My Implications for future work

The show reel and changing spaces project has been very influential in terms of my work and working with a client. In terms of implications for future work, the commission project has ensured that I take care and specific attention to the demands of the client and their personal opinions.

Even though sometimes these may differ, (such as the difference in my opinion to Tony Jones regarding the punting in Cambridge on the initial show reel) I have learnt that while working with a client it is always necessary to take notice of their opinions and sometimes, they may be making a good point.

I also learnt during the commission process that sometimes when the clients and my personal views are very similar or the same, we can create a very effective finished product which we are both happy with.

The commission process has ensured that my managerial skills, negotiation skills and confidence when pitching various ideas has been substantially boosted. In terms of working with clients in the future, I think the commission project has put me in a much better position than previously, as it has boosted the skills above and has meant that I now take greater care and consideration into the views of the client.

I also now due to commission, have a wider knowledge of deadlines and time limits working in the real life media industry. Although I normally always meet the deadlines set because I do not like to fall behind on work, in the commission project - the show reels, rough cuts of these and pitches and ideas had to be in for set deadlines which were much stricter than deadlines I had ever worked on before; this consequently led me to take more attention to deadlines and work harder to meet these and get everything successfully completed.

Another thing boosted by the commission project is the method of sticking to the brief of the client. While various other projects had been slightly more lenient with the brief of work, such as the interaction project and the music video project, this commission project had a concrete brief which also meant a lot of limitations. Therefore, this project has boosted my skills of working towards a brief with little limitation and this is something I will take into consideration when working in future commissions.

Influences from the changing spaces commission

In terms of further influences from seeing he changing spaces program, after research I came across some audience members that have been widely influenced by the changing spaces project and the idea of brightening up empty shops.

This also shows my commission goes further than just a project, because people are still being influenced by the idea we originated in shop windows with Tony Jones.

Below is the main influence I could find from my changing spaces commission. I personally thought it was quite interesting and I am glad the project has influenced many others to go further and brighten up empty shops themselves.

Influences throughout Cambridge

There have also been many influences throughout Cambridge due to the changing spaces project which I was involved in. I think the initial show reel showing inside the habitat shop really got the audience interested and shops throughout Cambridge have flourished from the project, as shown below.

This shop is near bridge street on Cambridge and was previously 'Manon interiors' an interior design shop. What I like about this shop personally is it is in one of the most public parts of Cambridge right by the river and the punting attractions and would therefore get a lot of attention. This showing of artwork in Cambridge was influenced by my initial show reel and the evolutions of the changing spaces project I worked on for this commission.

This shop previously was a mr shoes shop, and since the company has gone under administration the shop has been let out for the changing spaces project. Here you can see some more artwork with various members of the public, who yet again seem very interested.

This shop is directly beside the Cambridge market square which I focused on in the initial show reel. Therefore this shop gets an immense amount of public walk by and is in my opinion an excellent place to showcase work, along with the Manon interiors shop near bridge street and the punting attractions.

This is another shop in Bridge strret near Manon interiors and also showcases some artwork for the changing spaces project. Shops such as these in my opinion have been widely influenced by the commission project I worked on when introducing the changing spaces project by the show reels I worked on.

Personal budgeting sheet for Commission

Here is my personal budget sheet for the Commission project. It shows the projected costs of the items we used and the actual costs. Most costs were not asked for because the Cambridge film trust was a charity organisation and therefore people were prepared to lessen or eradicate the costs for this, which was extremely helpful.

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Feedback from Tony Jones for my individual show reel

In terms of feedback from Tony Jones and Paula Beegan (partner in the project) for my individual show reel, there was not as much feedback as the main show reel.

However, this was inevitable because the individual show reels were much shorter and we had a list of what Tony Jones would like on the show reel in a specific order so in this way, I was very much listening to the demands of the client and going along with a set brief.

In terms of meeting the demands of the client, my individual show reel contained the footage of pig farming in Cambridge which Tony Jones had specifically asked for in the emails, and therefore Tony specifically liked my show reel due to this reason.

Here is the email from Tony Jones about the pig farming footage used in my individual show reel.

Here is the overall email showing the clients demands and what parts he liked of the cambridge archive footage and the overall videos.

Other than this, because I had steadily met the demands of my client for the individual show reel there wasn't much feedback apart from well done on meeting the demands, and that the show reel may be shown at other changing spaces participating shops later on this year.

Overall though I think this is good feedback from the client and I feel I met the demands of the client very well in my individual show reel.

Also, the fact of a possible showing of my show reel is a very exciting prospect and I cant wait to see if it does get shown, Tony Jones expressed his willingness to use these show reels during the 29th annual Cambridge film festival, which would be a fantastic achievement if this does get shown. Nonetheless, even the possibility of a showing at the festival would be a great achievement in my opinion.

My finished second show reel

Below is a clip from the finished video of my personal show reel, which was created in a pair with Alex.

Overall, I think this show reel was again a success and demonstrated my clear ability to communicate and work well with my client, Tony Jones.

This show reel was easier than the main show reel because we were given the material to work with, therefore this made feedback from client Tony Jones a lot more positive because he had given us the material.

Tony Jones client requirements

This email above contains some specific client demands from Tony Jones. It includes what he likes in the archive footage and other videos such as the Buster Keaton video.

This helps with my commission immensely because it shows clear feedback to myself about what Tony Jones would like in the show reel, and this would really help when making my individual show reel because I will have some element of what Tony Jones would want specifically, and I can simply add this in to meet the clients demands.