Today's Club

I thought I'd post my thoughts on today's club for the "home crew." I felt like very little work was accomplished in our hour and a half together, because our club became a hangout space. I'm struggling right now, because I want truly interested people to all be welcome in our club. BUT, I also want "the work" to get done. I want students to learn how to make movies. I want them to learn all steps of the process--from filming and photographing to editing and producing the films. As I watched Malika's video today, I was caught up in just how much work it took to produce that project. The pieces were seemlessly interwoven together--the photographing, the filming, the beats, the performance piece, the oral speeches, and more. The timing was perfectly on point and the whole digital story really hit the right note. So...that gets me remembering just how hard it is to make a film, just how much work goes into it. We didn't even get to start editing our SlamFest advertisement today. So much to do, so little time, and way too many people talking and clogging up the pipes. Digital Media Club should a place for us to learn together, to work and grow and make our own media. Home crew, how to we deal? What should the requirements and expectations of being in the club be?

Peace Out,
Ms. DJ