The Revival Pt. 23: The Process

Since the beginning of the semester, I have dreaded the collaborative research project. It’s not that I do not enjoy collaborating with my fellow classmates, but time constraints and schedule conflicts can cause some havoc during a collaborative project. But, when I found out that we were allowed to choose our group my mind was set at ease. I had the pleasure to collaborate with Amanda and Alison, who I’ve worked with in the past, and our schedules and work ethic seem to sync perfectly. We found out that we would have two options for this project either a traditional research paper or a documentary. After completing my oral history project, where I used video technology, I knew instantly that I wanted to divulge into the wonderful world of a documentary. I knew it would be time consuming, but I also knew I was up for the challenge. So, with a lot of coercing, I persuaded my fellow group members to take on the documentary challenge. This was not an easy task, in fact, me and Amanda got into our first argument! It was quickly resolved and we began our collaboration almost immediately after the assignment was given.

We met at various Starbucks and brainstormed our ideas for this monumental challenge. We originally split up the work into three sections; Amanda was in charge of the script, Alison began the research, and I started to toy with the video editing software and researched various music clips and music editing software to figure out the best plan for our attack. Throughout the process, our jobs often overlapped. I helped Amanda with photos for the script and Alison assisted in the writing process as well with drafting the abstract and annotated bibliography. Originally, we had all recorded an equal amount of the narration, but due to technical difficulties with the level and tone of our voices, I had to re-record all of the narration in my voice alone. My group members stood by me with support as I rearranged the final product which was quite the tedious task, as the final product emerged.