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Productivity: Day 2/100

You know me, I always find myself on tumblr in between study breaks. But when I actually am studying (like most of today) I can write like the wind. This last term paper doesn’t stand a chance. 

I was surprised to see an article on learning from mistakes. It reminded me of my Lessons Project. Learning from mistakes leads to error reduction and more successful results/outcomes. As I stated in a previous post, I am interested in ways to reduce errors (Link to post: https://fahmeenaodetta.tumblr.com/post/693294329876365312/human-error).

The article: The culture of learning from mistakes: How employees handle mistakes in everyday work By: Christian Harteis, Johannes Bauer, Hans Gruber https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0883035508000736

I’ve found myself quite delayed in my research.

Compared to what other people are doing, my research is more analytical than practical. To answer my question on how Boots Riley’s Sorry to Bother You critiques capitalist ideologies, I’m find that most of my research takes place within reading articles and watching interviews. In regards to my work, at a glance I can see that this research may not look like it is related to my practices in traditional art (e.g. drawing, painting, etc.) but I’d like to use it as a leverage for producing my own films by taking on board some of the techniques that Boots Riley uses in this film. But anyway... back to what we’re SUPPOSED to be talking about.

Today I started reading this journal article written by the Michael T. Martin and Yalie Kamara. Made for the Black Camera’s Volume 11, this article contains an interview Martin and Yamara had with Boots Riley on Sorry to Bother You. I’m a sucker for watching interviews on movies I really like - especially of those directly involved with the creative process. After all, the movie literally came from Riley. What better way to find legitimate research on a movie than through the person who made it themselves?

The interview itself is divided into four parts by Martin. 

The first part concerns itself with Riley’s personal values as a way to flesh out his personality and what may have sparked the ideas in the movie. Martin now and again refers to Riley’s responses to questions from the ‘Film Inquiry’ and to clarify them.

The second part concerns itself with Riley’s particular practice in film. It even refers to the ‘Film Inquiry’ interview again - I think I’ll look into this further.

In the third part, Martin starts to discuss an interview Riley had with Vox journalist Alissa Wilkinson on the film on the role of artists on political activism (and why they should get involved). In relation to my initial mind map, I find that this part of the article really highlights Detroit’s character, the meaning behind her works, and the consequences of when artists involve themselves in political discussions.

The final part is where Martin asks Riley what his aims with the movie were. In essence, what questions did he want to raise with Sorry to Bother You? Does Riley think he answered those questions?

I must admit, the journal article is quite the read, so I’m going to return to it once again - especially as it serves as a great base for my research and gives me some direction of where to head next. I’m also finding that the UniSA library isn’t providing me much specifically on the movie’s techniques aside from some movie reviews and interviews. They’re helpful for finding quotes that support my research, but don’t help address my question.

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