Today, I worked on finding more pins so that each board had 15+ pins. I also watched the movie to screen shot some images to add to my boards. I also created a board that held all of the tweets Daisy would write.

Why I Did It

I wanted each board to have 15+ pins because they needed to encompass Daisy and things that she would pin. Each category reflects her personality and how she would plan parties, design her house, think about Gatsby, etc. I watched the movie because there were some images I was unable to find on my own and they would provide the perfect example of what each board needed to complete it. I created the Tweets board because I thought it would be the best way to keep everything together so that it would be easy since it’s all in one place.

Today we discussed the end of the class and everything that we need to do before then. Afterwards I spent most of class completing the SPOT review and scheduling out everything I still need to do.

in regards to my Remix a Story project, I am still in the process of editing the film. I realized this last weekend that I accidentally didn’t film one of the transitional scenes between shots, so I will have to figure out a work-around for it. My main concern while editing this project is that its purpose is very clear. Though it seemed obvious on paper, I want to make sure that same effect is achieved in the film.

Why I did it:

As things start to wrap up, there are more and more loose ends that must be made neat. Because of this, keeping everything straight is pretty important; I don’t want to sabotage my grade. That said, what I have left isn’t too daunting, I just need to stay focused.

So I planned on working in InDesign but there were formatting issues so I attempted to save the file in another format so I could work on my pages but this was unsuccessful. Since I was planning on editing my pages there wasn’t much for me to do so I had to work on the smaller things. I designed a logo for Drosselmeyer’s Toys to use on the order form/mailer as well as on other pages. This took the entire class period because I had to group the text with the image and I’m not tech-savvy at all.

‘The only dancer you should compare yourself to is the one you used to be.”

-Unknown

Today, I worked on pinning more things to my boards so they had some good depth. I also worked on searching through the pins to find specific literary references. Since last class, I have created 10 tweets that link to Daisy’s Pinterest page.

Why I Did It

I searched for more pins because my boards need to have at least 20 pins per board in order for them to hold relevance (to my standard). If Daisy is going to pin about something, there has to be a reason people would follow her. I also made the tweets because it gives a second level of Daisy and allows her audience to connect with her in another medium.

I finished creating the content for the customer testimonials. I will need to transfer this to InDesign to design the page further. I also collected photos for my assets and began creating my order form. These things take longer than expected which is why I am making slow progress on this project.

“Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.”

-Charles Baudelaire

I told my reviewers that I was going to add some sound effects and other background noises to add to the realism of the shots. They were onboard with this idea, but actually gave me some good reasoning as to why some of my shots should stay quiet. Through doing this, part of the awkwardness I’m trying to capture will really be apparent. As more of the movie falls into place, I will get a much better idea of what needs to happen holistically.

Still from a scene of the rough-cut.

They really liked the idea and direction I was taking my project and I just need to continue adding pins and creating the tweets.

The link to my rough cut is here.

In order to finish my project, I need to complete these pages and convert them to PDFs. I then need to upload them to my flip book for “publishing.”

Also, I need to determine the way I will present my project. I think it will be enough to open the flip book online and flip through the pages giving a brief description of each and my reasoning behind creating the individual aspects.

“Sometimes I hurt because I dance, other times I dance because I’m hurt. Either way, dancing fixes it all.”

-Unknown

To cite my sources, I will use the links in the Pins and cite my tweets via quotes or link them to pins. Since my project focuses on social media, I can use the links to cite my sources and make my project multimodal.  I’m currently looking at the new site, Popcorn Time to watch  The Great Gatsby movie for my project and pull any material or quotes I might need. I went over the checklist for the basic materials I need for my rough cut.

Why I Did It

I decided on this method because it’s the easiest way to do so without appearing awkward or obvious. Linking sources will make it cleaner and it will allow viewers to go directly to the source. Popcorn Time makes you download the app in order to use it so I’m currently debating whether or not I want to download it to my computer. I can watch the older version on Netflix, but I wanted to use the newer version for my project.  My project currently meets the requirements for a rough cut, minus the fake tweets, which will be completed by Wednesday’s class.