Out of the Rut and Partner Read

I was pretty busy last week and still am this week with AP exams and in class finals, so I haven't had much of a chance to post. Luckily after this coming week, my schedule should quiet down and I will be able to focus more of my time on my project.

Four ways my project plans have changed thus far:

1. The amount of time that my documentary is going to run for--I have so much footage, but to keep it interesting and to use the best and most usable pieces, I've cut down so much. 

2. The view of the project--I've narrowed down the lens of the film to be more personal.
3. In going with a more personal perspective, I've decided to do more narration and voiceover than I originally had planned about my own experience and perspectives. 

4. The way I'm interviewing people--I was originally going to have formal, sit down interviews with "important" people around Ithaca, but now I've decided I'd rather get Ithacans in their natural habitat. 

Partner Read
For the partner read, I looked through Dylan's blog. She has a great blogging style and is very focused on her project in all her posts. It's mainly in paragraph form with a few lists mixed in. She writes very objectively about all the portions of her project that she is in the process of accomplishing, but there's less of a bigger picture view of how everything is coming together/relates to each other. Her project about starting a small business looks like it's coming together really well, but I would suggest to her to take a step back and write a post about the broader view of how everything is working out. I also enjoyed seeing the picture of her menu. I wonder if she's interested in pursuing a career or hobby of working her own restaurant.

Here's a picture I took at Stewart Park last week: