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The Documentary Project challenges juniors to portray a person, subject, place, group, or issue they find interesting and form a distinct, relevant perspective through the gathering of primary and secondary sources. Students write a research-based paper with an emphasis on narrative-style journalism for English, adapt it into a magazine article for Digital Media, and produce content for their electives.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For my documentary, I wanted to explore a topic that has impacted me deeply for a long time: the lack of good trans representation in media and how it affects the development of trans identities. To do so, I interviewed three trans and nonbinary people with connections to art and also reflected on my own experiences as a trans person. I really appreciated being given the opportunity to deepen my knowledge of a topic through both research and anecdotes from people with diversified perspectives. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Research Paper<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

About four years ago, I realized my gender was different from the one I was assigned at birth. I’ve been looking for positive trans representation ever since and, unfortunately, it’s still a struggle. In the paper below, I focused on the following question: How does the media affect the perception of trans identities, both to general audiences and trans people themselves?<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Magazine Article<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Using InDesign and my own graphics, I converted the paper into a magazine article!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Animation Work<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

For my elective, I had to create a short animation that encompassed the main points of the chat with my first interviewee and friend, Jehan Rasmussen<\/strong>. It had to be made and recorded via Discord due to the current pandemic, but it was still very engaging! This section documents the animation process, from the storyboarding to the final result.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Storyboard<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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