventh period science.  

7th period

Guest Bloggers

Mia Wright

Friday 2/26/2016 

Inside, SPSN finally started to record officially and sounded great. Because Gwen lost her voice, Carly A. filled in. Carly A. did a good job at filling in for gwen, don’t get get me wrong gwen did a great job too. After a few comments the show seems to get better and better. SPSN intro and Conclusion was recorded and it looked like a real TV show.

That’s it for today! See ya tomorrow!

Period 6
Guest Bloggers

Emma Yoon
Katherine Hong

It is the 8th day of work and as usual it takes a while for everyone to get situated. Tyler J. is staggering around the classroom with a crooked white wig and fake bosoms. 
"What do you not touch?" CEO Chris K. repeats to Tyler.
"My bosoms!" Tyler squeals.

The camera starts rolling and Tyler's forced high-pitched voice echoes throughout the classroom. The class takes in a collective gasp to keep from bursting out in laughter. As Dr. Dusty starts talking, Tyler adjusts and readjusts his crazy wig and crosses his legs - very ladylike. 
"Cut!"
The whole class cracks up as Tyler rips off his wigs and pulls of his yellow dress to reveal his boy clothes underneath.


"3,2,1, ACTION!"  CEO Chris exclaims. The cameras start rolling.

Mrs. Force (Mikayla) does a stunning performance with her cartwheel. Mr. Force (Tyler)...not so much. The class gasps together and Tyler falls to the ground.
"Aye! Que pena!" is heard in the distance. (Oh! What a shame! - creds to Senora Rongione)

No one realizes the clock has been ticking this whole time. Chris urges the actors to hurry up and finish before the bell rings. The Force's redo the act one more time now using more natural voices. The class finished on a good note. 

Our talented actor, Sam H., posing for the cameras

period 3

Guest Blogger

Ashleigh Wulf

Monday, February 29th, 2016

Sure it’s the beginning of a full week, and sure most of the class is in a mad, sleep-deprived haze, but that doesn’t stop period 3 from getting to work on our show. We’re only ten minutes into class, and our “Late Night Energy Show” sign has already been ripped by Ben Rosenthal, lead production manager. Filming has been delayed by this tragedy, so the class is feeling anxious. Hopefully, we can meet our deadline. 20 minutes into the period, and we still haven’t started because of some issues involving a whiteboard. The leaders have a new plan to make a concrete schedule so problems like this won’t happen again. Jordan is trying to get G to speak louder. Ben is playing the role of Benji, a peppy guest who is very knowledgeable about the law of conservation of energy. Benji and the hosts talk about it while eating chips in an awkward silence. The rest of the class can’t help but crack up.

Period 1 
Guest Blogger 
Leonie Dunn

Friday 2/19/16-

Writing, writing, and more writing, the script commercials had to be finished by the end of this class. Perfect! The production team was hard at working in creating the set while the brains of Tiffanie B, Cara G, Sophia K, and John L were writing the scripts to our hilarious and entertaining commercials. As a team they got what done what they were suppose to do. The actors were practicing as a group getting the setting the script perfect.

Period 1 
Guest Blogger
Leonie Dunn 

Tuesday 2/18/16-

Today was the first day of building and being real masters of creation. The production lead by Tristan F was busy working on our old fashioned computer hustling around getting every material needed. A new opportunity was opened. An extra credit option, a documentary. Kayla B and Leonie D started to get the  job done taking pictures and recording videos of all the commotion going on, on this very important first day.

Period 6
Guest Bloggers

Emma Yoon
Katherine Hong

Friday 2/26/16

Unlike yesterday when everyone was a lazy bunch of snails, our crew steps up their game and gets to work. The room is brimming with energy. Our actors quickly change into their costumes, the production team can be seen setting up the scene and holding cameras, and the rest are typing suggestions, silent but ready. 

"Quiet on the set!" Mr. Miller yells.
"3, 2, 1, action!"

Yet again, we are filming the Brights, two of Dr. Dusty's clients. Our actors are practicing improvising with their lines to sound less awkward. To everyone's relief, we get through the whole act without a single mistake. 

The next couple, the Speedy's, steal the show once again. The actors starring as the Speedy's, Jackie R. and Jason W., run onto the stage and dash through their lines. The actors make a few mistakes, so substitute CEO, Chase P., decides to run the act again. Arguments over whether the Speedy's and Dr. Dusty should "dab" on stage are heard throughout the classroom.

The class tenses as the camera rolls. A sigh of relief is let out when Chase yells "cut!" to signal that the act is OK. 

The next couple up is verryy interesting. The tallest girl in our grade, Jackie VB, and tiny little Ciaran S. walk onto stage as the class murmurs and giggles. Jackie and Ciaran star as the Cores, as Jackie is dressed in a green shirt holding a green apple, and Ciaran is dressed in a red shirt holding a red apple. 

Thankfully, Jackie and Ciaran use much more expression in their voices. Unfortunately, the actors are having a lot of trouble reading their lines from the cue cards on the Chromebooks placed around the room. Mr. Miller recommends using an app called Teleprompter, so the class downloads it.  

The act sounds so much better on the final roll. 

The Crew Giving Advice To Our Host, Chase.

period 3
Guest Blogger
Ashleigh Wulf

Friday, February 26, 2016

It's the last day of the week, but period 3 is still going strong. There is no time to waste as everyone quickly goes to their positions. Today, we're filming a commercial for Bonanza Bean Coffee, that gives you an incredible burst of energy. The actors, Nick Gigliotti, Lea Crespy, Nicole Huggins, and Emily Belitsky, along with the directors, are trying to perfect this commercial. After they drink the coffee, Nicole and Lea start talking super fast, one of their best talents. The majority of people still think that Nick needs to perfect some of his lines and speak louder and faster. Later, we move on to filming Teaser #1. As we set up the room for Dom and G's talk show, stage crew decides lighting and camera angles, while the hosts are in their suits, ready to go.

Period 2

Guest Blogger

Sarah Bachman

Friday, February 26th

“Physics is imagination in a straight jacket” -Unknown

After completing the introduction in the first ten minutes of class we move on to the first teaser.  Here we hit a few more bumps in the road.  Now that Taylor is getting into her character content is no longer the problem, it is teaching the science.  Krista reads over the script to Mr. Miller to check that we have all the information we need to teach the science.  Once he makes the rightful science corrections David calls action and we shoot the segment again.  What we thought was going to be the perfect shoot was stopped after the teleprompter had a bit of technical difficulty.

Four shots later we finally complete the teaser for segment one.  Now for the part we have all been waiting for.. the actual contestants and their amazing acts.  Because we are missing the huge rubber bands (thanks 3rd period) we change from a rubber band to a giant balloon.  Right before we begin to shoot Mr. Miller miraculously finds another supply of giant rubber bands and the whole world is right again, thank God.

Joshua Mason (aka Jack) is ready to before his rubber band shoot, but Mr. Miller calls four minutes.  We rush through the first segment and luckily we are able to complete the first part of the segment.

Period 1 
Guest Bloggers: Leonie Dunn,
Elle Braun, and Tiffanie Banh

Friday 2/26/15

Explosions, ruckus, the class started out a mess. After, the chaotic nightmare period 1 got it all back together and began filming commercial 3 selling “Enerspray”. Actors Sophia K as the little girl not wanting to get up, Alisha P as the loving, yet annoyed mom, and Matt M as the Narrator behind the camera. They set up all the props and began shooting this energy-filled commercial. They had a few blooper moments in the beginning, but they got it perfect on the 3rd try. Now the commercial is perfect.

6th period
Guest Bloggers

Emma Yoon
Katherine Hong

Thursday 2/25/16

It's a lazy day on our 6th day of work because we are limited to a mere 28 minutes of work. No one seems to be focused today. The actors are nowhere to be seen. Also, without the guidance of CEO Chris and our host Chase forced to take the lead, everything is slowly falling apart. After all, Chris has been guiding us through this whole show so far and we don't know what lies in Chase and what potential he has as a leader. 

Finally, after 10 minutes...nothing has been accomplished. Lauren L. and Sophi S. are adjusting the camera while everyone else slugs around. After an eternity of blogger Emma and Katie's impatience, the actors finally start filming.

The actors speak awkwardly and slowly as if they never practiced their lines before. Every single actor needs to work on expressing their selves and show emotion. However, after countless reminders of this handy advice, every single actor still disregards this. Mr. Miller isn't pleased with the quality of our show and shows the actors how to give voice.

After a couple tries, the actors seem to be putting a little more entertainment into the show. Before we know it, the class is over. The class clears the stage and leave with higher hopes and expectations for the next day.

The crew watching our actors.

7th Period 
Guest Bloggers 

Mia Wright 

Thursday 2/25/2016

Today in SPSN we could not record because there was a intruder drill luckily there wasn't an intruder. We also had a weather drill just in case a tornado wanted to spin our school around. After the drills were finally over with the minutes we had left we got a head start on our fortune teller homework. 
That's it for today... but see ya tomorrow! 

Period 2

Guest Blogger

Sarah Bachman

Thursday, February 25th

“I’m not lazy… I’m overflowing with potential energy” -Unknown

Reminder: Today is a half day so time is cut in half today.

Production crew is running around the class trying to heed Krista’s request to start shooting 5 minutes into class.  Once this task is completed Krista calls quiet and wants to start recording.  Unfortunately to Krista’s dismay, our main recorder, Paul, has not set the camera up yet.  While Paul is setting up the camera Taylor is practicing her lines and preparing to perform without a script.

Taylor does a perfect take with no errors but Paul (once again) messes it up… he didn’t hit the record button.  Once this problem is resolved, David once again counts down and Taylor starts over again with the camera recording.  After a few critiques from Mr. Miller we shoot the take again.  Krista has decided to change rolling the tennis ball to throwing a ball at Paul, which Taylor agrees to with glee.

After several takes we are close to finishing the introduction, but the period ends before the clip can be completed.

1st period
Guest Blogger: Leonie Dunn and Elle Braun
2/25/16

Thursday 2/25/16-

Lights! Camera! Action! Every single person is busy. Working hard to get the show started and rolling. Logan C is practicing using the camera to get used to it so she can record the Power Planet Workshop introduction. Mr. Miller is getting everyone set up to have aliens roam our planet and becoming science stars. Matt M wrote a long teleprompter video on our script. It will be playing while the host, Josh D is becoming the new BIll Nye the Science Guy. The Production completed and perfected our last props before the camera starts rolling. Now we started shooting for the stars in Hollywood. Our show has finally begun.  

Tuesday, February 23rd

Molly Pappalardo

Period 2

“All the world's a stage.” -William Shakespeare

“Annddd action!” The lights are bright and the stage becomes alive as 2nd Periods TV show, America's Got Science begins its journey of filming. A hush falls over the class and the recording buttons are pressed start as Brooke Dogwood (Taylor) opens up the show by introducing the characters and explaining what energy is. “CUT” is yelled many times as we continue to try to perfect each shot. Simoñe, Meredith, Patrick, and Tasha are set up at their judges table with their glaring red x’s ready to critique (or not) the contestants acts.                                   

6th Period

Guest Bloggers

Emma Y.

Katherine H.

Wednesday 2/24/16

It’s our fifth day of work and the class is eager to get the TV Show filmed on time. Time seems to fly every 6th period.

“3, 2, 1, Action!”

The camera starts rolling and two actors dressed in ridiculous costumes walk onto the stage. They seem to be going along smoothly, but already, our host Dr. Dusty (Chase P.) complains about the size of the the script lines.

“Cut!” an angry CEO Chris yells.

One mistake rewinds the whole act. Frustration fills through the room.

The camera’s batteries need to be replaced as they died out, the stage needs to be readjusted, and everything needs to be redone. With less than half an hour left to film, the crew stubbornly holds back their anger, impatiently waiting for the cameras to be rolling once again.

The actors get through the act, but when the video is played out loud it is clear that the actors need to speak up. Everyone chips in their advice to the actors and the whole act is refilmed.

Thankfully, the next act goes much more smoothly. Sam H. and Chris K. star as Pablo and Pele, two victims of a coconut incident. More eye contact and more natural tones of voice are exhibited.

Just when things seem to be coming together, the actors realize that the script has been messed up. The class laughs as students suggest adding humour into the script.

The class is optimistic about the future of the show.

Our crew giving advice to our actors

7th Period

Guest Bloggers

Mia Wright

Wednesday 2/24/2016

Today we are recording for the 4th time, and since 3 out of the 4 hosts are here our executive director, Aly Breslin, made the decision to start our commercials and PSA. We started with the Thuggie. Ki Shon, Erin Walters, and Sabrina Pulli were the talented actors in this amazing Thuggie commercial. When watching this everyone would want a Thuggie.

Next we did the Public Service Announcement. Which is kinda stupid because every should already know that sticking a fork in a toaster will electrocute you. The actors were Jared Kressman and Chris Choo. The set for the PSA was dark with one very bright light that blinded us all by looking at it. When we finally started, Jared started with his Q+A interview, but then soon after we gained some bloopers. the PSA was recorded and in a very serious voice, Jared and Chris made even more funny.

See ya tomorrow!

7th Period

Guest Bloggers

Mia Wright

Tuesday 2/23/2016

It's been 3 days since SPSN has begun. Today we have officially started to record our science TV show, Starting the class. Aly directed us to deliver our papers to her and set up the set for Seventh Period Science Network. With only 15 minutes left in the class we had not yet begun recording. The props are still not done and are holding us up.

5 minutes later we finally started, and we had a few mistakes: reading off the paper and learning our lines. In the time that we had to record, Gwen Hoffman, Connor Bray, Nathan Cummins, and Emma Marsden, the host of our SPSN TV show, got through the first part of the show done. When we rehearsed it again Gwen Hoffman had some trouble with her out bursting laugh after Nathan said “Yall”.

That’s all for now… see you tomorrow!

Guest Blogger

Lanie Silverman

Monday 2/22/16

Another chaotic day flew by in Mr. Miller’s seventh period. To prepare for the set many people gathered together to combine the tables with the gray tablecloth. We have our red SPSN(Seventh Period Science Network) sign hanging in the front crafted by Juli and Sabrina. On the back of the set, we have the three banners consisting of a chemical tube representing chemical energy. On the 2nd one we have an earth and on the 3rd a light bulb showing thermal heat energy. After putting the set together, we finally ran through the script.

Without our real teacher, the class managed to get through a lot. We started off class by setting up the room as if we were actually going to film the show. Our hosts, Emma, Nathan, Gwen and Connor took their roles and read through the script. Later into the class, some kids got off task but our head Director Aly brought us all together and went on reading. Though we were interrupted by a fire drill, we accomplished a lot, making the hosts being able to remember their lines better than when we first wrote it. Along the way, our hosts have messed up and everyone laughed together. 7th Period

7th period

Guest bloggers

Juli Lannutti

Friday 2/19/2016

Greetings from Sandy Run’s own 7th period science class! In the duration of about three weeks we have grown to create a TV. We started from the bottom now we’re here. To kick off our TV show we had to pick our executive board. The class voted on the brightest and most trustworthy students for the job. Our selections were Bazel Brady as the executive production manager , Faith Markely the executive screenwriter, Gwen Hoffman the executive editor, and our executive producer Aly Breslin. Next the directors of the crews were selected and they put the crew members into compatible groups, honestly I wasn’t in school that day because I was sick but that's how it went for them. Next we got assigned our roles by what we wanted, production, script writer, editor, and assistant. Throughout the whole thing it’s been pretty bumpy and sketchy, especially my group, but we get through it……. sort of. During this we had to read actually learn though so we made demos to show them and put them into our super cool script and came up with SPSN! After that we started our commercials which are silly and hilarious and get to be put into our show. The sets are made from our own 8th grader heads and staged accordingly. Lastly we get to rehearse and start our own TV show on Monday.

6th Period

Guest Bloggers

Emma Y.

Katherine H.

Tuesday 2/23/16

With Mr. Miller back, the class manages to settle down on the fourth day of work. Students rearrange the room to make a bigger stage. Actors try on flamboyant costumes and pose for the camera crew. Mr. Miller helps makes the stage picture-perfect as our Dr. Dusty sign is displayed on the wall. CEO Chris makes the executive decision to put Dr. Dusty’s chair on one side and the clients’ on the other, just like a real talk show.

Filming starts today. Chase P. (aka Dr. Dusty) dons a blue sweater pulled over a dress shirt and khaki pants. The perfect doctor.

Sophi S. starts filming Dr. Dusty with his first clients. Mr. Miller stops the act half way through to give the actors some advice on their expression. The class wholeheartedly agrees with their teacher.

The camera starts filming again and Chase attempts to break a vase on screen, but it just wobbles. Courtney can’t help but start giggling and the whole class breaks out in laughter.

“Cut!”

By the end of the class, the actors manage to get through the first clients.

Our camera crew interviewing one our members, Jackie VB.

period 3

Guest Blogger

Ashleigh Wulf

Wednesday 2/24/16

It’s a rainy day at Sandy Run Middle school, but that won't stop period 3 science! Today the class is starting the full dress rehearsal. Arguments about lighting and filming came up to make sure our show turns out as good as possible. As G and Dom started rehearsing, all was calm in quiet in room 403. Miss. Frizzle, otherwise known as Rebekah Sheafer, made a special appearance. Throughout the rehearsal, Danny had been trying to get Dom and G to speak louder, and with more emotion. The lighting was up and running, but the class is still deciding about where to place everything. We are very excited to begin filming tomorrow.

Period 1

Guest Blogger

Leonie Dunn

Wednesday 2/24/16-

Editing, Revising, and getting every last thing perfect before filming. The leader of Production, Tristan F is getting busy giving orders to the whole Production team making sure everything looks perfect and professional. Jadon M is in the back making sure that everyone learns their lines and are ready to film by tomorrow. Mr. Miller is making sure the set looks picture perfect on the camera; finishing up everything to make the set look like a real lab on a different planet.  Some people in our class do not agree with each other and it ends up as an energy-filled argument of different opinions. Everyone in the class is working really hard to make sure everything is done and ready in time for the show to start.

7th Period

Guest Bloggers

Mia Wright

Tuesday 2/23/2016

It's been 3 days since SPSN has begun. Today we have officially started to record our science TV show, Starting the class. Aly directed us to deliver our papers to her and set up the set for Seventh Period Science Network. With only 15 minutes left in the class we had not yet begun recording. The props are still not done and are holding us up.

5 minutes later we finally started, and we had a few mistakes: reading off the paper and learning our lines. In the time that we had to record, Gwen Hoffman, Connor Bray, Nathan Cummins, and Emma Marsden, the host of our SPSN TV show, got through the first part of the show done. When we rehearsed it again Gwen hoffman had some trouble with her out bursting laugh after Nathan said “Yall”.

That’s all for now… see you tomorrow!