With the project being titled “Composing a Self”, I decided to go and observe someone that I don’t know as a friend but that I do hang around with. The pictures that I have chosen are the things he likes to do and that I observed him doing. The reason why I chose the music song that I did was because it’s his favorite song. How I went about doing this project is I went to my friend’s room then we went to Darrion’s room. I had to go to his room with my friends not to make it look oblivious that I was observing him and his actions. I took mental notes of the things that he did and said. The pictures that I showed in the movie are things he likes. During this observation process I thought to myself that I should do a power point but windows movie maker is easier and more exciting. The reason why I did a power point or movie maker is because I’m good with computers and using computers come easy to me. So why not do something that is easy for me. I’m more skilled at computers then doing a speech. I did think about doing a skit but I didn’t know what it was going to be about. The questions that I answered is how so we see others, how we identity and think about other and how do others compose their identities. I think those questions are very important because, this is how people get the wrong impression of people. All of the things that he likes doing in the pictures, I saw through observing him times that I was around him. The summary of the piece is that sometimes when we look at people their life is not what we perceived it to be. Little did I know that he has had several concussions. He got into a lot of fights when he was younger and upcoming in age. He has had to fight and stick up for his friends and family. This is the first time that I have had to sit and observe someone for a project. I have learned a lot form this project. I have learned how first impressions are made. Sometimes people don’t necessary have to speak or say a word. Their actions speak louder than words. During the days of me observing him, I took mental notes of the things that he liked. Now with the pictures that I put in the movie maker, you can’t tell that he has been through a rough childhood. I want the audience to understand how people observe other people and that their first thoughts may not be totally right about them. One thing that you can learn from this is that it’s not good to judge or make a comment about someone that you don’t know on a daily basis. The strengths of this project is the project it self. I tried my best to fulfill the requirements for this project. I think I did well for the first time. I really like how I put the music together with the pictures and the words that go hand in hand with the pictures. The music is his favorite song. The group is from Saint Louis, the same state he is from. I think one weakness is the length of the movie. I think that the length of the movie was too short and that it could have been longer. I could have given more pictures and words. I really enjoyed doing this project. I hope to do this again in the future.
