Summary of Rotation Period

On reflection now the rotation period is over, it has hit me how much I have learnt over the last 8 weeks. Although some stages have been more enjoyable than others, I feel that I have been able to take something from every stage and will use them in my future. Photography was the first stage and one that I enjoyed a lot, having done photography before I’ve had a lot of experience with it and was keen to begin. Since my operation in July I was determined to do a project on it and my experiences as it was very personal to me and I found that my photography project was the perfect opportunity to do this. I don’t mind working alone or with a group, depending on the project and I was very glad to be working alone for my photography project and I feel that I made it very personal and it was evident to see through my work. Animation was the next stage and definitely my least favourite, however I still got an insight into the world of animation and learnt new skills on programmes such a istopmotion. The downside of animation was being put into group at random as I ended up being with a group that wasn’t very willing to share their ideas or work well as a team. I found myself having to be the one starting discussions and having to make a lot of effort with people for them to respond to the work we were doing. Sound Design was a much better experience as we were able to choose our own groups and I was in a group with people that I knew I could work well with as well as enjoy the experience as well. Although I have had little experience with Sound Design before, I found the 2 weeks very informative and it made me appreciate the skill and hard work that sound designers put into films. This stage also gave me an opportunity to work in garage band more and build on my skills. The final stage and my favourite was Broadcasting, the stage that I had been looking forward to ever since I started Ravensbourne. Again staying in the same group that I was in for sound design, this made the experience much more enjoyable as I knew that we all worked well as a team. During my research I was able to analyse scenes in movies, which is something I enjoy doing very much. Following this I was able to use my knowledge of different camera angles, when making our film, as we wanted a wide variety of shots to make our piece interesting.  Overall this experience has been amazing and I cannot wait to start my new projects in the up and coming weeks, I will be choosing Broadcasting for my pathway as it is the career that I would love to go into.