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So school is basically over. here's my opinion about this course.

It's a lot of fun. but its also alot of work. The difficulty of learning so much new software is stressful. I found Photoshop the hardest to get a handle on. but it was satisfying.

One problem that I had with the course is the lectures. They just didn't seem very useful. and don't get me wrong the audio productions class also has this problem. and Digital Media Lectures are much more entertaining. But still, its a pain in the ass to get up so early for a lecture that doesn't feel necessary. I come from a family that has a long standing motto; "A Castonguay doesn't cut class." so I didn't have the choice of not going, otherwise I wouldn't complain.

But in terms of what worked well, I think that both Laurie and the TA were very helpful when it came to teaching us how to use the programs. I also think that the twitter accounts were a fun way to stay connected to the prof and to our fellow students. I also liked these blogs. even if I forgot to do them most of the time.

Also If Laurie reads this, please don't give that statistic about genders in gaming. I know the study that came from and while the numbers are correct the conclusions drawn from the data is not. those conclusions would be acceptable but the current conclusion is flawed due to the inclusion of a double independent and unrelated variable. Of course adult female gamers play more than males under 17. They have access to more free time, more disposable income, and less social interactions than a high school student constantly surrounded by his peers. If the results you showed had displayed teen female vs teen male, and adult male vs adult female, then

I don't think this course has changed me, I still want to work in television production, but the aftereffects stuff that I learnt could help me make title sequences. and Photoshop could help me create pitches for the shows I want to make. but If it has showed me anything its that I'm not that creative visually and probably shouldn't make these things for a living.

The most valuable skill that I learned this year was Photoshop. learning to edit images will have tons of uses in my future media work i'm positive.

Thanks for the great year.