Blog Reflection

I thought doing these blogs would be pretty monotonous, however what I've found through my research, notably my most recent work, has been an interesting process. Starting with the arboretum it was particularly frustrating because I found that there was very little information for me to find on the space, and that I would have to grasp at straws just to meet the word limit, let alone the three blogs a week. It was a testament to how research doesn't always turn out how you would like it, but it was good to learn early. After the arboretum I moved around a little bit, branching out to Memorial Coliseum and then Commonwealth stadium. The former is not a space that I would have much interest in doing a documentary on myself, sure it has its interesting bits but it just isn't what I would see as a lively and engaging topic. Commonwealth stadium followed the same pattern, a bit more of an interesting space, yet it lacked an x factor to focus on or highlight. In addition, it turned out to be a very one dimensional space as football is close to the only thing that the stadium caters to. At last, I arrived at The Student Hip-Hop organization. This was by far the most interesting topic I came across. I first heard of it while in my UK 101 class during a discussion about clubs and getting involved. It peaked my interest, and when I went to further research the club it became evident that this would be the topic I wanted to do my documentary on.