Out of the Blocks
Throughout this blog, I will be making use of Borton’s (1970) model of reflection, to reflect upon, and evaluate my work-based learning experience so far. The first job that I had with National Museums Northern Ireland (NMNI) was working with…
Into the Deep End
As I made my journey to the Forfey Warehouse on the Upper Newtownards road for a meet and great session with the team, I began to consider the learning curve of working for an AV company that deals with a…
Zoom through Fiji with me
The process of applying for the Think Pacific internship Welcome to my blog post (Bula) about my completed 4-week work placement based in the sunny and tropical island of Fiji. Through zoom calls… So join me as I zoom you…
Everything happens for a reason…
In the back of my mind all summer I was questioning where I wanted to go for my work placement. I sent various emails to companies like the BBC and ITV attaching my CV. Although I got some thoughtful replies…
Consequence of my Own Actions
Finding Placement It seems like just yesterday I was first applying to Queens to study Broadcast Production and now here I am three years later starting to decide what I am going to do with the rest of my life…
So… What will I be doing today?
100 hours. 17 days. 8 weeks. And not a single moment was the same as another. This was one aspect that I didn’t quite expect when embarking upon my placement as a classroom assistant, at Victoria College, Belfast. Through deep…
The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword
My initial experience on placement
Taking that risk to know what’s right for you!
AEL3001: Blog Post 1 Undoubtedly, exploring a career in the arts is best done practically, and this module provided the perfect framework to be able to do that within the industry, expanding my skills and knowledge gained over the years.…
Radio Fright
Since starting my placement at community radio station “Belfast89” a few months ago I feel I have learnt things about myself that I previously hadn’t realised. Throughout this blog, I will be reflecting on my experience working at a radio…
Job promotions and the Hocus Pocus hunt for the third Sanderson Sister.
Wait- did you really just read that right? As strange as it may be it is a literal explanation of what working in a character role for children’s entertainment is like – rewarding but random. But what is a promotion…
Liam Neeson would be proud
After choosing the work placement module, I immediately began to think about where I would like to find a placement. I initially had the idea that I wanted to do my work experience somewhere different than the Lyric Theatre Belfast,…
Entering The Industry
Naively; I believed a placement would be relatively simple to arrange, yet this was a much more difficult task than planned. As someone who is eager to explore the Creative Arts industry I was passionate to gain a placement that…
Securing My Placement: The Humbling Experience of Film Industry Rejection
Finding a placement provider to let you work for free to do the tedious everyday tasks no one in the company has the time or inclination to do sounds like a no-brainer, easy mission. However, this was certainly not the…
Inside the classroom
Day one: An introduction to primary school life It was the first day of my placement at Forge Integrated Primary School and I felt a range of emotions, from excitement to a slight nervousness as I knew I was about…
Back To Where It All Began
As I pull up to the gates of my placement I’m met with a familiar sight, an almost welcoming aura. It’s hard to believe it’s been 3 years since my time as a student at Dundalk Grammar School, and now…
Finding My Placement!
Cinematography has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. When the opportunity to complete a work placement for my degree came up, I couldn’t see myself trying to secure a work post anywhere else but…
Hear Back From You Never
New experiences always were hard to get used to, of course they would be. You’ve never done it before; it’s normal to feel on edge when asking big, scary companies to cast a glance to little old you – you…
An Actors Guide to Online Marketing
‘Strong technical skills in IT are essential in today’s changing world’ (www.tafensw.edu.au). This was a line I had been accustomed to throughout my time in education. Business, health care, education, any industry will first and fore mostly expect strong IT…
The Best Laid Plans
From Day Zero of my work experience this year, I was taught a harsh lesson that is often the case when applying for jobs; it never really goes to plan. I had it all figured out and thought I was…
Forging On Through Anxiety
By Mallory Holt I am a worrier in all aspects of my life, and securing an internship was no different. In fact, as an international student looking to work in Northern Ireland, I’d say my placement was towards the top…
So, what are your plans after uni then?…
Working part time in the local shop the question of what I study at university is inevitably going to be asked at some point during the time it takes me to pack this woman’s shopping bags. 90% of the time…
Learning to make a Negative into a Positive in the Film Industry
From the beginning of my search for work placement, I knew this was more than just another assignment set to us by our university to pass the school year because the reality was I was coming to my final year…
Too Little, Too Late
Procrastination at its finest. Procrastination. We hear it pop up in conversations regularly, particularly with students, but what exactly is it? The word ‘procrastination’ derives from the Latin word ‘procrastinare’ meaning “belonging to tomorrow” and is the act of deliberately…
Start believing in yourself
As the summer came to a leisurely close, I had the sudden realisation that I had not yet started looking for work placement. This realisation then led to that familiar feeling of anxious dread, a feeling that I often experience…
Teaching is the art of assisting discovery
Coming from a family of teachers I already had an insight into the world of teaching. However, I wanted to experience teaching from a musical perspective. I contacted Claire, head of the Music department in Banbridge Academy. Her rapid response…
A Helping Hand
It’s never easy starting a job or a new place of work, especially in the creative sector. Spontaneity and flexibility are key to surviving the freelance film industry. From meetings to production days, one must remain adaptable. My work placement…
Thrown in at the Deep End
The thought of starting work placement was something that made me anxious already. The thought of being around individuals who are established, successful, and older was something that definitely scared me and made me intimated to say the least. However,…
Procrastination. Through the eye of Gibb.
Work experience. One might think it could be rather straightforward, though obtaining a work placement isn’t as effortless as it seems, especially if you struggle with procrastination. Join me through this blog, as I show you the journey of finding…
Playing It Safe
When I picked my placement with Kabosh I was taken by their ethos to “produce provocative theatre that transforms our understanding of who and where we are, through giving voice to site, space and people” (Kabosh,2022). Shadowing artistic director Paula…
The Day We Went to Bangor…
Reflecting on my experience as a Festival Assistant with the Open House Festival over the Seaside Revival weekend, I will use Graham Gibb’s model of reflection to evaluate how I managed my expectations of my role. “Gibb’s cycle consists of…
FIX IT IN POST: Placement in social media editing
Introduction As an avid filmmaker with a goal of making a career out of editing, I would not have originally expected to be completing my placement with a cosmetics brand, however, that is exactly where I ended up. As Gregory,…
The Majors and Minors of Music Therapy
*C MAJOR CHORD* “Hellooo, hellooo, it’s time to play some music today!” Clapping my hands and singing a merry hello tune is how I have been starting my Friday mornings! Using Driscoll’s mode of reflective writing I shall explain just…
Teaching requires passion
Every good memory of school that stands out to me is music related. From singing Howard Goodall’s Requiem in St Anne’s Cathedral as part of the choir, to being in the chorus of every school production we put on.…
Confidence is Key – My First Live Event in Audio
Summer is ideally a rewarding period of time where we can relax and reflect on the stresses of the last academic year. The realism of Summer, for me, was anxiety and doubt. I had not heard back from any companies…
The Cakewalk-Turned-Race-Against-Time To Obtain A Work Placement
“Hi Alex Sorry but we are not currently looking for a work placement. We appreciate your interest in our company and will keep your details on file. Yours Sincerely …” An example of a typical rejection Over and over again,…
“This time, Let me help you”
Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle was a helpful aid for teaching staff when reflecting on their feelings, thoughts, and actions related to challenging situations. (Markkanen et al., 2020) I work as a teaching assistant at a music institution. For the first few…
From Applying to Going Live – A first semester reflection of Work Placement
Applying for my Work Placement In this blog post, I plan to give account of my initial experience of work placement at the Sonic Arts Research Centre, Belfast. I plan to evaluate the processes of applying to earn my placement…
Overcoming Anxiety as a Classroom Assistant
When I was doing my GCSE’s, I had an English teacher that told me that I had the potential to do anything. She inspired me to perform my best throughout my exams up until I finished my A-Levels and with…
Back to School
Since I was in school, I would always look up to my teachers, notice the way they taught, the way they handled the class, their practices towards children and admired their work. As it is said, “What the Teacher is,…
Take Every Opportunity.
I’ve always had my sights set on working at a radio station after I completed my degree, or at least something along the lines of content creation so I thought there would be no better place to start than searching…
Imposter Syndrome in the Workplace is a Definitive Rite of Passage
The dreaded first day
For my reflective analysis of my work placement, I am going to use the technique of Gibbs’s reflective cycle, as seen in the image below. This cycle uses the idea of reflecting on description, feeling, evaluation, conclusion and action, “It’s…
The Importance of Preproduction and Editing
My placement is with Lamb Films under Larry Cowan. So far I have been working on the preproduction for a feature film that Lamb Films will be producing. This has included painting and setting up sets as well as writing…
RETURNING TO THE LION’S DEN: PRIMARY SCHOOL EDITION
“But you hated school! Why are you doing a teaching placement?” Was I anxious on the first day of my teaching placement? Yes! My experience of school as a pupil was riddled with bullying, chronic anxiety, and debilitating academic stress. However, due…
Self Belief and Unexpected Outcomes
“Reflection as we understand it, is an active process of exploration and discovery which often lead to very unexpected outcomes” (Boud et al. 7). I have chosen Boud’s reflection model to explain my experience obtaining a work placement which led…
Pressure Is For Tyres:
Former Ireland rugby player Cian Healy has often said before big games that ‘pressure is for tyres.’ This is something that has always resonated with me, because as someone who believes they can only work under pressure it never made…
Figuring out my career
An exploration of career possibilities within the performing arts industry.
Protected: A Rocky Start
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Quit Underestimating Yourself
Working experience in my last year at Queen’s has been one of the most thrilling modules I have taken. Meeting laura, the developer of AHSS Digital Learning Team gave me a new reason to develop the digital platform by utilizing…
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