Introduction
The subject of my documentary was the ways in which advancements in technology have affected the music industry. I decided to examine this topic through researching what musicians used to have to do to be successful and the things they can do today and how similar or different they are. In order to get multiple perspectives on this topic, my interviewees included a veteran musician, a newer musician, and the co-founders and staff of a live music promotion company. Through interviewing all of these people, I was able to gain a stronger level of insight into the pros and cons of the ways technology has affected music today.
Here's a screenshot of how I made my Intro Video.
Overall, I’m really proud of all of the work I did for the documentary project over the past four months. I’d never done anything like this before and a lot of the project required me to step out of my comfort zone. This was my first time interviewing anyone and I found that fairly challenging, especially since most of my interviewees were people I’d never met before. Additionally, this was my first time designing the layout of a book. I had a lot of trouble deciding whether the design aspects of my layout worked or not and if they needed to be altered. At the beginning, I was unsure if I was going over the top and adding too much, but then later on, when I started to a feel a little burned out by the project, I felt like I wasn’t adding enough to make the book look nice. I had been told by my readers that it was a little dry and informational, so I wanted to make sure that at least the design wasn’t too basic. If I had to do this project again, I’d probably start with a more focused idea of what I wanted to learn about instead of being indecisive but still jumping into the interviews anyway. I think that if I had a clearer idea this project could have gone a lot more smoothly.
~Dirks McBinkins
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