Blog assignment #11

The first topic of my video project that I would like to expand upon is my definitions of my important terms for my project idea.  I figured that defining some of the main concepts of my video would assist me in creating certain dialogue that will be appropriate for my audience and capturing certain shots would convey to the audience what ideas to take away from the video project.  The first word i decided to define was confidence.  My own definition of the word was the ability to try something new or scary.  An example i wrote underneath the definition when kids find it scary to be by themselves and having to take care of themselves and how kids should have confidence in themselves.  They should have confidence in their ability to learn new tasks because even if it is scary, the new experience is good for them and could give them helpful skills in the future.  The second term i decided to define was underdog because that is what i consider myself and how i choose to describe who am i in life. My definition of an underdog was the person in the struggle who the audience believes is the weak link or bound to lose.  I want to show through my video how i was viewed as an underdog for most of my life and how it shaped everyones views of me.  I don't want to present my weaknesses and faults to my audience for the audience to feel sorry for me.  Instead i want to show the audience how to excel in life even when people believe you are the underdog.  That its possible to come back and that an underdog story is always possible.  Everybody loves a good underdog story because it gives society evidence that anyone can do it.  What i want to convey to my audience is that if i can come from where i came from and i could make it through school and learn to cook, anyone can accomplish it.  My last word i decided to define was cooking because it is a topic i will be focusing on in my video project.  My definition of cooking is it is a form of expression and a form of survival in which you prepare food for your body and soul.  For me food has a profound effect on my life because when you think about it it has dictated how i have felt on a daily basis.  Food is comforting when you need it the most like at a depressing moment.  This is an example of how food effected my life in a negative way when i became in love with comfort foods and i intend to express this in my video project.  Although food can be used for comfort, pleasure and boredom, food can have a positive effect on ones life as well.  For example i became in top shape by eating things like chicken, fish, fruits and vegetables and sweet potatoes.  This is why for my cooking portion of my video project i will be making my favorite and easiest meal to make that i made hundreds of times through out the last few years.  

The second topic i want to expand upon for my video project is my description portion.  In this scene i describe me coming home on a day from football practice.

You could hear the cracks and pops of my aching muscles as i climbed up the stairs.  My face covered with dirt and sweat, I forgot what i usually smell like after football practice.  My arm aches as i pull my keys out of my pocket and put it in the door.  I expect noise, but when i walk into the house i hear nothing.  Why was i even expecting noise? Its dead silent and the only thing you could hear from a mile away was my stomach screaming at me for food.  A sigh is the only thing i can vocalize as i've never felt this tired.  I need to eat.  No ones here so that means the kitchen is all mine.  I can experiment with whatever i wanted without having to hear all the noise my family makes on a regular basis.  My family likes the noise, I don't.  I enjoy my peace and quiet and have grown to appreciate its tranquility.

This small excerpt is very important to me because it is actually how i lived on a daily basis back home.  Even though i can complain about my circumstances, i still am grateful for coming from where i did because it taught several valuable lessons that i will carry with me until the day i die.  I choose not to focus on the negative because of how far i have come and i decide to never look back.