My interests fall, essentially, on the other end of the spectrum with regards to this documentary class. I am a mechanical engineering major, with a possible minor in computer science. I do well in the math and sciences, while I often struggle in humanities classes. When I see machines, structures, and tools, I am intrigued. I want to know how they work and how they were made. I like to understand its makeup, components, and how they all work together. As an engineering major, I am a problem solver, learning how to think a certain way. When I come across different issues I like to listen to all possible ideas and analyze which will give the best solution. Usually that leads to questioning why and how in order to better understand and make the best decisions. If I were to use documentary, I would look into innovation: What is being created? and How is it being done? I think I would tell a story right here at my second home, Lehigh University, where I could get a look firsthand and maybe even follow the progress of the project. There might even be potential for me to be a part of the project, and that would make for an even better story.

In one of my classes, Mat 33, which is a material science class, we essentially have been studying the makeup and the components of atoms and molecules. We break up the particles into its unit value to try to understand its physical and chemical properties. This frame assignment felt a lot like the material science class. My frame was made from one of my take-out lunch containers with a peephole slightly larger than an eye ball.  The big picture was zoomed in to a minuscule frame. Seeing everything through the frame felt almost as if pieces were missing. I could only really analyze each piece of the puzzle one at a time. With those pieces though, I was able to connect it all together, which led me to be able to imagine the big picture.

Interestingly enough, I never really considered myself a documentarian because I’ve never made a documentary. I am, in a sense, a documentarian because I have shared pictures and videos with friends and family though social media. Said documentation usually regards to something I’ve done or saw, that I wanted to share with others. I don’t post frequently though, like some people I know who share every meal and every activity 24/7. Personally I think that is excessive, and in a sense takes away from enjoying the moment itself. Whenever I share those moments I feel as though if at least one person appreciates whatever I’ve shared, then it is a valid post. It was something worth posting.