Why am I taking RTF 305? I guess it begins with my love (obsession) with movies and everything to do with them, from the screenwriting to the film editing. If you asked anyone from my last high school what I'm like, they'd probably call me something to the effect of, "The girl who's constantly making movie references," and it's true, I do. Introduction to Media Studies seemed like the perfect class for someone with my interests. My I'm not only interested in cinema - I like other forms of media as well, such as broadcast news. At the school I attended my junior year in high school, I took a broadcasting class. That was the first year it was offered so the class was largely experimental, but we were exposed to a lot of great technology and it turned out to be a lot of fun. Everyone learned a lot about different aspects of media. Each week we were able to go out in and around the school, film news stories, take them back and edit them ourselves, then put on our own legit live-to-tape newscast that aired throughout the school every Friday! Everyone had a different position either in the control room or out on the floor, and WFAA in Dallas even gave us one of their desks for our anchors. Going through this process really sparked my interest in new media and everything that goes in it, particularly the stuff that happens behind the scenes we don't get to see when watching News at 5. So, considering my interests and experience with media, I'm hoping RTF 305 will help me continue to build on my knowledge, teach me more about other aspects of media, and maybe help me to learn more about the different careers involved in this field.
Here's one popular blog that is a bit of guilty pleasure for me:
http://perezhilton.com
For your entertainment, here's the link to a video I like created by The Second City Network:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnvgq8STMGM
Also, here's a picture of Tom Waits I found on another blog (http://dirving.org/?m=200801).
He makes good music.
TTFN.
