Today is the end of the first week since the beginning of the writing project. Well, the week has passed by without me even realizing it. Yes, this has been the week of technology and writing. It all started on Monday when we were assigned MacBooks. ” A MacBook?” I thought aloud to myself. “I wondered how I will cope since I am unfamiliar with it. Well, we got started. “It does not seem as intimidating as I have thought,” that was me talking to myself. Then came the second day. We received video cameras and tripods. I took a deep breadth. I had never used a video camera before. I held my breath, trusting myself, my colleagues, and of course, the fellows who were helping us with technology. I was right. In the very first task that were were assigned to do, my colleague’s knowledge about videos came in handy. She showed me how to take video shots. I was amazed at how fast I learned this process. I had thought that it was going to be a main challenge. Well, the third day came. Then it was time to learn to edit the videos we had taken the previous day. For some reason, my MacBook decided to act up on me; it just froze. It meant that I was left behind since I could not follow the instructions that the fellow who assisted with us technology was giving to the group. When my computer eventually cooperated, I was already behind. Anyway, with the assistance of helpful fellows I was able to catch up with the group. I must admit, that day I did not cruise as I did the previous day. As a result, I began to panic. With the reassurance that I got from my colleagues and fellows, I felt confident again. Since Wednesday we have been editing our video clips. One of the things that I have learned and found fascinating is separating the video from sound. I am still not sure how to do this because I have not gotten enough practice. I am sure though that the more I do it, the more I will learn to do it. Learning how to incorporate technology in my writing is going to be an enriching experience, especially in this era where technology is influencing and even shaping our lives in ways that are unimaginable. As I immerse myself in the experience, I hope it is going to be worth it.
Using technology to represent my writing process is another experience that is going to be new to me. I have never done anything like that. How am I going to do this? How am I going to synchronize music, images, and text? Should I write a script? All these are questions I am wrestling with right now. Because I believe that writing is also a social process, I decided to ask some friends to help me with brainstorming ideas for the writing process. While our brainstorming session was helpful in that it gave me some confidence about some of the things that I had jotted down, I am still not sure how exactly I am going to do my writing process. I am hoping that after tomorrow when we will have taken the shots, I will have a better idea of what I am doing. Right now, I am still struggling with ideas.
