Fall Semester Reflection

As this semester comes to an end, the three most important things I've learned are the importance of pre-production and how each document should be formatted, as well as how to transfer footage from a card onto Premiere Pro, and how to adjust a camera for best picture quality using white-balance, aperture, and focus. All these skills will ensure in the future that my projects are thoroughly planned, shot well, and transferred correctly to a software where I can start editing them. As I continue on into next semester, I hope to learn about the basics of lighting, the template of a good script, and strategies for engineering your own sound in a project. These skills are at the top of my list because I need to improve on lighting my projects with something other than natural light, as well as adding sound that enhances the visuals. I'm looking forward to the projects where we get to demonstrate these concepts because I think they will get me introduced to the realm of lighting and sound design, which is something I've always been intrigued by, but never had the chance to experience.