Blog #4

I enjoyed taking Media 160. It extended my knowledge in digital media. I learned a lot of Final Cut Pro, and it was definitely beneficial to my future since I love video editing and plan on making personal projects. All of the assignments were interesting, productive, and most importantly—fun. What’s a digital class good for without enjoyment, right? The podcast assignment was a good practice for me since I plan on entering the field of journalism. I’m currently taking a couple of interviewing classes and this assignment played a good role for my major.  A lot of my classes corresponds each other including Media 160. The video assignment was great because it allowed me and my partner to use our creativity. It allowed us to work as both directors and actors. We sketched the scene prior to the shooting, and formulated the script. Last, we incorporated a soundtrack that would be fitting to the scene. Next, the Haiku assignment was a great commencement to web production. I have a history of designing websites, but HTML is still a bit blurry to me as I get baffled easily. Using Text Wrangler throughout the semester alleviated my comfort with HTML. The coding became more familiar, and I gradually accepted it to my designing repertoire. I plan on using HTML codes more when I design. Last, the animation assignment was something totally fresh to me. I always knew that Photoshop had the tools and options to create animated GIFs but I always disregarded it since I assumed that I wouldn’t be able to master it. However, I learned the features quicker than I expected, and I created a short thirty-second animation without much problem. Overall, the class was great. I’d recommend it to anyone—especially media majors.