Media Depot Questions

1. What is the true difference between Adobe Premiere and iMovie besides the fact that they aren't necessarily compatible?
2. What is something that sets a film/documentary over the top or makes it stand out from other films?

Documentary Reflection Post

As of now, my film is coming together nicely. I'm putting together how I want the film to flow in my head and I'll start actually editing it some time this weekend. Also, I want to be able to get a few videos from the UK vs. Georgia game on Saturday to use for my documentary.

Overall, the whole process leading up to the 1st cut/final cut has been pretty good. It's been somewhat difficult to obtain film at times, but I've been able to do other things like interview people, etc. 

The Conjuring

I love scary/horror movies and I've watched plenty of movies over the past couple years. At the top of the list for scary movies would be The Conjuring. The fact that it's based on a true story seems cool and the acting was superb throughout the movie. I wouldn't say it was really that scary, but it had a great storyline and use of camera angles  as well.

Plagiarism Post

I felt like the article reading on plagiarism was a decent read, rather long, but brought good insight about the issue of plagiarism. Lethem had good examples also that helped validate the reading.

How can we as college students completely eliminate the issue of plagiarism? Because there seems to be a fine line sometimes.

Reflection on Outline/Storyboard

My outline/storyboard went well for the most part. The storyboard caused a little more trouble just because with my topic I was going to use more film than pictures but I haven't been able to get most of the film I want so I had to improvise. The outline I thought was pretty good. It explained why I had chosen this topic and I gave great answers to the questions I selected which will help me later in the semester.

Frustration about Documentary So Far

The one thing that has been frustrating so far has been trying to find the pictures for the storyboard. I know specifically of one picture that I haven't been able to get yet, but will be able to Saturday at the game. So the process of waiting has been somewhat frustrating. But outside of that and probably a few other minor details, there has been any real frustration to deal with.

Outline Suggestions

After talking to two people about my outline/storyboard, I feel that I can get better pictures. Whether they are off the internet or retaking pictures, just to give the audience a better visual aid when it comes to the documentary/film as a whole.

6 Words that Reflect My Outline

"Football is more than a game"

Ryder's blog post

Ryder's blog post stuck out the most to me due to the fact that his topic is a very hot topic in the United States today. With gun violence at an all-time high I felt that his topic was perfect especially with the timing of what's going on now. I felt that his sources were credible and if he can get a good interview then his documentary has the potential to be exceptional.

This Weekend!

Saturday was probably one of the best nights I've had since I've been on campus. The football game against South Carolina was as hype as I've seen Commonwealth Stadium in the 6-7 years I've been going to football games. Not only that, it was probably one of the best games as well. The student section was great and it being a blackout and a night game made the atmosphere greater. I loved it. And after we won, I stormed the field with people from my dorm. It's something I'll never forget. #BBN #WeAreUK

My Research Presentation Thoughts

I felt that my presentation went pretty well. At first I kind of stumbled over my words, but once I got in a rhythm then it was easy to recite my info from the PowerPoint as well as additional information that pertained to that source. I feel that the sources I'm using for my documentary will help elevate my topic to an outstanding level. They covered all aspects of how football not only hurts the person playing in the present, but also how it hurts that person's family and friends depending on the injury.

Research Presentation

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1oHq7mcwOzfmqYlrWkujyJYvwv4rBgDesqWo14LfbbHw/edit?usp=sharing

The Queen of Versailles

I feel that the documentary touched on the theme of difference due to the fact that most people in the world don't have the opportunity to build their own homes. The vast majority of us don't have the luxury of modeling our homes after a famous home or building. So the fact that they were able to achieve both places them in another category due to their wealth, but also creativeness as they wanted to do something against the norm,

Low Style

The low style of writing/communication is the everyday conversations we have with friends and family. It usually involves slang that both parties understand. Compared to high style, it isn't as structurally sound and would be frowned upon if this style was used in an essay or doctoral/graduate paper. But by no means does a low style mean that it's bad. There's just a time and place for everything.

Annotated Bibliography

Seifert, Kevin. Inside Slant: Knee Injuries on the Rise. ESPN.com. 11 December 2013. 22 September 2014. http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/106384/inside-slant-knee-injuries-on-rise-overall

Seifert's article touches on the rise of knee injuries over the past few seasons in the NFL. As concussions became the round-table discussion around the league with lawsuits and suicides, the NFL had to protect its brand and implement rules and concepts that would lower the amount of concussions. With new rules to decrease the amount of helmet-to-helmet collisions and therefore the amount of concussions, defensive players have resorted to hitting players low. Consequently, more players are coming up with torn ligaments and broken legs and the data shows that there's a steady increase in lower body injuries. 

Reflection of the Project Pitch

After completing the Project Pitch, I feel that the assignment itself was pretty good on my part. I felt like I brought my pitch together as a whole through the summary/treatment. But once I am able to get my interviews it'll add another dimension to my project that I feel will be final draft worthy. I did stumbled at the beginning just getting started and where I wanted to go with doing my summary and treatment, but once I got started and understood what I was going to do then it came together nicely.

Project Pitch Topic

For my project pitch I was going to write about concussions and the effects that CTE has on the family of those players. I feel that this topic endorsed the theme of difference because this disease doesn't happen to everybody. It effects a small group of people in a community in the NFL.

Library Scavenger Hunt

Partners: Rider Sparrow, Myles Gibson, and Kaneel Senevirathne

1. Far From the Tree by Andrew Soloman (Boston: Beacon Press 2012)
   A Disability  History of the United States by Kim Nielson (Boston: Beacon Press 2012)
2. a) “Ability is a tyranny of the majority” (29).

   b) “The face of it stood so low into the breast,as the Fares grew upon the shoulders,the eyes and mouth stood more out than other childrens, The nose grew hooking upwards, the face had noe parte of head behind, but a hallowe plae, yet unbrowned” (29).

3. Soloman, Andrew. “Far From the Tree”.
   Scribner. New York,2012

       Nielsen, Kim. “A Disability History of the United States”.
   Beacon Press. Boston 2012

4. We were not able to find any cartoons from the 1980′s where specified. We asked at the desk for help and they were unsure as well

5. Adobe Premier

6.Patterson Office Tower, Top of the 5/3 Building, Greek Houses

7. 

8. Core 2

9. A man leaning on a fence with a horse a few feet away. It is located on the main floor.

10. You were located on the 5th floor in the center section.

"Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Reflection

After reading "Is Google Making Us Stupid" by Nicholas Carr I feel as if the main idea he was trying to get across was that in today's day and age we are constantly reading while on the go. Whether it's a text message or we need to look something up for a class we are always reading considerably fast. Google has become one of the world's greatest inventions due to it's layout and accessibility. When using Google, we simply type in a few keywords and thousands and even millions of results come up in several seconds. We skim through the websites to find what we need in several minutes and we're done. There's no real thought put into the soft research we just executed. This is what I feel Carr is trying to get across. Yes, we may read more now than at any time in history, but with the way Google and other search engines work, we don't necessarily have to put in a lot of work when doing research or finding out news because it's right there at our fingertips instead of in books.

Research

2 pieces of info/points about research that are important are being able to know where to start with your topic. If you don't know where to start with your research then your topic won't be as thorough as you'd like it to be. Another piece of info that was important was to always remember to cite your sources within your paper and in your annotated bibliography. Just so that people know your source is credible, which can help elevate your paper to a new level.