The documents summarize individual contributions and areas of success, confidence, and improvement for group members working on an assignment. Key details include: - Members discuss their roles in organizing meetings, coming up with ideas, editing footage, and being leaders. - Strengths included skills like editing, understanding genre, presentation skills, and reliability. Weaknesses included things like attention to detail, lighting, and communication. - Targets for working effectively in groups included being less bossy, sticking to deadlines, and improving time management. - Individual topics focused on issues like social inequality, internet dependence, animal rights, and celebrity audiences. Members analyzed what went well and could be improved. - Contributions

1. Assignment 9 –
Coming together as a group
Kaya Sumbland
Gledis Dedaj
Rahel Fasil
Joanne Aroda

2. AS Work
What were areas of success for you as an individual?
• Being a leader/director of my group
• Organising my group’s meeting
What did you feel confident in the c/w? (WWW)
• Sound effects
• Titles
• Use of Mise-en-scene
What could have improved in the c/w (EBI)
• Some pieces of diegetic sound cut out
• Equipment seen in the background of a shot
• Time/length of sequence
What did you feel let you down?
• Time
• Lack of communication with the whole group

3. AS Work
The Areas I Was Successful In As An Individual?
• Coming up with the new ideas
• Showing up to every single group/editing session
• Being a leader
What I Felt Confident In The Coursework With?
• Being the Director and leading other members.
• Editing footage.
• Planning the next ideas for the Opening Sequence.
What I Could Have Improved On In The Coursework?
• My attention to detail in relation to continuity errors.
• The lighting should have been more consistent.
• The picture quality of the footage.
What Let Me Down?
• Not communicating with some of my group regularly.
• Not helping less capable members of my group when they weren't producing work

4. AS Work
What were areas of success for you as an individual?
• Being the director of photography
• Organisation of work
What did you feel confident in the coursework?
• Titles
• Editing
• Understanding of genre and conventions
What could have improved in the coursework?
• Length of opening sequence
• Sound
What did you feel let you down?
• Time

5. AS Work
• My areas of success for me in my individual assignments assignment
#11:Getting into groups. It allowed me to bring something to the table and
show what work I'd done.
• The things I felt confident in and I could have improved in were…
• WWW • EBI
• Presenting in front of my peers • If I put more information on my slides
• Acting in our opening sequence • I knew the information needed but they
• My ability to draw specifics when it needed to be on the slides
comes to the storyboard • Handing in work on time
• What I feel let me down was my inconsistency in my work one time I
would have but my all Into it another time I would do it for the sake of
getting it done

6. Individual Contribution
What I bring to the group…
• Bring organisation for myself and the group
My strengths…
• I’m on time with group presentations
• I try my best in group work
• Reliable
My Weaknesses…
• Bossy
• Shy to share my ideas
• Don’t approach people I don’t know to gain wider knowledge
3 Targets to work effectively in a group
• To not be so bossy
• Be more of a team player

7. Individual Contribution
What I Bring To The Group…
• Creativity
• Fast thinker
• Confident with editing
What My Strengths Are…
• I am good at being a leader and am independent
• I can edit footage at a fast pace yet with precision
• I ensure that I attend ALL group/editing meetings and am reliable
Weaknesses…
• I need to start exploring new and different resources for my research.
• When others are not contributing I tend to take over instead of helping them get back on track.
• Some homework has gone over the deadline.
My 3 Targets To Work Efficiently In A Group…
1. Less bossy.
2. Make sure that I use all types of resources to research my topic and get primary
research too.
3. Make sure that I stick to homework deadlines set by my teacher.

8. Individual Contribution
What do you bring to the group?
• Topic development
• Good ideas
• Optimism
What are your strengths?
• Work is done to a good standard
• Constructive contribution in group discussions
• Can work independently and in a group
Weaknesses?
• Bulky paragraphs in PowerPoint presentations
• Time management
Set 3 targets to work efficiently in a group
• Manage my time better
• Improve on reliability
• Make standard of work excellent

9. Individual Contribution
• What I bring to the group is…
1.Is my ability to find solutions to problems
2.My thought process to create new ideas and topics
• My strengths and weaknesses…
• Strengths • Weaknesses
• I’m good at drawing • I'm not always organised
• I’m good at working in a group and • My attention span
being part of a team
• My presentations are weak
• I’m good a good listener

10. Gledis’ Contribution
What does Gledis bring to the group? Picture
• ….
Creativity
• Leader
Gledis’ Weaknesses
• Bossy
….
• Easily stressed out
• Be more confident in presentations
Gledis’ Strengths
• ….
• Reliable
• Efficient
• Considerate to other members of the group

11. Rahel’s Contribution
What does Rahel bring to the group? Picture
• Good at group discussion to develop idea’s
• She follows instructions
Rahel’s Weaknesses
• Organisation of slides
• Late giving in work
• Lack of independence and initiative
Rahel’s Strengths
• ….
• She knows a lot on celebrity culture
• Good ideas
• Team player

12. Joanne’s Contribution
What does Joanne bring to the group?
• ….
Artistic
• Works well in a team
Joanne’s Weaknesses
• Late giving in work and to filming
….
• Contribution to ideas
• Staying focused
Joanne’s Strengths
• ….
• Knows a lot on general knowledge
• Considerate of other team members
• Good ICT skills

13. Kaya’s Contribution
What does Kaya bring to the group?
• ….
Creative
• Structure
Kaya’s Weaknesses
• Bossy
….
• Easily frustrated
• Bulky text on presentations
Kaya’s Strengths
• ….
• Organised leadership
• Reliable
• Well designed presentation

14. Individual Topics
My two main topics were…
• Does social inequality still exist in the UK
• Is the UK too dependant on the internet for socialising
WWW…
• Sufficient research
• Relevant to todays news/topics
• Good examples from other Documentaries
EBI …
• More primary research
• Explanations into why things related to my topics occur
• Less bulky text

15. Individual Topics
Two Main Topics:
•'Animal Rights‘
•'Paparazzi and the Media'
WWW…
•Detailed research
•Well selected information
•Good choice of statistics
EBI…
•Less text and more images
•Wider range of resources for research
•Use primary research

16. Individual topics
My 2 main topics were:
• Domestic Violence
• Celebrity Audience: Then and Now

17. Domestic Violence
WWW
• Variety of research
• Good inspirational documentary
• Good consideration to style and purpose
EBI
• More thought to audience types
• More primary research
• Topic isn’t very attractive to a mass audience

18. Exploration of Questions

19. Exploration of Questions

20. Exploration of Questions

21. Possible Topics
• Is our engagement with social media progressive?
Chosen Topic
• Why are people so obsessed with social media?
• Is social media the new puppeteers of our world?

23. Contribution
How does my previous topic contribute to this?
• Globalisation
• Online Dating
• Networking
• Blogs
My responsibilities of research…
• Video Sites
• Online Dating
• Social News

24. Contribution To The Topic
How Does My Previous Topic Contribute To The Group
Topic?
'Paparazzi and the Media':
•The role of the audience and how they contribute to the growth of media
•What effects media has on society
•The effects of 'YouTube' and Internet fame
Responsibility of Research:
•'How The Internet Became Popular‘
•'Web 2.0‘
•'Networking'

25. Contribution to final chosen topic
How is each person going to contribute to this final chosen
topic/question?
• By summarising my most useful and relevant findings of
research and informing the group on them.
Does their previous individual topic contribute with this?
How?
• Linked research to subtopics so there was a clear direction of
where the individual topic was going.
What are their responsibilities of research?
• Blogs
• Wikis

26. Contribution
• My 3 targets in order for me to
work efficiently in a group are…
• Always be organised i.e. always have my
part of assignments ready to the best of
my ability
• Use other methods of research i.e. blogs,
periodicals, online articles
• Make sure I keep I log of all our meetings
and take pictures to post on the blog with
a summary of the meeting

27. Contribution to final chosen topic
Name Targets for research
• Use more resourced
Kaya • Primary research
• Use less bulky text
• Use more resources
Gledis • Primary research
• Use less text
• Use more resources
Joanne • Put spoken information on slideshow
• Send presentations on time
• Use more primary resources
Rahel • Less text
• More images