Blog 15: Independent Component 1

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• LITERAL
  (a) “I, Preston Le, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 36 hours of work.”
  (b) Sources will be cited in the video below
  (c) My updated hours log: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FzQc5VEcTbFLMq0OPGwM_JWXt5K79333jlgIAqV16KQ/edit#gid=0
• (d) I edited and essentialy created a 10+ min long documentary about thte 7th Amendment and its aspects. To be more specific, my documentary revolved around how important a role a citizen plays in the American criminal justice system. I put together the video using voice clips, pictures, and music, and I made sure to not use too much text because 1) it's distracting from the learning material and 2) my video editing software does not support it. The video can be found by clicking here
• INTERPRETIVE 
  I am a kinesthetic and visual learner; I can't just learn by reading or listening, I need to really get my hands on. It's not easy to do something on law that's very hands-on, since it's all reading papers and talking to people. By making the video, it allowed me to apply a skill I already have (video editing) and use it in an outlet that helps me learn and also makes the subject more interesting for myself, and possibly for others as well. Video editing process isn't a quick and simple process, howeer. My MA propaganda took 3 days to do, about 4 hours spent on each (which should total up to 12 hours), and this accounts for script writing, collecting material, drafting, and editing. 
•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8sNtusXtFSI
•  I will provide the link to my script and screenshots of my editing process can be found at the bottom of the document below:
•  https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EYEZdoC-V0kXTg2Pgt4q3ZpmCyqAlAqhXK4hk6Ot8YA/edit?usp=sharing
• APPLIED
  As stated before, being able to apply a skill I already have and enjoy having like video editing, it made the information regarding my topic much more accessible. Throughout the video you will hear dialogue, and when editing, you're going to have to hear it over and over again, so in a sense, it's learning by repetition. Another instance is similar to that, but with pictures. When I'm finding pictures, I want it to match the words I am saying, and during the editing process, when I'm giving my pictures so animations and syncing it along with my voice, I see the picture over and over again and it becomes ingrained in my mind along with the voice.