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

Beedles, Perelandra

Abstract

Encouraging students to become 'reflective practitioners' is a key component of the Creative Arts Higher Education (HE) experience. Reflection regularly features in assessment criteria for written assignments; however, it is typically not included in schemes of work for formative technical training within film and television production degrees, an omission which misunderstands the growing demand for reflective workers in the media industries.
The activities outlined in this paper sought to address this with the inclusion of an educational toolkit which imbedded reflexive breakout sessions, production journals and video diaries into training. Created to encourage a pragmatic approach emphasising the value of reflection that can be directly linked with action, it approached training as an intellectually agile process rooted in technical knowledge.
The educational toolkit was called ‘Reflective reels’-the name a nod to the film and television industry and the aim was that each step of knowledge retention and reflection would thread seamlessly together, like reels of film, resulting in learners creating new processes and ways to interpret training actions.

• Presentation Conference Type: Conference Paper (published)
• Conference Name: Teaching Beyond the Curriculum Focus on Pedagogy 2023
• Acceptance Date: Apr 11, 2024
• Deposit Date: May 20, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: Aug 20, 2024
• Journal: https://journals.uclpress.co.uk/amps/
• Electronic ISSN: 2398-9467
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Series ISSN: 2050-9006