In the week 12 lectorial the ideas of research being a key skill to becoming a media maker is unpacked. Communicating is good however we need to have informative knowledge behind our responses which we can accumulate through reading and research.
Academic Research is presented through: referencing, intros + conclusions etc.
We were also encouraged to visit the library for journals and to view sources online from library search and use library guides or use google scholar
When researching look for ARGUMENT and STRUCTURE
HOW TO:
- Skim the text
- a brief summary of what you’ve just read
- evaluate your reading
- question yourself. Is it relevant? What aspects in particular are relevant?
Attached is my ‘learning graph’
What and how did you learn that you think was really valuable ?
- Making sure I did all the readings
- Writing down what I thought was relevant and I could use in these readings before writing my blog post
- Staying up to date with every blog post
- Attending every single lecture and tute
What did you find the most challenging about the course?
- Working softwares such as Premier Pro and Adobe Audition
- How to split work evenly and work well within a group
What have you discovered about your own creative practice as a media maker?
- I prefer the social media and advertising side of this course
- I learn how to use softwares with a lot of time, practice and tutorial videos
- That I like personalise everything media related I do
Nakita xx