AICE Media Studies AS- Scott, S

     Initially, I thought that InDesign and Premiere Pro would be  easy and simple to work but they are actually very complex and have a lot to figure out .  Honestly, I'm not very tech savvy  and I got very frustrated when the tutorials were  playing,  and I was trying to play around with my stuff. InDesign seems l ike it’s easier to understand than Premiere Pro, because I at least followed the InDesign  tutorial  a little bit. I think if I watched a few more tutorials I could be really successful working with InDesign .        In Premiere Pro the  different options such as adding sound and effects was very hard for me to grasp. In InDesign it was confusing with the different picture  formatting,  but it seemed easier to figure out and get good at.  Both  programs would be great at  delivering my “story .”  According to Wayne Cherry, “storytelling is part of who we are as humans.” B...

     Michael Scherer’s article  about text blocking , made clear that the future of magazines isn’t very hopeful.  The once promising magazine industry is declining as the use of media is more common and captivating.  Unfortunately,  over recent years  attention spans are decreasing and reading a long article is n’t as common or interesting.  Before I read this article or analyzed magazines, I didn’t realize that magazines were struggling to compete against the growing film industry; I blew past the fact that a ton of work goes into these magazines . I never considered all the thought and details that go into a magazine design and article like font, color, and cover pictures.      According to Mic hael Scherer, “the future of magazine writing, at least according to the latest buzz, resides elsewhere.” It is harder to find someone who actively enjoys and can read a magazine rather than finding something  else to do.   ...

     Before analyzing the opening of film sequences in class, I didn't really pay attention to the different effects used and their impact on the film. My initial impression of the impact of opening scenes was that they weren't that important; I always thought that they were just credits or just a scene that didn't hold much importance. However, my viewpoint changed when I realized that there is a lot you get out of the opening scene of a film such as how it sets up what's expected for the remainder of the film.       One of the openings we watched was from the film Saturday Night Fever. In the opening of Saturday Night Fever, the credits and titles are in a flashing red-letter font. Based on this font, the audience is given insight as to the personality of the character. Additionally, there was a ton of camera shots of his red shoes as he walked, and other parts of his classy outfit. Throughout the opening, there is also upbeat dance music in the back...