Favorite Project
My favorite project over the course of the semester was the graphic design project. This section was my favorite because I love conceptualizing and ultimately creating unique designs through Adobe Photoshop. This project in my opinion allowed for the most creative freedom compared to the others. The link below is to the graphic design project.
https://brockbrewermedia.wordpress.com/2019/09/19/final-graphic-design-project/
Skills Learned
Throughout this course, some important skills I learned were proper blog creation techniques, design copyright laws, and audio storytelling. These skills will be helpful as I transition into the communications workforce.
Future Plans
In the future I plan to work in the sports media profession, likely working as a videographer or digital media creator for a professional sports team. Skills such as video cutting, audio storytelling, and proper copyright practice are all influential towards my future career.
Skills I wish I had learned
During this class I wish I would have had the opportunity to learn more about animating through Adobe After Effects. Being a videographer working with WSU Athletics, I have always wanted to learn how to animate and create captivating visual elements through After Effects.
Essential Resources
Resources such as YouTube and APM music were extremely useful throughout the semester. I used YouTube to watch tutorials in an effort to better understand concepts I wasn’t able to fully grasp. For example, I watched a tutorial on YouTube on how to create a captivating gradient to add to my graphic design project. APM music was an important resource for royalty free music to use in both my audition and premiere projects.
Final Thoughts
Overall, this course allowed me to practice my Adobe skills in a work-intensive environment. I feel the biggest improvement the course can make is the feedback aspect. My biggest suggestion would be to minimize the amount of peer feedback required and add more instructor feedback. The peer feedback is pretty useless as most students don’t make any tangible suggestions or they say that the project has nothing to improve on. A process by which students can grow and learn from their mistakes would be where instructors make suggestions during the assignment, similar to the real world where employers oversee and make suggestions during the creation process.