Documentary

When you first told us about the project, I had no idea what I was going to do. It took me a while to figure out what I wanted to do in my documentary, but then I logged onto my Facebook and scrolled through my timeline. All I saw was photos from pages that I liked years ago. That’s when it hit me, how do people use their Facebook now from then. 

The hardest thing about the project was who to film. I encountered many questions during my filming. One of which was how to get someone to talk for a while. Some of the audio in the clips I tried to fix by messing with the equalizer and sound reduction on Audacity but I had gotten nowhere. I hardly take photos or record videos myself. So I had trouble editing the footage to make a film. Also I had a friend help me record the footage. But I was learning as I went along so it wasn’t to bad after all. Even though the video hadn't come out to the best it could’ve been.

 Even though I procrastinated and lost half of my footage when putting it on my computer, I still like the way my documentary came out. I succeed in getting some good shots of places were students would typically use Facebook. So if I had another month to work on this project, I would use it to go and try to get more footage for my documentary.

Shooting Schedule

I plan to start my shooting on Thursday after my exam. I plan on interviewing people throughout the campus, people I know and people I don't know. I am hoping to finish my shooting by next Wednesday if I achieve the information that im looking for.

Thursday-Friday: Go around filming
Saturday-Sunday: Edit the documentary



Questions I plan to ask:

Why did you join Facebook?
How long have you had a Facebook?
How often did you check your Facebook and how much now?
Why do you use Facebook?

I plan to ask many more questions.

Documentary Ideas

1) How social media keeps people connected
2) How do people express themselves through Facebook
3) How do you use social media

Remix Essay

Song Choices

Paradise by Coldplay (Instrumental Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_Z6XRkc9Iw

Viva La Vida by Coldplay (Instrumental Version)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1TlCIqdaL0

TIB Rough Draft

I am very in tune to my surroundings. When I log into Facebook, instantly I feel like I am looking through a secret window. I can click and find out what people are doing up at any moment. I used to believe that Facebook was stupid, mostly because I didn't know more than like 10 people who used to have one but Facebook came around and I found it to be great.

I didn’t get a phone until my sophomore year of high school and that sucked, because I really couldn’t get a hold of anyone outside of school so I joined Facebook. It was the thing that everyone kept talking about. I didn’t really know what to do with it, because I never had a MySpace and wasn’t into those kind of things. But I got into it so much that I would sit on there for an hour or two updating my information for no reason. I could send a message to someone off Facebook and it would send that exact message to that persons phone and they could reply back quickly so that I wouldn’t have to wait for them to log onto their Facebook to see the message. Ill talk to people on there some times but not everyday of my life like I used to.

The strange thing is, you can be on it for hours and realize that all you’ve done is procrastinate from doing your homework and neglect the real world. Even now, they have your notifications sent to your phone so you are constantly connected. If you don’t have one, consider yourself lucky.

I used to think that Facebook was stupid and a wasted of my time but as time went on, I figured out I couldn't go a day without it. With all these positive qualities, Facebook has taken on a life of it’s own. If I were to cancel my account today, I would feel empty. I would still continue to wake up each morning and try to log into my account. Even if it’s just for a few minutes, it’s a part of my day. I believe that Facebook gives people the opportunity to connect with people they don't see everyday.

My Speech Outline

Preparation Outline

PREPARATION OUTLINE

NAME: _______________Tejash Hira_____________________ SECTION: ____017______

TITLE OF SPEECH: ___________________The TejashBook (Still working on tittle)____

Be sure to label learning styles throughout.

Introduction

  I.        Attention Catcher: What reads and lives in an apple ?A bookworm !

 II.       Listener Relevance Link: I use my MacBook for hours everyday.

III.       Speaker Credibility: I have many Apple products but the MacBook was my favorite out of them all. You can do so many things with the MacBook.

IV.       Thesis Statement: I've had this MacBook for only a couple of months and I don't think I can go a day without it.

 V.       Preview: There are just so many things I do with my MacBook.

Transition (optional): 

Body

  I.        First Main Point: Why I spend so much time on it.

            Listener Relevance Link: We use our laptops for a lot of things these days.

            A.  Subpoint: The battery life isn't a big deal when it can last up to 7hours

                  1.  Sub-Subpoint: Get more work done.

                  2.  Sub-Subpoint: 

            B.  Subpoint: Great resolution.

                  1.  Sub-Subpoint: See stuff more clearly

                  2.  Sub-Subpoint: Can adjust brightness.

Transition: 

II.        Second Main Point: It's FAST!

            Listener Relevance Link: We all don't like things that are slow, do we?

            A.  Subpoint: Transitions between pages are fast

                  1.  Sub-Subpoint: Runs really smoothly.

      2.  Sub-Subpoint: Opens up applications fast.

            B.  Subpoint: Don't have to wait ages for an application to open.

                  1.  Sub-Subpoint: iTunes took forever on my old laptop.

                  2.  Sub-Subpoint: Helps when in a hurry.

Transition: 

III.       Third Main Point: You can have it all in one place.

            Listener Relevance Link: Being able to do homework off our computers makes it so much more easier. 

            A.  Subpoint: Can have it all in one place.

                  1.  Sub-Subpoint: Don't have to carry all your books around when you need to do homework.

                  2.  Sub-Subpoint: Also keeps you organized.

            B.  Subpoint: Application store.

                  1.  Sub-Subpoint: Many apps that are useful.

                  2.  Sub-Subpoint:

Transition:

Conclusion

  I.        Restatement of Thesis: I've had this MacBook for only a couple of months and I don't think I can go a day without it.

 II.       Summary of Main Points: The MacBook has an extremely long battery ife which allows you to get more work done. Very fast so that you can pull up files and load stuff up faster when on a hurry. Also you can have it all just sitting right infront of you.

III.       Clincher: This is truly a laptop that everyone wishes they had, sweeps away the competition.