UW Stevens Point
December 9th, 2022
At UW Stevens Point I had the opportunity to not only explore their campus and everything they have to offer, but I also had the opportunity to learn about a new medium that I had never previously worked with. I was placed in the film making studio which was full of a lot of materials that I had never seen before. There was a large green screen, cameras, lighting equipment, and many other resources that are used to create films. The first activity we participated in was learning how to "movie punch". We were given instructions and then we got to practice with other people, we got to learn how to manipulate angles and sound in order to make a realistic punch. After that, we were tasked to make our own short film that had a "movie punch" in it. This was extremely difficult for everyone in my workshop because none of us had ever worked with film before. We had to make our way through campus to find a spot to film, and we eventually settled on the areas with pool tables and foosball games. We came up with an idea for our conflict, and then filmed and edited the scene. I was really happy with how our short film came out, and it was really fun to get to work with and explore a new medium.