{"id":1733,"date":"2023-11-17T15:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-17T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/ael3001-23\/?p=1733"},"modified":"2023-11-17T16:01:42","modified_gmt":"2023-11-17T16:01:42","slug":"a-reel-adventure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/ael3001-23\/2023\/11\/17\/a-reel-adventure\/","title":{"rendered":"A Reel Adventure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

My First Day In PR<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n
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Daniel Shaw<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

Approaching the door of the office I was more scared and nervous than I ever had been before, here I was meeting Conor the Videographer for the PR company Lighthouse Communications. I had faced job interviews many times, events where I spoke to complete strangers, even first dates, and yet I couldn\u2019t shake the nerves that had anchored themselves at the pit of my stomach. In my initial emails and phone calls, I had only corresponded with the managing director Stephen, which meant Conor was a complete mystery to me. My Mind began to race with negative thoughts and worries that hadn\u2019t appeared before. What if he doesn\u2019t like me? What if we don\u2019t get on? Stopping to compose myself, I took a deep breath, fixed my father’s hand-me-down shirt and knocked on the door. Upon opening the door, Conor immediately exceeded all my expectations, he was just like me, energetic, fun, and loved his work. After 5 minutes the nerves washed away, as we chatted about the role and what I would be doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reflecting on my first few days as a videographer, I will use Borton\u2019s model to methodically examine my experience and performance of my first few days when editing, interviewing and exploring the world of a videographer. Jasper states that \u201cBorton identifies three question stems\u201d (Professional Development, Reflection and Decision-Making in Nursing and Healthcare<\/em>, p.76)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bortons Model of Reflection<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The \u201cwhat\u201d is the first part of Borton\u2019s reflection model  \u201cThis part of the reflection process describes what exactly happened in relation to an event, task or experience.\u201d (Toolshero, accessed 15\/11\/2023) My given role was videographer, working alongside the current videographer Conor. My role as a videographer entailed creating and delivering quality design, video and photography content for clients across a range of industries. This media content would have to align with the client\u2019s brand, marketing and communication goals. Immediately I began to feel pressure to deliver high-quality content to the clients and this pressure had a large impact throughout my placement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My first day had begun and for my first task, Conor sent me footage that he had recorded a week prior to my starting at the company and asked me to edit the footage and put together the first draft of an Instagram reel for the Belfast City Airport<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong> Editing is one of my strong suits, as I have lots of experience drafting videos throughout my own projects and during my time as a Broadcast student at university. Brimming with excitement and confidence I felt that this was my opportunity to make a good first impression and show off my editing skills. However, Conor would throw me a curveball that I was not expecting. My heart sank, burying all my excitement and newfound confidence under a cloud of anxiety and fear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Adobe Premiere Pro editing software https:\/\/images.app.goo.gl\/m6TwFmUWkwf7wwA4A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The curveball came in the form of the editing software, Premiere Pro. The Adobe editing software is one of the only software used by videographers that I wasn\u2019t familiar with. I was angry with myself for not having asked previously what editing software Conor uses. This showed my poor research and planning before starting my placement, a mistake that I will never make again. Using my knowledge of other software, I employed the technique of trial and error, when editing and creating the first draft for the client, a stressful experience to say the least. A perfect example of Borton\u2019s model as it \u201cis based on the need of practitioners to operate in the real world of practice- need to identify, make sense of and respond to real life situations\u201d (Jasper,Beginning Reflective Practice<\/em>,p. 99-100)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By the time the draft edit was complete, it was time for me and Conor to embark on a journey to film for another client. Driving to Belfast I was able to talk to him more and he began to talk freely outside of the open space office. This was the beginning of our friendship and put me at ease ahead of the many hours that we would be working together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n