Production Report Numba Two

In this blog post, much like my last post, I will be sharing part of my content outline and the adaptation of my outline in my raw content. Because I am dedicating this week to raw content stuff and I will be figuring out the technology aspect next week I have decided to share parts of my written script here. I just do not feel confident in this genre and creating parts of the video at this stage honesty stresses me out so I'm not doing it. I feel as though I should be able to have actual video content by Tuesday if next week so I'll be sharing it then!

Audience Questions
How did you decide to use form to present your content in the raw material you’ve shared here? How did the conventions of your chosen genre influence your choices?

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How did the production of this raw material go? What kinds of any hiccups, challenges, successes, creative epiphanies, etc. occurred during the process?

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Author Response

Content Outline Excerpt:

•  Project 1:
• Learning a new genre
• Researching on my own
• No supervision
• Developing my voice and figuring out how to adapt that voice to suit the audience

Raw Content Excerpt:

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Production Report Numba One

In this blog post I will be sharing part of my content outline and the adaptation of my outline in my raw content. Because I am dedicating this week to raw content stuff and I will be figuring out the technology aspect next week I have decided to share parts of my written script here. I just do not feel confident in this genre and creating parts of the video at this stage honesty stresses me out so I'm not doing it. I feel as though I should be able to have actual video content by Tuesday if next week so I'll be sharing it then!

Audience Questions
How did you decide to use form to present your content in the raw material you’ve shared here? How did the conventions of your chosen genre influence your choices?

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How did the production of this raw material go? What kinds of any hiccups, challenges, successes, creative epiphanies, etc. occurred during the process?

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Author Response

Content Outline Excerpt:

•  Intro: 
• Music - Upbeat (How I feel about this semester ending)
• Talk about First ever blog post
• Writing Style
• How I write
• What I do
• What I am used to writing
• New Genres and my feelings about these genres at the begining of the year
• What is writing to me

Raw Content Excerpt:

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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!