NHD Reflection

For my NHD project, I did a group documentary about the Osage Avenue bombing in 1985. First, to start off I think that me and my group did a good job. I can prove this because our project made it to citywide. Some things I am proud of are the research our group did. Personally, I went to the library and looked at the microfilms of the fateful day of the MOVE bombing (May 13,1985). It was a very long project and I think that we sectioned it out well. We didn't get overly stressed and that is a hard thing to do when an entire class grade was at hand.We never had any challenges communicating what we wanted to change or fix in the documentary. I was proud of how our documentary told a story and progressed in time. One challenge however was including the compromise in the documentary Some challenges we faced as a group included the technology aspect of the documentary. One thing our group didn't do well coming up with a compromise about how we would actually do the documentary. Next, the voiceovers were another difficulty. It seemed every time we went somewhere to do the voice overs there was always background. When we presented our project, I realized how bad they sounded. One thing we could have done better are the voiceovers. However, this was my first time working with iMovie and as a group we were not familiar with it. It was a learning process however and it was a good skill to learn. I also learned about the culture of the MOVE group, a subject I was not familiar with before. Going to the Urban Archives was a learning experience Another thing, is we should have planned out the documentary better. Next year, I think I will work by myself on NHD. For me, it is hard to rely on other people and that stress would be eliminated. I would like to do a paper instead of a documentary because personally, I believe it is easier to do.