{"id":2399,"date":"2019-03-25T15:15:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/?p=2399"},"modified":"2019-03-25T15:15:20","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:15:20","slug":"writing-2-brody-lycan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jolineblais.net\/nmd106\/writing-2-brody-lycan\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing 2 – Brody Lycan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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A. Brainstorming<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Person \u2013 Is there someone whose personality, activities, achievements, or other characteristics you find interesting or inspiring?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pete Hatch, My friend from the university of Maine is a particularly inspiring person<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Place \u2013 Is there a natural or man-made setting that holds particular meaning to you or that has sparked your interest for further exploration?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine is like a second home to me. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Activity \u2013 Is there an endeavor that you are regularly involved with or that interests you?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On the topic of Sugarloaf, yes I’m very interested and involved in skiing and freestyle skiing, especially at Sugarloaf <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Behavior \u2013 Is there a behavior that you witness regularly among peers or other groups of people that strikes you as interesting or worthy of investigation?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I think it’s pretty broad and would have to be narrowed down, But i think it could be interesting to investigate why people lie and if it can actually be for the better sometimes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Business \u2013 Is there a local economic activity with which you are familiar?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I worked at Orono House of Pizza delivering pizzas, and have also DJ’d for Orono Brewing Company,\u00a0Could\u00a0potentially\u00a0ask\u00a0those\u00a0owners\u00a0and\u00a0workers\u00a0if\u00a0they\u00a0value\u00a0a\u00a0college\u00a0degree.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Event \u2013 Is there a current event you are aware of that could provide subject matter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The upcoming spring concert announcement could be something controversial <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Academic or thematic concept \u2013 Is there an issue you have examined in any of your courses at school that you wish to investigate further?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not really right now<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Media \u2013 Do you already have footage linked to a person, event, or definable topic?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes– we shot on the topic of college being worth it or not to get a job and sustain yourself. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

B. Feasibility<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Now that you have generated a list of potential topics for your project, consider which options are within your reach. For each of the preceding subjects you listed, consider whether the feasibility of interview candidates, and potential B-roll for this subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Appropriate \u2013 Is the topic acceptable in your current context?<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    College (worth it?)Orono House \/ OBC – Acceptable sources for the idea of asking if degrees are worth it, relevant due to proximity to the school.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sugarloaf (ski pass)- Could ask college kids if they think skiing is overpriced \/ worth it, or perhaps if the college pass deal is worth it. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Accessible \u2013 Can you get to the location\/people that you need and do you have permission to be there if needed?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    College (worth it?) Orono House \/ OBC –\u00a0Both\u00a0would\u00a0be\u00a0readily\u00a0available\u00a0again,\u00a0due\u00a0to\u00a0proximity\u00a0from\u00a0campus.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Haven’t\u00a0gotten\u00a0permission\u00a0yet,\u00a0but\u00a0it’s\u00a0very\u00a0likely\u00a0permission\u00a0will\u00a0be\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0granted.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sugarloaf (ski\u00a0pass)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    It would be difficult to shoot on this subject because of how far from campus the mountain is. It would most likely need some interviews at the mountain and b-roll from the mountain making this difficult to achieve. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Size \u2013 Is your topic too small? Mark down the ways in which you can examine the topic and make sure that the subject matter is significant enough to hold the viewer\u2019s interest. Essentially, it depends on the proper treatment of the topic and how you can imagine its study; the \u201csmallness\u201d of a topic depends greatly on our own conception of it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    College (worth it?) – Not too small of a subject matter at all, considering we live on a college campus. There will be a plethora of reasons as to why people are going to school, and answers to if they think it’s worth it or not. I think the only problem is going to be trying to find a large variety of people.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    College Ski Pass (worth it?)\u00a0This topic is a lot smaller than my other idea, because you’re really only limited to skiers in Maine, who also go to college in Maine. I think a good way to examine this info may be to either table in the union, or access the schools email database and send out a survey polling how many people actually ski, then perhaps have an include email section saying “if you’re comfortable to speak further on this topic in front of a camera, please include your email below and we will reach out to you”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Scope \u2013 Is your topic too big? This can be more difficult than a topic that is \u201ctoo small.\u201d If you can\u2019t imagine a way of treating the topic satisfactorily, then there is a good chance it might be a bad idea to select it as a central subject of a motion picture. Ask yourself: Is there any way to tackle one aspect of the topic? In addition, a topic that centers on an idea\u2014and not an observable activity, event, or narrative involving people\u2014can be quite difficult to treat eff ectively. It is very useful to determine in advance your approach with an idea-based topic. (Examples: teen gambling; senioritis; dating; etc.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    College (worth it?)\u00a0–\u00a0This\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0very\u00a0big\u00a0topic,\u00a0but\u00a0I\u00a0don’t\u00a0think\u00a0it’s\u00a0too\u00a0big,\u00a0because\u00a0espec-ially\u00a0on\u00a0a\u00a0college\u00a0campus,\u00a0pretty\u00a0much\u00a0everyone\u00a0is\u00a0going\u00a0to\u00a0have\u00a0their\u00a0 own\u00a0opinion on this subject. I think we just need to lock in some key questions which really provoke whatever goal or subject we decide on. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    C. Development<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    From the preparatory work you have done so far in class and lab, select one of the topics, and draft a piece of writing to initiate the development of this project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. For this piece of writing, you will choose the most appropriate and useful type of material for the topic and your needs. Pick one from the following choices: