{"id":30,"date":"2022-08-21T00:52:27","date_gmt":"2022-08-21T00:52:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2024-05-31T18:40:46","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T18:40:46","slug":"documentary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/documentary\/","title":{"rendered":"documentary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">introduction<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the Junior Documentary Project, we were told to gather primary (interview) and secondary sources and write about a subject that interests us. The goal was to explore this subjects significance in our (or another) community, and\/or the world. We created a research-based paper in English, which we transformed into a magazine article in Digital Media. In Animation, we created an animated documentary based off of our interviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is an introduction to my documentary:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"22 23 p3 Documentary IntroVid RyeD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oFhHArdgoTk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">written documentary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a class=\"fancybox-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/website-Donaldson_Rye-Documentary-Paper.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/page-1-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">click to read full documentary!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I chose to create my documentary about the issues (specifically in the US, although a lot of it applies to other countries with similar systems) with mass education in relation to neurodivergent students. I am neurodivergent, and most of my family and friends are too. Many of us have struggled a lot with aspects of the education system, and so it&#8217;s a very important topic to me that I&#8217;m passionate about and wanted to explore further.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator aligncenter has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">my interviewees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/efsun-rotated.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-499 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/efsun-rotated.jpg 750w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/efsun-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Efsun Alper Sweet<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Efsun Alper Sweet is an actor and drama teacher. She and her children are neurodivergent, and she has had a lot of trouble getting her children the diagnoses and accommodations they need in order to have a good education. I interviewed her to get a perspective on what the education system has been like for her and her kids, and learn a bit more about the education system in general.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"833\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/racoon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-501 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/racoon.png 833w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/racoon-250x300.png 250w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/racoon-768x922.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 833px) 100vw, 833px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Racoon Donaldson<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Racoon Donaldson (all pronouns) is my younger sibling, and a creative writer and artist. He is also neurodivergent, and has had a lot of trouble in school because of that. I interviewed them to get another perspective from a student&#8217;s point of view.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">animation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As soon as we got our interviews, we began putting together our animated documentary! The first step for me was to cut down the audio recording of my interview. Once I cut down the audio to a few minutes, I began planning out what to animate using storyboards. I ended up changing a lot in the final animation, but here is what those looked like:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"gallerySet\">\n\t\n  \t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"> \n\t  \t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic1.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 1\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic1.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 1\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n  \t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic2.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 2\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic2.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 2\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n  \t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic3.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 3\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic3.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 3\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic4.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 4\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic4.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 4\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic5.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 5\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic5.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 5\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic6.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 6\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic6.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 6\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n        <figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic7.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 7\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic7.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 7\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\t\n  \t<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\">\n\t\t<a href=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic8.png\" class=\"fancybox\" rel=\"imgSet2\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 8\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/~RyeD\/imgSet2\/pic8.png\" alt=\"Storyboard Page 8\">\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a class=\"fancybox-pdf\" href=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Animated-Documentary-Planning.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/planning-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-476\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click to see full PDF!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After storyboarding, I found some short animated films and other artwork that had a style I wanted to emulate. I really loved the simplicity and clarity of these styles, and while I definitely didn&#8217;t emulate any one of them, I did take some inspiration from pretty much all of them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I then drew and animated everything in Procreate on my iPad, and compiled it in After Effects to match it to the audio. Here is the final result!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"22 23 p3 Animated Documentary RyeD\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JRq0J2tjlco?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Animated-Documentary-Production-SS-1024x560.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-484\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Animated-Documentary-Production-SS-1024x560.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Animated-Documentary-Production-SS-300x164.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Animated-Documentary-Production-SS-768x420.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Animated-Documentary-Production-SS-850x465.png 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Animated-Documentary-Production-SS.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of my After Effects interface!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/procreate-interface-ss-1024x768.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-487\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/procreate-interface-ss-1024x768.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/procreate-interface-ss-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/procreate-interface-ss-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/procreate-interface-ss-850x638.png 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/procreate-interface-ss.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Screenshot of my Procreate interface!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">digital media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/freestyleacademy\/docs\/article_by_rye_donaldson?mode=window&amp;pageNumber=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/article-thumbnail.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-490\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click to read the full article!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Digital Media, we created a magazine article out of our documentary paper. This required us to learn how to use In Design, and more visually represent what we had written using photographs and graphic design. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"556\" src=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Article-process-ss-1024x556.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Article-process-ss-1024x556.png 1024w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Article-process-ss-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Article-process-ss-768x417.png 768w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Article-process-ss-850x462.png 850w, https:\/\/freestyleacademy.rocks\/~RyeD\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Article-process-ss.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Here&#8217;s a screenshot of what the In Design interface looked like!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">reflection<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Overall, this project has been an amazing experience. I learned so much, especially in English. Interviewing people is something that has always terrified me, but I was able to overcome that social anxiety and I think now that I&#8217;ve done it, I could do it again! I also learned a lot about my documentary subject throughout the research and writing process, and got a lot better at organizing and writing bigger projects like this one. I think I grew a lot personally and as a writer through this project! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Digital Media, I learned how to use In Design, which was very new software to me. I had some trouble learning how the text wrapping and similar things worked, but I enjoyed the process and definitely gained a lot of new skills from it! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Animation, I think I definitely improved at drawing more quickly. Up until this class, and even this project, drawing people quickly was impossible for me since I usually have a more realistic style. Learning to stylize anatomy has been hard and I definitely have a lot to learn, but I&#8217;m proud of how much I&#8217;ve improved at it through this! I also definitely learned that I need to shoot for less animation time. I had trouble cutting down my audio, and so I had to sacrifice some quality so I could animate the whole thing. Still, I&#8217;m very proud of how it turned out! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">thank you<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I want to say thank you so much to Freestyle and all my teachers! Mr. Greco was especially helpful throughout the writing process, he was very supportive and helped me figure things out when I got stuck with my topic at the beginning. Mr. Cho was also very supportive, especially when I was sick and falling behind. He was understanding and I am very grateful for that! And Mr. Flo has helped throughout the process of learning In Design, always happy to answer questions! He was also understanding when I needed to spend some extra time finishing up my Animation project instead of focusing on Digital Media, which I am extremely grateful for as I was able to get it finished before our exhibition. And of course, thank you to my friends and family as well for giving me feedback and support!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>introduction For the Junior Documentary Project, we were told to gather primary (interview) and secondary sources and write about a subject that interests us. The goal was to explore this subjects significance in our (or another) community, and\/or the world. 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