By: Hadley Robbins
For many college students like myself, it’s that time in the semester where everything is starting to pick up and move full steam ahead. Needless to say, I’m exhausted BUT it’s the final push and we have to keep going. Working on my individual project all semester means there shouldn’t be much left and luckily, there’s not. So, what’s left to do?
Wrapping Up The Photoshoots
This Sunday I will be shooting my last photoshoot of the project. This shoot will consist of 50’s and 70’s dress. Overall, this has been my favorite part of the project. Being able to see the pre-planning of what people will wear and how they will do their hair and makeup come to life is truly rewarding. From there, I will begin editing the photos and the behind the scenes film footage using different Adobe software’s like I have been with the content from the first shoot. To me, the editing process is relaxing (if and only if, the content comes out well). You can do it anywhere at any time whether you’re sitting outside or have thirty minutes to kill in between a class or meeting. To make this aspect of my project even stronger, after the editing process, I will need to go back in and fine tune everything to make it to ensure a consistent aesthetic.
Putting Words to Screen
Similar to the media sources of my project, I have also been working on the narrative aspect of my project over the course of the semester. My biggest struggle with this has been transitioning my brain away from formal, academic writing to informal, digital writing. If I can offer up any advice on digital writing it would be – ask yourself if you or your friends would read it and if not, make adjustments accordingly. In this final phase of my project, I will continue to tweak and edit my narrative. Since my target audience is women, I want some of my female friends and family members to read it so they can give constructive feedback on how to make it better.
Web Design
Lastly, the long form is where the narrative and media sources will all come together to create my individual multimedia project. I would say this is the part of my project that I most dread and where I have the most work cut out for me. I have decided to redo my personal website to tailor it more to my liking, which means more work, but if that’s what it takes to make my project better and for me to be proud of it, then that’s ok! With that being said, there is a lot that goes into web design. UX, user experience and UI, user interface, are two crucial web design concepts to be aware of. They are pretty self-explanatory but UX focuses on the functionality and UI focuses on the appearance. You can’t have one without the other. Therefore, as I get closer to the final product, it is crucial that my website is both aesthetically pleasing and user-friendly in order for it to be great.
Advanced Multimedia Storytelling 