Media Production - Final Project

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/4671008b4c

Though the story is a tad childish and not extremley funny, I am actually proud of this film. I started it from scratch in a time of great stress and panic, relied on my friends to come through and got it done. 

Contemporary Media Arts - Comic Book Cover, Fictional Magazine

Skills Acquired in Film

         (Scene from my first film)

Semester 1: Film & Culture, Dipti Gupta. 

I took this class I was already somewhat of a film buff. But I only really began to analyze films in this course. A comvbination of the detailed, passionate and open teaching styling of Dipti, with a variety of interesting and unique films really enabled me to open my mind to what films can do and how much of an art they really are. I sort of dropped the ball towards the end by failing to submit a solid journal which resulted in a poor grade, but what I lacked in grades I made up in a new appreciation for film and the ability to thoroughly and properly analyze a film.

G: 70 CA :69

Semester 4: Script Writing, David Michel.

Ever since I was a kid, my favorite thing in school was creative writing. I love to tell stories, to use my inner voice and creativity and create something completely original. I love to entertain and have people go through an experience that I created. In this class I wrote a pilot for a TV show that I created. It was loosely based on my high school experience, except greatly exaggerated. It was a really liberating and empowering experience for me. Especially when I received enthusiastic and supportive praise from my teacher, friends, and family. The feedback from it really raised my confidence in myself as a person and as a student. It has truly effected every creative project I have made at Dawson since. Including creative photoshop projects, advertisment ideas and a solid short film.         G:85 CA: 73

Semester 5: Media Production, Phil Vitone.. 

Though this was not my first production course, it was the one where I did the most work, struggled the most, and learned the most. Like most of my courses at Dawson, I started this one off very poorly. I was late on assignments, missed a class or two, and was not asking my teacher enough questions because frankly, I was sort of intimidated and did not find him very approachable. The semester was not going very well and didn't even think I would pass. Fast forward to the last two weeks of school and the group I was doing my final project with separated. I had to put together a final project, which would decide whether if I would pass, all by myself. I was forced to write a brand new script, find a cast and make a schedule that everone could agree on, during exam time, write the shot list, film it and edit it. I also asked my teacher for advice. This experience has truly taught me about the process of making a successful project, the value of time management, and how important proper preparation is.  G: 75 CA: 62

 

Semester 5: Contemporary Media Arts, Will Aitken

This was a really fun class, with a really cool teacher. In this class I learned how to use Adobe Photoshop and discovered a new type of canvas.         G: 85 CA: 81

 

Semester 5: Media & Youth, Heather Wallace

In this course I learned about how parts of the communications world works. I learned about advertisements, the television and music industry, and about the intricate demographic studies. This course was really interesting, informative, and fun. G: 85 CA: 78

Skills Acquired in English

        (An ad I analyzed for class)

English has always been my favorite and strongest subject. 

Dawson College english courses have helped me sharpen my writing skills and has given me a new found confidence in them. This is due to solid grades and moral support from teachers. 

Sem 4: Applied Themes in English (Pop Culture), Leland Young

 

The timing of this class could not have been more perfect. It was my first semester back in Cin Com and my exact reasoning for coming back was that i wanted to study Communications business. I was interested in absolutely everything we learned in this class. We learned about advertising, marketing, product placement, would look at ads in magazines/commercials and analyze them using Jib Fowles Basic Needs for Advertising. This class really gave me an idea of how the communations industry works and since then I have been analyzing and breaking apart ads constantly. G: 86 CA: 72