Today we completed a task which saw us graphing our perceived strengths and weaknesses with direct regards to skills relevant to the upcoming assessment.
The key for my graph:
- Brainstorm
- Decide Equipment
- Write Script
- Edit Script
- Record voice
- Record Location Sound
- Edit Sound
- Mix Sound
- Brainstorm Images
- Decide Video Equipment
- Record Images
- Record on Location
- Edit Video
- Mix Video
- Find References
- Do Readings
- Take Notes
- Plan Essay
- Write Essay
- Edit Essay
It wasn’t until we were stood in our overall strength groups that I admitted to myself that perhaps my strength does not correspond to my interest and that I may have been blinded by my passions when completing my graph.
Though I don’t overly enjoy writing essays, I have a pretty good grasp on the practice and probably wasn’t fair on myself when completing the graph – I’m definitely more competent at essay writing than I am at working with audio.
I’m now the “essay specialist” in my group for the upcoming assignment which I admit is a reasonable role for me and will probably offer me the opportunity to learn from my “sound specialist” and “video specialist” peers in a more worthwhile capacity than I could have from a fellow competent writer.