Beginning Year Reflection

You have now signed up for the pilot year of my advanced class. You will be expected to model the professional behaviors of an advanced student and lead student productions. Considering the work you produced last year, what were you strengths and weaknesses of your work? How could you improve your work this semester? What do you need in order to improve it?

Please write 3 complete paragraphs on three different ways you can improve your overall work that you create in class this year, along with an introduction paragraph.

Based upon the horrible mistake I made last year in Skills USA, I consider audio to be a important aspect when improving my films. The Audition interface seems to be complicated and it was slightly intimidating for me during the sound design project. In order to improve the audio quality, I would have to start by learning how to record audio correctly. I was not able to interact with the audio equipment partly due to my lack of interest. Therefore, I would have to push myself to actively use the recording equipment.

The lyric video I am currently working on is entirely composed graphics generated by Adobe Premiere Pro. However, I do realize that learning Adobe After Effects will not only have more functionalities, but it will also improve efficiency of the work. Regarding how I love masking and keying, I think I would be able to learn the software pretty quickly if I set my heart to it.

Going back to the mistakes I made for the film I made in Skills USA, I would like to learn proper lighting. Although I do understand the concept of the three point lighting, I am unable to put that concept to use. I am well aware that there are other lighting techniques available for different scenarios, but I would have to begin with the basics.