End of the Year Reflection

Tanner McBee

Ecomm

Mrs. Smith

5/1/18

End of the Year Reflection

Technology

My biggest take away from the technology aspect would have to be that I learned so much about how to use things like final cut pro, premiere pro, and other editing softwares. I also have just become more technology smart in general. I learned how to use these softwares through experience when working on projects. It's important to learn these things because of our ever growing society, these skills will be very useful. The only challenges i faced along the way would have to be when I didn't  know how to do something, but that was just a quick google search away.

Collaboration

My biggest take away from the collaboration guarantee would have to be how much i learned about people when it came to working with others. I learned this through working with tons of people over my four years of being in Ecomm, some of them for just one project and some of them for all four years. Having good collaboration skills is a good skill to have in general. You will always be working with other people in your life and they won't always be people you like. Challenges along the way would have to just be the people that I didn't necessarily like working with. This year in particular, there was barely anyone in my class I liked working with.

Communication

The takeaway i got from the communication guarantee would have to be how well I can communicate with others now. I learned this through all of the projects i have worked on through the years. Not only were they different projects, but I also had to work with different people during those projects with gave me the skills to communicate with different types of people. This is important because good communication skills is just a really good thing to have in life, it doesn't matter what you do with your life, you'll always have to communicate with others. The only challenges i would have to say i had with this one would have to be when i didn't get along with someone, but everyone has that.

Project Management

My take away from project management is going to have to be that i just got better at it, there's really not much to it. I learned this from all the projects i have done and the deadlines that come with them. But the ones that really taught me this were the client work, they felt way more important and had a very firm deadline. Project management is, again, one of those general life skills that people need. Almost every job has deadlines and project management will help with that. Challenges along the way would have to be just getting things done on time and feeling rushed or overwhelmed. But in the end, it almost always works out.

Leadership

My biggest take away from this one would have to be how much i learned how to be a leader in these classes, not very much. I've got to be honest here, leadership is mostly for those in this class that want that job. I am an introvert and don't really like that job when it comes to Ecomm. If i learned this skill anywhere, it would be boy scouts. Leadership is a very important thing though, with good leadership skills, you can get a good job, lead a team, or even a family. My challenges along the way could have to be when ever i wanted to take the role of leader, it would play out two ways. One, a more extroverted person would step in or two, the tam wouldn't respect me or not listen.

Strengths/Weaknesses

My biggest strengths in this class would have to be my editing skills, even though I'm not the greatest, i can get it done. Something else would be my collaboration skills and being able to work with others and get along with them. My weaknesses are that i'm not very good and actual filming or audio, but these are not things i like so i don't feel i have to get better at them. The only way  feel i have improved is through experience and being around the filming environment. I don't feel as if i need to work on anything else, i feel as if i learned the life skills that came with Ecomm and not the technical skills. Because i am not pursuing anything that has to deal with film i don't need to work on anything else.

What am i going to do with what i learned?

I don't plan on using any of the technical skills i learned in Ecomm like camera skills, editing skills, or anything like that. The things i plan on using are the life skills i learned. I am going into secondary education with and efisis on FACTS. When it comes to that field, i will need to deal with a lot of different types of people. That is what I have taken away from Ecomm, skills to deal and communicate with others that are much needed in education.

Change

There's a lot i would like to change about the entertainment strand of Ecomm. First off, i think the the shoots should have been during the school day 8:00-11:00, we would have gotten a lot done and not had to take up so many days of filming. It would have changed 20 days of filming into 5-6 full days of filming, like a real set. Second, this class never connected with each other, there was no effort towards getting everyone to become friends and that is a very important part of having a good production team. The only ones who got this experience where those who could make it to the filming after school. Team building during class or even just get togethers on the weekend would have brought us together. Becoming better in the film industry comes with experience, it can't simply be taught but as this year went on, it felt more and more like a class everyday.

Conclusion

Ecomm itself is a great program and is unlike anything i have done in my life, i loved it. This year was not what i was hoping for though. I looked forward to the entertainment class so much for this year because last year was awesome. But something about all the changes and just the general feeling of the class entirely changed. Coming into this year, i had a passion for film but after this year, i lost that. That is not to say i am not grateful for being in this program, it has taught me so many things i will use later in life. The communication, collaboration, and people skills i have learned in Ecomm will help me a lot. I can deal with people i don't like and make friends with people i don't know. I thank you for this experience and everything it has taught me.