Documentary

I was really lucky that a couple of people on campus were willing to talk to me about the experiences that they had while adding random people on Facebook. Although I didn't really get to and get extra footage of people meeting which would have been good for the parts with the voice over, but I think that the pictures will work fine for the purpose I was intending. I am glad that everyone who participated was so open about what had happened and that they allowed me to put them in my documentary.

Documentary Planning

I'm going to do two interviews on November 20.
I will continue to do two interviews a day until I decide that I have enough of people talking.
I will get random footage of people on Facebook, and people interacting throughout thanksgiving break.

Proposal

So for my documentary I want to look at what decisions go into a person 
deciding whether or not to add a person on Facebook.  I want to do this 
because some people just add people that they know on Facebook, and 
others add friends of friends or even people that they don't even know. 
I want to understand people's motivation in adding people they don't 
know, and how someone determines if they want random people on their 
friends list. I also want to look at if adults add friends a little 
more safely compared to college students and high school students. I 
think that high school students will be more likely to add people that 
they don't actually know. This documentary will show parents things 
about their children that they might not actually know about their 
Facebook friends.

I am going to shoot some of the documentary at my aunts house because 
everyone there has a Facebook and see if they add people for different 
reasons. I will also shoot at my house since I know my sister just adds 
people she doesn't even know. I also know that she has had a bad 
experience when that has acutely happened. I will also shoot at dorm 
rooms in campus and possibly the library or other areas across campus.

I will interview people from UK at different grade levels as well as 
people in my family that have older to determine if they add people for 
different reasons than college students. I will also interview some 
high school students to see if they are even more likely to add people 
they don't know compared to adults and college students. I will also 
look at the thought process that each age group goes through when 
deciding if they really want to add a person and how they differ form 
the other age groups.

I think that as the generations get younger, there will be more people 
that are added as friends that the person does not know. The younger 
the person is the less they are worried about their own privacy. If 
this is the case I would hypothesis that the reason would be is they do 
not even know how dangerous it can be for them to just randomly add 
people that they do not even know.

I am hoping to show people from different ages why they should be more 
careful on who they add as a friend. I also want people to realize that 
you do need to be careful with how you use your Facebook but also they 
need to give some people (not complete strangers) a chance on Facebook. 
If someone only adds people that they know then you will never meet new 
people. So adding people who are friends of people you actually know, 
it is ok for you to add them.

Proposal

So for my documentary I want to look at what decisions go into a person
deciding whether or not to add a person on Facebook. I want to do this
because some people just add people that they know on Facebook, and
others add friends of friends or even people that they don't even know.
I want to understand people's motivation in adding people they don't
know, and how someone determines if they want random people on their
friends list. I also want to look at if adults add friends a little
more safely compared to college students I am going to shoot some of the documentary at my aunts house because
everyone there has a Facebook and see if they add people for different
reasons. I will also shoot at my house since I know my sister just adds
people she doesn't even know. I will also shoot at dorm rooms in campus
and possibly the library or other areas across campus. I will interview people from UK at different grade levels as well as
people in my family that have older to determine if they add people for
different reasons than college students. I will also interview some
high school students to see if they are even more likely to add people
they don't know compared to adults and college students. I will also
look at the thought process that each age group goes through when
deciding if they really want to add a person and how they differ form
the other age groups. I think that as the generations get younger, there will be more people
that are added as friends that the person does not know. The younger
the person is the less they are worried about their own privacy. If
this is the case I would hypothesis that the reason would be is they do
not even know how dangerous it can be for them to just randomly add
people that they do not even know.

Remix Essay

Video Games

Some of the things that what the author say I can actually agree with, but not everything. I agree that video games without words are really amazing, but games that do have cut scenes and words, can be just as amazing. When I was younger I played a lot of video games like the ones he was saying are the best, and I have to agree that if they had been very different I wouldn't like them nearly as much, but now I play both types of games, and it just depends in the game and what you are doing whether or not it needs all of the talking. A Mario game for example doesn't really need all of the talking, but if there is a game that relays heavily on the story line, it would need a lot of talking. He said that a game when a game had a story line all it did was take away from the game and show a lack of creativity from the creator. This is just not really true, a game with a story line shows a creative person just as much as a game with no story line. I think that they are actually more injoyable because I have a reason for doing whatever it is that I am supposed to be doing. He also said that if you have to actually think durning a game that also takes away from the fun of it. This may be true for some people, but for me I love to think and concentrate when playing a game. The only time I don't want to have to think is when I am watching t.v not when I'm playing a game. A game that makes me think is so much more fun, the challenges in the game are what really draw people to it. If a game is intellectually challenging and actually have really hard parts, is the most fun. If you don't have to think during a game then it just see,s like a waste of time and would be completely pointless to actually play. So although some games that have no actual story line or talking can be just as fun as a game with cut scenes and a story line, it depends not only on the game but also the person that is actually playing the game.

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