Production Schedule

In this blog post I will be sharing my production schedule. I plan to get the bulk of the rough cut stuff done this week and then I will be editing and really figuring out the software next week. I will be dedicating Wednesday night to this project so I will have no issue get it all done.

I am quite nervous about creating a video essay in this short period of time but I am quite hopeful!

My Schedule can be found here

Content Outline

In this post I will be providing a link to my content outline for my final project!!!! I will probably be editing my outline as I really figure out what the heck I am doing but the link is interactive and will always show my most recent form of the outline. I am excited to finish this baby up and finally be done with these darn log posts ;)

My outline can be found here

PS: If anyone has any ideas on how to make this more interesting than me just sitting there taking a video of me I would love some feedback :)

Peer Review for Jackson starmer

In this post I will be reviewing Jackson's Video Essay. Jackson is in the 8am section, not my own class. Because I have never done a Video Essay I will be commenting on the content of his work instead of the form and genre conventions because I really know nothing about a Video essay at this point!

Audience Question:
How did you practice your editorial skills this week in peer review?

• I used my editorial skills to advise Jackson on some simple content things. Because I have never made a video essay I feel strange critiquing his form so I instead critiqued his content and gave him pointers on the things I found confusing and offered less confusing and more straight forward alternatives that I believed would make his argument even stronger.

Author Response:

• Jackson did not title his work anything related to the content which made me a bit confused right off the bat. He made the intro very interesting and I was very drawn to keep watching and listening but I was not able to really pick up on the argument until the video essay was 2/3 of the way over. I used what I read about public arguments in the Students Guide to advise Jackson to state his argument more explicitly earlier on so that I wouldn't be searching for the argument the entire time. With that being said I really enjoyed watching his video essay and I think it was very well done with a very exciting intro, I just wish the subject of the argument had been clearer earlier.

You can find my peer review for Jackson Starmer here

Peer Review for Nicholas Hoover

In this post I will be providing a peer review for Nicholas Hoover, a student in my section. Nicholas wrote a Standard College Essay and I will be commenting on the genre conventions of his work.

Audience Question:
How did you practice your editorial skills this week in peer review?

• I practiced my editorial skills by commenting on the genre conventions of Nick's work. Because I have done a SCE before I feel at liberty to send some pointers his way. I believe that I was able to draw upon my own knowledge as a student in order to help Nick improve his work.

Author Response:

• Nicholas wrote his essay on the Shoddy connectivity of the US internet. He titled his piece "The Costs of Shoddy Connectivity: The Terrible State of the US Internet, and How to Fix It". The title is very informational and lets the reader know what the argument is right off the bat, something I enjoy and think is entirely necessary as it is a genre convention. With that being said I think Nicholas missed the mark on a few other genre conventions. He used a lot of specific information and a lot of numbers yet there are no in-text citations and no works cited page. This worries me as those are two of the most important genre conventions and also make the paper legal as opposed to seeming plagiarized, like he stole information without credit. I think I helped Nicholas by giving him some pointers and reminding him of the Genre conventions that can save his grade and keep him from getting in trouble. I used information I know about the genre from my own experience of writing a SCE in order to comment on Nicholas' and I really appreciated the attention to detail that Nicholas brought to his essay. The work was full of specific information but it still felt like an argument not just a paper.

My peer review for Nicholas can be found here

Reflection on Local Revision Process

In this blog post I will be reflecting on this project as a whole. I will be answering audience questions and providing honest and detailed responses to the best of my ability. I will be assessing how I believe I did as well as what I think I could have and should have done differently.

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

• I successfully put everything together and rerecorded all of my elements in order to avoid stutters and make everything feel more cohesive. I also figured out how to turn up the microphone volume so its easier to hear! I incorporated all of the advice I was given in peer review as it was all very helpful and I think I came out with a successful product.

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

• I re-wrote a large portion of my argument as I decided to go a slightly different direction. I had been arguing that shelters should just ban drugs but that's not possible by law so I changed my argument to include other alternatives that I think would be better. because of this change I had to research a lot more info and I had to re-write and rerecord almost my entire script.

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

• I'm so very nervous for next week. We have 2 weeks for this next project. How crazy is that?? I'm honestly panicking and just hoping that I survive with all of these projects and tests!

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

• I'm feeling fairly confident about this project but I'm still worried that the argument isn't strong enough. I am confident in my use of genre conventions but I'm nervous about the actual content itself so here's to hoping I did better than I think! 

Editorial Report Numba Two

In this post, much like the last post, I will be providing two links: 1 to my edited version of my podcast and 1 to my final version. I will be talking about the changes I made between the two drafts and what the importance of those changes are.

Audience Questions:
How did the content change when you re-edited it? Why do you think the content is being communicated more effectively in the re-edited version?

• I completely rewrote and rerecorded this section because I did not think it was serving the purpose I needed it to serve. I was concerned that this narrative that was supposed to connect my interest to the issue with the issue itself really just felt out of place with the drug talk so I rewrote it to be less about me and my mom and more about how myself and others are subconsciously aware of the issue. I think the content is easier understood now and fits together better.

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?

• The form really didn't change at all I don't think it's 2 seconds shorter but it is still in about the same place in the podcast and is till entirely spoken by me, I think that the form needed to stay as it was as this is the most successful way for me to present this information.

Author Response:

My Edited Rough cut can be found here:

• Please look at 1:23-1:59

My Final Product can be found here

• Please look at 1:27-1:53

Editorial Report Numba One

In this post I will be providing two links: 1 to my edited version of my podcast and 1 to my final version. I will be talking about the changes I made between the two drafts and what the importance of those changes are.

Audience Questions:
How did the content change when you re-edited it? Why do you think the content is being communicated more effectively in the re-edited version?

• Here I made the song intro much quieter and made my voice considerably louder so it is easier to listen to and easier to hear what I have to say. I also included  a title for my podcast segment, "What I think About That" in order to inform my listener that I would be voicing my opinions in the segment. I think that even though this is a very simple change it was crucial. My voice is much easier to hear now and the introduction seems more like a true podcast intro. 

How did the form change when you re-edited it? Why do you think the form is presenting the content more effectively in the re-edited version?

•  The for did not change dramatically but the naming of the segment is a genre convention of a podcast so that simple change helped in both the content and form categories. I also think tht quieting the music makes this much more successful as a podcast. 

Author Response:

My Edited Rough cut can be found here:

• Please look at 0:00-0:22

My Final Product can be found here

• Please look at 0:00-0:22