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diff --git a/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html b/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html index 197ef39..379c8e3 100644 --- a/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html +++ b/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html @@ -1,9 +1,8 @@ -<h4>Introduction: </h4> -<p>This video is an introduction, describing a handful of superficial -details about me, the general topic of the course, and where, -specifically, I expect to struggle in this course. +<h4>Introduction:</h4> +<p>This video is a short (1m30s) personal introduction and a discussion +of which element of WOVEN I expect to struggle most with in this course. I expect to struggle with visual communication more than the other -forms, which will manifest in several places, but will probably have the +forms, which will manifest in several places but will probably have the most significant effects on videos or the blog design. This video also includes how I plan to develop my skills with this modality (I plan to focus on design and aesthetics of presentation).</p> @@ -11,9 +10,77 @@ modality (I plan to focus on design and aesthetics of presentation).</p> allowfullscreen="" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe> <dl> <dd>Goals</dd> - <dt>This assignment </dt> + <dt>Through this assignment, I familiarized myself with the + WOVEN elements and set a goal for self-improvement throughout + the course. I also worked on video production and presentation, + to practice some of these elements. I expect to target this in + assignments throughout the course. I also better understand the + value of targeting multiple types of communication for rhetoric + and in different works. This assignment was also directed + towards the course material, and I better understand the + assignments that we will be doing throughout the course (like + the reading journal or final video project) because I will + probably want to put extra effort into using the visual and + design aspect of my content effectively. The reading journal, + especially, will benefit from extra design work.</dt> <dd>Purpose/Prompt</dd> + <dt>This video includes a short introduction to me, including my + name, "major," and hometown and the theme of this course (health + as a social construct) and the teacher (Dr. Markley). The + First-Week Video asks about a potential struggle with WOVEN + based on previous experience with trying to communicate in the + medium. In addition to previous experience with the medium, the + assignment asked me to develop a goal and a way to reach that + goal based on that previous experience. I did this by talking + about a focus on revision and the specific component of graphic + design, but I didn't match these with previous experience. I + could have talked about better, simpler presentations I've made + on topics I've known more about, where I can tell most of the + story and the graphics were improved through a couple of rounds + of revision, based on the content.</dt> <dd>Audience</dd> + <dt>The audience is faculty members and other first-year + students who are familiar with WOVEN, this assignment, and the + objectives of the course in general, like rhetoric. Because of + this familiarity with the objective, I explicitly connected the + visual mode to my difficulty with speaking briefly, but I tried + not to overexplain the mode or visual design. However, I did + give my personal experience of how the need for brevity and + dense language collide. PowerPoints and posters are my most + common interactions with the visual mode, and my audience should + be familiar with both. However, I barely included one anecdotal + example under the time constraints, possibly because I explained + too abstractly: I could have talked about a revision or the + impact of a poor design and better shown my point about brevity + and still had time to talk about the digital reading journal. + </dt> <dd>Design for Medium</dd> - <dd>Revision</dd> + <dt>Because this is a video, I focused on engagement. For + content, I wrote out a script that I would read, rehearse, and + edit down into. I used a high-jumpcut vlog style to make the + video seem more energetic, and I tried to keep my voice upbeat + because my voice is the primary content in this style. I chose + not to use another production style like a time-lapse or + slideshow because I think my image and a direct explanation of + my ideas is important and best delivered talking straight to the + camera. I included music (the instrumental of White Town's Your + Woman) because I think that it better covers up breaks in + talking and maintains a central element throughout the video. I + did try to keep it quiet relative to me talking because the + music itself is unimportant.</dt> + <dd>Revision</dd><!--The most important question--> + <dt>Another type of video may have fit my argument better, but + given the style I chose, the video could have been improved on + the script and on the presentation. The script could have + been much more personal by extending the anecdote and possibly + including a visual representation for the product I created. I + also probably should have chosen music not under copyright, and + possibly faded it out at the beginning and in at the end. For + the final product, cutting away to an image might have made it + more engaging. The way I filmed it could also be improved: I + held the camera, so it shook a bit, and I read the script for + part of the video. If I had mostly memorized the script and + propped up the camera to get a single shot between cuts and + to stabilize it, the video would probably feel higher quality. + </dt> </dl> |