Hello Again,
It's the end of the first week and I've hit a couple bumps in the road. I'm still a little worried about my documentary but I know I don't have the time to worry and I just need to get it done. I am feeling better about the Literature Review, I think I can get that done, however I am unsure of the due date.
This week I scheduled three interviews and am going to complete two of them this afternoon. I also researched various documentaries and I am going to watch more this weekend and take notes on what I like and dislike about each one to hopefully give me a better idea of what kind of documentary I want to have. I am also going to outline my documentary so next week when digital media club starts I can hopefully jump right in, or at least jump right in by selecting the footage. I am going to finish my notes once I get the audio from my last interview.
There's a lot to do and a little amount of time, but I'll just take it day by day. Lets just hope this documentary will turn out well!
Friday, September 4, 2009
Thursday, September 3, 2009
A Much Needed Update
Hello Again,
It has been a very long time since I have posted on this blog, and there's a lot to catch up on. I guess to begin with, I went to Costa Rica! It was a life changing experience, and I wish I could go on this years trip as well. I filmed a lot while I was there, like 25 hours of footage which is a lot apparently, but I felt as if having too much is better then not having enough. When we came back to school I was eager to give Mr. Duty the tapes, however not eager to find out I was not scheduled in his class.
Thankfully I do have digital media one this trimester, but this does worry me since I also have graduation project at the same time, but I hope it all works out. I am pretty much caught up on all of the work that needed to be done last trimester so next week I will be starting my literature review. I'm a little confused about what the review is, but I'm hoping once I get started it will just flow.
Meanwhile I only have really the layout for the website, but I like it. I don't want to start the writing on the website until I have my interview with Mr. Oliver, so I'm putting that on hold. This weekend I'm planning on writing out what I want my documentary to look like. Ms. Arenth suggested doing that and trying to think of like what footage at what parts and I think that this is a really good idea.
I am also going to watch at least two documentaries and take notes on what I like and don't like to hopefully clear the foggy image of what I want my documentary to look like. I am also going to print out pictures from Costa Rica and hopefully get a photo album because I'm planning on being able to show the panel the photographs.
I already mentioned my interview with Mr. Oliver, but to elaborate on this, it is next Tuesday and I am hoping to gain information about how the trip began and the process leading up to it.
My plan for the Digital Media Club is on Tuesdays I will go over the work I have done thus far with Mr. Duty and hopefully get his input, and on Wednesdays I will plan for what work needs to get done before the next Tuesday.
I'm a little stressed out and feel like I have too much with such little time. But I'm not letting it get to me. Mr. Duty has really been a big help, and I'm glad he is going to help me learn Adobe Premiere Pro. I just hope if I keep working at it everything will be okay.
Wish Me Luck!
It has been a very long time since I have posted on this blog, and there's a lot to catch up on. I guess to begin with, I went to Costa Rica! It was a life changing experience, and I wish I could go on this years trip as well. I filmed a lot while I was there, like 25 hours of footage which is a lot apparently, but I felt as if having too much is better then not having enough. When we came back to school I was eager to give Mr. Duty the tapes, however not eager to find out I was not scheduled in his class.
Thankfully I do have digital media one this trimester, but this does worry me since I also have graduation project at the same time, but I hope it all works out. I am pretty much caught up on all of the work that needed to be done last trimester so next week I will be starting my literature review. I'm a little confused about what the review is, but I'm hoping once I get started it will just flow.
Meanwhile I only have really the layout for the website, but I like it. I don't want to start the writing on the website until I have my interview with Mr. Oliver, so I'm putting that on hold. This weekend I'm planning on writing out what I want my documentary to look like. Ms. Arenth suggested doing that and trying to think of like what footage at what parts and I think that this is a really good idea.
I am also going to watch at least two documentaries and take notes on what I like and don't like to hopefully clear the foggy image of what I want my documentary to look like. I am also going to print out pictures from Costa Rica and hopefully get a photo album because I'm planning on being able to show the panel the photographs.
I already mentioned my interview with Mr. Oliver, but to elaborate on this, it is next Tuesday and I am hoping to gain information about how the trip began and the process leading up to it.
My plan for the Digital Media Club is on Tuesdays I will go over the work I have done thus far with Mr. Duty and hopefully get his input, and on Wednesdays I will plan for what work needs to get done before the next Tuesday.
I'm a little stressed out and feel like I have too much with such little time. But I'm not letting it get to me. Mr. Duty has really been a big help, and I'm glad he is going to help me learn Adobe Premiere Pro. I just hope if I keep working at it everything will be okay.
Wish Me Luck!
Monday, March 16, 2009
Interviews, Proposals, and Notes
Hello Everyone,
I posted earlier today so this one is going to be short and sweet.
I feel better than I did earlier today, but I am worried that two cameras will not be enough. I guess because I really do not know what I am doing, I just want to be extra prepared so I wont miss anything. I think I want to sit down with Mr. Oliver and Ms. Wilds soon to talk again, just to make sure I'm on the right track.
My goal this week is to present my topic to the class, as well as finish my pre-write.
I don't really know what's going on with the Amy interview, I wrote DeAnna last week, but she hasn't written back, so I'm going to ask her later if I don't forget. I'm also worried about getting everything I need to know from Matt. I should probably e-mail telling him everything, but I guess I'm just nervous, and don't really know what to say.
I also need to create a journal recording each step, but with my other school work this just seems like too much. I definitely need one by the trip, but I think I'll be okay as far as the process leading up to it because it is all on Edline.
I guess I'm just getting a little stressed, but hopefully I'll have it all figured out soon.
I posted earlier today so this one is going to be short and sweet.
I feel better than I did earlier today, but I am worried that two cameras will not be enough. I guess because I really do not know what I am doing, I just want to be extra prepared so I wont miss anything. I think I want to sit down with Mr. Oliver and Ms. Wilds soon to talk again, just to make sure I'm on the right track.
My goal this week is to present my topic to the class, as well as finish my pre-write.
I don't really know what's going on with the Amy interview, I wrote DeAnna last week, but she hasn't written back, so I'm going to ask her later if I don't forget. I'm also worried about getting everything I need to know from Matt. I should probably e-mail telling him everything, but I guess I'm just nervous, and don't really know what to say.
I also need to create a journal recording each step, but with my other school work this just seems like too much. I definitely need one by the trip, but I think I'll be okay as far as the process leading up to it because it is all on Edline.
I guess I'm just getting a little stressed, but hopefully I'll have it all figured out soon.
There's so much to do!
Hello Everyone,
It's been forever since I've written, and I'm really starting to feel the pressure. I've conducted the interview with Mr. Duty last Tuesday, and found out about the Digital Media class. Now I need to finish all of my note taking templates and finish my pre-writing. I don't know how I am going to get this all done in like the two weeks that I have before the trip. And I still have to announce this to my Latin American Class.
Well I wish I had more time to make an update, but it's back to work.
It's been forever since I've written, and I'm really starting to feel the pressure. I've conducted the interview with Mr. Duty last Tuesday, and found out about the Digital Media class. Now I need to finish all of my note taking templates and finish my pre-writing. I don't know how I am going to get this all done in like the two weeks that I have before the trip. And I still have to announce this to my Latin American Class.
Well I wish I had more time to make an update, but it's back to work.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Still Working
Hello Everyone,
I realize it has been a while since my last post, so I'm just going to give you a brief update. I have finished my webliography, and I have a good idea of what I need to get done. Hopefully on Thursday I am going to meet with Mr. Duty to give me the information that I need technology wise.
I have been taking notes to answer my foundation questions, which is a lot harder than I expected it would be, I know their due this Friday but I'm worried I will not complete everything in time. I have written down my questions for different interviews as well. I am going to interview Ms. Wilds, Mr. Duty, Matt from CASE, and Amy, a Pitt student who studied abroad in Costa Rica. DeAnna informed me of Amy and I'm really glad she did because it would be someone from the outside looking in, and her experience. A lot of my notes have to be answered in the interview, but I don't really know how I'm doing my interviews yet, so I'm just going to have to put them on hold.
I realize it has been a while since my last post, so I'm just going to give you a brief update. I have finished my webliography, and I have a good idea of what I need to get done. Hopefully on Thursday I am going to meet with Mr. Duty to give me the information that I need technology wise.
I have been taking notes to answer my foundation questions, which is a lot harder than I expected it would be, I know their due this Friday but I'm worried I will not complete everything in time. I have written down my questions for different interviews as well. I am going to interview Ms. Wilds, Mr. Duty, Matt from CASE, and Amy, a Pitt student who studied abroad in Costa Rica. DeAnna informed me of Amy and I'm really glad she did because it would be someone from the outside looking in, and her experience. A lot of my notes have to be answered in the interview, but I don't really know how I'm doing my interviews yet, so I'm just going to have to put them on hold.
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Update!
Hello Everyone,
It's been a while since I have blogged so now I figure I need to update to where I have been.
I finally got to talk to both Mr. Oliver and Ms. Wilds about the project and got a better grasp on what I'm doing. Mr. Oliver suggested that I had other students do the filming, and I be more of a director, so I'm going to soon announce my project to the rest of the class. I still want to do at least a little filming anyways though. Besides the film, I'm going to create a website that informs students, parents, and sponsors about the trip. Then, hopefully if I have enough time, I'm going to try to improve the curriculum for future years.
Now that I finally feel better about that, I keep getting overwhelmed with work in this class that i feel isn't useful to my topic. I would rather just jump in and see what I need than do all of this background information on things that can't really be researched. I'm just becoming frustrated because everything requires the internet too, and I don't have that at home, and I run out of time in class. Hopefully everything works out.
It's been a while since I have blogged so now I figure I need to update to where I have been.
I finally got to talk to both Mr. Oliver and Ms. Wilds about the project and got a better grasp on what I'm doing. Mr. Oliver suggested that I had other students do the filming, and I be more of a director, so I'm going to soon announce my project to the rest of the class. I still want to do at least a little filming anyways though. Besides the film, I'm going to create a website that informs students, parents, and sponsors about the trip. Then, hopefully if I have enough time, I'm going to try to improve the curriculum for future years.
Now that I finally feel better about that, I keep getting overwhelmed with work in this class that i feel isn't useful to my topic. I would rather just jump in and see what I need than do all of this background information on things that can't really be researched. I'm just becoming frustrated because everything requires the internet too, and I don't have that at home, and I run out of time in class. Hopefully everything works out.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Did You Knows
Hello Everyone,
After some research, I found some interesting facts about Costa Rica. I'm hoping to add more Did You Knows later about the documentary portion later, but for now here you go:
After some research, I found some interesting facts about Costa Rica. I'm hoping to add more Did You Knows later about the documentary portion later, but for now here you go:
- Costa Rica does not have any form of military, and is the only country without one (Viva Costa Rica)
- 220 Reptilian Species(Viva Costa Rica)
- Capital of Costa Rica is San Jose (Viva Costa Rica)
- 9000 Plant Species (Viva Costa Rica)
- 34,000 Insect Species (Viva Costa Rica)
- Costa Rica's Geography is very unique, it contains Mountains, Rain Forests, Coast Lines, and Volcanoes (Latin American Studies, City High. January 30, 2009. Arenth, Christina)
- Local Costa Ricans are known as ‘Ticos’ (Latin American Studies, City High. January 30, 2009. Arenth, Christina)
- Costa Ricans are very proud, and get offended easily, you can be arrested if you offend someone for 10-50 days (Latin American Studies, City High. January 30, 2009. Arenth, Christina)
- Costa Rica is the most Visited Nation in Latin America (Wiki)
- Banana export earnings were at $531million in 1993 (InfoCostaRica)
- Costa Rica's Emergency Number is 911 (General Costa Rica Information)
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