#9

WEEK #9 BLOG POST 

What things need to be considered when working collaboratively (hint: refer to how your group approached the group collaborative contract)?

How did your group consolidate some of the feedback and suggestions from the pitch session?

How has this helped develop your group’s work?

When working collaboratively, I had learnt that when there are more individuals involved within a project, there are more schedules that require alignment, thus a large amount of organisation is required so that all can work cohesively for the conceptualisation, pitch, and ultimately for the shoot. 

We found the collaborate contract to be very helpful in sharing with one another what we had to contribute both creatively and technically. Particularly, what we found to be most important was outlining our objectives which was something that we were already working on, however, taking notes independently then coming together and sharing our ideas was found to be very beneficial. I truly enjoy collaborative work as I am always introduced to new methodology and the collaborative contract highlighted these personal differences. It was also very helpful going through some organisational components such as how we intend to keep in contact with one another, what to do if any issues arise, etc. Yet most importantly, when working collaboratively what needs to be considered is exploring ideas together, rather than independently. In saying this, being open-minded and always willing to listen to others is imperative for harmonious collaborative work. 

In addition, our group learned quite a considerable amount from the pitch session. Most notably, that we should consider embracing the (initially believed to be) boring nature of repetition and due to these comments, we looked further into something that was initially overlooked, exploring a more simplistic approach.