Jason Puma

The second coming of Shakespeare

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what assignment questions do you have that will help you complete the assignment successfully? 

I don't actually have too many questions about the remaining assignments, both for Reflection #7 and for the "Final"; But just to be sure, since I sometimes manage to overlook obvious information, In the final, we simply just answer the question, then "site our work" by showing an example of when/where we used it? I would also assume the examples we use would be limited to the work completed in this class--unless I am wrong on that part.

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Original Content writing

what are you most proud of with your writing process?

I haven't really had the leisure nor general time to just write in any complicity for a while. What I'm the most proud of with my writing process is simply the time I've been given to write and hone my skills. I do enjoy writing, even if the task is a slightly tedious like writing for a school assignment; But even if this situation is tedious, It still helps knowing that I will receive feedback on my completed work. This feedback helps improve my general wiring process tremendously by allowing me to see areas where I need to improve as well as areas where I may "over do" it.

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Original Content Writing

where will you adjust your writing process based on your experiences in this class?

I've always had a very similar writing process that I always turned to when tackling any significant literature task for the past few years. It's a very niche and relatively somewhat unorganized process that has always just worked for me. But as I've written In this class I have realized its flaws. I found this year, out of the many things we learned, the two most valuable skills in my opinion were content strategy and rhetorical situation. These two methods seem to be pretty universal in the way they can be used In any writing situation and I plan to try and permanently add these as apart writing process.

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Thursday Check-In

what questions about writing skill development do you have?

I have a pretty similar question to one of my previous week 14 posts.

I found this year, out of the many things we learned, the two most valuable skills in my opinion were content strategy and rhetorical situation. These two methods seem to be pretty universal in the way they can be used. I already used these methods before this class but was unaware there were actual formal names and concepts to them beyond the surface level; so learning the full extent of these methods greatly improved my writing skills.

Are there any other methods similar to this that could also be applied to my writing. I tend to forget most things and passively write with methods I have picked up along the way; So even a simple reminder/refresher of a method that could have been taught in 5th grade could be useful, as I would now be able to fully comprehend it and actively try to apply it to my writing process.

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Share an example of your experience as a fan of a show that was canceled. help us feel the feels 

Like anyone else, whenever a show I was watching ends up getting canceled I am pretty disappointed, but even more so when a show has complicated character development, deaths, or romances that are left unresolved. While I could sit here and predict the outcome of how said events would most likely turn out, I prefer when a show (especially ones that aren't canceled) presents the ending it chose to the viewer rather than leaving it up for interpretation (this is obviously situational). For example, as a fan of the show Bleach, in 2012 (I was like 10), I was devastated when I heard that the show was being canceled. (it has since been renewed in 2022). This was even more grueling since the source material it was based on was still being written and finished a few years later in 2016, but took an additional 6 years after that for the show to continue.

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Share an example of your favorite television show or movie - how does that show/movie help you work through this project and understand angry fandom? 

My show is based on quite a few of my favorite pieces of media as well as other things I enjoy in general. Some of the main media(s) I drew heavy inspiration from were movies like Lord of the Rings, shows like Frieren and Game of Thrones, and Manga like Berserk. This was not only because I had creative freedom and wanted to create something I enjoyed but also because it helped me narrow down other parts of my project. Since I created media I myself, would be an audience member of, this helped me produce things like the audience analysis, and how fans would react on social media to its cancelation.

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Thursday Check-In

we are nearing the end of the semester, what questions do you have about naming and transferring the writing skills you developed in this class to real-world, real-life, work situations?

Out of the many things we learned this year, the two most valuable assets I found were content strategy and rhetorical situation. These are two methods I already used passively when I wrote before I even knew the proper name of said method. Now that I fully understand these concepts and have a reliable way to recall and approach these strategies, are there any other strategies or other methods of writing that you may have not mentioned during this class (for any reason) that may benefit my writing process even if it is niche?

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Original Content Writing

Share a genre detail that will resonate with your audience.

“Favorite Show” dives deep into dark fantasy with medieval-like aspects that also focus heavily on Action/Adventure, Romance, and Horror, backed up by visually striking elements. One of the main points of the show I wanted to resonate with the audience was immersion and world-building. Something that always resonates with me after watching a good show is the story, but in the case where shows are canceled and the story cannot be fulfilled, (like this one) world-building, immersion, and visually striking elements are one of the next things I remember.

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Explain how audiences connect with each other on social media over their love for a show.

Share a show detail that is upsetting your audience

(I decided to answer two questions here instead of one.)

When creating my show, I decided to set it in a dark-Fantsasy medieval world that displayed elements of Action/Adventure, Romance, and Horror. Even though the main point of the show is more so focused on the world-building and action-adventure aspect, romance is still an important topic of the show. This is one of the main topics discussed on social media and one of the main points of how the audiences would connect with each other and the show. When the show was inevitably canceled, this left audiences disappointed as character development, relationships, and romance plot points were left unfinished, leaving the show in a disatisfactory state. But this state also encouraged audience members to continue to discuss these plot points, predicting romances or simply writing and creating their own with the characters in the show.

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Thursday Check-In

what assignment questions do you have that will help you complete the assignment successfully? This is a two-part assignment that spans two weeks - how can I help you be successful?

As far as the assignment goes, I'm not at all confused since you provided quite a few pages with pretty detailed instructions as to what to do. But one thing that did stand out to me was the audience analysis part. In the instructions, you heavily emphasize the importance of this audience analysis, mentioning how this one would be a differnt analysis from what we have preiously completed. What important details or additions to my analysis should I add that you would want to see from me so I can assure i'm on the right track.

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Original content-writing

Post an image of an element of your How to Write Guide that needs input from your peers. Tweet an image AND request the feedback you want.

I met with Dr. Pfannenstiel on a zoom meeting last week so I could better understand this project. She explained to me what I needed to do but I always feel like I sometimes misunderstand or misinterpret projects. This is a section from my project explaining my goal for the How to write guide. I just essentially want to know if I'm on the right track and if there is anything I am missing or should tweak in this brief explanation I have. If it helps, the context of my video just goes over findings from my data and elements from the content analysis essay to support the "Most replayed" feature I discuss below.

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How did content creation go for you? What did you learn that will help you write about your tips & tricks?

I am not fully finished with my project yet, but the content I am creating is actually very similar to the creators I researched. For this project I decided to create an edited video to present my findings. The format of the video is different from that of the creators, but still bears resemblance. It felt like I'm creating content exactly like what/how these creators do which makes it much easier to come up with tips and tricks. To share, since I researched music critics on YouTube, one of the main driving factors for views is actually the artist itself. So I suggested that they should make multiple types of videos for that artist as to decrease the inconstancy of views between each popular artist review.

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Original Content-writing

Post a tip or trick you are offering in your guide that is useful to all of us!

Since the How to write guide is directly connected to elements within the Content analysis essay, much of the content that this assignment requires I have already written to a certain degree within the content analysis essay. Also much of the assignment requirements for the how to write guide are questions and sections that have already been completed within the content essay which means entire paragraphs could be transferred over to the how to write guide. Im not copy and pasting it, but rather just rewording chunks of my data to fit the assignment requirements. It saves a lot of time and effort.

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Thursday Check-In

What questions can I answer about your revision practices as you finish this project?

For the how to write guide ,i'm creating a video to present my findings. Normally I always stick to the same revision process that I use for other projects, since most of the projects involve some sort of writing. While this project does, I have never really made a formal video for an assignment. Do you have any suggestions/tips or tricks that I could use to formulate my revision process to better fit something like a video in this project? I sure it will turn out fine. It's not a question on experience or skills as I have made plenty of edited videos before, but rather, a matter of asking for advise to better formulate my video for this scenario.

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how will you integrate your created content so it's meaningful in your How to Write Guide?

Since the How to write guide is directly connected to Content analysis essay, much of the content I've already written is simply being carried over to this assignment. Im planning on creating a video to demonstrate some of my findings so why not use all my hard work and transfer that into into a transcript for my video. Also much of the assignment requirements for the how to write guide have already been completed within the content analysis essay which means that work will also be transferred over to the how to write guide.

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How will having a good revision process help you moving forward beyond this class?

Having a good revision process is a vital part to success. Just like having a good routine you follow everyday, having a good revision process can be applied to other aspects of your of life whenever necessary. Having a good revision process could reinforce discipline, promote good habits, and boost skills like being able to work through mistakes, finding room for improvement, improving consistency by following a reliable process, and more. These aspects build character and skills that can later be used elsewhere.

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Original Posts Writing

How are you rethinking style to design your How to Write Guide for a content creator audience?

My design for the how to write guide is much different as I actually am creating an edited video of my finding of the project. I will have to think of how to redesign the structure of my document to support this, but as of right now I have only written down a few sections for explaining what I am creating, explains my findings, explains how creators can use this, then a section of the video itself, and the finally a transcript for the video itself (This is more so for me). I would still like to add more to elements to this project but I believe the video is plenty unique as of right now

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