Being a student in the Media program at Indiana University Bloomington gave me hands on experience in the field and in the studio. I learned production techniques and practices, studio production, visual communication through graphic design and photography, graphics, animation, and editing. Many of the projects were student led and I enjoyed the creative freedom we were given with projects. Though not all my projects were fantastic; I enjoyed making something that I had imagined into something tangible, and learning along the way.

May 2019 – March 2020

Becoming an editor at Blueline really changed the trajectory of my editing skills. The agency really strived to tell a story and taught editors how to use voice, cuts, music, and space to make a video impactful and keep an audience watching. Even though it was hard at first to lay out a complex story, I learned editing techniques to really make what you were seeing on the timeline impactful. Without the dynamic transitions and motion graphics, you really get a simplistic sense of story and emotion. Throughout my time at Blueline, I worked on 5 different projects editing, some with multiple deliverables. 

May 2020 – August 2021

While working at Clear Vision Media, I learned more about working directly with clients and small businesses. In my role there, I was able to really guide the direction of projects and manage them. Most projects came to me with a concept, and it was my job to take that concept to the finished product. I have gained that hands on experience that I wanted, but also learned project management, time management, graphic design, print, virtual reality, and other media. 

I learned the importance of communication and organization internally, and with clients. I was able to work on large projects that required the help of other team members and many dedicated hours. In the course of a year, I was able to go on fifty+ video shoots and completed numerous deliverables each week between video and graphic design.