Think daily, not monthly.

Final portfolio check.

Shreya Shankar — Tue, 25 May 2010 02:04:19 +0000

Shreya, the semester’s almost over. What have you been doing?

Photography + audio: Spirit survivor
On-camera + script: RWEL Eat
Design + Layout: Shut up and drive
Writing: From Venus with Love (Why so phallic? ; In defense of young love; Flirtipulation: A how-to; one more)
Reporting: Career day
Writing: Cynics GMH

Okay, so anything left to produce now?

Writing + reporting + on-camera: Current events feature + video
Writing: Financial breakdown of junior vs. senior prom
Design + writing: Senior edition

Well, which of these was best?

I really liked the pared down, simplified look of “Shut up and drive”, which I designed with Sungwoo. I wasn’t originally enlisted to do the project, and I wasn’t involved in the reporting. What started out as a quick bit of help with Photoshop ended up with a major role in designing the project. In the end, I felt like the aesthetic was really great, and the content was really nicely highlighted.

In terms of writing, I’m proud of having written “In defense of young love”, because that was a piece I really really struggled tremendously with. I felt like I had to address the L-word at some point on my column, and I felt like the time was right, but I had a lot of random personal issues with each version of the post I wrote. So when it finally came together on that piece, I was really proud and relieved. It was kind of an elephant in the room with my blog that I finally addressed in a way that wasn’t too personal or detached.

Okay, so rate yourself.

I’d say my work this semester on the whole hasn’t been too satisfactory, mainly due to my total lack of productivity. In retrospect, I’m kind of disappointed that I let the senioritis get to me. I could say that what work I did do was good quality – and it was – but that’s not really the issue. I’m just really not pleased with my production.

A more detailed self-assessment and reflection can be found here :)

Fortnight 1.

Shreya Shankar — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 22:49:35 +0000

Shreya, it’s been two weeks. What have you been doing?

1. Script + shooting: RWEL (currently unreleased)

2. Design + layout: Top ten movies of the decade (coming soon)

3. Writing: “Avatar” @ the Golden Globes (coming out Monday, Jan 18)

Well, which of these was the best?

I personally liked the Avatar story best, because I felt very strongly about Avatar’s lack of merit.

RWEL was probably the least exciting since it fell through.

Okay, so rate yourself.

A bit above “unsatisfactory”, but not quite “satisfactory”. I’m really not that satisfied. But, you know, not super dissatisfied. :)

Shreya Shankar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:47:47 +0000

My reflection for the first semester can be found right here :)

Scroll down for writing, design and multimedia!

Four. Writing.

Shreya Shankar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:19:04 +0000

Kindness Week kicks off

Newsbrief on Kindness Week.

Down with the Brown

Jay Sean’s album review.

Four. Design.

Shreya Shankar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:59:28 +0000

Layout + design + teaser for Winter Gift Guide 2009

Illustration + design for 10 Ways to Warm Up to Winter (coming out on Friday!)

Four. Multimedia.

Shreya Shankar — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:50:49 +0000

On-camera for RWEL.

Camerawork for RWEL retakes.

Shreya Shankar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 23:09:50 +0000

My portfolio assessment for the third issue is stored right here :)

Scroll down for writing, design and multimedia!

Three. Writing.

Shreya Shankar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:29:18 +0000

Stay in school, kids!

This was a super fun review to write – the only downside was that I felt like American audiences wouldn’t appreciate the movie as much as it should be because of its atmosphere. So it was kind of challenging to try and explain it in context, without the American eye.

UC fee 32 percent hike approved + follow-up

Super timely story. Hours apart from the Merc!

This Is It review

Jaime and I wrote a review of MJ’s “This Is It”, which never got published because it morphed into a video, then a feature, then an RWEL teaser, then a podcast, then nothing at all. : ‘ (

From Venus, With Love: “Textual Relations”

It’s a little weird, because I’ve almost started thinking in my Venus voice. Sometimes when I see something that has the potential to inspire a post, I start constructing it in my head. Actually, the inspiration for this post came from a friend I went to go see “An Education” with!

Three. Design.

Shreya Shankar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:18:35 +0000

Photowork: Kitchen Stadium Chaos

Teaser + Photowork: Kitchen Stadium Chaos

Funnest photos I’ve ever taken. Food photography’s my new thing, so this was ridiculously fun. And I’m proud of the result too.

Logo + backgroud design: RWEL

Coming soon!

Three. Multimedia.

Shreya Shankar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 22:09:31 +0000

On-camera for This Is It review/ RWEL teaser.

On-mic for This Is It review podcast.

On-camera for RWEL.

Camerawork for This Is It review/ RWEL teaser.

Camerawork for RWEL.

Photography for Kitchen Stadium Chaos.

Photo editing for Kitchen Stadium Chaos.

Audio editing for Kitchen Stadium Chaos.