Documentary Project Reflection Essay

     Our original topic was to do a documentary on homelessness. I was very excited to do this documentary because I thought it would be fun to look into a topic from a creative viewpoint. I would have liked to completed it, but alas it was not to be.
     My group procrastinated and was unable to execute our plans. We did talk to the Martha’s Table organization, but we should have looked elsewhere. We didn’t work over break, which was what really doomed us to failure. We also needed to start filming earlier, but instead we waited until the last minute, at which point it was too late. In addition we should have made sure that you understood our plan for filming. You were not in school when we tried to get a camera and so we had to email you. We hadn’t really talked before about our plan for filming and we should have made it clear what we were planning to do.
     I thought the structure of the assignment was solid and as good as it could be. The process from brainstorming to filming to editing was very put together and represented the actual process that real documentary filmmakers use. You did a great job Mr. Mayo! It was my group’s fault that we were unable to complete our documentary.
     If we had a chance to redo this documentary, we would have started much earlier. We would have talked to multiple organizations to ensure that we had some organization to which to talk. The filming process would be started much, much sooner. Overall, we would just be more on top of things, as opposed to waiting until the last minute.

TV Shows

 

The "it" thing to do now is watch whole entire TV shows, from start to finish. It all started when Ms. Fillman showed us "Lost" in class. Then all of CAP 10 started watching it, all six seasons of it. I've recently started watching "Heroes", as has Cherie.

I think it is sad and disappointing that children now bond over what shows they like. We watch them together and talk about them when we're together. There is so much more we could do and/or talk about, yet we choose to talk about crazy ridiculous TV shows.

For the record, they are SOOO addicting. We live vicariously through the dramatic, plot-twist-filled TV shows. Our mediocre, unadventrous lives cannot compare to a exotic island with magical powers (Lost) or people who can paint the future when high off cocaine (Heroes). Well that's at least why I personally watch these crazy shows. I get really into the plots and the characters. I often find myself wishing I was them, even though I know their world is impossible.

Anyways, I know it's not the best way to be spending our time. But watching TV lets us closely analyze the things that make people human. We see weaknesses and strengths that we couldn't see in our everyday lives. Plus it's all so entertaining.