Evaluation

Foxy's Rolfe Et Al Explanation

What?

...was my role in the situation?
...was I trying to achieve?
...actions did I take?
...was the response of others?
...where the consequences? (Me and others)
...where the feelings?
...was good and bad about the situation?

So What?

...does this tell me, teach me, imply, or mean about me or our relationship?
...was going though my mind?
...did I base my actions upon?
...is my new understanding?
...are the broader issues?

Now What?

...do I do to make things better?
...do I do to resolve the problem in the future? Solutions?
...are the final consequences?

Idea

What?

What was my role in the situation?

In Idea my role was concept designer. I was looking at the possibilities of what a Multi-camera can be, and then using my own personal preferences created some ideas for why my Multi-camera can be and then evaluated the problems I might face with each idea I came up with. I then compared a couple of them to close examples of them and talked about how I can use their use of Multi-camera for my own Multi-camera product.

What was I trying to achieve?

 I was trying to decide on a definitive idea for me to follow and create. This lead to research in the form of the examples, which I used to help make a final decision.

What actions did I take?

I started by listing the different forms of Multi-camera. I used this as a base for the 5 ideas I put forward, each of which I explained my inspiration for and the problems I might face trying to create them. Then I looked at the examples which helped me decide which to go with and how to execute it.

What was the response of others?
Jack was the main person to know of the idea and was generally indifferent to it. It wasn't something that interested him but he didn't dispute that it could work well.

What where the consequences to me and others?
For others it meant they would be in my sights for casting or requesting help to crew the project, such as Matt, Jack, Sophie, and Nate. For me it meant I had a clear view of what I wanted to make and some ideas on how to make it.

What where the feelings?
While I was making it I had a pretty clear idea of what I wanted to make by around half way though, and so I was relaxed but also somewhat irritated that I had to push myself to finish my thought processes on the other ideas I had. Once I had finished the whole page I was somewhat disappointed in myself that I wasted too much time and ended up not finding and comparing more than the two examples I did look at. I feel I could also have looked a lot more into the pros and cons of each idea I had and linked it to my planning later to avoid and minimise issues. Otherwise I was generally relieved to have finished the whole thing surprisingly quickly when I actually got around to finishing what I had started with it.

What was good and bad about the situation?
The good was that I finished the page and generated a solid idea that I stuck with throughout the project by the end of it. The bad was that there's not much mention of what my final idea actually was on there. That combined with how I could have had 3 more examples and evaluated their use of Multi-camera in comparison to how I could have used it if I had put more time into it. Overall I feel it was a bad experience even if it produced something useful for the rest of the project.

So What?

So what does this tell me, teach me, imply, or mean about me or our relationship?

This tells me I'm bad at keeping focused on task and that I often forget about things I needed to include. While I'm far better when I'm closer to the deadline I don't do nearly enough work early on. I need to do more early on and improve my focus more.

So what was going though my mind?

At the time I thought I could leave certain sections as others became more important, moving onto Research, Planning, and Production while leaving this one half done. I thought I would just come back to it but I never did.

So what did I base my actions upon?
When I was making the ideas my actions where based on the thoughts and inspirations described on the page, but the procrastination on finishing the section was based on various iterations on "I'll do it later" thoughts, which while I did, didn't help the progression of the whole thing.

So what is my new understanding?
My new understanding is that I need to pace myself and watch myself better and leave less work unfinished for later. Also I need to make sure I leave myself enough time to do everything I want to in a section.

So what are the broader issues?
The broader issue is that I'm terrible at self motivation and only get things done when it feels like it effects me on the short term. I need to create more solutions and catches to stop myself from telling myself it's ok to leave things without finishing them.

Now What?

Now what do I do to make things better?
I try to make sure I finish everything in Idea before moving onto other parts of the project, and when I do so I remember to come back to them as soon as I can, even if that's in my free time.

Now what do I do to resolve the problem in the future? Solutions?
I tell more people to remind me and give them better access to my blogger, for example my mother who would be able to catch me when I'm attempting to procrastinate in my free time. This along with other fail-safes should help me finish sections I might normally leave until the end.

Now what are the final consequences?
In the end despite leaving it so long I created an idea that I ran with at the time. I feel I could have shown the development of that idea on the page more had I worked on it more. 

Planning

What?

What was my role in the situation?

I had a few roles in planning, and the ones I shall talk about are: Diary Author, Logo Concept Artist, and Shot List Compiler (Assistant Director).

What was I trying to achieve?

In the Diary I was trying to record everything I did and was planning to do on a day by day basis.

In the Logo Concepts I was trying to create ideas for a logo to be used in an intro sequence.

In the Shot List I was trying to explain how I was planning to record the production and what I wanted everyone to do.

What actions did I take?

In the diary I wrote a couple days, listing the date and the time I made the record. I explained what I did in the day already, and then what I planned to do in the day or the next day.

In the Logo Concepts I wrote out the name go the production and then drew some concepts that came to mind. 

So What?

Now What?