Reflections on MEDP150

The lab classes controlling and handling a camcorder was very exciting. Being able to take pictures and scenes made for a fun and interesting class. The group I was placed in was exceptionally likable and responded well to feedback as we were shooting. I happened to enjoy the group work I participated in. Also, being the "model" to sit in the chair with the hot light glaring on me was an awesome experience. It made me feel slightly famous while I was learning about 3 point lighting (key light,fill light, and background light). This hands on approach gave me an insight on what happens behind the scenes and the reasons for different kinds of lighting. Also showing us the basic steps on blogging, and editing a site was very informative for those who had no experience in web production. Overall this made MEDP150 a very engaging class.

What I felt those is that reading with the diagrams for the camera were nice supplements, but found my self just looking and studying the diagrams instead of the content of the readings. Just relaying us the diagram in the lecture slides might of been better, in my opinion.

Honestly, I didn't really need to get the media book(Although I purchased the book just incase). The lecture provided by Lucas was sufficient enough. Focusing on lecture and paying attention while taking down notes on what he is saying kept me on pace with where the lecture was going. Having the lecture slides to look at later is pretty much essential for me as it helped me focus on the concepts explained in the lecture. These lecture slides are a very welcome study guide to make sure anything missed during note taking in lecture could be recapped later. If students were not able to get the lecture slides, it would be very hard to copy what was in the slides and focus on what Lucas was lecturing on, as the slides moved at a slightly fast pace.

One of the things that I felt helped expand my perspective as a media maker is the hands on approach of using the camcorder and learning to take creative shots from certain guidelines to see what aesthetically works and what doesn't.