Dream Seeker

The “where am i” assignment0

So, last class we were asked to prepare a two minute digital video that would be due in two weeks. I am getting really excited about this project. I have been playing with Windows Movie Maker on my laptop. I enjoy meshing narration, pictures, and music to tell my little story.

I though it was going to be really difficult to get started on this assignment. I was not quite sure where to start. I took a look at the Wiki website. There are so many online sources that I could choose from to start the assignment. However, I felt like I just wanted to stick with something less technical. But it turns out Windows movie maker is not that easy- however it is manageable. I enjoy having the choice on what to put in my digital story. I am in a digital history seminar and we have to make a website and there is NO room for creativity and originality. I am looking forward to being able to express my self in this digital story as well as my blog!

The next thing I need to learn is to upload videos. I am not sure it will be too hard:)

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What to Think, and Where to Start.0

Without fail, I wake up every morning and ponder on that one thing. Can I do this? Is this some illusion, or some sort of fantasy that I’m living in? Can this thing, this dream, this passion- can this happen to me? Or more appropriately, can I happen to it? Essentially, can I live in a dream? Or will the realities of this society bring me back to earth- and cause me to realize that I have lots of things to do, and lot of unfinished business to handle before I can just go off and in a way make my dreams come true. I realize all these questions are confusing to anyone reading, believe me I’m all muddled up about it too. But these personal questions are ideas and thoughts that I hope this class and this trip will help me answer.

When I walked into class last Wednesday, I was very eager; eager to hear news about the trip to New York City, as well as eager to know what exactly I need to accomplish in this course. With many objectives, the one that struck out to me the most was the objective to “draw conclusions about our own path as we reflect on where we find ourselves in the context of the greater world of theatre.” I am so excited to go on this journey. I can safely say that since I joined the theatre department at Mary Washington, I have changed. I may not have changed drastically, but I have grown up slightly, and look at the world differently. I am thrilled to go on this journey to grow even more as a student and more importantly, as a person. I am anxious to start my research project. I feel like I am at the start line, just waiting for the flag to drop so I can start running, start exploring.

We had a technology boot-camp this Saturday. It was really cool. I knew there was media and software out there, but I had no clue it was right at my fingertips. I want to use all of it. I know I can’t though. I am looking forward to compiling all the media together to create this digital story. I am amazed over how much is out there on the web! I have experience with the delicious bookmarking site, and I know it will be extremely helpful in my research. Flickr is something I have not experimented with and I am enjoying exploring the website. I am really tempted to get a primary account so that I can utilize the website to the best that I can. It is an amazing site, and it is also amazing how regular people can catch such phenomenal photos. I hope to catch some great photos in the city. I shall continue to research and play with all the things that I was shown in the technology boot-camp. I’m having lots of fun with it!

I am looking forward to this class and delving deeper into my research. I think this class may be a life-changing experience. I welcome it.

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