Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Reflecting on my job description
When reflecting on my job this semester, I feel as though my responsibilities have been heading the keynote search and aiding in the call for entries process. I feel as though any team needs a good amount of give and take and I feel as though I embodied that. I spoke up about things, but I also knew when to follow directions and get the job done. I also did the keynote search on my own and feel as thought I stepped up as a leader during that process. It's been a great experience. Matt Gossett and Nico excellent team members to grow from and learn from. I feel as though they helped make my experience with Visions the best that it could be and always provided me with useful feedback. If I were here next semester I feel as though the programming team has created a rhythm that would continue to prove successful next semester.
To-do list
Look for invitationals (2+hrs)
Prepare a table to help next years Visions (30 min)
Finalize Keynote (indeterminate)
Cucalorus
It was nice to fully immerse myself in the festival experience this year. The selections this year were amazing and it was nice to reexamine Cucalorus with Visions in mind. Cucalorus thrives because of it's cultivation of relationships between spectators, visiting filmmakers, and local filmmakers. I feel like that's also something we do in Visions, I remember the filmmakers lounge last year being a great place for everyone to congregate. We also have the one-minute one take that fosters such relationships. I think Cucalorus also embodies the sleek feel but relaxed vibe that we really need to ensure that we execute. It allows for amateurs and celebrates "party" vibe but at the same time the multimedia, orchestration, website, scheduling, and campaign are seamlessly done. I feel like that's definitely something Visions4 needs to maintain. We have already sent out some expertly done posters, so we are off to a good start in following in Cucalorus' footsteps. I also enjoyed the range of screenings that Cucalorus had. From the very serious "The Act of Killing" to the dark comedic tone of "See You Next Tuesday," the festival offered a wide range of perspectives. As we grow closer to the submissions deadline, we need to keep diversity in mind.
What I've done the past two weeks
Clearly I, as always, learned nothing from my mistakes, so here's two weeks worth of what I've done since I didn't do it for last week.
Last week I helped stuff the physical mailouts which was a great process. It allowed for programming team bonding and proved very productive. We had a little assembly line going, and a nice relaxed vibe, and got the job done and it felt great afterwards. I also helped get the emails ready to be sent - further evidence that I thrive on work that requires no attention span. Overall it felt great to know that the information was getting where it needed to be.
This week I have found Sami's email address and found videos of him and Kiva. I also found another site that lists Rose Curley's attributes. I reviewed all videos and information again so that I could come to an informed decision. This was a process that I greatly enjoyed - it's always nice to gain insight into the perspectives of others and know that one of them could come to Visions4 and impart their unique perspective.
Last week I helped stuff the physical mailouts which was a great process. It allowed for programming team bonding and proved very productive. We had a little assembly line going, and a nice relaxed vibe, and got the job done and it felt great afterwards. I also helped get the emails ready to be sent - further evidence that I thrive on work that requires no attention span. Overall it felt great to know that the information was getting where it needed to be.
This week I have found Sami's email address and found videos of him and Kiva. I also found another site that lists Rose Curley's attributes. I reviewed all videos and information again so that I could come to an informed decision. This was a process that I greatly enjoyed - it's always nice to gain insight into the perspectives of others and know that one of them could come to Visions4 and impart their unique perspective.
Keynote Speaker
I think as of right now it should be narrowed down to Sami El Hadi and Kiva Reardon. Rose seems great, but she seems to have a hodge podge of interests which I'm not sure would make for a good keynote. That eing said I loved the video she made, "Marina on Other People," she seems like she loves exploring the perspectives of others. Her Vimeo page offers shorts like "Attention" and "Andrgyne la Giraffe:" that seem super cool, but though I can find stills of her in something where she presumably speaks I can't find her actually speaking. However, her social media pages have a lot of personality, but that obviously doesn't mean great speaker.
Sami would be great for the fact he does blogs for Raindance, reviews for Run Riot and is a reader for Kudos TV. Two of his films have been made by Josh&Saul productions. He seems to have a lot that he can bring to the table. He fulfills the criteria of international, screenwriter, and film critique. He is also very well spoken in his testimonial.
That being said, I feel as though Kiva has more of a message. She's an international film critique, she's shown the ability to be a self starter by creating her own quarterly magazine, and she seems to have honed her interests in on women in film. She has a goal and a clear message as exemplified by her interview with Women at Work. I think this could work well in that we kind of know exactly what she aims to talk about. She also has a linkedin mention of working for a production team, so she does seem to have some experience on the other side of things.
Overall, I think Sami and Kiva have the most to offer... all three would be great candidates ( I picked them obviously I like all three for different reasons) but Kiva may be someone who has a more inspiring and compelling message to share with Visions4
Sami would be great for the fact he does blogs for Raindance, reviews for Run Riot and is a reader for Kudos TV. Two of his films have been made by Josh&Saul productions. He seems to have a lot that he can bring to the table. He fulfills the criteria of international, screenwriter, and film critique. He is also very well spoken in his testimonial.
That being said, I feel as though Kiva has more of a message. She's an international film critique, she's shown the ability to be a self starter by creating her own quarterly magazine, and she seems to have honed her interests in on women in film. She has a goal and a clear message as exemplified by her interview with Women at Work. I think this could work well in that we kind of know exactly what she aims to talk about. She also has a linkedin mention of working for a production team, so she does seem to have some experience on the other side of things.
Overall, I think Sami and Kiva have the most to offer... all three would be great candidates ( I picked them obviously I like all three for different reasons) but Kiva may be someone who has a more inspiring and compelling message to share with Visions4
Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Time management for 11/12
Do research on 5 keynote candidates (2 +hrs)
Prepare Presentation for next week (1 hr)
Look for invitationals (2+hrs)
Prepare a table to help next years Visions (30 min)
Prepare Presentation for next week (1 hr)
Look for invitationals (2+hrs)
Prepare a table to help next years Visions (30 min)
Lessons in Procrastination
When looking through the reasons to procrastinate, I immediately laughed because every single one of them applies to me. I am the master of assuming that if I wait long enough I just won't have to do something. While I never truly let myself fall, I often find myself pulling my hair out with days or hours before something is due because I realize how simple it would've been had I just done it over a span of time.
When doing something that I care about perfectionism is always something that bogs me down. Especially when its something that's directly linked to my ego -- that I feel if it's not my best work then I'm just going to end up looking like an idiot. This really hinders my performance on certain tasks.
I also find that lack of preparedness or expertise often finds me putting tasks off. It also ties into perfectionism in that I may actually know how to do something, but because I psyche myself out I end up coming into it with a negative attitude. Fear of evaluation is another reason for procrastination that goes hand in hand with this one. I definitely fear criticism and sometimes when I do an assignment, I can barely think because I'm imagining all of the horrible things someone could say about what I am doing.
Low motivation and avoidance tend to come into play with more mundane tasks, or tasks that I feel just aren't very relevant to me. Typically I'm able to eventually buckle down and complete the task, but sometimes for lower level CRW classes that I'm taking now -- which are replacement classes for other classes I couldn't get into because I'm only a CRW minor -- I often find myself not even really having the capability of forcing myself to do the assignment. It just seems so silly to put time into a 500 word critical analysis when I have classes that have larger repercussions assuming I don't fulfill my obligations.
In order to curb my tendency to procrastinate, I should really take advantage of the time management skills we've learned in Visions. I feel like I will be more apt to get things done in a timely manner to ensure I have that recharge period that's so important to all of us.
When doing something that I care about perfectionism is always something that bogs me down. Especially when its something that's directly linked to my ego -- that I feel if it's not my best work then I'm just going to end up looking like an idiot. This really hinders my performance on certain tasks.
I also find that lack of preparedness or expertise often finds me putting tasks off. It also ties into perfectionism in that I may actually know how to do something, but because I psyche myself out I end up coming into it with a negative attitude. Fear of evaluation is another reason for procrastination that goes hand in hand with this one. I definitely fear criticism and sometimes when I do an assignment, I can barely think because I'm imagining all of the horrible things someone could say about what I am doing.
Low motivation and avoidance tend to come into play with more mundane tasks, or tasks that I feel just aren't very relevant to me. Typically I'm able to eventually buckle down and complete the task, but sometimes for lower level CRW classes that I'm taking now -- which are replacement classes for other classes I couldn't get into because I'm only a CRW minor -- I often find myself not even really having the capability of forcing myself to do the assignment. It just seems so silly to put time into a 500 word critical analysis when I have classes that have larger repercussions assuming I don't fulfill my obligations.
In order to curb my tendency to procrastinate, I should really take advantage of the time management skills we've learned in Visions. I feel like I will be more apt to get things done in a timely manner to ensure I have that recharge period that's so important to all of us.
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