In this week’s blog assignment we are being tasked with talking about our exposure to the visual media side of the world. As a design student who has had two modules thus far that have been design focused I originally saw this blog assignment and was worried about how I would be able to even answer this question. But as I read on I was able to breathe and realize it was any exposure whether in this program or not. My experience with visual media has actually been an interesting one and a lot more eventful than I ever thought. When I moved to Seattle in May of 2021 I lucked out and had a house full of creatives. Two of which were photographers, one of them actually going through the visual media program here at SCCA. Because of her I was able to become involved in the production world and have worked two fun PA gigs on sets. My first one was a commercial filmed for Microsoft on their campus in Redmond. I worked with Mighty Media Production. I was able to see what goes into a film production behind the scenes. From lighting, to camera setup, to working with talent and briefing them on the flow of the specific day. I got to help setup and breakdown and saw professionals doing what they do best. All the setup and hard work culminated to the filming day and the general feeling of relief once that day was over. Seeing all of the practice and intricate details that went into this day and how on track it was was amazing. And even when things went a little bit off track the producers and other staff were able to bring things back pretty quickly or able to adjust to what was happening. The second PA job was a live event for Amazon held at the Seattle Convention Center. I worked for TGR or The Green Room production company. This time I was lucky to see the workings of how a live event is handled. It has its similarities and differences with a pre recorded event but a much higher level of stress and practice. I was able to see how lighting was meticulously set up not only for the in person crowd but the livestream being filmed. This time the producer and associate producer were two experienced individuals and I was able to watch them walk people through how the show would go. I believe we had a total of 8 shows and each one was different with a different cast. And the ease at which they balanced that load and how organized they remained throughout was amazing to watch. Also got to see how a large pixel screen works and the back side of that and all of the amazing people that are running it while shows are actually happening. Overall my first impressions were that Visual Media people are hyper obsessed with how things look on camera and I related that to how I feel about anything I design.
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