Week 12 Lectorial

What and how did you learn that you think was really valuable?
I think the most valuable thing I’ve learnt is to combine my passions with my work when possible. I’m so privileged to be doing a course that I enjoy and that allows me to explore my outside interests creatively when I can. When I’m able to do this, it makes the work enjoyable and actually drives me to complete tasks because they don’t feel like challenges anymore.
What did you find the most challenging about the course?
The most challenging thing about the media 1 course has been learning how to use new applications that I haven’t before. My experience with Adobe programs before this year, was very limited. Although the functions of editing programs are all fairly similar, it was still a challenge to learn the basics in these new programs. Similarly, I haven’t used audio programs at all, and so Audition was a whole new experience to edit with. However, once I was semi confident with Premiere, Audition was similar to use, obviously just minus the visual aspect.
The other challenging thing about the media 1 course has been keeping up with blog posts. The workload isn’t too drastic for me to handle, but finding my blogging ‘voice’ and ‘style’ was initially difficult, because I thought at first it sounded too forced.
->What have you discovered about your own creative practice as a media maker?
I’ve learnt that I can produce media about a range of different things and not just with subjects that are in my comfort zone. When given tasks in our tutorials, at first I have been confused about how to approach a subject. But as I have progressed in the semester, and with the help of other creative minds in class with me, I have found it easier to brainstorm and think of new ways to express my ideas.