Learning Logs

Learning Logs

1 - Monitoring Of Progress Log LO 1.1

Strengths:

1-Today I started the scene unit of the diploma. At the moment I am working very quickly in order to get through the researching part of the unit as I find it quite boring and I prefer working on Photoshop as I am very used to it and I like the practical and visual aspect.

2-So far I have one and a half pages on research onto the Southbank and also have added in the URL’s of the sites from which I got the information from so that when it comes to doing a list of Sources it will be quite simple as I do not need to go back and research the places in order to find out where I originally done the research on the different places in the Southbank.

3-Also today I was listening to my music which helps me to focus on my work and also to not listen to what is going on around me

Weaknesses:

1-Today I done the research onto the many different places in the Southbank and I mostly worked well however I have not been writing the research in my own words. I have just been copying and pasting from various site so that I can get through the work quickly. This method was not very good because now it means that I will have to g through the entire document and then change it into my own words.

2-Also when I was listening to music, some of the time I got so focused on the music so much that I temporarily stopped doing the work therefore I did not make the best use of the time allocated to me to do the work

Things to improve and why:

3- Next week I have to make sure that I stay focused for the whole time and maybe not listen to music as sometimes it distracts me however at the same time it blocks out any other background noise therefore I think that the best option is to not listen to it. Another reason why listening to the music could be unproductive is because sometimes I cannot hear what the teacher is saying therefore I could miss out on some important information.

2- Monitoring Of Progress Log LO1/ LO2

Strengths:

1-Today I nearly finished doing the research into the different institutions in the Southbank and have also added pictures. Doing the researching was very time consuming and hard however I have now started the next part of the unit which is called LO1.2 which doing research into the different creative and media roles of employment especially around the Southbank area.

2-I began this unit with a talk from one of the teachers who accompanies us in certain lessons. She was called Miss Dowdy and she talked about some of the different employment roles in the Southbank. This gave me a very good idea about what the creative and media sector was composed of. It is massive and includes anything to do with TV programs or films, acting or even dancing and also everything else which is to do with performing.

Weaknesses:

3-This lesson for the first few minutes was listening to the talk which we were given by Miss Dowdy however I started getting bored therefore I went back to the first unit which was to research some of the different institutions in the Southbank in order to change it fully into my own words therefore I missed some of the important things which she was saying. This was bad because I then had to go and ask somebody in my class what they heard which wasted time and also they could have got it wrong meaning that I would get it wrong

4-Also this week I was not listening t music after the talk meaning that I got distracted easily because many of the people around me were talking and not fully focusing on the work.

Things to improve

1-I have decided that the best way to not get distracted is to listen to music however I must try to focus on my work at the same time. In order to help me do this I will only have my music on quietly and will only listen to music which has small amount lyrics therefore I will not get as caught up with them.

2-I will also try to get to college at least on time, if not early so that can get ahead with the work. Once I have finished all of the set work for scene I will extend all of my analysis of my leaflet and anything else which needs t be done in order to have a high possibility of getting an A*. Also I may make more products than just a leaflet for LO1.4 such as a poster or a tabloid in order to show a complete understanding and an extension of the brief.

3) Monitoring Log LO 1.2/ LO1.3

Strengths

1-I have now finished LO1.2 which is all about the employment roles in the creative and media sector. I worked very quickly and efficiently to complete it. At the moment I am working ahead of schedule and I intend to stay that way. I have gone over all of my work to make sure it is of a high standard and it is in my own words.

2-Near the beginning of this part of the unit (LO 1.3) we went to see Despicable Me in the IMAX cinema. This is the thing that our teachers decided we should develop a personal response for in order to complete LO1.3. Whilst on the trip we took many photographs; some of which I will be able to use in the leaflet which I make in LO 1.4. This will help me to get better grades as I will be using more of my own material rather than just obtaining images from the internet.

3-When I was actually watching Despicable Me I was watching it from an analytical point of view as well as an entertainment view so that my review can be of a higher standard.

4-Before writing the review I done some research into some already existing reviews of the film Despicable Me and then tried to mimic their tone in my own review. This helped it to sound more professional and also to read better. I say this because in many reviews which I have read the tone is boring and too analytical which repels the reader from it therefore I tried to give the opposite effect. I tried to attract the reader and keep them interested by using modern and colourful language and imagery in order to stimulate their imaginations.

5-After I finished the review and checked over it to make sure that it sounded professional I added some effective pictures which depicted what the review was talking about at different points.

Weaknesses

1-When I went to the Southbank and was walking around taking pictures I did not think much about them before I took them. As a result they were not of a high a standard as I would have liked which may cause the standard of the leaflet which I am going to make be lower. In some circumstances just taking a snapshot when you see something interesting is appropriate e.g. pictures for a school newspaper however in this case it is not as I am trying to be as professional as possible.

2-For the second half of our visit to the Southbank I gave the camera to my partner who was in my class to take pictures as I knew that he was a very visual person however I also found out at a later date that he was very lazy and therefore I found out after the trip that he had not taken any pictures which meant that I missed out on many god shots which I could of got.

3-When doing the review itself I did not research some existing reviews first but instead I just went on to do my review in a rush to get it done however the standard of this review was very poor therefore I had t go back and then research before starting the review again which wasted time.

Things to improve

1-In the future I will make sure that I do all of the work set in the specific order so that I do not make the same mistake again and then waste time

2-I will make sure that I do an appropriate amount of research before going on to making/ writing something again so that it can be of high standard straight away

3-I also need to check my work more carefully in order to keep it to a high enough standard

4-In the future whenever I am on an educational trip with the diploma I will always try to focus on my aim in order to get the most from the trip that I can.

5-I will make sure that when I am working in a pair or in a group then I will monitor my partners all of the time so that they don’t get side tracked and stop working so that all of us have a higher chance of getting a good grade.

6-I will make sure that I am making either mental note or a physical note of what is happening at any one time so that I will be able to recall what happened more accurately.

Final Learning Log- LO1.4 and Awareness of the Target audience

Strengths

1-I have now completed the 4 parts of the Scene unit which are LO 1.1, LO 1.2, LO 1.3, LO 1.4

2-I can say that I have mostly worked efficiently and well throughout the course of the Scene unit as I have completed the work at a very high standard even though I have completed the work quite quickly

3-For LO 1.4 I have made a leaflet which looks very professional. Throughout the making of the leaflet I have worked extremely hard to finish it quickly however at the same time I have tried my best to make it look this professional not only by looking at it and adapting it to make it look better but also doing surveys of what people think I need to do in order to improve it. I have asked people from various groups in society in order to get a balanced view/ idea about the things that I needed to adapt or change on my leaflet. The 1^st time I changed it after my brother (who is an artist) gave me advice, the second after I done a survey in school and then the last time after getting advice from my teacher.

4-As well as the making of the leaflet for LO 1.4 I have also analysed all of my drafts in order to explain my reasons for making the changes which I have at each stage and also the symbolism of different aspects of the leaflet e.g. having yellow glows around the more important images.

5-I have also analysed a professional leaflet in order to imitate professional techniques in my own leaflet.

Weaknesses

1-During the course of this unit because I have had so much other work to do I have had to balance out the workload however I have not been doing this well. At some times I have been working all on my diploma work and also at sometimes I have just been working on my school work. I have also been wasting a lot of time on games and other things. As a result the standard and the rate of my work have suffered causing me to fall behind in both my school work and also my diploma work.

2-Also because I have worked so long to complete my leaflet at such a high standard it took me a lot longer than many of the other members of my class therefore when I had finally finished it, the class in general had moved on to doing the next thing so I had to catch up. I have only caught up now as I have been getting up early and also staying up late which are likely to have a derogatory effect on the standard of my other work.

Things to improve

1-In order to stay up to date with all of my work in the future I will balance out my diploma work and my other work.

2-I will make sure that I do less relaxing in order to make sure that I stay up to date with all of my work.

3-I will also do more background research into the subjects which I am doing in order to get a better feel of it.

4-During the course of future units I will discuss my ideas with some of the members of the class who also get high results at break time in order to help me get more ideas. This could help all of us to get better results.

Awareness of the target audience

I am aware that my audience is mainly tourists but also anybody who is in the Southbank. I have tried to work on the making of the leaflet with this in mind as these people who the leaflet is supposed to appeal to. I have got feedback about my leaflet from people who are in this category in order to make it more suitable and appealing to them. I have used bright colours in order to make it stand out and have also not used too much typography so that the reader can easily stay interested in the message of what I am trying to say.