I would like to develop a more thoroughly planned and thought out approach to creating films and other content as all currently I tend to be very disorganized and will chop and change a lot throughout the creative process, even in the final stages of a project. I have the technical skills and knowledge to shoot and edit visually interesting films and I think that I can be a strong team player while working with others on toward a common goal when the brief is already set out. I think a stronger work ethic and setting out more realistic goals when considering the final outcome will help in this development.

I think that this studio is designed to strengthen those aspects of the film-making process and the prompts and constraints set out for the ongoing exercises are meant to force people like myself to think more critically about the process in it’s entirety from concept to completion instead of just improvising or even winging it throughout when it comes to both the shooting and editing stages. While I know that problem solving and the ability to make creative decisions on the fly are useful within this process (as you can never really foresee the challenges that will pop up) having a stronger vision of what the end goal really is will undoubtedly save time and effort that can be put to better use. In the professional field also I recognise that clients will have a more concrete idea of what they want from a film-maker and showing that you have the ability to effectively turn their ideas into a cohesive and consistent piece of work while also having a certain amount of creative flare and style is crucial to gaining traction and notoriety.

This again goes back to what I consider to be my main weakness… Consistency and clarity of thought.