Time pass really fast, all of 2 weeks passed, the first university semester passed. Remember the first day of university, tension-filled lecture class sitting on the first section, I still remember the night before the first class i did not sleep because i am too nervous In addition to i almost fell asleep at class, there is other thing happened in the first class i remember clearly. I was impressed that the teacher asked the question:’TEN THINGS THAT YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO DO/TO BE BETTER AT /TO KNOW/TO ACHIEVE BY THE COMPLETION OF YOUR DEGREE’. I still remember seeing everyone writing but I have no idea to write. Although I chose the media to be my major, but I do not really understand what the media is in fact, so I wrote the first point is: know what the media actually is . Of course I know now, media is all kinds way that can spread information to others whether is News, Games, Radio or Television, these are the media.
http://www.mediafactory.org.au/liwan-li/2016/03/11/ten-things-i-want-to-achieve/
I have changed a lot after 12 weeks, from the beginning of getting confused until now, and I amt happy I actually learned a lot. In fact, in the learning process, I do not think I learned anything. Each time i doing my project confuse more than inspiration, and sometimes I do not even know what i am doing. But when I review what I did learn I will find that I have learned so many skills. Learn to use some professional equipments, I want to say is really good to use a professional recorder, sounds are really different between use phone to record sound and use recorder to record. I have never been touched adobe premiere audition before, but I can do the basic clip now. When a friend said to me want to do a film clip but does not know how to do it, I can proudly say I can teach you. As I the article i wrote – experience from practice, It is also a very good expression.
I feel the happy of creation, although the process is a bit painful. From the beginning of the first job I remember the most interesting part is that we get to see each others’ photos, videos, radios and discussions for them together. I recorded a video of someone dancing, but other students say that this is not original video should be changed. So that night I took a video of myself dancing, it still looks ashamed.
The first project i did by using adobe premiere to create a short Haiku exercise, although the video direction is totally wrong (the current one should be horizontal), but still very happy and have a lot of fun for the first time to make a video. Editing, input music as well as add subtitles by myself, I am very happy i learn how to used adobe premiere!
Finally project brief is about making a radio and video essay, there is a group work and i working with other two girls, although I can say that i am the one who maybe bit weak in our group, but my other team members who really helped me, they also taught me a lot of things, such as how to download the audio or video from youtube, very useful skills, it makes my works easier when i was finding footages. Few weeks of collaboration, let me is no longer so shy, I can safely speak my own ideas, although sometimes English expressing is not clear enough express myself ideas, but I am willing to communicate with others instead of just worry about what others think of my oral English cause i do not want say something. i am happy that working with my members those weeks, thanking them a lot for always helping and give me a lot of patients.
http://www.mediafactory.org.au/liwan-li/2016/06/02/radio-essay-for-pb4/
http://www.mediafactory.org.au/liwan-li/2016/06/02/w9-workshop/
The first semester of first year of university, I from the one who even do not know what is media until now become a one who have learned a variety of skills about media, I just passed 12 weeks. Ever feel every day is long, but looking back i can feel the school’s first class just like it was yesterday on the lesson. After like one month holiday will usher in a new course, meeting new classmates, learn new skills. Anyway, the next semester i need to change my procrastination habits, do things less lazy and study harder and harder. During the holidays i should keep learning to improve my own level of English, after all, English is really important, if I have English proficiency has maintained a level, the next semester will certainly have been very hard!
At last! Come on! Not give up! Find what you’re good at, then go ahead now!
I know I can be better, just do it!
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