Reflective reels-student perspectives of using reflection. Reflective reels- the impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training

Beedles, Perelandra

Abstract

While the origins of training for the creative industries are grounded in work-based apprenticeships, entry-level knowledge about television production is increasingly delivered in a university setting. This study asserts that what is often missing from industry attentive educational courses are explicit opportunities to reflect during formative activities such as technical training, an omission which is both educationally reductive, but which also misunderstands the growing demand for reflective workers in the media industries.
While an emphasis on reflection is embedded within many HE television modules, it is often positioned within summative pieces of written coursework, with all the academic requirements this suggests. In contrast, training is delivered as a separate instructional strand without any explicit opportunities for reflection, an approach which arguably undervalues it as an educational activity, and limits learning opportunities for students. This study explored how a reflective toolkit could be incorporated into the delivery of studio technical training and is based on the principle that the true nature of television production education is a collaborative one; so, the training of craft skills should be positioned as a social situation. A key component of creative arts practice is taking a questioning and reflective approach to the artistic process to generate new ideas and stimulate 'creative thought processes' (Bassot,2015:3), and the study sought to discover whether explicitly including opportunities for reflection was considered beneficial by both the learners and the tutor taking part.

Citation

Beedles, P. (2023, November). Reflective reels-student perspectives of using reflection. Reflective reels- the impact of embedding reflection into film and television production management training. Paper presented at Teaching Beyond the Curriculum – Focus on Pedagogy 2023, Glasgow School of Art

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (unpublished)
• Conference Name: Teaching Beyond the Curriculum – Focus on Pedagogy 2023
• Conference Location: Glasgow School of Art
• Start Date: Nov 15, 2023
• End Date: Nov 17, 2023
• Deposit Date: Jan 3, 2024
• Series Title: Teaching Beyond the Curriculum – Focus on Pedagogy 2023
• Keywords: Reflection, Production Management, Communities of Practice
• Publisher URL: https://amps-research.com/conference/teaching-2023/