Week 9-Spring Break

I did not get to do much research during Spring Break, but I got plenty of ideas on how I might try to work my ethnography. One of the things that I think I need to do is get interviews with people who go to the gas station and get their point of view, why that is Bowles gas station is a fixture in our community. Then I can take footage of him and his sons working at the station, along with an exploration of the station itself. Another idea that I came up was to do a montage of my hometown, of the past memories and experiences that I had along with a poem for narration. This would be a creative piece and I think it would be easier in the long run. I just need some feedback on which one I should go for.

Week 8-Discussion Over Readings and Project

The thing that stood out to me about the readings this week were the fact that they all discussed in some detail the interconnectivity that happens when one works on a multimedia project. Because it is multimedia there usually has to be some kind of multitasking with other people on how to get all the different mediums to work. And that is the beauty of such an undertaking. When you reach out and get help from other people you involve them not only in your project, but with your life as well. And by doing so individuals from across the spectrum of disciplines can meet and relate with each other, thus enriching their perspectives from each others skills and experiences. I mean, look at me for instance. I am working on a project that involves people who have never used a computer, to those who can make their own movie videos. I lay between the two drastic opposites, but I know I will succeed by working with each side equally. That is, I will get my research information with those who are low-tech , while composing my piece through the lens of people who know what they are doing with technology, much more so than I. And by working together people will be that more comfortable working with others as well as sharing memories and ideas.

My project has been taken on by a lot of ideas on my part. I was at one time thinking of doing a creative piece about my hometown, set with images of memory that involve my childhood, ambient music, and a creative narration, a sort of poem that relates it all. But I am still interested in doing my project over the gas station, except I will discuss the impact it has had on our town and its people, along with interviews with those who come by to fill up and gossip. These are just a few of my ideas right now and I am not sure which way I am going to go with them. I am going to do more research during Spring Break since I will be home in Oklahoma and that will give me some time to look at it all and think on the premises.

Week 7-Catch Up

I am trying to catch up where I left off last week. I think I will try to add music to my audio and try to work with it some tomorrow when I have time. I will probably do the second interview during Spring Break and get an idea of how to mold the material into the right composition. Dr. Carter talked about us pairing up for the final project and I think that will be a good idea. If I can get somebody to help with the technological aspects while I d0 the research and interviews I can probably pull of a good piece.