Micki Kahlon DFSA

I remember my first ever Avid class. I hated it. I'm pretty sure everyone hated it. It looked so ancient and horrible and not as cool as Premiere Pro. Okay I admit, I was being a little judgmental before even trying out the software. The classes went well and I learnt most of the basics for Avid. I wish were were given more than just 4 lessons though. As I had chosen Avid as one of my specialisms, that meant that I was able to edit the studio shoots. Whether it be for my group, Group A / Green Group, or the other group, Group B / Red Group. I chose to edit for my group as that was the one I was apart of and knew much more than the other group. Throughout the whole of the filming for my groups work, I hadn't a clue as to what the whole thing was about. It wasn't until I started edited and putting things in order, where I finally understood. I began by setting up Avid with all the correct settings we were told during our first lesson. I then imported all of the footage,...

Our university was given a great opportunity to exhibit photography, fine art and FDA year 2 work at the Bargehouse on Southbank in London. I was fortunate enough to be able to curate at the Bargehouse. This was an amazing (and painful) experience that helped my development and understanding of the working world in the Arts. It was difficult having only a day to set everything up, especially as we were lacking certain items, equipment and information from students of what needed to be done with their work. Nevertheless, I am glad that I was able to be apart of this. TUESDAY 4TH FEBRUARY - SETTING UP We made our way to London in the early hours of the morning. Once the van had arrived to the Bargehouse, we all immediately started to unload and place the works where they were allocated. The first problem that we had faced was that for some works, (mostly FDA work) hadn't enough space in their allocated spot. For example, we had 3-4 FDA work in one of the smallest rooms...