Christmas!

The Christmas break has been absolutely lovely, I've enjoyed sitting back and relaxing and spending loads of time with my friends who live elsewhere for uni. However it hasn't all been spent doing nothing - we have had 2 reports to complete for university. One on our 'Beyond the Camera' digital artefact and one about our 'TV Studio' show that we made. I find doing these assessment reports almost therapeutic because they allow you to get all your thoughts about what was good and bad about the work you did out onto paper, and allows you to assess how you work individually and as part of a team. I like this because it helps me learn what I need to improve on so I can work more effectively in upcoming projects. 

I have also been luckily enough to get an amazing present this Christmas - I got a Macbook Pro! One of the main reasons I got this, not just because they look amazing, but it was because it is a far better computer to produce media work on. My old computer was so close to giving up the ghost that even the thought of editing a film on it would make it crash. So with my new computer I hope to learn more skills with using Photoshop, After Effects and Final Cut Pro and I'm going to take this Summer to learn everything I possibly can so I'll be all ready for third year and a career! 

My favourite part of Christmas always has been the Christmas TV and this year was no exception. I get so excited for the special Christmas editions of some of my favourite programmes, such as Miranda, The Royle Family and Downton Abbey and they definitely delivered this year. It must be really hard for programme makers to live up to the pressure and hype that these Christmas editions get, and they often have to step up a gear with celebrity guests, new elements to the programme or tragic endings. However I find this really inspiring as I hope one day I will be involved in a team making a successful Christmas special of a programme I have loved and nurtured. 

Happy New Year!