Last class definitely felt like a game show challenge. We were tasked on the spot to create a 60-90 seconds documentary with a group of people we didn’t know. I didn’t think the project would be super difficult, until five minutes in and my group’s microphones weren’t working. While we worked on that, we hit the ground running in terms of brainstorming ideas. At first, we all agreed to do a story on pets, but Andrea then suggested we try to do a politics story, specifically on DACA. It was cool seeing how fast we set up the equipment and our setting (the studio), and how we all pitched and revised ideas for how we would tell our story. We each had different strengths (coming up with ideas, using the cameras/microphones, editing, etc) but in the process of quickly finishing our doc, we challenged each other to be involved with the steps and learn from each other. Overall, I think our group worked extremely well together and was able to produce a piece we were proud of, given the time constraints. I think the final pieces of other groups also reflected their hardwork and creativity, especially the different approaches to the pets topic.
