for unit 6 of certi

2.3

Strengths and weaknesses of my own work.

When it comes to my bio, I’d say that despite being noticeably uncomfortable on camera, something that I’m sure I can get over with time, when it came to the technical side I was pretty good. The lighting was well done and the shots were nice, although I feel a longer time in Final Cut Pro would have helped improve the final product and allowed me to iron out some of the kinks.

When it came to the health and safety video, I was happy with the camera work I did in the later part of the video, but for the first few shots I hadn’t attached the camera securely to the tripod, meaning that there are some noticeable jolts and knocks to the camera. However I learnt from this and didn’t make the mistake a second time. 

extra things for unit 6

1.2

Luckily for me, working in an office doesn’t pose a massive amount of hazards and risks. However, anywhere can be dangerous, if you aren’t familiar with basic health and safety. For example, if the water cooler runs out of liquid and the container needs replacing, changing it is an easy task, but if you aren’t familiar with how to safely lift heavy objects, it’s the process could damage your back. Another example would be using a shredder. Even with all the safety precautions built in to them now days, if misused they could still seriously hurt someone. So make sure you think twice before unjamming it by clearing the block with your fingers.

2.1

When you sign your health and safety contract, you are giving yourself a responsibility. You are promising to follow the health and safety conduct, which is individual to each company, and at my work covers everything from not drinking a cup of tea over a computer to not using untested electrical items in the workplace. abiding to this document is essential, if you do not the company has every right to, and probably will, fire you for putting yourself and others at risk.

2.2

If, for example you find a crack in the ceiling, it should be reported straight away, but if it’s so bad that pieces of plaster are falling onto people, the area should be sectioned off and the relevant people should be called right away. In this case a plasterer or a builder would be the best people to get into touch with.

3.2

An unsafe practice I have come across in my workplace, and it is something that most people there do unintentionally, is not stretching and relieving their eyes. Aside from it being in the contract, it is common knowledge that if you work in an office, or indeed any place that requires you to sit in one place for long periods of time in front of a screen, it can be very dangerous and dangerous for your back and eyes, both from bad posture and sitting in front of a screen with out breaks. 

A review for a film I watched for work, the awakening

Means well, but is ultimately a flawed jumbled mess.


Just a quick review on the film as I have to run out for some lunch, I got to watch a copy of this at work, I knew nothing about the plot or who starred in it and made it, which I consider one of the best way to appreciate films. It follows a young ghost hunter in post WWI England who gets hired to investigate strange occurrences in a boys boarding school. I won't go into detail over plot, all I'll say is that it walks the line between predictability and innovation, unfortunately treading mainly on territory we've seen before with much more impact (The Orphanage springs to mind). By the end of the film the plot is such a tangled mess covered with plot holes, if I didn't have to watch it for work I'd have walked out. Dominic West provides a few unintentional laughs at the start but luckily improves as the film goes on, Rebecca Hall works pretty well as the cynic who starts to doubt her scientific beliefs, but overall I'd say the supporting cast were stronger than either of the leads with Imelsa Staunton up to her usual standard. The script is a mess and in dire need of a re-write, the second half in particular, and while the directing seems adequate, it is ultimately flat and boring. I wasn't scared, psychologically or otherwise, at any point in the film. I give it a 4 out of ten for effort, production values were nice, the building they used was a great location, but ultimately it loses its self in all its twists and turns, which I could follow, but we're clichéd and tired, leaving this viewer unengaged and ultimately unimpressed. A wasted opportunity.