SWOT Evaluation of AS Blog

My AS blog went well to the extent that it clearly and effectively presented my research and planning in a clear and accessible format. However, it was heavily criticised that many of my posts were over-complicated, and I recognise myself that I invested much more time and energy into the quality of the posts over than the quantity of material covered, leading to a frantic rush to complete the blog in the run up to the deadline, the standard of my posts were inconsistent throughout.

My directors influences post is one of my favourite explorations on my AS blog as it is one of the few that is simple and to the point. Picking three directors with three of their films gave me an opportunity to explain similarities and differences from the chosen films and my own to my 'audience' as well as further provoking my own inspiration and creativity.

My textual analysis of American Psycho I felt was also effective due to its format. The prezi platform allowed me to explore each area in detail each in a single organised slide, explaining my ideas in almost a timeline of thought processes. Again, my textual analysis is simple and to the point, an important feature in Media, I have learnt. The presentation can be found here.

My mood board is one of my weakest posts, along with the David Fincher essay, as it is a prime example of my fatal 'waffling syndrome'. Rather than constructing a simple post of captures from films I would base my own frames on, I missed the point of the task and went on a tangent, analysing each frame tediously. This would have been fine, had I been able to keep every post on my blog up to this standard, which I was not.

As I worked as an individual, I had total unlimited control over the material and content under the sites name. This, I felt, was a huge strength, as I was able to let my artistic streak fly freely. However, this in correspondence acted as a threat, as many of my posts became overcomplicated and disorganised. Had I been in a group, I may have had a better opportunity to disperse the workload, removing the total stress from my own shoulders.