This week I really got the ball rolling on EVERYTHING! I got a chance to speak with everyone who I intended to have on my committee. Last week I told you all I was meeting with Matt Fine and I did. This meeting really helped me think out what my focus was for this project. He did ask a few questions and I didn’t know the answer but speaking with him help me clarify that more. His suggestions were that I really figure out what I want to learn from this project as well as what I want to teach other people who may not know anything about Black athletes. We spoke for a while, which resulted in him also showing me how to get access to the teams through their SDI. My other two members want to meet with me this upcoming week to discuss further about my project, so I am excited about that.
I also ran into the women’s basketball head coach while getting initial media and come to find out we are in the same sorority. She was super stoked to help see out with my project by providing me with access to their practices and her girls. This was a really cool experience because we were able to connect even outside of the project and I haven’t gotten that at all yet.
I got some great feedback on my initial media. I got a lot of comments on my shots that were slow motion, my classmates and professors really enjoyed how bright and lit up they were. My classmates also suggested for me to have elements int he background for a visually appealing look. I did shoot a lot of my shots for about 10 seconds but as recommended I will look to shoot them longer for handles when editing.
As for readings, I haven’t really done any this past week. I was more so focus on solidifying my committee members. Now that that is somewhat squared away, I’m going to get back to reading more articles to enhance my thesis and focus.
