Fireside Chat

Overall, I thought that fireside chat went pretty good.  To begin my process, I started thinking, “What do I believe in?” As I started brainstorming, I found it was actually hard to come up with something that I could turn into a multimedia presentation.  At last, I decided on doing mine on the negative effects of manipulative relationships.  I do think this is a very serious problem that can be prevented if people are cautious and self-aware. I reflected on my own experiences with this subject in my own relationships as well as seeing many friends being manipulated and taken advantage of.  I wanted to show others the seriousness of what happens in these relationships and that they are a huge problem.  I was inspired by Pinkhossov’s photos; they are a collection of photos showing 4 different settings and 4 different ways people pray.  It is all the same action, however the pictures are all incredibly different.  I also was inspired by the multimedia play “Gone Missing” that BYU put on a couple months ago.  It was a culmination of stories of people that had been interviewed about what they had lost.  I knew I did not just want to share my own story; I wanted to show everyone else’s too.  As I continued through my process, I started interviewing my roommates and friends about their experiences with this subject.  It was interesting to see people’s reactions.  I clipped together a video of what my friends thought on the matter, as well as created some narration taking bits and pieces of my story as well as others and making it into one. I thought the final performance went well.  However, after watching everyone else’s I was flooded with new ideas with what I could of done.  While I think there are many other stories I could of told instead, I loved hearing everyone else’s beliefs.  I thought it was a great way to end the class.  It was amazing to hear what everyone had to say and how different each performance was even though we were all given the same assignment.