Assignment #2, Watching other video's

wow, Gavin. You did a good job. The editing was good and I think the song was an interesting point. I liked that you had John Lennon's Working Class Hero at the end, and you raise an interesting point about meaning.- On Gavin's

good job. I think that this video really shows how much your friends mean to you. -On Maxiel's

you have a good point about entertainment and meaning- On Marco's

I didn't see much meaning in this. I understand that basketball is meaningful to you, but there should be more in this about meaning- On Jace's

I liked the one shot format and how you really explained parts of yourself that many people would not know and were meaningful to you.- On Ian's

Insight's:

1. I think that Gavin raised an interesting point about meaning, in that we should not know our meaning because we will be forced into something or at least feel like we are. I also think that his point that not all lives have meanings is arguable. Even the most insignificant person is cared for by somebody. It is impossible to determine the impact that people may have on each other, but all lives do have meaning. Even if their meaning in life to to help others find theirs.

2. I learned that many people find only one thing meaningful. I think this may be problematic, because then that one thing may have too much influence on who they are and this can lead to their personality and what-not being too easily manipulated by outside forces.

Meaningful/less Video

http://www.vimeo.com/1761647

1. I have included clips of my family and myself doing various things ranging from dancing to talking to playing video games.

2. The meaningful aspects in my video are: My family, my friends, movies, comics, and my music

The meaningless aspects are: Video games, time spent online, and my image

3. I would have liked to further edit the video, but due to time restraints I couldn't. As it is, I did not anticipate loading times and it got online late, so had I fully editing it, then it wouldn't be on until late night. I also would have liked to re-shoot much of my talking parts.

4. The importance that something has to me normally determines meaning, as well as how it effects my life.

5. The closest thing to a pattern that I find in what is meaningful to me is that the things that have stuck with me for many years are more important in comparison to things that change or are relatively new.

6. I think that it is fairly honest about who I am and shows many different sides of me.

7. From an outside perspective, my life may not seem to be very meaningful. That is because what is meaningful to me may not be meaningful to other people.

8. What role does happiness play in a meaningful life?

Can a life me meaningful yet unfulfilled?

What determines a meaningful life?