Assignment 14: Coming Together As A Group

Abigail MenziesLaura Cuk

Pamela YounesJodie Foster

AS WorkWhat were areas of success for you as an individual?

I gave my thoughts and opinions to the group

I was always participating I was able to work in a team

What did you feel confidant in the C/W? The amount of research we had The construction and the improvements

we made from different drafts We were time manageable

What could have improves in the C/W? the planning would be better if we put more time into it, as we were running out of time

If the evaluation was more detailed

What did you feel let you down? The evaluation, as we didn’t edit successfully enough as time was running out

From daft 2 to draft 4 there was little change until draft 5

AS WorkWhat were the areas of success for you as an individual?• Being the art director• Coming up with new ideas• Showing up for all group meetingsWhat did you feel confident in the c/w? (WWW)• Editing – very effective sound• Lighting was consistent in every clip

What could have improved in the c/w? (EBI)• More effort drawn into the storyboard

What did you feel let you down?• Lack of time management• Not handing work in on time• Lack of planning and organisation with members in group

AS WorkWhat were areas of success for you as an individual? Able to think of alternatives on the spot for e.g. changing location last time Good planning of the filming stage

What did you feel confident in the c/w? The filming stage -there was a range of camera shots and angles

What could have improved in the c/w? Don’t shoot at night time, start filming as early as possible Put more thought into background music, locations and placement of titles Have contact information for everyone in my group

What did you feel let you down? Not having replacement actors if someone is unavailable

As work (year 12)

What were my areas of success for me as an individual

• I felt I was quite good at filming and editing the opening sequence• I was always persistent to achieve my personal best • I updated by blog regularly and got a good mark for itWhat did you feel confident about in the c/w

• That I had a good group that worked well as a team • The blog and opening sequence, as they were the areas I did best.

What could I have improved in the coursework

I would have put more effort into my evaluation, (more detail)I would invest more time into research and planning

What did you feel let your down?

Sometimes I feel I didn’t try my best, as I found it really hard to Climb to the higher grades.

Individual ContributionWhat do you bring to the group? My confidants

My ideas and thoughts My dedication My time

What are your strengths? I am able to attend every meeting I am able to work as a team I am able to manage my time

What are your weaknesses? On Sundays I am unable to attend as I spend the day with my family, so have to try and go to the meet ups instead of going out with my family

Set 3 targets to work efficiently in a group: Give in all my time, and not to miss any meetings with my group

I would be on time to my meet ups I would be dedicated throughout and to

put all my effort in

Individual ContributionWhat I bring to the group…• Creativity• Artistic skills

My strengths…• I am always on time for group meetings• I have good team work skills

My weaknesses…• I’m quite bossy at times• I’m shy to share my own ideas• Time management• Inconsistency to meet deadlines

3 targets to work effectively in a group• Don’t be inconsistent – be consistent!• Manage my time better• Make my standard of work that I am contributing to be excellent.

Individual ContributionWhat do you bring to the group? Organization Good time management

What are your strengths? Organization of work

Weaknesses? Keeping my blog up to date

3 targets to work efficiently in a group? Listen to everyone’s ideas and come to a general agreement Don’t leave work till the last minute Equally put in the same amount of effort

Individual contribuitionWhat do I bring to the group?

I am creative and can bring creative ideas to the groupI will always meet coursework deadlines

What are my strengths

I am persistent to achieve the very bestI work well under pressureI am creative, and can bring interesting ideas What are my weaknesses

Sometimes, time management gets the better of me

3 targets to work well in a group

Good time management Meet deadlinesShare my ideas with the groupListen to my groups ideas

Pamela Younes

Strengths Weaknesses

I am able to attend every meeting

I am able to work as a team

I am able to manage my time

On Sundays I am unable to attend as I spend the day with my family, so have to try and go to the meet ups instead of going out with my family

Laura Cuk

Strengths Weaknesses• I am always

able to attend every group meeting.

• I am a good team player.

• Lack of time management.

• I’m quite bossy.

• Inconsistency to meet deadlines.

Jodie Foster-PiliaStrengths weaknesses

I am persistent to achieve the very best

Sometimes, time management gets the better of me and leave everything to last minute

I work well under pressure

Sometimes I give up easily

I am creative, and can bring interesting ideas

I will always motivate my group

Abigail Menzies

Strengths Weaknesses

Able to research in depth for the research stage

Works well in a group and listens to everyone’s opinion

Put in a lot of effort to enough work is completed on time

Not keeping my blog up to date

Individual TopicsDoes God exist Is the advance of technology an

advantage or disadvantage

www

- Good research on philosophers

-Good use of quotes

-Explore both sides of arguments

EBI

-Topic wasn’t so broad

-More research about other cultures

www

- Good effort to identify strengths and weaknesses of technology advancing

EBI

-Basic information regarding topic

-Not enough research

-Explore a debate

My two topics

Individual Topics• My 2 main topics were: The effects on smartphones the perfect body?

• WWW… I've interviewed people, and there feedback improved my knowledge

Good experience in learning more about the topic (wider understanding)

I had many topics to talk about to keep the audience interested in watching the documentary

• EBI… Its a popular topic that everyone has done and seen

Too much to talk about causes confusion to the audience

I need to travel outside London to get good expert interviews such as Samsung

Individual TopicsMy two main topics were…1. Is there an excuse for animal abuse?2. Should it be banned?

WWW…• Relevant to todays news/topics• Good examples from inspirational documentaries• Well selected information regarding the issue

EBI…• Explore more of a debate with positives rather than focusing on the

negatives• Less bulky text and more images with annotations

Individual TopicsMy two main topics were…1.Is beauty valued more than brains in today’s society?2.How video games effects society

WWW… Both topics have been explored in depths Use of statistics and quotes to support each topic

EBI… Use more resources to get information Debate in more depth the different sides to the topic

Exploration

Does God Exist?

Exploration

The effects on Video Games

Possible Topics

Our 2 potential topics are…

1. Does God exist?2. The effects of video games

Topic 1: Video Games Topic 2: Does God exist?

Tasha - topic seems more interesting Bless – it’s a good debate and religion is a huge part of society

Deandre – he plays video games himself and would like to learn more about the effects

Chelsea – she believes in God and wants to see other people’s beliefs

Ms Carstens – It’s a broad topic that can be explored in depthSJ – because it sounds more fun and hasn’t been done before

Audience Feedback

Audience Feedback

Topic 1: Video Games Topic 2: Does God exist?

Unity – relevance to this topic because she a fellow video gamer.

Ms Mac – because I teach this topic

Pedro – I would rather watch a documentary about video games because I am aware of the effects on how it distracts you from people around you.

Jedidja - Because we cant just be here, there must be a maker of all of us. It must be god or aliens

Matthew –he plays video games regularly and he would like to know the possible effects it can have

Nengi – because you are questioning your faith right now.

Audience Feedback

Topic 1: Video Games Topic 2: Does God exist?

Diana:I would prefer video games as It would be interesting how the video games have changed and how that has effected people

Cynthia:I would love to know different peoples opinion about this, and there thoughts towards it.

Mark:The only reason why I want to know about this topic, is because I’m involved and I love playing on my x-box, so I would like to see how others are also affected by this

Joelle:For a person who believes in god, I would like to know more information, even though you cant get proof, but asking what other people believe in is enough proof for me

John:Its interesting to know how and why its been changing so fast and the way its effected us, it includes me as wel as I also play video games

Sam:I've never watched a documentary about this topic, and I would love to know the different information that people would come up with.

Does God exist The effects of video games

Medie (female) (age: 17)Why: because whether God exists or not has a huge impact on our life's, if he doesn’t exist then what is life for?

Abigail: (Female) (age 13) My brother is always playing gta I would like too see what effect this could have on him

Debbie (female) (age: 42)I am sceptical about if there is really God, the documentary would perhaps get me thinking.

Stanger: (Female) (age 30)I am my son is quite into video games, it would be interesting to see the effects that this could have on him mentally in the long run

Stranger (Male ) (Age: 57) I am a strong believer so it would be interesting to see the views of others in contrast to my own)

Jerome: (Male) (age 19)Playing video games is what I constantly look forward to when I get back from university. It has been this way since I was very young. I would like to find out whether video games are a form of mental addiction.

Audience feedback

Final Chosen Topic (The effects of video games)

Reasons why to take this topic forward

Concerns about taking this idea forward

Quite a broad topic, a lot to talk about

It is a modern topic which society can relate to

Easy access to audience interviews as many people have opinions on this topic

There are many sources i.e. the internet whereby we will come across a great deal of information regarding the topic

• If the topic is too broad we will find it hard to focus on a specific aspect

• If we focus on the basics of this topic, it could become boring

Targets Name 3 targets

Pamela 1)Hand in work on time2)Completer power points to best of my ability3) Make equal contribution to group4) Give up time for the group

Jodie 1) Make my power points detailed2) Do not leave work to last minute3) Create a media schedule

Abigail 1)Ensure work is completed before deadline2)Use different resources to have an in-depth research3) Ensure research and planning stage is organised and doesn’t include too much bulky text

Laura 1) Always contribute to the group 2) Always meet deadlines 3) Don’t have lack of time management