Reflection: Project 2
For my second project in this class, I used the assemblage of the Cat in the Hat movie altered by the addition of horror themes. The original assemblage is a short video on YouTube, and I remixed it into a short thriller story. My process of creating the story involved studying the video, the original Cat in the Hat movie, and common themes in horror and film. I pulled from all of these elements in creating my short story. Some creative leeway was taken, but I generally stayed as true to the story being portrayed by the video as possible. I'm very happy with the end result, and I'm even inspired to write more short stories with this process in the future.
As far as the term "writing" goes, I define writing as the simple act of creating a text. That text can be any piece that conveys a message on its own, whether it be through conventional books, audio, or even film. Under this definition, this class project is most definitely an example of writing. We are all remixing a text into another text of our own. This remixing involves the process of creating, analyzing, and finalizing a text that conveys a message to its reader. This is a very effective method of communication and design, as the remixing itself addresses the concerns of variation in both design and style as well as keeping the message behind the text.
In a nutshell, this project encompasses all of our key terms. Design, circulation, exigence, genre, etc. are all factors that must be taken into account when one creates a text. This project forces us to think about these terms when we apply them to our remixing.
The main lesson we can learn from design in crating this project is that design is a key factor in conveying a text's message. For example, my remixed short story reaches a completely different audience from the audience of the Cat in the Hat horror video. Design can be used to address target audience or stylistic choices, and it is a very effective tool for turning a good text into a great one.
As far as the term "writing" goes, I define writing as the simple act of creating a text. That text can be any piece that conveys a message on its own, whether it be through conventional books, audio, or even film. Under this definition, this class project is most definitely an example of writing. We are all remixing a text into another text of our own. This remixing involves the process of creating, analyzing, and finalizing a text that conveys a message to its reader. This is a very effective method of communication and design, as the remixing itself addresses the concerns of variation in both design and style as well as keeping the message behind the text.
In a nutshell, this project encompasses all of our key terms. Design, circulation, exigence, genre, etc. are all factors that must be taken into account when one creates a text. This project forces us to think about these terms when we apply them to our remixing.
The main lesson we can learn from design in crating this project is that design is a key factor in conveying a text's message. For example, my remixed short story reaches a completely different audience from the audience of the Cat in the Hat horror video. Design can be used to address target audience or stylistic choices, and it is a very effective tool for turning a good text into a great one.
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