The Eastern State Penitentiary is one of the most infamous innovations in history. ESP corrupted the roles that Society, Religion and Economy play in the rehabilitation of prisoners. I chose ESP as my project because it is close to Philadelphia and it has impacted history so much. For this project, I chose to do a documentary. I also decided to do my NHD project with a group, which consists of Zach Kara, Talissa Riley, and Veasna Huon. The project promises to be a very interesting and history filled documentary.
The main reasons I chose ESP was because of it's location, history behind it and the treatment of prisoners. Due to its close location my group and I will be able to go there and get stick footage and interviews. Those interviews and footage will add a very professional and interesting component to our documentary. Not only will it show we did the project ourselves, but it will also make the information that is being presented tat much more credible. This now leads into the history behind it. There is just so much history behind it. From its' early beginning creation to its' shutting down, so much history has occurred at ESP. A lot of the history is tainted with stories and reports of torture. This factor of its' history really interests me and is the main reason I chose the project.
During my four years at CHS I have done a documentary for NHD for my Junior and Sophmore years. They were very successful and praised by many of my peers and teachers. After I received that praise I obtained a drive and passion for documentaries. Whenever I had an oppurtunity to make a documentary I took it. Due to all of my documentaries that I have made (6) I have gained much experience with documentaries. This project also has a lot of media to be put in to it. I will have live footage of ESP and many videos of it as well, not to mention the interviews we will be conducting. My strength for NHD is in documentaries and I will be playing my strength and making an incredible documentary.
My NHD project is looking like it will be a winner. During the making of my multiple documentaries I have faced the same issue over and over, and that issue is that I overload myself with too much work. This year I have decided to have 4 people in my group. Two of us are very adept at technology and documentary based tools. The other two of us are better adept at research and gathering materials. With each of us exploiting our strengths I believe that we will be able to do a lot of work and not feel rushed or overloaded. We will be able to do a lot more in a shorter amount of time and with that extra time, we will be able to refine and refine our project until we are completely satisfied and prepared for NHD.
As I have resaerched and worked on my NHD project I have seen that many of my decisions were right on point. My topic both interests me and I enjoy researching it. There was more than enough history and primary sources for my project. The choice of project was great. My ability to see a documentary and layout what I want really helped me creat my project. My videos and such really impacted the project well and made it look clear, sharp, entertaining and professional. As for my decision of going with a group, it was a success. Much of the work was done on time and in great quality. I felt a bit more relaxed and focused on the project. It seems that my NHD project this year came out better than what I was expecting.
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