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diff --git a/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html b/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html index 379c8e3..33b3c9c 100644 --- a/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html +++ b/markley/portfolio/01_first_week_video.html @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@ -<h4>Introduction:</h4> +<!--Title: First-Week Video--> +<h2>Introduction:</h2> <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 @@ -6,81 +7,92 @@ 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> +<h3>First-Week Video</h3> <iframe src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/450699415" allowfullscreen="" width="640" height="360" frameborder="0"></iframe> <dl> <dd>Goals</dd> <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> + 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 + 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 + 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> + 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. + 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> - <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 + <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 + 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. + 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> |