Multimedia Project Update 4-13-12

On Monday Kendall was not present, so Summers and I had to brainstorm for ourselves.  Originally, our group was going to do a campaign as to why Clemson is the best university to attend for undergraduate and graduate.  Summers came into class and had obviously contemplated our topic over the weekend.  She came in with some new ideas, ones that we both liked more so than our other idea.  Summers had a few different ideas - like southern hospitality, common misconceptions, media vs news, and one other that I can't recall right this minute.  From there, we decided that the southern hospitality culture would be a great topic to take on because of the location of our school.  We want to create a how-to video on southern hospitality.  Our steps will include:

Step 1: Live below the Mason-Dixon line

Step 2: Use the word "y'all" --> using different phrases

Step 3: Drink sweet tea on a daily basis

Step 4: Greet every stranger pleasantly

Step 5: Seersucker must be present in wardrobe (different styles --> sundresses, etc)

Step 6: Must learn how to shag

For our video we will open with each of us stating what Southern Hospitality is to us in the format:

Hi, I'm ______ and to me southern hospitality is ______. 

Then, we will ask students on campus what southern hospitality is to them, what it is like, how do you see it in every day life, etc.  Then, we will address the steps we mentioned earlier.  Kendall will address Step 1 and Step 2.  I will adress Step 3 and step 5, and Summers will address Steps 4 and 6.  For Step 1 we plan to show maps, and what it means to live in the South.  For Step 2, we plan to use proper language such as y'all, fixin' to, bless your heart, etc.  For Step 3, we plan to go into Shilletter or Hendrix and show someone drinking sweet tea for every meal.  For Step 4 we plan to walk around campus and catch people greeting people pleasantly, holding open doors, etc. For Step 5 we plan to build our own closet and showcase it as a people with proper southern attire.  For Step 6 we're not quite sure what we're going to do - but we might ask to attend a shag class and film a few moves!