Thoughts on Moving Image Courseworks

1
Showreel Project – individual work
Produce a showreel that showcases your development as a Moving Image
practitioner.

I am quite aprehentious about this project since I do not feel that I have a substancial amount of quality work yet to use for this project however I am hoping to get involved in as many opportunities as I can in order to add both work and experiences to my repertoire. I will make sure that I only add work that I feel is to a high standard or is particuarly relevant. This is a simple point however many people confuse the idea of a port folio with that of simply creating a mass bank of work consisting of various levels rather than a method of showcasing your most valued and accomplished work.


2 Essay
Practitioners Essay – individual work
After investigating three practitioners working in Moving Image Production e.g.
director, editor, VJ, etc produce a 1,300 word essay that explains which
specific skills, knowledge and attributes are required for being employable in
these roles.

Include a S.w.o.t analysis and an action plan
I am looking forward to this task because I feel that it is both important to know the specific skills thatare required for the different jobs available in the sphere of moving image and I also enjoy learning more about certain directors, cinematograhphers and other practitioners from this field. I also feel this is a task that I can get stuck into fairly quickly.


3
Fictional Project – team work
In your give teams of 7/8 produce a
six minute fictional film using the
given script. You must choose the
role(s)

I am looking forward to this project as I feel the subject matter of fiction will encourage us to use our imaginaton and perhapse try new and more innovative ideas and approaches to our work. I enjoy fiction work because it is a terrific way of delving out from the realms of reality and escaping into a world or situation in which we usually can only derive from our dreams.

4 Documentary
Documentary Project Group production and individual evaluation
As a group of 4/5 produce a 10 minute documentary programme. Each
member of the group should take pair of the following major and minor roles.

I have watched numberous documentaries over the years and find them to be a fascinating insite into a subject matter or case example which we have likely never even been aware of or have previously had a very poor understanding of. I personally enjoy the human disorders and biological style documentaries most as I find they give a great deal of perspective to the viewer. Usually I preffer to be involved in the editing process of the projects however I would like to have a more on set role for a task such as this.

5
Titles Design Project – individual work
Task: Research a number of titles sequences examining their technical and
creative conceptual underpinning. Create a 20 second sequence for a given
film using specific techniques and creative concepts you have identified.

I am probably looking forward to this project least because I would have preffered to of been given a much broader choice on what we are designing the title sequence for. With that said, this may help me to increase my skills with title developing which I've learnt is now a completely seperate role in its own right.

6 Research
Research Project – Individual Work
You are to find an area of AV that you wish to investigate. Within this area you
are to find a question that can be investigated using short artefacts.
You will produce a 5 minute presentation that includes A description of the
aspect of AV that you intend to research. An explanation of why you wish to
investigate this area. A description of the artefacts you would use to investigate
your subject.

I think that this project will be won or lost depending on how interesting/relevant the question is that I choose to investigate. I am hoping that I can use my debating skills and analysitic style when working on this project but also try to focuss other aspects such as presenting, taking accuarate records and making sure I abide by the marking criteria as much as I can without going off on various tangents.

7 Protools Audio Mix
Design and produce a sound mix using Protools – Group
Students in teams of 2 will produce a sound mix using ProTools. Initially
instruction in the system will be provided. The students will then complete a
mix of a piece of recorded music or a soundtrack.

I have been interested in the audio aspect of film for a while now and feel that sound and image go hand in hand and the art of composing music which sets the perfect moods and atmopsheres is in itself a specialists craft. I am also looking forward to improving my knowledge on the practicalities of audio.