Professional Practice: Introduction

Professional Practice: Introduction

This unit is designed to promote work environment based learning.

Skills to take forward: Time management, Research and development, Journal research, focus on chosen specialism.

New Skills: Report writing/analysis, self directed scheduled, freelance work, develop industry relevant skills, experienced prolonged and intensive placement. 

Unit Breakdown:

Lead by Laura/Helen

20 hrs scheduled

100 hrs independant activity

80 hrs placement 

You will be required to sign a learning agreement stating the nature of your placement and your hours of commitment. 

Commission Option: Students will undertake a simulated professional project for an external commissioner. 

Although freelance, you will still sign a learning agreement. 

Workshops and lectures include:

• CV workshop
• Report writing workshops
• Additional tutorials

This unit will be comprised of two components:

1. 50%written report 1500-2000 words.

2. 50% Online Journal, that leaves a clear trail of your journey.

This unit will require you to reflect on your experience and own development. 

Placement/Commission options 

Rochester museum

Maidstone Studios 

Renegade 

Sound Credit TV

Ignition

Foley Foots And Moves

My Thoughts

After listening to the lecture and hearing from students who had previously experienced placement/commission, I am very interested in this unit.

The stories I heard from students who had done placements before were really interesting and inspiring. I quite like some of the companies that were presented to us and if I can secure a placement that vaguely follows post production this would be a great establishment to make. 

I will also admit that the commissions presented seemed quite interesting and the creative freedom that is granted is a positive. I will likely consider this as a second choice. 

I think a placement could work out well for me. I feel I have the confidence to assert myself in a work environment and hopefully adapt to different roles. From hearing from other students I believe that listing my skills early on could benefit me in the experience and allow me to taylor the experience to be as useful as possible to me.

I intend to look in to both Renegade and Ignition, to start with, but I will also try to learn as much about the available placements as possible to see which might be most beneficial.