Assignment 9 –Coming together as a group

Kaya Sumbland

Gledis Dedaj

Rahel Fasil

Joanne Aroda

What were areas of success for you as an individual?

What did you feel confident in the c/w? (WWW)

What could have improved in the c/w (EBI)

What did you feel let you down?

• Being a leader/director of my group

• Organising my group’s meeting

AS Work

• Sound effects

• Titles

• Use of Mise-en-scene

• Some pieces of diegetic sound cut out

• Equipment seen in the background of a shot

• Time/length of sequence

• Time

• Lack of communication with the whole group

• Being the Director and leading other members.• Editing footage.• Planning the next ideas for the Opening Sequence.

What I Felt Confident In The Coursework With?

• My attention to detail in relation to continuity errors. • The lighting should have been more consistent.• The picture quality of the footage.

What I Could Have Improved On In The Coursework?

What Let Me Down?• Not communicating with some of my group regularly.• Not helping less capable members of my group when they weren't

producing work

The Areas I Was Successful In As An Individual?• Coming up with the new ideas

• Showing up to every single group/editing session • Being a leader

AS Work

AS WorkWhat were areas of success for you as an individual?• Being the director of photography• Organisation of work

What did you feel confident in the coursework?• Titles• Editing• Understanding of genre and conventions

What could have improved in the coursework?• Length of opening sequence• Sound

What did you feel let you down?• Time

• My areas of success for me in my individual assignments assignment #11:Getting into groups. It allowed me to bring something to the table and show what work I'd done.

• The things I felt confident in and I could have improved in were…

• WWW • EBI

• Presenting in front of my peers• Acting in our opening sequence• My ability to draw specifics when it

comes to the storyboard

• If I put more information on my slides • I knew the information needed but they

needed to be on the slides• Handing in work on time

• What I feel let me down was my inconsistency in my work one time I would have but my all Into it another time I would do it for the sake of getting it done

AS Work

What I bring to the group…

My strengths…

My Weaknesses…

3 Targets to work effectively in a group

• Bring organisation for myself and the group

Individual Contribution

• I’m on time with group presentations

• I try my best in group work

• Reliable

• Bossy

• Shy to share my ideas

• Don’t approach people I don’t know to gain wider knowledge

• To not be so bossy

• Be more of a team player

1. Less bossy.2. Make sure that I use all types of resources to research my topic and get

primary research too.3. Make sure that I stick to homework deadlines set by my teacher.

My 3 Targets To Work Efficiently In A Group…

• I need to start exploring new and different resources for my research.• When others are not contributing I tend to take over instead of helping them get back on track.• Some homework has gone over the deadline.

Weaknesses…

• I am good at being a leader and am independent • I can edit footage at a fast pace yet with precision • I ensure that I attend ALL group/editing meetings and am reliable

What My Strengths Are…

What I Bring To The Group…• Creativity• Fast thinker• Confident with editing

Individual Contribution

What do you bring to the group?• Topic development• Good ideas• Optimism

What are your strengths?• Work is done to a good standard• Constructive contribution in group discussions• Can work independently and in a group

Weaknesses?• Bulky paragraphs in PowerPoint presentations • Time management

Set 3 targets to work efficiently in a group• Manage my time better• Improve on reliability• Make standard of work excellent

Individual Contribution

• What I bring to the group is…1.Is my ability to find solutions to problems2.My thought process to create new ideas and topics

• My strengths and weaknesses…

• Strengths • Weaknesses

• I’m good at drawing• I’m good at working in a group and

being part of a team• I’m good a good listener

• I'm not always organised• My attention span• My presentations are weak

Individual Contribution

What does Gledis bring to the group?

Gledis’ Weaknesses

Gledis’ Strengths

• ….

Gledis’ Contribution

• ….

• ….

Picture

• Creativity

• Leader

• Bossy

• Easily stressed out

• Be more confident in presentations

• Reliable

• Efficient

• Considerate to other members of the group

What does Rahel bring to the group?

Rahel’s Weaknesses

Rahel’s Strengths

• Good at group discussion to develop idea’s

• She follows instructions

Rahel’s Contribution

• ….

Picture

• Organisation of slides

• Late giving in work

• Lack of independence and initiative

• She knows a lot on celebrity culture

• Good ideas

• Team player

What does Joanne bring to the group?

Joanne’s Weaknesses

Joanne’s Strengths

• ….

Joanne’s Contribution

• ….

• ….

• Artistic

• Works well in a team

• Late giving in work and to filming

• Contribution to ideas

• Staying focused

• Knows a lot on general knowledge

• Considerate of other team members

• Good ICT skills

What does Kaya bring to the group?

Kaya’s Weaknesses

Kaya’s Strengths

• ….

Kaya’s Contribution

• ….

• ….

• Creative

• Structure

• Bossy

• Easily frustrated

• Bulky text on presentations

• Organised leadership

• Reliable

• Well designed presentation

My two main topics were…

WWW…

EBI …

• Does social inequality still exist in the UK

• Is the UK too dependant on the internet for socialising

Individual Topics

• Sufficient research

• Relevant to todays news/topics

• Good examples from other Documentaries

• More primary research

• Explanations into why things related to my topics occur

• Less bulky text

Two Main Topics:•'Animal Rights‘

•'Paparazzi and the Media'

WWW…•Detailed research•Well selected information•Good choice of statistics

EBI…•Less text and more images•Wider range of resources for research•Use primary research

Individual Topics

My 2 main topics were:• Domestic Violence• Celebrity Audience: Then and Now

Individual topics

Domestic ViolenceWWW• Variety of research• Good inspirational documentary• Good consideration to style and purpose

EBI• More thought to audience types• More primary research• Topic isn’t very attractive to a mass audience

Exploration of Questions

Exploration of Questions

Exploration of Questions

Possible Topics

Chosen Topic

• Is our engagement with social media progressive?

• Why are people so obsessed with social media?

• Is social media the new puppeteers of our world?

How does my previous topic contribute to this?

My responsibilities of research…

• Globalisation

• Online Dating

• Networking

• Blogs

Contribution

• Video Sites

• Online Dating

• Social News

How Does My Previous Topic Contribute To The Group Topic?

'Paparazzi and the Media':

•The role of the audience and how they contribute to the growth of media

•What effects media has on society

•The effects of 'YouTube' and Internet fame

Responsibility of Research:

•'How The Internet Became Popular‘

•'Web 2.0‘

•'Networking'

Contribution To The Topic

Contribution to final chosen topic

How is each person going to contribute to this final chosen topic/question?• By summarising my most useful and relevant findings of

research and informing the group on them.

Does their previous individual topic contribute with this? How?• Linked research to subtopics so there was a clear direction of

where the individual topic was going.

What are their responsibilities of research?• Blogs• Wikis

• My 3 targets in order for me to work efficiently in a group are…

• Always be organised i.e. always have my part of assignments ready to the best of my ability

• Use other methods of research i.e. blogs, periodicals, online articles

• Make sure I keep I log of all our meetings and take pictures to post on the blog with a summary of the meeting

Contribution

Name Targets for research

Kaya • Use more resourced• Primary research• Use less bulky text

Gledis • Use more resources • Primary research• Use less text

Joanne • Use more resources• Put spoken information on slideshow• Send presentations on time

Rahel • Use more primary resources• Less text• More images

Contribution to final chosen topic