During this course I have learnt and developed many skills that can be taken into the world of work, this can be expandable from technical abilities/skills to practical skills and the theory work. This course has offered many challenges which have learnt to overcome with ease. In terms of technical ICT skills we have used different platforms to work on. Final Cut pro was a programme that was introduced to us for the use of editing our productions we film. Using this platform has enabled me to view production from a editors point of view which teaches me to pay attention to detail so everything can be fluid once a production comes all together. Editing has been enjoyable as well as educating as we learnt to add effects and use different tools to add text to scenes. This was vital as it changes the appeal of the video as a whole depends on good editing. Furthermore, we used many other programmes like Powerpoint, Edexcel and Blogger. These platforms were used for many pieces of work such as creating a slide for a presentation on Powerpoint. This helped present my ideas clearly to the class and use the slides to engage them. We used Edexcel to create graphs and gather quantitative research. We had done this to find out how much of the percentage of students we used in a survey liked a particular aspect to our idea which was a music video. We had used Blogger the online website which allows bloggers to write any creative articles/ideas or even create an online page site. This is where we update our coursework and gather the pre-production of any tasks we are set. This consists of Location Reece's and production Logs to show our progress through these productions.
Another skill I had learnt was teamwork. This is a very vital transferable skill as in the world of work I may have to work as part of a team where communication is extremely important. During my time in the course working with other associates has been very common and I have gotten used to being able to share ideas as well as listen to others with criticisms and opinions. Taking and giving criticism has improved my judgement as I look at things with attention to detail now. It is highly important in the world of work as I would want to make sure I work to the best of my ability so having attention to detail will help. This has also helped with my presentation skills as presenting in front of the class happens a lot. I learnt to project my voice and engage the audience by using less text in my presentations and more images as they wouldn't want to be reading, instead they should be listening to me and watching the slides. This can be used in the world of work when I want to present an idea or when i'm talking to a client I can use those skills and present effectively. In addition my Organisation skills were also put to the test as we had to get together and sort out which dates we would be filming on and then when the filming was taking place we had to have all the right equipment, this required good organisation and time keeping so that everything was done according to plan which in effect makes things run smoothly. This would be very important when working as keeping things organised and planned keeps the work I am doing effective and easier to do. My evaluation skills were also used in this course as after we had filmed our productions we had to criticise not only others but our own work, this is a positive thing as we can hear others feedbacks on the work we have done and there'd always be room for improvement. Again this can be applied to the world of work as taking a step back and looking at my work will ensure that it is up to a high standard.
Another transferable skill would be the practical skills we has learnt. This consists of using equipment for example the camera. We had learnt different camera angles and shots to use effectively when filming so that our productions wouldn't be "boring" or too dull by sticking to only one shot and angle. By learning all the different camera language like medium log shots and close ups etc we could give off a vibe to the viewers without even saying anything This is how camera language works. We added these types of shots into our productions to make it more appealing so it looks even better. Another practical skill would be setting up the equipment and getting it ready to film. The equipment varied form tripods, cameras, lights and green screens. This was very easy to learn and now in future if i have ti set up any equipment not only for filming but for anything id be able to do it effectively and carefully as damage would be a setback. I understood instructions quickly so this gives me confidence for other equipment.
Another transferable skill would be the research skills I developed when finding out information for takes that were set. I have learnt to analyse information and being able to extract key info for specific relevant areas. This was mainly for research done on Blogger. Furthermore having to find interviews for my productions such as music videos and documentaries also required some research skills, knowing where to find these people and knowing what questions to ask to specific people. If we weren't sure on a specific topic we'd have to break down the criteria and target each problem theoretically and eventually we'd be able to get answers. This was a very valuable skill I had developed. Also keeping a log of all the sources that helped us with our research was helpful as we could refer back to it if needed. These skills would be useful if i had to look into or research some information at work. I would be able to get the information effectively and quickly as well as making sure that what I am receiving is legitimate and trust worthy.
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