relfection conclusion

conclusion

How have I changed ?

reflecting back on my year I can see I have grown as a person, although I am not the most confident person I definitely have started to gain my confidence. Another factors which conveys to me as a person is that im finally starting to find my feet although ideas and ambitions may change as soon as I find a field which I am good at or enjoy I now drive my development . Giving feedback or an opinion putting forward my ideas or asking for feedback or advice was something which I was always afraid to do, this was just in case it was incorrect , now asking for feedback or advise I have noticed helps you to learn from your mistakes as a person and also helps you to grow, which is the same as putting your ideas forward or giving your own feedback .

looking ahead...

As I have noticed from the past year at university I have definitely changed as a person and will continue to do so, however from experience , responses and skills over the past year and the summer , I have decided the three key words I will look ahead with in the future are: motivation; opportunity and development this will therefore help me to grow as a person and find out what kind of career path I would like to go down whether its Television and film or even beauty editorials and magazines.

supporting my studies ...

Over the next year there are certain changes which I will need to make in order to support my studies here are just a few factors which I feel I could put in place to make a difference to my studies:

- seeking the opportunity to use the studios after lessons- the studios are open after lesson this is valuable time which will help me to develop ideas as well as practice my skills and even atch up on any work.

- the library - taking out books from the key reading list on the portal will help me to develop my understanding of the topic . providing my blog with much more in depth information.

-the use of magazines - magazines provide plenty of information within different felids, they can also be used for visual content I feel this is something which will support my studies in terms of brainstorms moodboards and  references .

- exhibitions, museums and visiting specific areas related to the topic I feel this is something which I can use as a reference on my blog in order to convey and support my ideas and information provided.

- social media - social media is something which continues to grow by keeping updated by instagram and following other artists within the fields this is something I feel which can support and influence me with my own ideas. The facebook group also provides us with key information about the topics we are researching and also job related opportunities.

areas I need to work on when supporting  my studies...

 I feel areas which I need to work on in order to support my studies is development, develop my ideas by uses other than the obvious resources given to me such as magazines and reading, the library portal is also a useful resource I feel I could use more, It includes valuble information from podcasts  and articles which can be used as references to support ideas.

Another area I need to work on to support my study is opportunity, there are many opportunities' which  are available through the year and will also give me experience in the industry  by putting myself forward to these opportunities will also allow me to improve on my skills.

How does last years experience reflect on the future?

The continuity assessments for the Great expectations novel was one of my key highlights throughout the year and something which I feel is very important for future reference, learning about continuity for television and film and why it is so important as well as creating the Miss Havisham character having to look almost identical to the first one created I felt gave me an insight in what the field was about.

The gothic horror industry was another thing which I felt could be used in the future, the topic  I felt allowed us to explore the industry a little more than the other topics it allowed us more freedom to put together an idea . the fact that we were also given a brief for two characters which had to link to one of the 12 chosen TV shows is a something which is used in careers in the makeup industry, a brief which describes the character or how the styling has to look.

Another thing which I feel from last years experience which can reflect n the future is the creation of periodic makeup , having to relate the makeup and hair styling to the correct era, is key and something which will be needed in future careers for TV and film.

Unfortunately throughout the year I didn't put myself forward for any job opportunities available in order to gain experience, however this was due to feeling not as confident during my first year due to have not much experience in the field , however now my confidence is growing this is something I will consider during my second year of university.

reflection on the summer

Three words which I feel sum up my summer is, motivation , development and opportunity . I have chosen the word motivation due to first of all after having my appraisal at work and becoming a senior sales being signed of 135 modules, I have become motivated to work up to team leader working through the modules to 600 credits, this something which I also consider as development.( I am now currently at 225 credits )


Over the summer I have also taken many opportunities the first one being : having to create a face paint for a Twickenham football game for a family member, the face paint was of darth maul from star wars and really helped me to develop my skills in terms of lines .


Another opportunity I took was friends and family night at work I was asked to created a makeup look for the daytime in order to sale some of Topshops products this allowed my to build my confidence du to having to create a look in front of an audience .


Travelling to Scotland via a 16 hour coach was another opportunity which I took, travelling long distance is something I haven't done often, but going to see a once in a life time festival ( T in the Park ) and experience camping which was something which is quite new to me can also be considered as an opportunity .

Finally being given a concession stand ( skinny dip London ) in Top shop to maintain is a big opportunity for me, It has allowed me to gain more experience in terms of stock take, giving feedback and also merchandising the stand .