Audio Postcard Project Reflection

Project Description

The audience is intended for anyone who is interested in Digital Writing or anyone who wants to be informed of what it is. Its purpose is well explained; to help people grasp that the internet and media aren’t just entities but are been created and revolutionized creations of humans to benefit our lifestyles. For the image of the audio postcard I selected the different hands going from human to technology, and I edited it simply by using the Photoshop Express site given to us. I lessened the contrast so you could see the detail as well as used warmer colors to help the viewer feel more comfortable and cropped the image a little bit just enough so you can view less extraneous details. In the audio it simply explains the details of digital writing to an audience that is unaware of what it could be. It breaks down with simplicity how it was created and what it is used for. I also used classical music to create an intelligent environment for the viewer and allowing the viewer to understand more clearly, because studies show that when classical music is played people have an easier time comprehending information. The image itself shows the rapid growth from man to technology and rhetorically explaining to viewers that digital writing is a revolution that will probably never come to an end. All of the hands within the picture are writing the same thing, “evolution.” This shows that we are evolving as humans and becoming more advanced in our culture. Also, I added more warmer colors to the picture rather than cold colors like blue so that the person watching the video felt comfortable rather than cold and separated from the information being told to them.

Reflective Letter

I am mostly proud about how clear my voice is with the classical music being played in the background. You can really hear each word I say with clarity and annunciation. I wish I had more time to go into even more detail about the information of digital writing. Although I did believe I broke it down pretty well, I think I left a couple subjects untouched. The technologies I used for this project were Audacity, iMovie, the Photoshop Express site, and YouTube. All of these resources helped me out perfectly and now I actually know how to create a personal movie of my own! The only parts I had trouble with really was working attaching the photo to the audio on iMovie and actually posting the video on YouTube because I wasn’t using the right files. I learned as a digital writer that a lot of the information we know doesnt necessarily have to be typed and posted but can be explained through video and can save a lot of time. One of the course outcomes I used in this project was Multitasking, I learned to use different technologies and simultaneously work on different parts of the project all at the same time. Another one I used was Distributed Cognition because I got to use different tools to help create this audio postcard and it will benefit me in the future that I now know how to use these different tools. Lastly, another course outcome I used was Appropriation. I had to remix the different medias of audio files and photos to create one whole video on a video sharing site called YouTube.

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