Critical Creative Reflection

    All right, now that I have finished my blog posts and film opening, it is time for my Critical Creative Reflection (CCR). In my CCR, I will be reflecting on my journey creating my final opening in a variety of ways.

Question 1 - How does your project use or challenge conventions and how does it represent groups or issues?

Question 2 - How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

Question 3 - How did your media production skills develop throughout this project?

Question 4 - How did you integrate technologies - software, hardware, and online - in this project?

    I used several online technologies throughout the opening stages of my project. For the storyboard, I used the website Storyboard That because it was really simple to use and to provide pretty clear visuals to follow. Next, I used the website Writers Duet. It was really simple to use and it formatted everything so clearly. I also used Blogger to write my blog posts and to upload this CCR. Finally, I used Google to conduct research and access these other sites.

    Next, for hardware, I used my phone to film and my computer to access both software and online technology. There was no learning curve with either of these technologies as I was familiar with both devices.

    Finally, for the software, I used Adobe Premiere Pro to edit my film opening. While using this software, I had to learn how to use features such as creating voice overs and altering the volume of audios. The main feature I used throughout the project was the cut feature. I did this to add subtle tension to my scenes. However, as this was my first time using Premiere Pro, there are still several effects I hoped to incorporate but simply did not know how to.

Final Reflection

    Now that I have finished my project I am so glad I took this course because I learned so much about how to produce media of various types, especially film. I hope to carry these skills with me in whatever future creative endeavors I may have. Thank you so much for accompanying me throughout this process. It's been fun and for the final time: 

    Farewell!