Meet the Author

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    Hi everyone, my name is Giulia and I am the creator of this blog. In these next few series of posts, I'm going to be taking you on the journey of producing a music video. So, I felt it was probably a good idea for me to introduce myself first. I'll start off by saying that I am very excited for this next project because music is a big part of my daily life. Besides just listening to music, I also know how to play an instrument. A fun fact about me is that I actually played piano for about 6 years consistently, and I still practice sometimes. I'd like to also say I know how to play guitar, but I barely know the basics. 

    Something I can say I'm skilled at, though, is baking and cooking. These are some of my favorite hobbies, baking more than cooking, and I can usually be found in the kitchen especially after a stressful day.  I usually like to bake cookies, muffins, brownies, or variation of cakes because I have established my own recipe for each one. In fact, when I was quarantined, I spent about a year perfecting my own cookie recipe. And while baking helps me destress, I have some other habits to help - like writing. I don't usually like to talk about myself or show off anything I do write, so I usually keep my work as drafts filed away on my laptop. All of my writing is based off what I read, so my style over the years has developed mainly off of some of my favorite book genres. Of course, I'm talking about creative writing at the moment as it allows room for a more stylistic approach. I really enjoy reading fiction books, usually, and my favorite genres used to be fantasy as a child. I still love to read this genre, I just usually look for more substance in a book now as well. I think that my interests in books doesn't only translate in my writing, but also in the way I view films and movies. Because of this, I think that my style will come through strongly in the music video I'll be designing. Hopefully, some of this background information about me has been insightful and will help make more sense as to what pushes me to make certain artistic decisions. I look forward to introducing my groupmate and explaining each step of my process. Until next time!



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