Here is a link to the written feature: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1C6kCfQzAKLmK8-16itMP0TvSARq-SQDO8qt2l17i144/edit?usp=sharing And this is a link to the multimedia elements. All multimedia elements have corresponding folders, and you should be able to follow along with the portions that are in block quotes in the piece: https://drive.google.com/open?id=18Eaebc147Ma-hCwIrk_RvlFKSt739JnB
Author Archives: sean.young
Friday Memo – Oct 11
This week I received a draft of my opening scene and theme graf back from April. We decided that’s where we’d start the work on the full script of the larger piece. It starts off with an image we already had in mind for a bit: two recent grads from high school dancing together at …
Friday Memo – Oct 4
This week was about a little more research. As I start to work on my primary project for the RRJ, I’m also realizing some of my work is informing each other. Also they’re not crossing topics, my primary project is all about the changing marketing of Xtra and, by extension, the notion of the “changing” …
Friday Memo #3
This week I spent a significant portion of time organizing my files. After my discussion with April, I realized I still had a lot to do in order to actually start even sorting through them. I tried to create a better organizational system and followed what Emily said Janice had recommended to her: start with …
Friday Memo – Sept. 20
April and I met today at a cafe to go over my structure and next steps for the MRP. It was a great session! We came up with almost an entire structure chart, the beginnings of a theme statement, and who I should interview next. It really made me feel ready – once I was …
Friday Memo #1
I’ve sent off my extended treatment to April. Although she hasn’t gotten a chance to review it yet, we spoke briefly at the MJ mixer and made a tentative plan to meet next week and discuss the project as it stands now. April had given me good feedback on a feature draft she had sent …
Link to MRP Expanded Treatment
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uzA2lkX6Qu6kHbb6tVrANT9zj95ZTadU2xOHTBUz88E/edit?usp=sharing
Research & Pre-Interview Plan
Project Overview Unprecedented changes have begun to sweep through Prince Edward Island. The Green Party is the official opposition. Housing is depleted in its capital city, with vacancy rates lower than Toronto, rents comparable to Montreal and the second highest rate of short-term rentals in the country. Immigration rates are expanding, the economy is “on …
Feature Critique
Critiquing “How Many Bones Would You Break to Get Laid?” from The Cut: https://www.thecut.com/2019/05/incel-plastic-surgery.html Does the feature work both in terms of concept and design? Why or why not? The feature works fantastically in terms of concept and design. Reading the feature entirely on a mobile device is easy on the eyes and mind, something …