For this week, you need to submit only one blog post again, by Wednesday (plus a campus safari post by Saturday as usual). Your post this week should be about your video and you can do a short update on where you are with it. But the most important part of the post should be addressing the following issue:
How are you going to make your final video interesting, creative, distinctive, unique? How are you going to make it a step up from your midterm video and how are you going to make it stand out from others in the class? Be specific? How exactly are you going to add originality to your work?
You may not be sure where to start in adding a creative spin to your project, so here is a direction you might explore.
In terms of creativity, artist and writer Keri Smith always inspires me. She has a great post on her blog that everyone should read; it's called "Secrets of the Self Employed (or How to be an Amazing [insert profession here])" and it lays out some basic guidelines that are applicable to many professions and pursuits. Some of my favorites from this post are:
-- You are always working for yourself, even when you work for others.
-- There are no actual rules for how to become a successful [insert profession here]. Make your own path.
-- What you think becomes your reality.
-- Take some small risks on a regular basis.
-- Always come back to work that excites you. Even if you get off track for a while.
-- You can reinvent yourself at any time.
Sometimes in the midst of stress (like the end of the semester crunch time), it's hard to see these truths, but I believe they are truths that can help us focus on the bigger picture. Read the rest of her post -- there's a lot of food for thought there.
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