Digital Project Reflection #1 Bill C-30
For our first digital project myself, Donna, Kristina, Samantha, Bianca and Nicole all got together and thought of the idea to create a video that would reflect on Bill C-30. We all knew each other from last semester due to our similar schedules. This meant that we had no problems working with each other. We heard about this bill in class when it was first brought up by our professor. This bill allows internet service provides to grant access to police who can go through our online personal information, including emails, and things we do on social networking websites without a warrant. It seemed to be an interesting topic to look into and it was well worth it in the end. I learned about some of the thoughts that Guelph-Humber students had towards the bill and felt the same way they did.
When we filmed the video, we used a Canon point and shoot camera. Each group member had a different task during this time. Kristina was responsible for filming the interviews, Bianca went around the school asking students if they wanted to be featured in our film, Donna held the interviews, myself and Nicole printed off the petition sheets opposing the bill and handed them out to the students who wanted to sign it, and lastly Samantha and Donna edited the video to perfection.
We did run into some trouble during our project. Finding people who wanted to be in our film was not easy. Many students turned down Bianca's offer and so we found ourselves spending more time than we thought we would when searching for the ideal candidates. When putting the film together the video program we first began using was Final Cut Pro, but we found it difficult to work on a program which we had no experience with. We quickly realized that iMovie was installed on Donna's Macbook so we worked with that instead. It turned out to be easier and we successfully managed to put our film together.
During the interviews, the questions that were brought up included asking the students if they have ever heard of the bill before, their thoughts on the bill, and if they were willing to sign a petition against the bill. No one rejected signing the petition which was no surprise because the vast majority of not only students, but a lot of other people as well spend quite a bit of time on the internet. I'm sure everyone would agree and want their privacy to be respected.
As a result of this project I learned that as media students we are responsible and should always be up to date with the new bills or laws that are being brought up in the news. My group successfully brought attention to some students who had no idea about the bill, this lead them to further research more information and be a part of change. Myself and the other girls enjoyed working with one another, overall we had a great experience.