AICE Media Studies AS- Liu, D


The importance of creativity is very important when creating a product that an audience would enjoy.  When making choices a person needs to open their mind to discover different paths one could take.  Through creativity ,  genius ideas can be made. Through a Ted Talk video by Duncan Wardle  on Theory of Creativity, brains have four states that one lives in during the days. Ingenious products are  made through the state where the brain is mostly conscious  leading to more fluid ideas. The  state called Amazing Alpha is where one brain is constantly creating ideas through many processes  when a major part of the brain is utilized. If there was no creativity  many things would be just plain and original leading to no new experiences. Through  a  “New Introductions” activity done in class, I took part in a creative process of describing mysel f through animals . This led me to research myself and open my mind to creatively describe myse...

     This week I first starting using InDesign and Premier Pro.  At first, I was overwhelmed by the amounts of features I would need to learn.   The  unfamiliarity  of editing programs seemed to  shock me because it looks more challenging than I thought . The number of features where both immensely great compared to previous editing programs I used. They both had the basic features like all editing programs sh ould have like importing projects, images, effect, titles, colors, and so forth. However, both had their own unique features.        Storytelling has always been apart in human history as to whether it is through medias or films. In the article by “ Our Place in the Universe: The Importance of Story and Storytelling in the Classroom” by Cherry said that “ When our ancestors first tried to understand the world around them, they told stories”. Stories where told since ancient times dating back to thousands of years ago no m...

     I have chosen to work alone for  this year’s AICE Media Studies portfolio project.  I made the decision to work alone  due to  many reasons.  At first, I thought about the possibility of working with a group  but  then I thought that it  might not  work out .  Working alone seems  a better option in my situation.   While working alone I think it can benefit me more than working in a group.      From the article  “Songwriting loafing or creative collaboration?: A comparison of individual and team written billboard hits in the USA”  by  Pettijohn and Ahmed stated that  “ Both individuals and teams are equally likely of creating the next top Billboard hit in America” (Feb . 2010). Working alone does not make a huge difference in creating a good product. The chances of working together o r alone both are similarly equal. In fact , a survey done by them by analyzing the number o...