HAPPY LEAP DAY!
I just finished completing the photo recap and it took forever! I watched the movie, got all the screencaps, wrote my comments, and then also included the additional commentary and summary for the entire movie. Along with the movie summary, I also included comparisons and contrasts to the novel itself. I really enjoyed the book. John Steinbeck has easily become one of my favorite authors. And given my love for any movie made between the 1930s-1960s, creating the movie review was a lot of fun. Just a lot of work. Weebly made it so much simpler but just uploading each picture and putting text boxes in one by one made the process a lot longer than it needed to be.
I have a weird sense of humor, and I'm constantly referencing some movie or television show--usually from the 80s, so one worry I have is people not really getting my jokes! It's probably going to be really awkward and weird. Buuuuut, oh well. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.
I also was in charge of the style/structure aspect of the project. I found this to be pretty challenging. I really tried my best not to look up anything regarding the structure of the book, and push myself to think about it. In this piece, I talked about the importance of the multiple generations, parts, and humor within the novel. I actually don't find any humor in the novel... just irony and sadness :( which made it even more challenging to write about.
Ah! We're almost there... soon soon soon. I'm now just going over the final edits and making sure everything is in place. It's a little challenging to complete the entire project while keeping up with the rest of the group. Thank goodness for our Facebook page!
I really hope people like the site. Besides my work, the rest of my group members have put in so much effort and I'm so lucky to have them as my partners. I know we're suppose to be talking about our frustrations, but I really can't think of any. Each person took their responsibilities head on.
I would like to thank writer Price Peterson for inspiring me to write my movie review. You rock.
Here's to a great website because we're finally DUNZO.
-A