Usually three hour workshops are the bane of my existence. I’m not going to put it lightly, who else would enjoy being immobile for three straight hours? I wished they’d put some thought into the fact most of us are under slept and attention deficit, but oh well, most of the time I try and tune in to the content as much as I can so that time flies.

This week was my first  workshop back from easter break, I heard from a few of my class mates (because I don’t often check the course guide) that we would be reviewing each other’s PB2. This thought scared me at first though I figured most other people were in the same boat as me, confidence wise. I never had a problem presenting my films in high school, but that was mostly because I knew everyone in my media class. Here, in uni, that isn’t exactly the case.

What I found interesting about reviewing each others works was that we all had immensely different interpretations concerning identity, and who they are. Some were comical, others were dramatic, and some were intensely symbolic. It really gave me an idea of all the different minds which this course consisted of, and their technical skill.

We were then given an activity which used a Zoom audio recording device. This was particularly fun as I’ve always (always) wanted to be a radio DJ. We were organised into pairs and were asked to perform a formal interview (within a space with controlled sound) and an informal interview (while interacting with background noise an environment).

This lecture was particularly good as we were not glued to our seats the entire time. As a practical learner I really enjoy being able to learn by doing and performing activities, rather than learning them on a board.

Hopefully next week will also be as engaging.