AICE Media Studies AS- Duggan, W

                 The creative process is extremely important when embarking upon a new endeavor in a field ripe with choices . When going over  the TED talk last week, the speaker talked about how when you think creatively, you can come up with unique solutions. While at plac es such as work, people have a concrete idea of what to do and how to do, they are unable to think outside the box, and in a  competitive  market, that means you don’t stand out against a sea of other people .  When I worked on the New Introductions activity, I experienced the difficulty in coming up with new ways of going about something, even in something as simple as  an introduction.  The interview with Ron  Beghetto , an article written by Mi ch ael Shaughnessy in September 2020, was also useful in realizing the importance of creativity.  O ne example that  Beghetto  gave was teaching. With standardized testing,...

  For this year’s portfolio project, I had already decided to work on my magazine cover and article alone, and when I read all the articles presented to me and worked on all the activities assigned to me, my decision was reaffirmed. The Social Media Peer Account activity supports my decision, as it showed me what a peer of mine values, that being attention and emotion. I too value these, but I believe that a desire for attention is a destructive trait, and when I come across those who value it, there tends to be some competition between us regarding who gets control of a project. In Eli Becker’s article, “Team building and group dynamics: creating and fostering a culture of teamwork requires trust, collaboration, and accountability,” Becker goes over the importance of team members being able to cooperate with each other, but my peer expresses emotion much more than I am willing to, which I find causes conflict when I act harshly, or requires me to behave in a manner contradictory...

              My initial impression of Premier Pro is not a very pleasant one. While I did find the application to be interesting, I had a difficulty understanding the application, and as a result, I do not feel this would allow me to help me deliver my “story.” While using the application, I did notice some features that could prove quite useful to me, such as transition effects, but I have a difficulty understanding how to use these to construct my narrative, as Wayne Cherry talks about in his article, "Our Place in the Universe: The Importance of Story and Storytelling in the Classroom". If I took the time to learn how to use the application properly, I would certainly find many tools to assist me in my “storytelling,” but I am more familiar with InDesign, and as such, the time required to effectively learn how to use it is far less. I also find that tutorials regarding InDesign are much easier for me to comprehend than thos...