Gretchen Walker

Hi, my name is Gretchen Walker, born in Nashville, Tennessee. I'm a first year film and media studies major at American University in Washington, D.C. This year, I took Visual Literacy (COMM-105). All of the work listed on this website, including the website itself, are projects from this class.

I came into this class without really understanding what I'd be learning. To be honest, I was really confused about what it meant to be "visually literate." However, I've learned so much throughout the fourteen weeks I've spent in this class. I learned how to work and set up a film camera, different editing techniques using Adobe Photoshop, and working together with a large group to present cohesive ideas to a client. This class really gave me a crash course into the different areas of media that are interesting to me.