Comments on: # 4 Narrowing your topic http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Mon, 21 Jul 2008 01:31:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: mch0601 http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-16 mch0601 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:37:25 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-16 Like someone had said in class yesterday the failure stories could be more interesting than success stories. However, I think if you have a little of both, like all of the things that went wrong, and then in the end you have the success of putting on your perfect wedding, I think that would be a nice film. Like i said in class the other day, I like those kind of teeny bopper movies, where something drastic happens, and then in the end everything is ok and they live happily ever after. I think your film will be very interesting. Like someone had said in class yesterday the failure stories could be more interesting than success stories. However, I think if you have a little of both, like all of the things that went wrong, and then in the end you have the success of putting on your perfect wedding, I think that would be a nice film. Like i said in class the other day, I like those kind of teeny bopper movies, where something drastic happens, and then in the end everything is ok and they live happily ever after. I think your film will be very interesting.

]]> By: vagelec625 http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-15 vagelec625 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:28:11 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-15 I love the topic you came up with. Getting an insiders view on a wedding will be interesting to say the least. Maybe you could do something with how you could it would be in the beginning and then how it really turned out? Did you think that it wasn't going to be this difficult? I think the idea of you wrestling the wedding and your fiance wrestling you is a great idea too! I love the topic you came up with. Getting an insiders view on a wedding will be interesting to say the least. Maybe you could do something with how you could it would be in the beginning and then how it really turned out? Did you think that it wasn’t going to be this difficult? I think the idea of you wrestling the wedding and your fiance wrestling you is a great idea too!

]]> By: Katrina http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-14 Katrina Wed, 14 May 2008 14:26:11 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-14 I think this is a great topic. I know everything I went through helping my sister and when stuff went wrong it was awful and you just wanted to scream but looking back it is kind of funny. This video can be a way to vent everything that wrong. Maybe you could even have it play at your wedding? If you like how it turns out. My sister had a slide show of pictures and text play during the first drinks part before they went into the ballroom. Just a thought. I think this is a great topic. I know everything I went through helping my sister and when stuff went wrong it was awful and you just wanted to scream but looking back it is kind of funny. This video can be a way to vent everything that wrong. Maybe you could even have it play at your wedding? If you like how it turns out. My sister had a slide show of pictures and text play during the first drinks part before they went into the ballroom. Just a thought.

]]> By: awebs02 http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-13 awebs02 Wed, 14 May 2008 14:07:12 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-13 I think that this is such a good topic for you because it has been your life for the past few weeks. You are really immersed in this "wedding planning" culture. I have no idea all of the aspects that go into planning a wedding... especially since you are doing it by yourself. I think you definitely want to include your preconceived notions of "bridezillas." This could illustrate the whole idea of "walking a mile" in someone else's shoes. We are always judging, but it is tough to really know until we are there. I think that this could be a good part of the film . I think that this is such a good topic for you because it has been your life for the past few weeks. You are really immersed in this “wedding planning” culture. I have no idea all of the aspects that go into planning a wedding… especially since you are doing it by yourself. I think you definitely want to include your preconceived notions of “bridezillas.” This could illustrate the whole idea of “walking a mile” in someone else’s shoes. We are always judging, but it is tough to really know until we are there. I think that this could be a good part of the film .

]]> By: Stacey http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-12 Stacey Wed, 14 May 2008 13:39:50 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-12 Sara, I think your topic is really interesting and will allow you to put your ful one on one experience in it. I think people will want to see the "realistic bridezilla" because I'm sure you've felt like turning into one before but probably not to the extreme of the girls on tv. I think planning a wedding to some people is simple and not that much. Let me tell you, from planning my friends wedding, the music, the honeymoon, the tux, the dress, everything continues to add up and if one goes wrong you get the snowball effect. I think you should deffinitely add in your boyfriend and the Tap-out show because that is absolutely hillarious! I think viewers will get more of a sense of you being frustrated with everything, and see how it's not that easy. Stacey Sara,
I think your topic is really interesting and will allow you to put your ful one on one experience in it. I think people will want to see the “realistic bridezilla” because I’m sure you’ve felt like turning into one before but probably not to the extreme of the girls on tv. I think planning a wedding to some people is simple and not that much. Let me tell you, from planning my friends wedding, the music, the honeymoon, the tux, the dress, everything continues to add up and if one goes wrong you get the snowball effect. I think you should deffinitely add in your boyfriend and the Tap-out show because that is absolutely hillarious! I think viewers will get more of a sense of you being frustrated with everything, and see how it’s not that easy.
Stacey

]]> By: fulwilem http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-11 fulwilem Wed, 14 May 2008 12:59:13 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-11 Sara-- Given that this topic has been so consuming in your life, it makes a lot of sense to focus your pe film on the experience. The challenge will be to think about what you (as the essayist/filmmaker) are trying to think through, examine, mull over. Weddings have become such an industry (both in terms of business and culture), how can your experience provide another angle or new way of thinking about planning for a wedding? The fact that so much of your actual experience contradicted your own expectations and assumptions is important. What story do you want to tell about this? What do you want viwers to understand, learn, and think about? Megan Sara–
Given that this topic has been so consuming in your life, it makes a lot of sense to focus your pe film on the experience. The challenge will be to think about what you (as the essayist/filmmaker) are trying to think through, examine, mull over. Weddings have become such an industry (both in terms of business and culture), how can your experience provide another angle or new way of thinking about planning for a wedding? The fact that so much of your actual experience contradicted your own expectations and assumptions is important. What story do you want to tell about this? What do you want viwers to understand, learn, and think about?

Megan

]]> By: jenn http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-10 jenn Wed, 14 May 2008 12:52:39 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-10 I'm still stuck on the images from yesterday's class of your boyfriend's obsession with UFC fighting and putting your into headlocks, etc. I thought Kim's idea about juxtaposing those images with your own kind of "wrestling" was a compelling one. I think there might be some really interesting ways of combining these two seemingly incongruous parts of your life. I’m still stuck on the images from yesterday’s class of your boyfriend’s obsession with UFC fighting and putting your into headlocks, etc. I thought Kim’s idea about juxtaposing those images with your own kind of “wrestling” was a compelling one. I think there might be some really interesting ways of combining these two seemingly incongruous parts of your life.

]]> By: kmiddleton http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-9 kmiddleton Wed, 14 May 2008 12:25:00 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-9 It sounds like you're at a point where you want to think about articulating why it's important that people know that this process is hard. Is it so that they don't judge brides-to be? Is it so that we question the concept of marriage? What other reasons are there? Answering that question can help you determine what parts of your story you want to tell (the rings, the dress, the vases), and what to highlight in those scenes. It sounds like you’re at a point where you want to think about articulating why it’s important that people know that this process is hard. Is it so that they don’t judge brides-to be? Is it so that we question the concept of marriage? What other reasons are there?

Answering that question can help you determine what parts of your story you want to tell (the rings, the dress, the vases), and what to highlight in those scenes.

]]> By: Jess http://sara925.wordpress.com/2008/05/14/4-narrowing-your-topic/#comment-8 Jess Wed, 14 May 2008 02:59:06 +0000 http://sara925.wordpress.com/?p=5#comment-8 I liked this idea when you were talking about it in class. Like I said, it's awesome but terrible at the same time. It's going to make a great and funny story with all this trouble that you're going through and how your boyfriend just sits back and watches UFC, letting you decide everything. As terrible as it all may seem, things will end up going smoothly, but hey, if it doesn't you'll have a memorable wedding and possibly another story to tell. I liked this idea when you were talking about it in class. Like I said, it’s awesome but terrible at the same time. It’s going to make a great and funny story with all this trouble that you’re going through and how your boyfriend just sits back and watches UFC, letting you decide everything. As terrible as it all may seem, things will end up going smoothly, but hey, if it doesn’t you’ll have a memorable wedding and possibly another story to tell.

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