I have created videos before for a variety of classes in high school. Some of them turned out pretty snazzy but some were clearly not planned out well. This experience will benefit me because I know the basics for creating and editing footage. I also know some common mistakes when creating a video such as failing to plan accordingly or not drafting a proper script. I have had the most experience with iMovie but I’m sure I could adapt my skills to any similar program. Ideally my video will seem fairly well thought out and not look like it was crafted by a middle school kid at 3 a.m. I would like to aim for an appropriate theme to match the content of my video. The only obligations I can think of would be time constraints due to classes and work. For this reason I won’t take on too many large tasks for my video to ensure I finish in time.
Analysis Reflection
For the analysis reflection, I chose the article “reACT gallery hopes to generate conversations in community” written by Parker Reed from The Iowa State Daily. This article intrigued me because it talks about campus life and brings attention to one of the many resources available to students. It also was easier for me to write about since it wasn’t too long and did not contain any vocabulary which I did not already know. To break down my writing, I started by going through the main points in an analysis paper. I identified the main theme, purpose, audience, organization, and expression. I also looked at the language Reed used and how he structured his article. To help me figure out the layout of my own paper, I wrote some notes as I read through the article a few times. The following images are my handwritten notes.
My thesis changed throughout my paper because I started out providing a summary of the article instead of analyzing it. For my conference, I realized that I was not thinking about how the information in the article was being presented. I think I did a good job switching to analysis from summary.