Technology

So this is my final project for Ideas In Performance.  I’m incredibly proud of the work I did on it.  Especially since I lost it all and had to rebuild the project.  My deepest deepest thanks goes to the IT staff (especially Mike and Jim), Gregg, Jon, and Ms. Desi in Financial Aide.  I hope you enjoy it! You should comment if you watch it.  CLICK TO PLAY  Click to Play This is a better resolution than the other one.  This video was originally shared on blip.tv by dwebe8pl with a No license (All rights reserved) license.

My first digital story! I was playing with different 2.0 technologies

I don’t think I’ll use this one for my 2 minute or my final one (it doesn’t let you use text and a lot of the features aren’t userfriendly.) but I made one!

So to Boston, Mary Jane and Me.

FDR once said “We have nothing to fear but fear itself.”

As much as FDR is my favorite president sometimes I wonder if he remembered life before the real world kicked in. I say this partly in jest. I know FDR was discussing far bigger issues than life after college or even life in a course in college.

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When Gregg asked us what we were afraid of (in context of Ideas in Performance) I had so many answers and wanted to contribute but as all of us saw by the time he hit me I was being repetitive. I kept thinking about it after class and came to these conclusions.
My Fears
1. Money, Money, Money- Currently I’m broke. Seriously. I can’t call you because Verizon won’t let me call out any more. Mom is helping me but for the rest of this week I am phoneless. There is a point, I promise. I’m definitely rocking this semester on a shoestring budget. New York and research on a shoestring budget is going to be difficult. Doable but difficult. I’m so nervous that everyone is going to want to go do something and I’m not going to be able to afford it and then what happens?

2. The City- Okay I’ve been in cities by myself or with just one or two other people.  I have wandered the streets of Atlanta, Boston, DC, Baltimore, etc. I, however, have been to New York twice in my life both times on very structured class trips.  I’m not worried about sharing a room (I’ve never not had a roomate and I have 2 sisters I’m used to sharing), I’m not worried about having to go to an interview by myself or take public transport.  I’m more worried about A) being overwhelmed by everything new and B) getting lost.

3. People Meeting- I adore meeting people. I love talking to people. SETC was amazing getting to interview with so many different people but what if I don’t make the right contacts? What if I don’t know the right people to ask? What happens when you’re too nervous to ask for help?

4. Finding The Right Technology - Dealing with Bob Weber caused me to learn very quickly about computers and how they work. I’m a very quick learner when it comes to new technologies (anecdote- the day I started at GA Shakes, I was trained on the computer system in the morning and by the afternoon I had familiarized myself with it to be able to answer the phones). But what happens if I can’t find the right program to tell my story with?

5. The Unknown- I don’t like not having a plan. I don’t like not completely knowing what I should be doing. I can’t quite put a finger on my research topic. I keep feeling that it will come to me and I still can’t quite figure out what I want to do. Plus once I figure out what my research will be how exactly will it intertwines with my digital story?

so many questions. so little time.
Donna

This is one of my favorite songs right now.  Its called Home by Michael Bublé.  I wanted to try embeding youtube videos. I figure this is a good choice to start off with. I’m thinking about about what my topic for my research is going to be.

Possible topics:
What steps does one have to take to become a managing director?
The world of regional theatre and how it relates to my future.
Audience Development

I want to use:
Audio files
Photographs
Video
anything I can get my hands on.