Reflection

Now that all of the Pre-production work is done, how did it all go?

What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

I learned a lot about my topic of abstinence only sex ed. I never realized what a huge problem this is and I was completely baffled by all the implications this has on our society as a whole.

What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

Due to unforeseen circumstances (when I got ridiculously sick, lost my voice, and wanted to die for a week), I got behind in project two. I was set back almost an entire week so when I started the work for project three I was already exhausted and had to scramble to finish.

How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?

I think I will need to rework my outline a little. I think it might be too broad. However, one I start producing content I will be able to see quite quickly if it is too broad.

How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

Honestly, this topic is making me feel icky which is good in a way because I definitely have a clear opinion on it ("this is the worst idea" mentality). I feel a little unorganized in the project right now which will get better as I rework my outline and produce content for the project.

Research Report

Okay, here is a research report for ten different sources for my project. Since I intend to make a video essay, most of my sources are video, audio, or image based QRG like  sources.

Here is the (link) to a google docs detailing my ten sources.

Production Schedule

It is so easy to fall behind during a major project. To try to prevent this as much as possible, we made production schedules to detail all of the major pieces in this project and to make sure we are aware of the deadlines.

Here is my production schedule fro project 3: (link)

Editorial Report 9b

The introduction of a project is more important than people realize. Therefore, I want to give my intro some extra work:

Rough Cut Opening

Re-edited opening

1) How did the content change (even slightly - details matter!) when you re-edited it? Why do you think the content is being communicated more effectively in the re-edited version?

Well, apart from sounding significantly less awkward than in the first opening recording, I added many more details. I defined ethos, logos, and pathos and talked about how they fit into this project (which I had realized I had completely forgotten in the first try). I tried to stress the importance of these strategies. 

2) How did the form change (even slightly - details matter!) when you re-edited it? Why do you think the form is presenting the content more effectively in the re-edited version?

I added a stinger at the very beginning to inform the audience exactly what the podcast will be about within the first 20 seconds. I realized in my first attempt, it took a good minute to figure out what the podcast was even about. Then I added intro music and attempted to add some sound effects.

Editorial Report 9a

Let's work on one of my genre examples. I choose a popular article about a black hole.

Rough cut
re-edited selection of part of popular articles-black hole

1) How did the content change (even slightly - details matter!) when you re-edited it? Why do you think the content is being communicated more effectively in the re-edited version?

I integrated a quote from one of my interviews in the previous segment that I build off of in this segment about the black hole. I try to tie the quote withe the rhetorical strategies used by the author of the black hole article-the use of strategies that simplifies one's language and uses analogies that are easy to understand.

2) How did the form change (even slightly - details matter!) when you re-edited it? Why do you think the form is presenting the content more effectively in the re-edited version?

I added sound effects of a baby when I talked about the descriptions the author uses on the black hole. Did you know YouTube has entire playlists(and I mean long playlists) of babies crying? Finding my sound effects was probably the most annoying 20 minutes of my life...

Reflection on Post-Production

Project two is finally finished!! Even though it was a struggle to get it in, I am proud of the work I did.

1) What were some of the successes (or, things that went right) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

I feel the editing process was very useful. Generally, when I create rough drafts, they are tweaked a little then turned in. However, this rough draft was majorly reworked. Not only has some of the content changed, but I feel the form was completely changed. I feel like I understand better what the conventions of a podcast are, even though I started out with no knowledge about podcast making.

2) What were some of the challenges (or, things that went wrong) during this week’s process work? Explain, with evidence.

Well, I got very ill and lost my voice. This does not bode well for a project that relies on me speaking. It was my fault that I waited until Sunday morning to record (when I woke up without a voice) but college often has the habit of overwhelming its victims with more tests and lab reports than is healthy.

3) How do you think next week will go, based on your experiences this week?

Since I got behind, I am struggling not to get buried by the next project. You were completely right, once one gets behind it is very hard to catch up.

4) How are you feeling about the project overall at this point?

I'm proud of my work. I turned in the best product that I was able to. Though I know I will never become a podcaster when I grow up, I feel like my podcast was a solid first attempt.

Peer Review 9B for Grant Williams

Switching genres, I will now peer review Grant William's Project 2 Draft essay. 

Here is a link to my feedback on Grant's blog

An explanation of the peer review activity you selected for the project you reviewed 

I decided to focus on content because we all have a pretty good grasp on standard collee essay form.

An explanation of how you think you helped the author with your feedback

Often I find writing the intro to a writing project to be the hardest. Grant starts the essay immediately introducing an interviewee and not the paper itself. He definitely needs to add an intro to let the audience know the point of the project.  It would able be great if he introduced the rhetorical concepts.

An explanation of how you incorporated something from the suggested Student’s Guide readings (or any other course materials, if you’d prefer) into your feedback

Standard college esssays need intros, a body, a conclusion and a thesis. I merely pointed out which were lacking in his intro. His content was amazingly detailed and extremely well-written.

One thing about their work that you admired or think you could learn from

I loved the use of subtle descriptive language. He quotes his interviewees and adds just a single word of description that completely sets the tone of the quote and allows one to imagine exactly how it was said.