Please reflect on the discussion with our guest speakers Todd and Katherine Lehr from Jump Cutters Production, on Thursday, March 4th. If you missed or need to review the discussion, please look and listen to it in the Canvas Media Gallery under “COMM 101 Recorded Lectures” for the course (It will be at the bottom of the playlist). You must respond to at least 2 of the following 5 questions AND meaningfully reply to at least 2 classmates to receive full credit for this discussion participation. Click “Reply” below to write a response. After you post your entry, you will be able to view your classmate’s responses.

1. What were your takeaways from the discussion? List at least 2 specific themes that resonated with you from what they discussed being a transfer student and adapting to UCSD, their education at UCSD, learning media production, building a production company outside of Hollywood, and working and building a family. These are possible themes, but you can, of course, comment on other themes as well. This response should be at least a paragraph long; more is fine.

2. Todd was precise about how he defined success; accomplishment through hard work and collaboration, adapting and changing to his clients’ technology and needs, and caring about the work that Jumpcutters makes as a company. What do you think about these ideas about success? Do you think you might apply them?

3. Katherine and Todd both stressed how they made community through media practice. Even though it is challenging to do this under current circumstances, have you been able to do it, and/or do you look forward to making community through media practice in the future?

4. What are your thoughts on the Guide Dogs for the Blind promotion campaign video? Did the piece resonate with you? Why or why not? What did you observe about the specific production techniques that were mentioned by them while creating the video. What new insights about production and post-production did you gain from their discussion?

5. How did Katherine and Todd’s visit influence the way you might think about working with and within media if you think you will continue with media after this course?