Review

What is a personal statement?

Interests- any achievements

  • strengths
  • ambition
  • 1st part – snappy opening paragraph demonstrating your understanding of the course after researching the course. make notes of the modules and the course structure.
  • middle part- show off how good you are and the evidence to back it up.
  • 3rd part interests and selling you as a person. what can you bring to the uni and fitting in. talk about fave directors and films as well as bands and music tastes. attended open days.
  • FMP went well
  • Transferable skills
  • meeting deadlines
  • Duke of ed
  • Volunteered as a football coach
  • attended talks from pros
  • ambition to be a director of photography
  • love attending gigs
  • don’t use the word “I” too much.
  • Made videos for youtube when I was 13 thats where my love for it began.
  • Fave director is David Fincher and favourite cinematographer is Robert Richardson or Jeff Cronenweth.
  • play guitar and trumpet self taught in guitar.

What makes a good website?

The first example of a good website is from Emily Hogarth. it’s a simple design that catches your eye with an immediate slideshow of her best work and it’s easy to navigate her website to find more information and more work of hers as well as being able to contact and order directly from the website.

Looking at this website by working title, it is a portfolio website and I like the way that it uses a tiled gallery of all the videos that they have that has a direct link to the specific video they have. I like the fact that this page has information about the film alongside an image of the films poster as well as a trailer on the heading and a teaser trailer on the bottom of the page. I would like to adopt a similar approach to my portfolio website.

Slater are an advertising agency that create videos for a range of clients and are based in Wales. I especially like how as soon as you enter the website there is a montage of some of their work right in your face and catches your attention with the use of video, images and color. as soon as you scroll down you see their showcase of some of the companies that they have worked with recently. they also have a expertise section where they showcase more specific work related to PR, advertising and social media where they give information about how they work and what they do to sell themselves and provide the information to potential clients and what they have to offer. 

CV

When writing a CV its important to get the basics right and include information about yourself, personal and contact information; education and qualifications; work history and/or experience; relevant skills to the job in question; own interests, achievements or hobbies; and some references. You must also understand the job description of the job your are applying for. This is important for the your listing your skills and strengths that it mirrors what they are looking for. In a traditional CV it’s important o keep it looking as clean and as professional as possible using no more than one page A4 paper otherwise the interviewer won’t bother looking.

Creative CV

When it comes to a creative CV the rules still apply however there is more of an opportunity to show off the skills mentioned within the design of the CV. the rules change as you can be a bit more bold with colour and images, as well as finding a way to keep it simple. It’s also a chance to show more of your personality with the approach to the design.

Cover Letter

Try to keep your cover letter brief, and in three sections:

  • Your reason for writing (e.g. “I am writing to apply for your vacancy in…”)
  • Your selling points (skills or experience that show you have what the employer is looking for)
  • A prompt for further action (e.g. “I’d welcome the opportunity to meet with you to discuss my suitability for the role…”)

Its also important to research the person you’re contacting as it shows the effort you have put in to try and get the job.