EXTRA CREDIT

            This past semester I had interned at 5W Public Relations, which was founded by Ronn Torossian.  I spoke with Mr. Torossian about his company’s ascend to one of the top 25 U.S. Public Relations agencies, the responsibilities of a public relations specialist, and of course, of his success.

            Mr. Torossian started his company in 2003 on his own with just one intern.  The company now has over 100 employees and is on the Inc. 500 list.  5WPR’s headquarters are in Manhattan, though they also branched west with an office in Los Angeles.  Mr. Torossian is under 40 years old and is the only CEO at 5WPR!

            The world of public relations is very hectic and stressful.  However, by working at Mr. Torossian’s company, I left feeling that it was all worth it.  

            PR helps people.  Whether it is large corporations or small businesses, PR gets their messages across to the masses.  I feel that PR is fundamental to the success of oneself or of his/her business, for it not only helps communicating, but it also helps market the company.  The name grows and spreads and that is what everyone wants in order to gain success.

            Mr. Torossian is someone I would like to mirror in the future.  The courage and the boldness are qualities that I work on myself.  His constant incorporation of new ideas and information is slightly overwhelming, though incredibly beneficial.  Everyone must stay on their toes and their noses must be in the news.  My time interning at his company has opened my eyes to the endless possibilities of establishing oneself.

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Masaye Fratkin and I took shots of what we felt resembled the adjective "full"...

Thinking Back...

          Looking back at the class as a whole, I feel that I have come so far.  When I first started, I had never used Photoshop, I had never held a video camera, and I had never wanted a blog.  Now, I not only know how to use all those things, but I want to continue using the tools (even a blog).

          I really enjoyed the hands-on exercises we did and I felt that they allowed us to absorb the information we learned at lecture and through the readings.  Practice sure does make perfect.

          If it were not for this class, I doubt I would have learned HTML and CSS – even if it were just the basics.  I had fun constructing my own page and I even want to work on it some more.

          I feel that professor Lucas and professor Portlock did a swell job in informing us of their field of study.  My section leader, Makia Harper, hardened the material from lecture by having the class participate in class discussions and elaborate on what we had learned.  The overall flow of the semester went very smoothly and was full loaded with informational tools that are applicable to our everyday lives.

The Spring Haiku

My haiku about spring.


http://fmundergrad.hunter.cuny.edu/~nuzbrokhr/

Democracy Now!

            Democracy Now! is a news program that is hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.  From my visit to the station, I was able to see the inner workings of a news broadcast station.  We started our tour off in the control room, where, as the name implies, we saw the controls for everything in the studio.  Every switch served its own purpose, and there were people who oversaw various operations. This was fascinating, for it was an entire network of operations going on in one room. 

            We then moved to the part of a studio that is separated by a glass; we were on one side and the live broadcast was going on behind the other side of the glass!

            From my visit, I was able to observe an incredible anchorwoman, who not only delivered the news, but also did so in an objectively interesting fashion.  Her way of stripping her thoughts from her report, and then feeding it to the public is something I most definitely want to learn from.

            After the broadcast was over, Amy came over to the adjoining room to talk to us about her experiences in the world of reporting.  Ms. Goodman has lived and is still living an exciting life in which each day has a new adventure.  Her curiosity and ambition has led her to her present-day job as an anchorwoman.  The tour, overall, was very insightful and educational.  I look forward to my next visit to Democracy Now!

Website I Like

I love the layout of Netflix.  It is geared to serve the consumer's interest, obviously.  However, it does so in a grand effort; it makes the process of choosing a movie/show so much simpler.  At the top left corner of the page, Netflix presents to the user what he/she has recently watched.  Afterward, Netflix arranges the top 10 movies/shows for the user, making a selection easy as ABC.
Maneuvering around the website is effortless, and the layout only improves the process of movie selection.  Because there are thousands of films to choose from, Netflix has created a simple, fun, and interesting way for the selection.  The layout of the site is not too extreme; it is rather plain with a red toolbar and an off white page.  This design does not take away from the purpose of the site, and it enhances the process.  Time is not spent admiring the extravagant layout, but it is spent using the website.
When moving the cursor over a movie/show, a small box pops out that gives one a summary of the film/show, the director, main actors, date of release, running time, rating, and star rating.  This allows for one to read up about his/her possible choice before being taken over to a new page.  Once the selection is made, and a user chooses a movie, he/she is taken to the page of the film, on which there are is the same information as in the little box just mentioned, but in greater detail.  Almost the entire cast is listed, with links redirecting to their pages that have their list of film shown on Netflix.  The genres are listed; there are also user reviews, and options for subtitles.
 This convenient way of movie browsing has made the dreadful process quite fun.  Rather than getting lost in the countless number of film/shows, I am able to choose what I'd like to see quickly and get introduced to something new based on my preference.
The only thing that I'd prefer to change about Netflix is the instant redirection to a new page, once I click onto the box of the movie/show.  Sometimes the little summary does not load quickly enough, so I click onto the actual selection, which has a giant play button over it.  This action not only redirects me, but also begins playing the film.  Sometimes I only want to read about it or read the reviews, not watch the film.

Photoshop Assignment