Portfolio Project: Creative Critical Reflection planning

 Chapter 14 

 Earlier this week, Mrs. Stoklosa, my Media Studies teacher, taught the class about the Creative Critical Reflection questions, which are questions answered about the project that will be included as part of our project submission. During this lesson, she explained what was necessary to address in each individual question and how to evoke and maintain interest within the viewers. She also advised the students as to what they should avoid doing. Here are my class notes, from which I will be deriving my information.

 The Creative Critical Reflection (CCR) is essentially a creator's reflection on their production. The reflection should consider the production process, which is how the final product was achieved, and reflection upon the final product, as well as changes one would make for the future. Additionally, the reflection must be presented in a creative manner, typically one found within the media sphere. Although there are four questions, each one often contains more than one ask. My teacher recommended we create two productions to address the questions: one presentation with a voiceover (VO) and a director commentary, which would be me answering the questions, showing my face, while coordinating photo pop-ups on screen pertaining to the discussion topic.

The questions are as following:

• How does your product use or challenge conventions and how does it represent social groups or issues?

 This question requires an overview of my thriller genre. It could be helpful to include other films as comparisons. After thriller film components have been established, I can analyze in depth how elements developed within the film are incorporated in society and who or what they can be symbolic of. Finishing off by discussing the overall representation.

• How does your product engage with audiences and how would it be distributed as a real media text?

 Introduce the target audience and how they are chosen, acquired, and maintained by engagement through techniques such as editing and mise-en-scene choice. Then talk about realistic methods of distribution—a small film company typically wouldn’t be distributed through a large distribution company. Streaming services such as YouTube would suffice.

• How did your production skills develop throughout this project?

 Describe how the beginning of the project was—research, planning, and storyboarding. Discuss changes to the project and why, for example, cutting sections because of time issues. End with a comparison of where I started, finished, and how far I’ve come.

• How did you integrate technologies – software, hardware and online – in this project?

 Discuss the technologies used within production—apps, devices, tripods—and how they were used and contributed to the development of the theme.

End with conclusion of what I learned and how to apply it to improve for the next time.

IDEAS for theme/setting.          

-Get Ready With Me (GRWM)

-Discuss while on the filming set 

-Paint while answering then flip to reveal significant art piece

-Presentation voice over

 TIPS to keep in mind.                      

-Create a script

-Incorporate blog references

-Include citations

-Include clips from production

-Include inserts and cutaways

-Include sound effects/music

-Interesting background 

-Be creative

-Avoid talking head

-Avoid jump cuts(tend to seem accidental)

-Avoid exceeding ten minute time limit