Review Report

Task 6 

In the first week we did course induction which helped us introduce ourselves and get to know other members of our new class, along with orientation which made us more aware of the places we could go if we needed help or just for general use. Our tutor also introduced the video profile project which we were very eager to start. We set a target to complete the orientation around building which was easy to complete because we had the help of our peers and our tutor so it was a team effort. Our target was to set up our Blog on BlogSpot which I enjoyed because it felt like I was joining a social networking site like Facebook, Twitter or Tumblr. I like designing pages and presenting them in my own style, something as simple as using a Chris Brown background, this encouraged me to work hard and to complete my first blog of viral marketing and user generated videos. In week 2 I successfully planned my filming, learnt how to use different camera equipment, differentiated various existing video profiles and make a start on my script. The strategies I used were working around my action plan which made me more determined to complete all the action points along with the week’s target. If I’m not distracted I am able to work hard, fast and efficiently so most of the time I will be able to finish my work before the end of the lesson which gives me more time to do something else. This generally happened with most tasks in the lesson before the filming and editing commenced. In week 4 our target was to learn how to edit our videos, adding music, images etc and uploading our footage to our blogs. I enjoyed this a lot because I’m very interested in editing so I was able to learn how to do so on a new software Final Cut Pro which was generally new to me because in school we never really used Mac’s unless you did music tech. I also made myself more familiar to the Mac and my blog. My determination to learn new things helped me meet these targets and to my benefit to learn and explore something I enjoy.

I’ve learnt that I work better independently because this way I can get things done faster and able to teach myself new things. I’m able to work with my own ideas and put them across in my work and video. I’ve improved on meeting deadlines and this is because of the log book and determination to the course. Because I enjoy this course I will produce better results and feel more comfortable in the class. I enjoy learning activities such as analysing videos which we did with the Viral Marketing videos and User generated videos, I was able to focus on detail and make my eyes aware of things that you wouldn’t always see if you watched it on the TV.

I’ve learnt a few things about myself, that during the course of 6 weeks I have become more hardworking and comfortable in the course. What motivates me is my ability to produce good work which I have done so in the lessons as well as producing a video profile which I’m proud of. Was also motivates me is my interest in creative media which makes tasks and projects more enjoyable and work more efficiently because I can learn and pick up new skills that could help me in the future to fulfil my career.

In the future I will definitely use a timetable to structure my time keeping so that things can get done at home as well as college and to give myself timeslots in which I could complete work outside of college. I will dedicate my time more to college work and to sleep less so that I can work for a longer amount of time.