Over spring break, we were assigned a former Wise student's project (the narrative and journaling aspects) to look through and reflect on. I received a project that involved creating a musical by a girl named Ellen.
I think that Ellen did a great job showing reflecting on her reactions and emotions throughout the project. She was very open about her opinions. Furthermore, she included many pictures, videos, and gifs in her posts that were both entertaining to look at but also explained and supported what she was saying. She also builds up her ability to cope with stress and it shows. Ellen also used a very helpful mentor who she was close with, which I feel probably helped her move along with the project.
I think there were also a few minor weak points in Ellen's journaling, as well. She had some gaps and irregularities with posting (sometimes many on one day with an absence in others). She also often gives off the impression that she doesn't prioritize or feel like working on her project, too. I think we can all relate to this, but I personally probably wouldn't share this.
I appreciate her self awareness of the gap between what she accomplished (a script and two full songs, I believe) and a full musical (full script, ~18 songs, etc.). I feel that although I'm aiming high, if my documentary ends up not being quite as long as i expect, I will probably be ok. I'm creating it in much less time without all the crews and people that a professional, full length documentary uses. I'd like to borrow the relatable way that Ellen shares her information.
I think that Ellen learned a lot from her project and I know that she's interested in performing arts. I wonder if she would do something like this again in the future as a hobby or as a job.
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