Hixson Blog Post #12

Hixson Blog Post #12

One more week of school left for me and I will be heading back to Dubuque for the summer!

This past week we finished our group's DST project. (Digital Storytelling Project) My role in creating the video was a producer as long as an actor. Being the producer was tough at times and also very rewarding. Getting all of the group members there for the film shoot wasn't always the easiest. I found out quickly that there was going to be no time where everyone could all meet up. In order for me to deal with a situation like that, I had to schedule multiple filming times. One tool that helped in collaborating everyone together was the program DOODLE. This helped by sending out a survey to all of the group members on which times worked best with them. You had to make sure that everyone filled out the survey and you then had to choose a time. As being a producer I also helped with direction of the group members to where and what they had to do. For this to go smoothly my other co-producer, Kat and I sat down and went through the script to smooth out some scenes. As for being an actor, I was a student who failed out because I step on the infamous Zodiac!

A little bit about the DST project story line...We based the idea off of the book and movie: The Hunger Games. We called it the Cyclone Games. The video is suppose to help out incoming freshman by showing them what not to do and what to do. This will help them "survive" in college. Originally there are 11 students or tributes that start out and by the end only two will prevail and graduate by following the steps to succeed college.
 It was a great learning experience to lead a unique project like this. I defiantly have learned from it and will have confidence in the future on such projects. Hope everyone had fun with it as well!

Happy Finals Week and Good Luck with all of them!

Cole Schlitzer