Through the collaborative videography experience of filming the Salsa flash mob, I met a fellow videographer with more commercial experience, Amelia Sutcliffe. Before meeting in person, I made contact with her through email and LinkedIn – I think doing this helps to build a lasting professional relationship with people, in the same way that I…… Continue reading Amelia Sutcliffe on LinkedIn | Connecting with a fellow videographer.
Category: Critical Reflection
Jessica Whitaker | Model of Practice
Jessica Whitaker has been a really useful model of practice as a young, professional photographer. Her YouTube videos speak in detail about issues I have come across in the transitional period of being both a student but starting to charge for my work. Interestingly, although her advice on professional development has been really useful, looking…… Continue reading Jessica Whitaker | Model of Practice
Defining documentary photography…
Photography as Activism: Images for Social Change | Michelle Bogre I am increasingly interested in pushing forward my practice as a documentary photographer and/or film maker. This book has really helped me to develop my understanding of what I mean by that. Having researched, compared and contrasted models of practice such as Alice Aedy and…… Continue reading Defining documentary photography…
The Other Planet | An insight into post-production.
Today was a real eye-opener in terms of how much more there is to learn about the world of post-production! It was so useful to be introduced to the industry-standard workflow various different roles. I think it’s helpful to find out what I don’t know now, in terms of identifying major gaps in my technical…… Continue reading The Other Planet | An insight into post-production.
Louise Malkinson | An insight into TV documentary making
Louise’s talk today gave an honest insight into the world of access documentaries. My notes from the session show practical advice/insight shared, such as the typical route into documentary film-making, but her talk has also provoked some personal considerations about pursuing this career. Work/Life Balance Part of making good documentaries is completely immersing the production…… Continue reading Louise Malkinson | An insight into TV documentary making
Summat Event Film | Reviewing final outcome…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrlrSOLblhY&t=1s I really feel that this final outcome shows an accumulation of technical improvements, learnt from less successful outcomes produced up to this point and advice from my specialist tutor meetings. In particular: Colour balance & continuity Unlike the Human Aquarium Event Film, I dedicated more time on adjusting the tint and temperature of each…… Continue reading Summat Event Film | Reviewing final outcome…
Salseros Unite Final Designs | Reflecting on my strengths and weaknesses
FrontBack Providing designs for Salseros Unite as well as lens-based content has made me evaluate which of the two disciplines is my strongest. The Instagram graphics along with the flyer design are sufficient, but don’t stand-out. They fulfil the client’s brief of being minimal and communicating the cause of Red Nose Day, and the information…… Continue reading Salseros Unite Final Designs | Reflecting on my strengths and weaknesses
Salseros Unite | Identifying my skillset & skills gaps
Initially I was involved with Salseros Unite with the intention of creating some T-shirt designs for an up-coming flashmob. Today we discussed my initial ideas with those of the Illustration student who is also a member of the design team. Alongside this discussion, the project leader asked me to list my skillset. Doing this made…… Continue reading Salseros Unite | Identifying my skillset & skills gaps
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