I am not a fashion expert or a trendset-ting guru. I have always had an inter-est in this majestic industry. One impor-tant thing that I have learned over the years is fashion is always changing, but it never goes out of style.

People always seem to be full of complaints. One thing I cannot stand is when girls complain about a wasted

outfi t. People presume that if no one worth seeing saw you in your outfi t that it is wasted. First off, there is no such thing. Clothing is sup-posed to make you feel good, and make you feel confi dent. If it did that, then it did its job. Therefore not wasted. Just because you may have not seen the person you wanted to see does not mean it is wasted.

I have had many problems when I have recently gone to the mall. How come 63 percent of the clothes stores are trying to sell are see-through? Now the buyer must take the extra step in either purchasing appropriate under attire too. I understand a little sheer-ness every now and then, but completely see through is crossing the line.

Another problem I see with clothes at the mall is what I like to refer as “Mullet Clothing.” For those readers who do not know, this trend is when the article of clothing is short in the front, long in the back. It’s pretty much like Forever 21 and Nordstrom were listening to ‘Achey Breakey Heart ’ by Billy Ray Cyrus and got their inspiration. I fi nd this very annoying, especially with shirts.

I understand that shirts should occasionally have a tad bit of extra fabric in the back, because it has to cover your rear, but (no pun in-tended) still, it’s annoying. I can imagine the majority of girls can agree with me because no one wants a cape in the back and a crop top in the front. It’s uncomfortable.

Also with skirts and dresses, it is very hard to fi nd something of this (Mullet) style that actually looks good. Sorry girls, but a lot of the time it just looks seasonally confused, not fashion forward. Don’t get me wrong it can look good. But the chances of that are slim.

Clothing aside, it’s spring. Tanning season has arrived. A summery glow is always nice, but try not to overdo it on the tan-

ning this spring break Poway. Stay Fabulous.

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Fashion Everyone has sat through a shaky home video, bat-tling the impending motion sickness with the desire to watch captured moments from long ago, or has sat through a poorly produced video for class. The art of fi lmmaking has multiple tenets that must be learned in order to be successful, and senior Jacob Neuenswander has a passion for all of them.

Neuenswander has always been interested in fi lm, and his endeavors had humble beginnings. “My friends and I would make home videos parodying movies that we liked,” he said. “We thought we were way fun-nier than we were.”

Despite the fact that these early fi lms may not have been seen by the mass-es, it was instrumental in shaping his developing passion for the world of fi lm. “I developed an interest in staging, directing and cre-ating,” he said. “I liked the power to create my own movies.”

His enjoyment of fi lm led to his eagerness to partici-pate in the digital media elective offered at Poway High School. Although he had always liked fi lmmaking, he did not have all the means to execute his interest until the class, which gave him access to a camera and edit-ing programs.

He has developed his talents in that class, going above and beyond the basic assignments by being heavily involved in the Titan 411 Newscast that airs Tuesdays and Fridays. He is the head of the weath-er department in addition to fi lming and editing the Check It Out music segment featuring seniors Ben Levinson and Chase Pado.

His work in the digital media class has been well re-ceived. According to Robert Kaechele, who teaches the class, Jacob skillfully combines all aspects of fi lm, which can be hard to do.

“He is consistently good with his story writing, which is the prime to all good fi lm,” Kaechele said. “He has dry, witty sense of humor that a lot of people can relate to. It’s rare to fi nd a student who is good with story concepts, humor, and the technical aspect, but Jacob weaves it all together. His production techniques are constantly improving.”

Neuenswander has expanded his interests past home movies and school productions into the busi-

ness world. Weddings were a whole new realm for him to be involved in. When his brother got married last December, what started as a favor transitioned into an expanding business.

“I offered to make a video of the wedding to save my brother a few hundred bucks,” Neuenswander said. “I had so much fun doing it that I thought it would be a good idea to be paid for my art.”

He started spreading word that he does wedding vid-eos and has several weddings booked in the upcoming months.

“Since I am an amateur, I charge virtually nothing compared to professionals,” Neuenswander said. Be-cause he does not have as much experience as profes-sionals, his low prices are his selling point. He hopes as he completes more weddings and gets more experi-ences, he will be able to expand his business further.

Neuenswander does not plan to limit his fi lm activi-ties to high school. He has plans to attend BYU in the fall with a major in media arts studies, and hopes to attend their fi lm program in a couple of years.

6 FEATUREMARCH 30, 2012

IliadCARLY METZ Staff Writer

Senior fi lms for profi t

“I developed an interest in staging, directing and creating. I liked the power to create my own movies.” //Jacob Neuenswander