Overview Challenges make a journey rewarding. I, like many, encountered tasks in my placement that I initially struggled with. The one that stands out the most to me was getting used to a new digital audio workstation (DAW) that I…

A tad hyperbolic but an eye-catching headline. My experience working on Big Telly’s interactive theatre experience Incognito was a great one and that requires zero hyperbole. I was able to have hands-on experience working behind the scenes and on the…

FINDING YOUR FOOTING (Description) When starting any new endeavour in life, there will be challenges and obstacles thrown your way. Some obstacles may be smaller and easier to get across, others may require improvisation and adaptation to overcome them. When beginning…

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“Every day each one of us is involved in a multitude of experiences. Some experiences are based on habit, some the product of social mores and societal expectations, still others are new, different and challenging. Through each experience we may…

The AEL3001:  Work-based Learning module is unlike any other I have undertaken in my time at university.  My chosen subject of Broadcast Production is a practice-based course as it is, but this module gives new meaning to practical learning.  With…

As with any placement or work, during my time at U105 I have faced a lot of difficult challenges. During this blog post I’m going to tell you about one challenge in particular- changing the power conditioners. To help structure…

We were tasked with filming a GAA game however, upon arrival we found out there was no allowance made for the weather forecast for that day and we would be filming with no cover on a small scaffold platform.  I…

With most creative jobs, there will come a point where you get stuck. Maybe you hit a creative block, or just run out of motivation altogether. Although burnout isn’t a physical challenge, it is still mentally difficult to work around.…

From the moment that I began my work placement on the set of Silverpoint, suddenly filling in for a VFX team on the first day of shooting one of the biggest visual-effects sequences in the show, I knew that my…

I’d like to think that you’re on the right career path when you’re excited to get up in the morning to go to work, even at 5:00am to go on a shoot in the mountains. So far, my experience on…

reflection is an important human activity in which people recapture their experience, think about it, mull it over and evaluate it. It is this working with experience that is important in learning… It is only when we bring our ideas…

At the time of starting my work placement with RONIN Films, I would certainly not have said that I had a great deal of experience in the production stage of a TV show. Whilst I managed to get some experience…

So, a quick update before we begin. My original plans for placement became side-tracked as the hours I thought would be available did not arise. This in fact ties in with the theme of the blog unintentionally, having to deal…

Originally, my work placement was at the radio station Juice 1038 but a lot of problems arose whilst I was working with them. I was due to begin my placement at the beginning of the year, but it became clear…

After I secured my placement back in August 2021 after a casual phone and in-person interview at Sub-Culture Productions in Bangor as I described in my first blog post, I was full of excitement, enthusiasm and a sense of hope…

Ever felt like time is your biggest enemy? That somehow there is never enough time in the day to get things done? That’s exactly how I felt when I first started my placement with the SARC Video Team. At first,…

When I first joined the SARC Video Team I had little experience working in the production industry so when I started with the team in September I went in with an open mind not quite knowing what to expect. Now…

“Excuse me, why aren’t you in class?”, is a question I was not expecting to have directed towards me, three months into my work placement at Larne High School. I anticipated to tackle insightful questions regarding a variety of musical…

If only I could skip to the part of being a teacher who is the educational rockstar, knows what she’s doing, and has the experience behind her. Except, no, that’s not how life works. Unfortunately… Throughout this year, I have…

Boud’s model of reflection I will use Boud’s reflection model to describe, reflect, and evaluate my challenging experience of co-writing a research briefing paper, outlining my proposal for a youth panel at Action Mental Health, and the daunting experience of…

Introduction             In this blog post I will be reflecting on my experience of working with Cinemagic before, during and after their festival. The blog will focus on three significant challenges I faced and will once again use Burton’s reflective…

I did my placement in a Belfast based media company called ProfileTree. ProfileTree is an award-winning content marketing agency, and they have had clients like National Trust and Crumlin Road Gaol in the past. I worked as part of their…