Evaluation

Overall I enjoyed this semester a lot more than the previous. I must admit, it has been difficult and extremely challenging for me. I’ve had a lot of breakdowns and issues with blogs and the shoots in general. I feel like Makeup is a lot harder compared to Digital Image Production. There’s so much work to get done in little time and this really worried me.

This semester was all about special effects. I enjoyed the practicals, however not so much the gothic horror part. I’m more on the fashion side of things so I don’t really like SFX as a whole however I still enjoyed each and every single one of the practicals. What I found most difficult was the seminars, where we studied Gothic horror. I didn’t really understand the language used in the lessons, nor the topic itself as a whole. I do enjoy period work however, such as learning and researching of the Victorian era.

The continuity assessment was a lot more difficult than I imagined. I understood how hard it is to be working in the industry on set. I learnt that I must take notes and pictures of whatever I do whether it’s for continuous reasons or not. I was pleased with the images on the first week however not so much on the second week. I discussed this with Sue and she said we are all here to learn, and no one is expected to be perfect. This made me feel a lot better. I feel like when I get something wrong, or unhappy with a result of my work, I learn more out of it and understand areas where I need to improve.

The Claudia task was probably the hardest part of the unit. I’m not so confident with my SFX skills however I decided to completely step out my comfort zone and do something different. I was happy with the results of my images and thought I actually did well. The only part that really frustrated me was the research and writing part. In order to improve my reading and writing skills, I should read a lot more during the summer and prepare myself for second year.

If I had the chance to do this project again, I’d probably not leave everything until last minute. I did start working on the brief as soon as we got it, however I feel like I invested a lot of time and effort into unnecessary areas of the unit. The reason I did this is because last semester I was told to do more than I am asked. I will continue to do this for future projects but I will have to manage my time a lot more wisely.