An Opportunity for Improvement

By Tonilia Eli

This semester I have made plans to work much harder than I did in the previous semester. The historical projects were really hard for me to make interesting and to make them come alive. I love to read and write, but historical information has always been difficult for me to process. I was thankful to have gotten a project which requires video editing. I enjoy video editing because it makes everything more interesting. It is difficult to master but I’m taking pleasure in the challenge.

For my project, I decided to do something I have never tried before; animation. At first, the ideas flowed and I could not wait to start, but once I did I knew it was going to be a long process. I only had to make a sixty-second video yet it took me almost 2 weeks and I’m sure if I had enough time to become acquainted with the different features of the software it would have been even better. I am proud of myself to have made my first animated video but my only concern was the staffs’ approval. Oh, how overjoyed I was when they expressed their satisfaction by my creation. I can only imagine how excited I will be with my next project and I only hope that it is yet another opportunity to improve my work with video editing.

This semester I decided to take the digital humanities course. I was excited because I saw it as another opportunity to improve my editing skills and I was much contented with Dr. Esprit being my lecturer. However, in the first class, she made sure to remind us that it will not be an easy course and I just had to remind myself, that in order to succeed you need to embark on the journey where the ride is rough. The projects and research proposals were difficult for me but every day I am getting better. The weekly blogs were fairly fun to do as I love literature and it requires us to read and analyze. The idea of the weekly quizzes scare me but I am making the effort to ensure that I am always prepared no matter what! I am really determined to pass this course and to grasp the concepts that will make me a great editor and digital humanist.

Create Caribbean has made this whole experience ten times better for me. Words cannot express how grateful I am for the chance to improve and to be exposed to new things. I have a passion for video editing software and now I can work hard and enhance the quality of my work.

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