Evaluation

Unit 11 - Preparing for Progression in Creative Media Production

Production Target 3: Evaluation P.T 3.1

Lyndon Coleman

I have enjoyed this unit of work because I found most of it very creative; it challenged me to express myself within practical tasks. Whist I found the showreel great fun to do as I'm a confidant editor, I feel that I actually learnt the most new things and was most challenged preparing my presentation, about my targets and goals, and visiting the BBC. 

Hand picking things I think would make me stand out, so I added a few piano arrangements, stop motion, drawings and some edits. To merge them one after the other was a bit of a challenge but wasn't too difficult, its something you have to think about because you can't just put it together any old way, its got to blend and work well. I feel that the showreel was one of my strengths in this unit, as I think it shows my editing skills.

For my logo; this was half done as I already have a logo, I just had to write about it. I didn't just write about it though, I also compared my logo with my previous versions, and it shows how it's evolved over the years which was very interesting and nostalgic to see. I feel this was also a strength in this unit.

Visiting BBC Bristol the other week and I asked a couple of questions, I recored this and wrote about what I learnt. I had some really good advice, such as to keep bothering the BBC. This will make you look very keen and will prove to the BBC you are committed and passionate. Also to be active on social media. Which is good news for me because I have a YouTube channel which shows a lot of my skills through editing and piano arrangements. I feel that this was one of my strengths in this unit as I am really determined to work for the BBC one day. To get an apprenticeship in editing or to start of as a runner and build myself up.

One of my weaknesses I felt was the pitch I had to deliver to the class. I had to present my 12 months development action plan and talk about my goals and targets I hope to achieve. Feedback I had was to look up more because I was reading pretty much of my piece of paper. I knew this would be the case and I knew this would be brought up. Also I feel that I should of used Prezi maybe, as it looks a lot more visual than Google Slides. That and I think I should of had less words on screen and left room for my imagination to expand on things straight out. The main thing I find difficult is writing this right now. I find the writing and analysing really hard. I would like this to be improved and this will come in practice and time, same with the presentation. I think I can do two things in the short term that may help me to improve my critical analysis skills and self reflection: 1) Read other peoples personal statements. 2) Watch a selection of presentations on YouTube about things I enjoy; such as by film makers. 

The three things I've learnt is how to write a job application, I think this skill is very useful for the future and will help a lot getting jobs. Also I learnt a lot visiting the BBC, lots of great advice was given to the class. Finally I learnt to look up more when I'm presenting to the class.