Assignment

The first thing we will do for our project is map out ideas for a story. We have chosen to make a video trailer that ridicules the "Freshman fifteen" for college students. With our original topic already chosen, the next step we will do is make a little story board of pictures that will either be acted out or photographed. Before we actually take pictures, we need to research what makes videos funny. By this we will go on the internet and look up characteristics of funny videos, or we could also watch or critique funny movies that we know of that are funny. The next step would be creating funny photographic situations that go along with our topic. We could use some of the ideas we have used in our group activity we did on Tuesday, or we could create new ones. Our video will either be a picture video of either photos of cartoons or actual human beings. Once we create a story, we will add all the details and put the photos on a computer to make a video. I think we will use iMovie on a Macbook. This program is easy to create movie projects, and with some experience from the past making movies, I believe it will be a simple task. Once the video is made we will post what is necessary on the blog, talking about what we think the reactions would be and describing the steps we used to create our whole project.

We could have two possible effects on our audience. They will either laugh, or they may be offended. We are, in reality, making fun of people getting fat, and there might be someone in the audience that doesn't feel comfortable about their weight. Another reaction might be awareness of gaining weight. This might put in perspective that you have to workout to stay healthy. Most students eat and drink as much as they want, but do not workout. We want to "subliminally" show the audience that you can avoid the freshman fifteen. Once they laugh or get upset about the video, they might realize deep in their mind that they should get active.

This project will help me grow as a writer because I feel our blog can help people out if they read it. Our blog might be the reality check some kids need to start a healthy lifestyle. Even though we are making fun of a problem, in return it somehow makes people second guess themselves. If I saw this I would probably laugh, because that is the kind of person I am. I would also think to myself "wow, I don't want to end up like this". With that mindset people might try to improve themselves after seeing this. This project might also help with my writing skills. Blogging releases the ideas in your mind, which helps with creativity. Talking about things also help critical thinking and deeper meaning. There are many positive things about blogging, which is why it should help me as a writer.