Day 1 (Week 2)

SEMINAR
Today's seminar was to form groups and start discussing about the three pitches we will be giving in this term. The first pitch was to pitch an idea for a TV programme or film to be broadcast in the UK. My biggest problem with this pitch was that I am not familiar with British TV or what the locals usually watch. My group struggled a little as we do not know what TV or film to produce for today's British audience. So we decided to do some research on what recent UK shows are generally well-received. From information we gathered, the current trend are films based on historical or fictional events such as BBC's Sherlock. We decided to use that as our basis for our pitch.


GUEST SPEAKER - Soapbox
Farina Broadley and Stewart Brockwell, guest speakers from Soapbox, came and talk about their company and the working life in Soapbox. Soapbox is a company that work on publication design, infographics, branding, editorial, animations and web development. They also help leading policy, research and advocacy organisations to communicate their ideas. 

During the presentation, they showcased some of their portfolio, mainly web and app design. The speakers also introduced their co-workers and talked about placement/jobs, location and working life.

Overall, the presentation was engaging and enjoyable. It made the company look like a fun place to work at although what they do may not be the type of work I'm interested in but I'll still make sure to get a placement here.


GUEST SPEAKER - Eurocontrol 
To my surprise, the Eurocontrol presentation was given by a University of Kent student - Moritz Graf, who is currently working as an intern in his company. Eurocontrol is a company that manages airspace in Europe.

Mortiz talked about the placement, why he chose Eurocontrol, his job, and the introductory course for newcomers. He also told us about what he learned from working there.

His presentation was good and detailed but it was somewhat hard for me to get into it. It could be the way he spoke. Anyway, Eurocontrol is not for me as I have no interest in air control.