"The most important part of the class was understanding the amount of work that goes into commercials. It is important to be critical as a producer and consumer at the same time. I've gotten a greater understanding of how important media is to global culture, and was motivated by the Avon video to want to change consumerism. I also felt that you can do anything after hearing about past graduates who went on to be very successful in media."
This class has helped me understand how media impacts culture, and how consumers read imagery in media. I analyzed graphic novels, and then I organized graphics with dialogue to create my own. I had learned to analyze commercial imagery and present my understandings in a powerpoint presentation shown here:
This class has been a major shift in my development as a comm student. As I wrap up this section of the blog, I'll say that I have a better gasp of how important it is to be current, blog about events, and stay on top of the media if you want to be involved. There are a lot of ways that a person can be creative with communications.
