Matthew is passionate about media and film and how it has developed through his education. He took a BTEC media course where he improved his practical and theoretical skills in areas like production, editing, and using software like Adobe Premiere Pro and Photoshop. The course reinforced his desire to pursue media as a career. He demonstrates strong time management, always completing projects on time and at a high standard. Matthew is inspired by famous directors and hopes to continue expanding his skills through higher education to contribute to the media industry.

1. Matthew Bainbridge – Personal statement
Media and film are important to me as I have grown up and developed a love for growing up and
starting college. Analysing and understanding media and using my creative and dedicated freedom
for media like campaigns. Production and Editing as my time in college I see myself in awe and
wanting to pursue that side of media for personal interest and a growing education sense. My media
course isn’t the only side of media applicants I take interest in and continue to do so edit, make and
film videos personal and education for myself and demonstrating the skills I have learned along the
way. Media and my work has been focused on technical and production for my career. Media as a
course and potential career is something that amazes, and I am so passionate about. Looking at
production’s sets, practical props and directors’ commentary is fulfilling and inspirational to me
learning and seeing how film and media is created is just as interesting as seeing the finished
product to me. I feel inspired by the likes of Christopher Nolan, steven Spielberg Edgar wright and
James Cameron these famous directors have and continue to inspire creativity in the media world.
Doing BTEC media gave me a start and an outlook on how the industry is and how I can be myself in
it. Starting from level 2 really helped starting from the beginning made my skills on productions and
editing for finer as time went on and learning how I could improve as each year went by. Making my
media skills improved in every element whether it was production evaluations or editing, I have
developed both my theoretical and practical skills in media within the course. As well as being on the
course for all my college duration had reinforced my want and desire to follow that up in occupation
and education. I actively demonstrate and show a good time management by solely focusing on my
BTEC media course. My projects always handed in on time and with a great standard and I always
have perfect attendance at my college. The BTEC course has developed and pushed my skills in
Adobe premiere pro, Photoshop, logic pro x. Always meaning I have a wide range of technical
software I can use in a professional manner. Practical productions have made me take and learn
leadership in and where needed. Such as film productions for my course and personal projects I had
passion to make within media. Using all these programs I have created a documentary centred
around gaming and its upbringing and a mental health advert and many edits on pop culture
characters.
Creative products in media will always be at the helm of what I like doing in life. In my college course
I have created many and distinct products and taken this admire ship outside of college. BTEC game
me a start for the interests I grew to be passionate about, mainly from creating and learning to
create a short film in my own creativity. From that I have watched and created skills and how to
adapt them in media throughout. As well as in my own time I have worked for my father’s company
by working as an assistant by doing price charting working and adapting retail skills, my math skills as
well as well as promoting and using social media to promote his business through different sites and
connections to put the business out there. Also, I have volunteered as charity events and social
events for various campaigns and colleges. For example, when I was at Farringdon academy, I did a
charity to raise money for books for kids around the work and we raised over £500 pounds. Also, I
will be doing a part time job developing my skills in media with my work experience. Media Savvy is
a media business, and I will be promoting social media learning production and developing editing
skills. With all I pride myself on being reliable and continue to contribute.

2. I am passionate about the industry and eager to expand my skills in education and contribute myself
in the media industry that I am so passionate for.