Personal Statement











Film has always been something I have been passionate about, and though I have thoroughly enjoyed my time studying TV and Film as a general subject, it has been my time researching for my factual production that has enlightened as to which area of the media industry I wish to pursue.
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I am currently working on a documentary on homelessness. I have been carrying out meetings and interviews for the documentary and this has shown me the importance of adequate planning and organisational skills. This is a piece of coursework that I’m particularly enjoying as it was an opportunity to pick my own subject and then go out and research it independently.
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During my time on the course, we spent time producing our own short films, Christmas adverts and music videos. On these I worked as a director, script writer, lighting technician and sound operator on my own film, but also a script consultant/sound operator on a short film called ‘Tribes’, I arranged the lighting, assisted with the script writing and worked on character development for the short noir film ‘Whiskey Nights’ and the camera operator on a Christmas advert. For my work on these films, I received a number of nominations and won an award for best scriptwriting. The script that I wrote was developed into a short film and for this I organised a crew, makeup artists and actors, as well as doing my own location scouting, set building, all of my own pre-production paperwork, so I know how to properly organise a shoot and how to manage a crew of my own. I like to plan out short stories and music videos in my spare time. I enjoy coming up with music videos for artists that I like or converting songs into short stories, I find it fun to plan them out and develop story boards, mainly focusing on making them visually appealing, and I hope to develop some of these ideas for my final project.
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Outside of college I have started to develop a games journalism blog. I also have a film and TV blog that features film and documentary reviews as well as my production diaries from shoots. I am also planning a project on the lacking accessibility functions in mainstream gaming and how these missing features leave disabled users unable to use most consoles or play most games comfortably.
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Alongside college, I also maintain a part time job as a cook at Pizza Express, a job which had me oversee a kitchen crew, train new staff and prepare for events. I feel that this has led me to develop an ability to micromanage, direct, plan, and organise time, as well as help to fund my student films. I am also an employee of our college business, ‘UFilms’ a production company which produces content for a variety of organisations and clients. This not only serves as work experience, but also as an opportunity to network and develop my name within the industry.
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I would hope that the degree I achieve at the end of this course will grant me the ability to travel and investigate stories from all over the world. I already have a love for travel, having been to a number of countries over the years, and I’d love to incorporate my two passions into my job.








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