TV: A REMOTE JOURNEY
In week four the lecture had a heavy focus on our Professional CV assignments, so we were unable to talk too much about our seminars however, my group met before the seminar with Jess running the agenda to catch everyone up.
In this meeting we were able to finalise roles for the group, and we also discussed confirmed guests, and potential guests. We tried to decide on a theme for our TV seminar but with so many people in one group it is hard to orchestrate such a focused meeting.
One of my first tasks was to construct the format of the layout. I feel (and hope) that I displayed great leadership through this process as I made a point to address the entire group first and present my initial ideas before seeking feedback. Then, in order to allow the group to carry on with the meeting, I split off with William to discuss the format further, I also asked Georgia and Tiana to join our discussion as they were writing the script and also to allow deeper and broader discussion regarding the format. I was sure to ask relevant questions.We discussed possible entrances and introductions as well as the overall format (i.e. where breaks will go, when to have activities, what activities they may be, etc.) and after taking notes, I presented my rough draft to the group for approval. I was open to change and made amendments to the layout as requested and kept William updated so that I could send him the draft to add in the running times. We still have quite a bit to work on but as we ran out of time with our meeting, we left it at that to work on at another time.
After feedback from the steering committee. Jenny and I began working on our seminar’s poster and brainstorming ideas to improve on the draft she showed the group during the week. We read the feedback and took a poll to our Facebook group to decide on a new slogan, and yesterday we began constructing the real thing! I will finish it off before next week and send it to our group for approval, then Jess will forward it to the steering committee for their approval. Only after that can Monika use it on social media. With only a week and a half leading up to our seminar, the tasks are beginning to put a bit of pressure on all of us, but everyone including myself seems to be really on top of our tasks which is fantastic.
While I am quite familiar and comfortable with Photoshop, I would definitely not call myself an expert. I was proactive in my learning and by seeking help from a friend, I was able to learn the skills to improve my work and my Photoshop knowledge.
In addition to finalising the poster, Jenny, Miguel and I booked the green screen to begin filming our promo/intro videos which will feature our host. Unfortunately due to our individual class and work schedules, I will be unable to attend the shoot but have promised to help edit and as producer will help oversee the process and keep in touch with my group members so we are all up to date.
During the week in the lead up to this week’s meeting, there was one conflict/issue between two group members. I tried to diffuse the issue within the Facebook group so we wouldn’t have to escalate the matter. I was as fair, objective and honest as possible and made suggestions to both parties that the issue be solved with the whole group present and in-person to allow a fair discussion at the group meeting. The issue eventually resolved itself before the the group meeting, which allowed the meeting to run smoothy.
Attached below is the first draft of our poster which was shared with the group (the horrible quality it because the JPEG file was too big to insert).
