My Practitioner Development

It is important to me to develop myself as a practitioner, not only whilst completing set tasks from my course, but also by undertaking personal tasks which will help my gain a greater understanding of different elements of the course. The main thing I do outside of the course is to create music, this is either by the use of computer programs such as Reason, or by using my guitar. I like to record the music I make and then use other programs to edit that music. This gives me experience for when it comes to such things as editing a film. Using these programs will allow me to have greater knowledge of certain areas, for example what certain sound effects do.

Another thing I like to do in my spare time is to play on my Xbox. This allows me to get a greater understanding of how 3D areas work and how the big names in the computer gaming industry create realistic 3D backdrops. Xbox also have recently introduced a new avatar system so using this I have been able to create my own basic avatar and can easily edit it and play around with it. 

Since a very young age I have also been drawing, whether this be for school or my own personal entertainment it has always been something I enjoy doing. This has continued in my university life and I still draw whenever I have some spare time.

One more thing I enjoy doing is watching films. Doing this allows me to see how professionals in that field interpret different things. It is interesting to see how people put across different messages whether it be through lighting or editing perhaps.