Reflecting on Units

21/03/16

Unit 1, 2 & 3 - Media Passport

I guess what went well was how I survived through this without trying to blow a gasket. I learned in Unit 1 about the process of making a film, the different members of production, camera shots and rules.

What went well in Unit 2 was how primary and secondary research works in getting information. I learned that primary research is done by one-self, while secondary research by or obtained from different people. I carried out a survey that i posted on Facebook for the members of my class were to take. Only five took my survey, I expected more people to take it. I learned that there are other ways in carrying out a survey, such as, hand out paper copies or ask them in person. The purpose of all this is to see what people think about postcards - to choose a target audience. To be honest I really don't know what I would do differently.

Unit 3 I learned about layout on Adobe programs, such as, InDesign.

Unit 4 - Christmas Card

I had some fun with the christmas cards, because I can just let go of my christmas imagination based on a few ideas from Pinterest. I became more comfortable with tracing over the scanned original drawings. At that time I was quite comfortable with the task when we were using the computer mouse.

Unit 5 & 6 - Caller Unknown

I wished I had a bit more time to come up with more ideas for my Caller Unknown film. I learned that you have to suffer to make a film in a sense that you cannot put in a lot of your creative energy into it, because of the restrictions on the brief. As for the audition, I really think I need those performing arts students to engage with their judges or at least acknowledge that at least one of them is going to be picked for a film. The equipment front has been a challenge as well, such as recording the dialogue outside, because of the blustery wind getting into the mic, so I learned that I could record some dialogue inside a quiet room. I had also learned that I need to check if the camera or microphone had a memory card or if it is full.

Unit 7 - Steve

I enjoyed basing my construction toy off of something from a game - The Elder Scrolls. Though the one thing I do not enjoy was that i had to create a whole original system of child construction. I dare say I progressed well, such as grouping shapes or creating a 3d effect on InDesign.