Activity 1: Evaluating publishing your work

When publishing my work from researching the professional short films, to coming up with my idea, to planning, through to the making of my short film, I primarily used this digital platform (Blogger). When researching the suggested short films, using a digital platform allowed me to post my initial ideas on the films, and then return to the area, having watched them again, in order to edit or add ti what I had initially taken from watching the films. This was useful as I was able to add to, and develop my ideas about the films on different occasions. In terms of planning my own film, I mostly planned my work on paper before transferring it onto the area for it to be published. This allowed me to collect my ideas, before placing them into an order and format that made the most sense to me. This reproduction of my work from paper to the digital copy, enabled me to find creative clarity in my ideas during the planning process. Other advantages of using this digital space was that everything was saved in the same place right from the start, showing the entire process of making the film. It also means that it is difficult to lose, and people are able to visit your blog to give you feedback on your project, allowing creative ideas to be shared. However, an advantage of physical presentations is that they are able to be taken on set with you, and edited immediately if needed, whereas digital presentations cannot necessarily be altered straight away. Secondly, safeguarding issues such as the public having access to information about yourself and being given a medium to interact with you, are present when presenting work digitally. However, these issues can be overcome by not interacting with strangers, and not sharing personal information online that you do not want people to have access to. Therefore, overall using Blogger to post throughout process of my film was convenient, useful and successful.

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