Project Selection-My Decision

I have chosen the magazine project because I think it is a better fit for me. The skills I think I have that would benefit me during this project are taking photos and researching and writing informational articles. Since I am also taking a photography class, this ties in and could help me. Researching and writing based off of research has always interested me. The main determining factors for my decision are the photos and the writing. Creative writing is more of a challenge to me than informational writing. I also think that taking pictures and doing photo shoots interest me more than filming. The genre of my magazine will be medical/physical therapy. I am going to work alone for this project.

Project Selection-Film

The aspects of film production that might interest me based on my experiences and what we have learned in class are costume and makeup. The costume part of film production interest me because I love fashion and designing costumes. I like the making new characters and forming them. a costume can sometimes play a big part in this. The makeup aspect of film production also has me interested. Just like the costume, it can really make a character come together. Although film production seems interesting, I am drawn more towards the magazine project. A challenge I would face with this project is the script. I am not good at making up stories or writing them. This is why I think the magazine project would be a better fit for me.

Project Selection-Magazine

The aspects of print journalism that might interest me based on my experiences are photography and research. I like the photography part of print journalism because you can take a picture and edit it. By doing this you give it meaning and maybe a story. I have always liked photography so i think that this would be a good fit. The research aspect of print media also reals me in. By doing research you can learn new things about your topic. Travel could fit into research as well. Sometimes, research requires some travel to learn in a place what it's like, or to have a different point of view than just telling a story. Some challenges I might face are deadlines. I am not very good at deadlines because I procrastinate, but if I work on it I can get better at it. Overall I think that the magazine project would be a good fit for me because of these interesting aspects of print journalism.