Last Personal Reflection Blog

Something that I learned this semester in filmmaking class that really stood out to me was the visual storytelling in the six word story projects and how to visually illustrate a story without using too many shots or dialogue. I found that interesting because having that good skill set of being able to show a scene and let the visuals speak for themselves could be very useful in the future. Something else I learned is how to edit with Premiere Pro. I found that interesting because it teaches how important the editing phase is to the final cut of the film and, if I have any filmmaking projects with future classes, to keep in mind how to piece together the shots and scenes while filming. Since I started this class last January, I’ve done and learned a numerous of things. I did projects in where I filmed a six-word story of my choosing, edited my own projects, along with a famous music video, and took pictures of myself, demonstrating the professional techniques and concepts behind lighting a scene. The class, as a whole, was very interesting and well-structured. I think, before the school closing, we, as a class, were working well together. Particularly, I think we did great on editing the six word stories project together, with the groups working together, trying to make a consensus on how to create a tone with their projects. After the school closing, I think the class got a little worse, but I put no blame of that on our filmmaking teacher, Mr. Mitchell. I think, because it’s a very hands-on and project-oriented class, that moving it to an online course deeply decreased its impact. This class had a large impact on me. Before this class, I was always interested by a career in filmmaking. This class, not only strengthened that dream, but also showed me a good sneak peak into what that job would look like.