Module 4: Midterm Portfolio

Week 8

Objectives

Module 4 objectives. By the end of this module, you will be able to:

• 4.1 Present four portfolio projects in a two to three minute recording, stating the goal, your role, one key decision and the outcome of each. (Course Competency 8)
• 4.2 Plan a week-by-week production schedule that addresses the priority feedback on your portfolio. (Course Competency 8)
• 4.3 Summarize one current development in your creative field and explain how it affects your career plan. (Course Competency 1)

Overview

This week you present your in-process portfolio on camera and receive critique from classmates and your instructor, so the whole second half of the term is available to act on it. You also plan the rest of the term and look outward at what is happening in your industry. Spring break follows; nothing is due during the break.

About 7.25 hours in all.

Watch

• Instructor midterm walkthrough, posted in Canvas: what a strong portfolio presentation includes

Read

• Portfolio Platforms, the course guide to Behance, Adobe Portfolio, ArtStation and Google Sites

Practice

• Do one timed run-through of your presentation before you record.

Assessment

Item	Group, points and time	Due
Midterm In-Process Portfolio Presentation	Projects, 30 pts · about 4 hrs	Week 8, Thu Mar 11, noon, Discord the day before
Portfolio and Reel Plan	Process Work, 10 pts · about 1.5 hrs	Week 8, Thu Mar 11, noon
Discussion: Industry News	Exercises, 5 pts · about 1 hrs	Week 8, Thu Mar 11, noon
Mid-Semester Course Survey	Ungraded · about 0.25 hrs	Week 8, Sat Mar 13, noon

Critique (Discord)

Post your midterm presentation to Discord by noon Wednesday and leave three comments that each name a specific project and one concrete change. Discord: course channel invite.

Due

All times are noon, Arizona time. Each item’s page gives its Discord, due and hard-close times. Work submitted after the due time and before the hard close (noon the next day) loses 10%; nothing is accepted after the hard close.