Reflection on Project 3 Draft

In the peer review process, I looked over and provided commentary for Addie and Rose. I will be answering the following questions about my own draft.

Rainier. "Help!" 11/15/15 via Flickr. Some Rights Reserved.

1. Who reviewed your Project 3 rough draft?

I was lucky enough to be reviewed by Rachel Bear, Annelise Dutcher, and Katherine Ahlskog.

2. What did you think and/or feel about the feedback you received? Be explicit and clear. Tell me what helped or what confused you about the feedback you got.

Well, I did put up my video but most of my reviewers only looked at my script, which made things a bit difficult. They thought certain things were missing that I could only convey with the video aspect. 

One of my peer reviewers did not understand my references to certain and misconstrued what I said, so those comments were not very helpful. Also, there was one statement made that I used mainly emotional appeal with only a little bit of logic. I found this somewhat confusing because the bulk of my video is photos, video, and stats that support the assertions I'm making. 

Another comment I found confusing was suggesting that I add "umph" from my thoughts instead of facts. I felt that I addressed this aspect several times in my project, but maybe I'm mistaken.

I really appreciated the commentary about how I was addressing the camera. It made me feel secure knowing that I wasn't coming off in a way that was negative to the audience or offensive.  

3. What aspects of Project 3 need to most work going forward [Audience, Purpose, Argumentation, or Genre]? How do you plan on addressing these areas? 

While some of my scores differed greatly from reviewer to reviewer, my score was consistently low in genre because the girls did not see my edited video. I think once my use of pictures, video, stats, and music comes together with the commentary they have read/watched, my project will fit more squarely into my genre.

4. How are you feeling overall about the direction of your project after peer review and/or instructor conferences this week?

I'm really proud of my video because I have never attempted anything like it before. I am excited to polish it up and then show it off to everyone! I think that the most helpful feedback came from talking to Sean Bottai, because he worked with my script and talked with me before I put everything on film. There's not much I can do filming-wise from here on out, but I feel really good about my project!