Reflect on at least three takeaways that you learned from creating your project.

1. I got a better understanding of what it was like in the many different places Tony went to.

2. During improvement phase I had to decide what was good criticism and what I wanted to add.

3. I learnt how to convey emotions without literally showing the viewer and how to be more abstract

Explain what was difficult for you during this process and why?

It was hard to stay away from a diorama like project with my idea. Instead of just painting a scene I had to show what Tony felt and not what he saw. I was confused on how I would convey the V I B E , but then I started to think less literally.

Talk about feedback that you received and how you were able to incorporate that into your process.  

I received feedback about how my project was like a diorama but with a few extra steps. People said the camera was cool but it wasn't conveying any feeling. I had to figure out away to make it abstract. I decided to find one of the emotions Tony felt. Tony felt empathy for the prisoner who only had a rock to wipe himself with. I decided to show his empathy by making the user put there hands in chains to put themselves in the prisoners shoes like how Tony did.

Reflect on at least three takeaways that you learned from creating your project.

1. Listen to the feedback from others, they will inspire you.
2. I learned how to operate the laser cutter and the 3d printer. 
3. I learned how to present and explain my thoughts and ideas.

Explain what was difficult for you during this process and why.

1. It was hard to not make a diorama. I think it is great to have Peter as a partner as I learned a lot from him. 

Talk about feedback that you received and how you were able to incorporate that into your process.  

1. Most of the feedback was adding a new thing and focus on not being a dull diorama. We added more to our project, including the shackles as a response.  

Since we didn't have a definite time period that Tony was in Egypt, we assume that he went during the 1960s. During that time Gamal Abdel Nasser was the leader of Egypt. He modernized and reformed Egypt. It was a Golden age for the film, poetry, television, radio, literature, and much more. "In 1956-1957, 25,000 Jews – almost half of the Jewish population of Egypt – were expelled from the country. Another 1,000 were imprisoned. (By 1972 the remainder had also been expelled.)" - History of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser, Wikipedia

The moment that we are trying to convey is Tony traveling in Egypt during his 30s (which is assume btw), with his folk music and Kodak camera. 

Assuming that he went around the 1960s, the president of Egypt was Nasser, who brought the country to stability and peace after the previous leader was put on house arrest. He regulated the amount of land every person had and help the national GDP rise. It was a time of tranquility. 

"In 1956-1957, 25,000 Jews – almost half of the Jewish population of Egypt – were expelled from the country. Another 1,000 were imprisoned. (By 1972 the remainder had also been expelled.)" - History of Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser, Wikipedia

This potentially could explain the "prisoners" that he saw. Around 1962 Egypt also made a union with Syria. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Egypt_under_Gamal_Abdel_Nasser

Our project is designed to recall moments from one of Tony's past travels. Tony was a person who was always on the go. He traveled around Europe, the U.S., and Asia. Tony loved folk music as well as singers Bob Dylan and Jone Baez. However, one story that stuck out to us was when Tony was in Egypt. In Egypt, he split off from his group near the pyramids of Giza to take some close up shots. Instead, he found a bunch of prisoners ordered to break rocks by uniformed guards behind the pyramid. We chose to use cardboard for our project because it is lightweight. A key feature is using mirrors to reflect and showcase a broader view of his surroundings.  We made a handheld camera so Tony could revoke the emotion and feelings when he took the picture there. We left some room for the lens to move as if Tony was looking around through his camera.

"The golden sand sizzled under my feet. The monotonous beating of the rocks resonated with my pounding heart as a line of uniformed men barked sharp orders, sending jolts down the prisoners' spine. My hands trembled at the sight, and the camera shook, blurring the unsightly view. "