Reflection

This CT project was all about what inspires us the most. At the beginning of term 2, Mrs Swain showed us a presentation on the topic that she finds inspiring. From here on it was our turn to display our inspiration into a format that would be easily presentable and attractive for the viewer. In addition to this we had to create a blog that would follow the steps and procedures that we took to complete this project.
From the beginning I knew what I wanted to do. Before we were introduced to this assignment I had finished reading a book called Half the Sky - How to Change the World. This book definetly inspired me to do more with women's rights and the CT project was a perfect way to get this on track. My plan was to create a movie that informed viewers of the struggles that women in developing countries, especially Africa, face on a daily basis. These included Maternal Mortality, Genital Mutilation and Rape.

I decided that the step up of my movie would go as following:

1. Introduction to the topic.
2. Facts on Maternal Mortality (which would astonish viewers)
3. The 'There is hope...' section. This is where I included information on how organisations are trying to overcome this problem.
4. The outline for steps 2 and 3 were also done for Genital Mutilation and Rape.

I accessed a lot of my information from the United Nations website. It was very useful and provided a lot of facts and statistics. I also found many of the documentaries that had been aired on UN Television, which I also used in my movie.
Women for Women International also had a very good website that explained what they were doing and where they had bases. I got a lot of information from this website as well, especially in the view from African women who are part of the programs.

The music that I chose at the beginning was from Jack Johnson. I really like this singer as his songs are melancholy and moving. It was important that the music wasn't overwhelming when there were shocking facts. For the end of the movie, in the section that talked about the ways people are trying to change these issues, I chose a song by Savage Garden. This song was powerful and motivational. It gave you that feeling of hope and determination.

From the feedback that I have gotten from peers, one thing that I could have changed is the length of some of the videos that I added. My movie goes for 8.5 mins, which can be long especially if you are not interested in the topic. This could definetly be an improvement that I would consider if I was to do a similar project.

Overall, I really enjoyed this task. It linked in our abilities for technology and something that we find interesting. It was enjoyable because the main focus was something of our choice, hence we liked it. I am really happy with the outcome of my movie.

Thank you to everyone that supported me and gave me helpful criticism and friendly feedback :)