What makes a good documentary?

While making a documentary, many things must be kept in mind. Even though the information portrayed on screen is essential, there are other qualities that catch viewers attentions. The quality of production can either make or break a documentary. If it looks sloppy, unorganized or unprofessional people will not take it seriously or even worse, watch the full thing. Good camera quality, important and useful information, a clear audio and visuals also contribute. Little aspects of documentaries that viewers notice is the lighting and music. If the group is looking for a dramatic feel for their video then they wouldn't want to have upbeat happy music. They would look for a more serious tone to capture the mood.  For this upcoming group assignment it is a necessity to have a clear understanding of the main focus of the documentary within the group. If everyone in the production process can agree on decisions can make the end product much better.

My Experience Writing a Proposal

While thinking about a topic for my proposal I kept in mind some key factors that go into one. I wanted to choose a topic that would catch an interest in my classmates as well as other students on campus. I thought the Christian Student Fellowship would be a great topic because not many people know too much about it and it seemed interesting to further research. Having a group peer edit my draft definitely helped get some input on what direction I wanted to further take my paper in.

For the presentation portion of my proposal it became very difficult to decide what facts I should mention and which ones seemed to bore people. I wanted to make it seem interesting because I didn't think anyone else had my topic. While practicing what I was going to say I kept going over the time limit because I usually get really nervous while speaking publicly so I had to take away two slides of my powerpoint which kept the people wanted to ask more questions.

Christian Student Fellowship

The picture above is taken at the Christian Student Fellowship here at the University of Kentucky. My topic for our proposal project is on the Christian Student Fellowship. The CSF is a non-denominational organization that is spread out all over campus. This group has been teaching and helping students become better leaders throughout the community for over 50 years. CSF is a great way to meet new people and also to get together to worship God. CSF is usually ran by recent graduates at UK that feel the need to help give back to the community. Their main building is located on campus, on the corner of Woodland ave. and Columbia ave.

The reason why I think the Christian Student Fellowship should be further researched is because it creates so many opportunities for students get involved on campus. If only this organization would get more recognition around campus it could really create bigger and better opportunities for the students, university and all of community around us. If UK would incorporate or recognize the benefits from this program I think it could attract more students that don't really know much about it. The more people that hear about CSF the more fundraising events they can put on. CSF does a great job getting information out on their website and showing their upcoming events. The have weekly schedules for students to attend and a fall retreat coming up on October. This retreat is located at Woodland lake camp in Amelia, Ohio, October 10th through the 12th. This retreat includes fun active group activities as well as coming together to speak about God. 

The information I have is from http://ukcsf.org/weekly/synergy/

My comment was on Leah Grant's blog  http://leahgrantwrd.blogspot.com/2014/09/my-topic-for-this-proposal-is-rupp-arena.html?showComment=1411331390078#c4827429782042096353

Keeneland History

This is a picture of Keeneland race track from one of it's beginning years. Keeneland opened in 1936 and is a national landmark here in Kentucky. On October 15, 1936, Keeneland hosted its first day of live thouroughbred racing. Their goal when opening was to create a place where the community could go and enjoy watching what Kentucky is most known for.

Had Headley, a respected horseman, and one of the men to bring racing back up after the great depression stated that, "We want a place where those who love horses can come and picnic with us and thrill to the sport of the Bluegrass. We are not running a race plant to hear the click of the mutuel machines. We want them to come out here to enjoy God’s sunshine, fresh air and to watch horses race.” This shows the real dedication and heart these fans had towards keeping Keeneland open even at its lowest times.

Some questions that came across my mind while researching Keeneland was how many races usually occur there during the year? Also how did Headley find the support and money to bring racing back up to what it is today?


This information was found on http://www.keeneland.com/discover/our-founding

Rupp Arena

One of the most talked about event in Lexington is the University of Kentucky's men's basketball team. But where it all takes place at is even more monumental. The famous Rupp Arena is located downtown Lexington. Not only accommodating Uk's basketball team, but other major events. When thinking about this assignment and what to research i was intrigued on many things here in Lexington. From being out of town I feel like I should have at least some back round knowledge on an important seasons that happens every spring and where it takes place.

In 1974, the Lexington-Fayette County Recreational, Tourist, and Convention Commissioners finally decided that this complex should be built. Soon after being built, Bob Brewer, Chamber President, named it the largest multipurpose facility in America. The Grand opening was held in early October, 1976. The Lexington Center (Rupp Arena) held more than 23,000 people and has a sound system that still lasts today known as "Big Bertha".

Not knowing too much about this complex, I had many questions that crossed my mind. One was why and who came up with the name Rupp to be the widely known name for this building? While reading I also noticed, that why did it take 50 years for the idea of this complex to get fully developed and approved? Was there any concerns with building this center?

The picture above is from 

http://www.rupparena.com/arena-information/history and http://www.lexingtoncenter.com/about-lexington-center/history with some of my other research.