During the process of creating this documentary, I learned an over abundance of new things.  I learned the most about technology and how to film a movie.  In order to get what is needed there needs to be more rather then less film on the topic that is wanted.  Such as when a visual metaphor is being created when things disappear, appear, or even reappear.  It becomes much easier if there is too much film rather than too little.  I also learned how to use movie editing software, such as Movie Maker and Adobe Premiere.  It is amazing how that information comes into use later on in your life, during the making of Global Warming: Cold Facts for a Hot Issue my sister needed something done on one of those programs and I was able to help her.  I am positive that everything I and the entire class learned will be of some use to us in the future.  As for researching I quickly discovered that often times the titles of articles tell all.  If the title is boring or generic then do not read it and is not worth the time.  Also if you know exactly what you want to find then search engines are a great tool.  Blogs are also great tools for receiving feedback about your research or ideas.  I know that the feedback that I received greatly benefited me and my group and I am sure that goes for every one else in the class as well.  For example the otherwise tedious task of searching for songs that have lyrics about global warming was greatly sped up by suggestions which were posted on my blog.  I did not notice any change in my writing process from the experience I received during this documentary but that does not mean nothing will show up later.  My organization was greatly improved just through the blog alone.  I found it was much easier to complete the many blogs that were needed if I created a list of what needed to be done and prioritize them on the list.  I realized very quickly that when you are working in groups that not everything you want to do will be done and that you must take into account the ideas of the other people in your group.  Also, it seemed to me that whenever people work in a group it is natural for them to select a kind of leader and want to verify everything they do with that person.  It could just be to avoid starting an argument with that person but anything is possible.

            I learned much about the topic of global warming and the work that I put into this project may have been enough to convince me that global warming might exist.  I am now of the mind that it exists but that it is a natural cycle that is being put to extremes by the impact of people and that when it starts to cool off again then it will cool off more then ever before, just like it has heated up more than ever before.  Through research I learned that even a minor increase in temperature will kill off many of the Earth’s species and throw the entire planet out of alignment, not literally.  The project was a great experience for me and may have opened my eyes a little bit and I believe it was definitely worth the time.  I do believe that given more time with the editing and filming that the documentary would have been perfect.  Especially if it was done over a better topic such as the lack of Patriotism in the country or Religious Intolerance.