About me

 About Me

My name is Hailey Pollom. I am a senior at Sarasota high school and I am originally from Chicago and I plan to go to college at Eckerd in St. Pete Florida. 

I grew up watching movies with my mom and watching shows. I never got into what people would call "oldies" but I love all the classics like "Dirty Dancing," "Napolean Dynamite," "Talledega Nights," "Neverending story," and more. I grew up watching Romantic Comedies mainly with my mom with my favorite being the "notebook" or "10 things I hate about you." I also watch a lot of 90s-2000s shows like "the OC," "One Tree Hill," etc.

Being able to be in this media studies class and learn about how movies and films are made has adapted my mindset every time I watch something now. I can see the movie and films in a whole new perspective such as being able to watch the lighting changes and how certain sounds can make a whole difference in a scene. It is like being able to watch something in a new world with brand new eyes. 


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