Personal Development Point Review #14.5

Wednesday | December 30, 2015



This week I have been working on the goal to complete work on my Media Coursework and upload it to the dedicated blog. Because I have done this I have managed to catch up on all of the work I was behind on. This means that I am on track to complete the rest of my course in the next 5 weeks available. I managed to complete all of the work by sticking to the goal of completing one blog post per day of the week. This plan worked well as it allowed me to have a 24 hour break between  each post which meant that I made the best effort possible when completing the individual posts.

The second goal that I set myself was completed by going to the gym every possible day I could. I couldn't go every day as it is closed often for the holidays. Apart from this I have attended and completed my goal.

The last goal I set myself for the week was to prepare to film my Media Studies film that needs to be complete in a few weeks. I have managed to complete this task and now know that I am going to be filming, where and when. If I decide to change my film plan I will have the advantage of doing so because I have planned in advance.



Personal Development Point Goals #14

Thursday | December 24, 2015



Because I am on holiday I have not had many deadlines at all. However, I have got a deadline to complete blog posts on my Media Studies work. This is because it is coursework and needs to be completed as quickly as possible to ensure I am on track to competing the coursework to the highest standard possible by me. I will be working on this throughout the next week. I have figured out that if I make one blog post every day for the next week I will be on track to completing work. However, Christmas may interrupt this so I will have to complete more that one blog posts on some days of the next week.

The second goal I have set myself for the next week is to carry on going to the gym throughout the Christmas holiday. This is because normally in the holidays I don't go to the gym which decreases my ability's to do the same thing when I arrive back after a week or so. To overcome this I will need to attend often enough to ensure the impact of Christmas isn't too great.

My last goal is to prepare to film my own Media movie when I arrive back at school. Even though the final video has to be completed in a few weeks. The benefit of doing this is so I can get ahead on planning as a precaution if I change my mind on anything. My thinking is if I make a decision and stick with it long enough that I no longer want to change it, the film is going to be the best of my ability.

Personal Development Point Review #13.5

Wednesday | December 23, 2015

This week I have been working on the goal to complete the blueprint drawing that I am completing for my Art project. I have not yet completed the drawing as it is taking a lot longer than anticipated. I am going to carry on drawing on this piece to try and complete the piece by the end of the school holidays.

The second goal that have been working on completing. The goal that I had set myself is to complete the improvements on my Business Studies work. I have completed this work in the past week which will enable me to spend more time completing my artwork. Because I have completed this I will be able to get straight on with the latest unit in class.

I have not yet had chance to help my friend film his Media Studies film because nobody has all been available to film all at the same time because of family  around Christmas time etc. This means that I will most likely be attempting to get all of the footage shot before the end of the holidays.

I am succeeding in completing all of the blog posts over the holiday period.



Personal Development Point Goals #13

Thursday | December 17, 2015

This week I have set myself the goal to complete the blueprint drawing that I have been working on throughout the holidays. This is a very important drawing that's going towards my project because it links the two different sides to my work very well. The reason for this is that it combines vintage cars and mechanical drawings.


The second goal that I have set myself is to work on by Business Studies work. I have work that I need to improve on an I could benefit well from completing some over the holidays. This will benefit me well because I won't have a lot of work to complete by the time it comes to going back to school. If I complete the work it will reduce the stress I will have over the work over the Christmas period.


The final goal that I have set myself to complete over the holidays is to help my friend film his media work. This will be happening sometime in the next 2 weeks. I am doing this as a favour for him but also for myself. This is because my friend has also agreed to help be a character in green screen silhouette shots I want to complete after the holidays.


I am still carrying on with the goal I have set myself which is to complete all of the blog posts over the school holidays.

Personal Development Point Review #12.5

Wednesday | December 16, 2015

Throughout this week I have been working on the blueprint drawing for my Art project. However, I am not yet half way through because I am not yet into the holidays properly. I have been working on the piece but not as much as I should be. 

The second goal that I have set for myself was to carry on working on my Media Studies coursework. I have been working though the tasks sheet. The only problems with some of the tasks is that they are surveys. Because of this I will need to wait until I am back in school to complete these tasks. The other tasks that I have been working on were easily done without distractions because I am at home. Over the past few days I have released that I can he a lot more work done sat at my desk than I would in school.

The last goal that i have set was to keep updating the ICT blog posts over my break. I have succeeded in this for this week but still have another week to go to fully achieve this goal by updating all of the blog posts needed.

Personal Development Point Goals #12

Thursday | December 10, 2015

This week I have set a goal to start and finish another piece of artwork over the course of the two weeks I am going to be off for Christmas. My teacher has recommended that I move on to mechanical drawings. Because of this I had the idea to merge vintage cars and blueprints. This links in with what I have been working on and what I have been recommended to start on. I have chosen a blueprint which also involves a lot of detail and shading. this makes it acceptable to draw and use in my project. Because of the amount of detail, it will take me a long time to fill everything in.

The second goal that I have set myself for the week is to carry on working on my Media Studies coursework. I have been behind on this due to the amount of other work that I have been set. This shows that I need to work on my organisational skills more when considering the amount of work I have been set and when it needs to be handed in. However, I have made all of my work to the highest standard possible which means that it takes longer for me to complete individual tasks. For example, I have made multiple videos for the course which are very time consuming. This is because the filming of the videos usually takes over an hour, maybe two. During the build up to the video filming and edit I am constantly looking on music sharing websites for a suitable song for the video. I have to do this to ensure that none of the music is copyrighted. After I have found the correct song I can start the edit. The amount of time I spend on this varies due to the style of the video and the length. However, because of the style I edit in to try and make the content as interesting as possible it normally takes about an hour to edit two minutes of finished video.

The last goal I am setting myself is to keep updating these ICT blog posts over my break. This is very important as I can easily forget to keep things updated as it is not the largest priority I have with my work. If I do not remember to update this blog over my break I can easily forget what goals I have set for those two weeks.

Personal Development Point Review #11.5

Wednesday | December 9, 2015

The first goal that I had set myself for the week is to complete the rest of my artwork that I had started but not finished. The paint job that had been put on the car took a long time to paint, however, I managed to get it finished.

My second goal for the week was to complete my business studies work. I managed to complete the task early. Doing this enabled my to start on the next unit we had to work on. this allowed me to get ahead of the work that needs completing in the future. Because I have started the work early I will have achieved the deadline before the allocated time is over, allowing me more time to complete tasks in other lessons.

The last goal that I set was to complete my Media Studies storyboard. This was easily done as I have a very big interest in drawing and film making. Because these two were put together I easily completed the task due to having the motivation to complete it to the best of my ability. Because I have completed the storyboard, I can now plan when I am going to film my movie. This will be some time in the future, although I have not yet planned when.

Personal Development Point Goals #11

Thursday | December 3, 2015

My first goal for this week is to complete the work I am currently working on in Art. I am paining a picture of one of my favorite cars. However, it has a custom paint job in the picture that I have chosen because of the angle of the car. This meaning that it is very hard to paint because of the style.

The second goal I have set myself is to complete all of my Business Studies work. The deadline for the latest section of work has been brought forward a week. This means that i will have to allocate more time towards complying it in my free time. Because if this I will have less time to complete my artwork.

My last goal for this week is to compete the storyboard in Media Studies that I have been working on. This is for my final piece which I will be filming after Christmas, but before that I have to plan the film and how I am going to film it. This is a very important part in my course as I will have to show development in my work and how I have reached the point I am at.

Personal Development Point Review #10.5

Wednesday | December 2, 2015 

This week I have managed to finish filming and editing my Media Studies work. I had successfully filmed all of the props that I am going to use when filming my final piece. This was a big success in the end as my teacher presented this to the class above myself. Something else that I am very proud of is the fact that the head of Media Studies fro another school had come to visit and noted down the link to the video to show her classes "what they're up against". I took this as a big accomplishment because my work is seen as a very good example.

The second goal I have set for myself is to complete a piece of ICT work that I'd been working on. I had to complete this very quickly as I had started the piece very late due to me completing other work in different subjects. Because I have completed this piece of work I am now on track with all of my current work and have time to complete all of my current outstanding work.


My final goal for this week was to complete the work I have been working on in Art. I have completed some of the work I have started. I am currently working on a painting of one of my favourite cars. However, this may take a long time to finish.

Personal Development Point Goals #10

Thursday | November 26, 2015

This week I my goal is to film a small video for my Media Studies work. I will be filming all of the props and equipment that I will use and editing it together. My Media Studies teacher recommended that I make a poster showing all of these things, but to show my editing skills to the examiner and practice editing even more I am going to make another film.

The second goal that I am setting myself is to complete a piece of ICT work that is due for next week. I have not had time to start this work as I have been busy with other subjects and work. The task I have been set is to complete a publisher document on social media. This will be a small challenge for me as I have never really used Microsoft publisher before and don't know the workings of it. This means that I will have to use the internet to learn how to use some of the features I'm not familiar with to complete the task.

The last goal that I am setting myself for the week is to complete some of the work I have been doing in art. I have made this a priority because I haven't had a lot of time to complete the work I have started due to the workload in other lessons. This means that I will have to dedicate my free periods in school towards doing this to keep on top of the one A2 sheet a week goal my teacher has set.

Personal Development Point Review #9.5

Wednesday | November 25, 2015

Throughout this week I have managed to complete all of my outstanding ICT work. To do this I had to dedicate a lot of time at home to ensure I have completed all of the work that has been set. I had dedicated so much time to this work over any other subject as I had made it a priority as a lot of work had been set in this particular subject. Because I have completed all of this work I can work on completing pieces for my Art coursework.

The second goal that I had managed to complete this week was the goal to collect all of the props that I will need to film a short movie on all of the equipment that I will use to film my final piece. I have also arranged to take out tripods and lights to film the movie in a certain room. I have found an old wooden backdrop that will be very good for the aesthetic of my film.

My final goal for the week was to plan and find all of the items I will need to build a new desk. I have found some old reclaimed wood and pipes that I will be able to use and will by building this after Christmas. I have also found mounts that will be able to support my screens. This is very important as triple screen mounts are very expensive to buy from the internet. Because I am building my desk I can easily make supports to suit my needs. I am planning to build this in a few weeks time.

Personal Development Point Goals #9

Thursday | November 19, 2015

This week I plan to complete all of the remaining work on my ICT P5 document. I am behind on this work as I had not made it a priority above any of my other work. Because I have done this I need to complete it as quickly as possible so that I don't have to worry about completing it at home when I could be improving other work.

My next goal for this week is to collect all of the props that I will need to shoot my Media Studies final piece. I plan to make a video on all of the props and equipment I will be using to produce the video. This will also be put on my Media Studies Coursework Blog and be a part of the planning section I am currently working on.

The last goal I am setting myself is to plan and find all of the items I will need to build myself a new desk. I am going to be using reclaimed wood and pipes. This will both be environmentally friendly, cheap to build and very large. I need the desk to be very large because I currently have a 6ft desk and would find it very hard to return to a small one. I need to measure and find all of the individual parts I will need so I will be able to build it in the Christmas holidays.



Personal Development Point Review 8.5

Wednesday | November 18, 2015 

Throughout the week I have managed to finish the storyboard I have been drawing out for my Media Studies task. I have also learned new skills on Photoshop. I have learned how to properly use the guide feature properly as I was unsure how to use them before. Because I have measured everything out correctly the storyboard looks very professional and I will easily be able to edit and change shots around if I need to without needing to adjust any of the sizes.

In my art class I managed to finish a drawing of the close up motorbike engine I have been working on. This didn't take as long as the car engine I have been drawing due to it being smaller and I didn't make the drawing as detailed. This piece will show my development to drawing my car engine very well.

My final goal was complete my D1 task. I did this very efficiently as I had dedicated a lot of time towards completing it. The reason I manage to complete the piece in such a short amount of time was the fact that I had taken frequent short breaks to have a drink so I didn't get bored. This is very important when I am working as my concentration levels drop very fast if I don't take my mind off of the work for a few minutes to refresh my mind. Because the work is finished I will be able to fully concentrate on all of my other ICT work

Personal Development Point Goals #8

Thursday | November 12, 2015

This week I am planning to create the storyboard for my Media Studies final piece task. This will include listing all of the shot types, music, sound and the length of the shots I will use in my final piece. The movie needs to be at least 2 minutes long and include a verity of shots and different types of music to interest the audience. All of this will be completed in the storyboard. I will be creating the storyboard digitally so I am easily able to change around and edit the drawings that I have planned out and think may not be suitable.

The second task I have set myself is to complete a drawing that I have been working on in my art class. This piece is a short sketch of a close up motorbike engine which is very detailed but I am working on making it simpler and a lot less working time. Doing this piece will show development to my larger car engine drawing that I have completed over the course of 5 hours in a mock exam.

The last goal I have set myself is to complete my ICT D1 task that I have been set. All I now need to do is complete the comments that will help me improve my work so that I can get the best grade possible. The work needs to be completed as soon as possible as there is other work going to be set in class. If I do not complete the work I will receive a missing deadline and I will be behind on other work being set in class.

Personal Development Point Review #7.5

Wednesday | November 11, 2015

In the art exam that I had this week, I had managed to complete nearly all of the engine drawing. All that I hand t completed is some of the colour. However, the colour is the least time consuming part of the piece because I have already drawn out all of the engine which takes the longest amount of time. Finishing the piece off will only take around an hour.

In my Media Studies class I have managed to get all of my draft blog posts finished off and posted so I can now move on to planning my final movie piece. I find this a lot easier as I have already planned out everything I am going to do with the theme and genre so all I need to do is put everything into detail in a creative way.

On my Business Studies work I had managed to complete all of the comments set in around half an hour which aloud me to complete more on my Art engine piece. This was a big advantage as a lot of time is needed to complete artwork that is very detailed and large.

Personal Development Point Goals #7

Thursday | November 5, 2015

This week I am going to set the task of fishing off one of my final pieces in Art. I will try to do this in my 5 hour mock exam that I will be sitting. The exam is a very big advantage because it will allow me to complete a lot of work with minimal distractions. I plant to draw a car engine which is something that would be very complicated and detailed to draw. I have been set a target to draw something detailed by my art teacher so I have chosen an engine. The reason for me choosing this as something I am going to spend a long time on is because I am doing vintage cars as my art project theme. Drawing an old engine is a very good option because it is both a detailed image and related to cars in a very recognisable way.

Another task that I have set myself it to complete some work that I have to finish in my media studies class. I do not understand the work that has been set properly and have a lot to catch up on posting on my coursework blog. I have to post at least 4 things a week to achieve the best grade I can possibly get. This is a very hard task as I have a lot of other subjects that are concentrating on coursework.


The last task that I have set myself is to complete the remaining comments on by business coursework. My teachers have marked my work to say what I need to do to put my up to the next grade and improve my work. All I have to do is improve the bits of work that I have done that aren't up to standard. This will not take very long because there isn't a great deal of comments on the documents that I have been working on. This is an advantage because it will allocate me more time to complete work in other areas.



Personal Development Point Review #6.5

Wednesday | November 4, 2015

In this week I have managed to finish the London City short movie I have filmed. I have also colour corrected and stabilized the footage. I had to allocate a lot of my spare time to complete this task around my school work. I have also exported and rendered the video so others are able to view the movie.

I have now completed all of the improvements on my business work that was marked over the holidays (last week). This means that I can now carry on with the work that's currently being set in class. As a result of this I can be now more relaxed in class as I feel as I have nothing extra to worry about completing.

The last goal I had set for myself which was to complete my ICT work was completed very quickly and easily. This was because I had a very goo understanding of what I had to do for the work and my teacher had written comments to guide me into getting the best mark possible. As a result of this I have no missing deadline so my record will not show that I have missed any deadlines. This is an achievement also because I have proven to myself that I can complete all of the work expected in the right time frame.





Personal Development Point Goals #6

Thursday | October 29, 2015

This week I plan to finish editing the film I shot while I visited London City Centre. I have a lot of footage that needs editing and colour correcting so it looks as professional as possible. I have started the edit towards the end of the school holiday and to finish it off i need to stabilise the footage and trim everything down. This is the most time consuming process and I will have to allocate a lot of time to completing it around the work that I have been set in class.

Another goal I have set myself is to complete all of the improvements that my teacher has set in my business work. My teacher has marked this over the holidays and has set improvements for me to complete so I can get the best grade possible. This work needs to be completing as soon as possible in my free time so I am able to properly concentrate on the work that is currently being set.

The last goal I have been set is to complete a piece of work that I have not completed in ICT. I have to complete this as soon as possible so my teacher is able to mark it and be on top of the current work being set. If I don't complete this work as soon as possible I will get a missing deadline which will go on my record. It is very important that I avoid this as it will make me look bad when others are reviewing my current progress in school.

Personal Development Point Review #5.5

Wednesday | October 28, 2015

This week I have managed to complete all of my outstanding business work by asking my teacher what exactly I need to do. The work was very simple and I managed to complete everything quickly and efficiently so I was able to carry on with other tasks. I have also managed to improve all of the outstanding work that needed completing to the best of my ability. Because i managed to complete all of this work I was able to relax and have a but of a break compared to usual. This made me feel that a big weight that had been lifted off of my shoulders.

This weekend I also travelled down to London and I managed to take a lot of photos from my art project. This has improved the workload of my project greatly and will show the development of my project hopefully giving my a better grade. The development of my project will also be improved by the colour grading and the photoshopping that I will complete in the future. If I do this it will further show my skills in ICT.

Over the holidays I completed another goal that I had set for myself which was to complete the work that I had missed when I was off ill in the first few weeks. This work needed to be completed as it is part of the course and I cannot have work missing. A big advantage of getting this work done is i don't have to worry about it all in the future. Because I have done this I am not able to fully concentrate on the work that everyone else is currently working on in class.

Personal Development Point Goals #5

Thursday | October 22, 2015

This week I plan to complete all of my outstanding Business Studies work. I have to finish off a few little things to complete all of my work but the downfall to this is that it's very hard to figure out what I need to improve to get the higher grade/marks. I will also have to ask my teachers what I need to improve on so I can complete the section I am working on efficiently.


At the weekend I am traveling down to London City. Here I will work on taking photographs for my art project. Because London is a very big city it will be very easy to find things to photograph that will be relevant to my project. I will mainly be focusing on photographing old buildings and cars etc. There are many locations which will have a good amount of these types of buildings and cars.


Another goal I want to complete is all of my outstanding ICT work. I have this work to do because I was off for a few weeks due to illness, meaning I missed out on individual bits of work that I now have to catch up on. I aim to have this done and any other bits that I need to catch up on by the end of half term (one weeks time). The advantage of half term is that after I come back from London I will have plenty of time to get all of my tasks done as much as possible.



Personal Development Point Review #4.5

Wednesday | October 21, 2015

On the weekend I managed to shoot all of my preliminary task and edit it all in 2 days. I managed to borrow all of the equipment I needed and brought them back on Monday morning. The time set to meet was 10 o'clock and all of the shooting went well. I managed to edit all of the film in less than a day which is a big achievement as editing films normally takes a long time. My media teacher was very impressed with my outcome on the task.

When editing I managed to colour correct all of my footage and add the correct effects to create the effect I wanted the audience to see. By doing this I managed to make my film look very professional. I used my own editing style which also made it look very original. When stitching the film together I tried to make the footage match the beat of the music which made it look even more professional.

Throughout this week I have dedicated a lot of my free periods to getting artwork completed. I have managed to get a lot of it done which is a big achievement since it is very time consuming. I have also taken some photos of my trip to York and photo shopped them, which again shows my skills in ICT. However, I still have a lot of work to complete to the highest quality possible.

Personal Development Point Goals #4

Thursday | October 15, 2015

One of my main goals this week is to film and edit my media preliminary task. I have already spoken to my media teacher about borrowing equipment such as cameras, microphones and tripods. I will be taking them out of school at the weekend and bringing them back on Monday so that other people can use them during the week. I have arranged with parents and friends to go out on the Saturday to film all of the footage.

Another goal I need to complete is editing my Media preliminary task footage. After I have shot all of the footage, I will need to colour correct the clips and cut them down and order them so it looks as professional as I can make it. This all needs to be done by half term. The average amount of time it will take me to edit a video like this is around 3 to 4 hours. I will have to take extra time out of my free time to get this completed around all of my other work.

In the week 3 review I had stated that I have still not completed my planned piece of work. My goal for this week it to get as much done on it as possible, if not complete it. I am going to work towards this up until the weekend so I'm able to make time for my media work also. When I am not editing my Media video I am going to try and edit some photos I have taken for art in Photoshop. These are an important part to my project as they will show off my computer skills and design skills.

Personal Development Review #3.5

Wednesday | October 14, 2015

For my work experience this week I went to the computer store and found out that they only open at 10:00 am. This will not allow enough time to do some work experience and get to school on time since I will have to be in lesson at 11:20 at the very latest. However, the computer store may say I can go in for an hour but it's very doubtful since not much can be completed in that amount of time.

Throughout the week I have manages to complete all of my Business Studies work so it's up to date. I asked about the questions I was stuck on and I managed to complete the work with a good understanding of what I was doing.

Because I managed to complete this work I was also able to do a lot of extra artwork in my free time to meet a deadline that has been set for the end of term. I have nearly completed my planned out piece of work so I will also be able to hand it in before the end of term. The reason for me not completing this work just yet is that I need to complete other pieces around the bigger piece of work so I can get more work done. One of the main reasons for doing this is so I don't bet bored of a piece of work because I've been working on it for such a long period of time. if I do lots of pieces of work at once, I'm always doing something new so I never get bored.

Personal Development Point Goals #3

Thursday | October 8, 2015

This week I plan to go into a local computer store near the school and ask if I'm able to do job experience there. This would hopefully involve fixing and repairing computers, troubleshooting problems that people may have with their computers and virus removal. These skills would help me in later life if I ever go into this sort of industry and want to build custom computers etc.


Another goal I am trying to complete is Business Studies work. In this subject I am planning my own business and am stuck on some of the questions I have to do for the coursework. Some examples of the tasks I need to complete would be finding out how much money I would need to loan and how much the company would cost to start up. Because I have no understanding of how to do this I will need it explaining to me so I'm able to complete the work given.


My final goal for this week is to carry on working on a piece of work I have planned out. normally I give up half way though a piece of work because I think its not good enough to be put in my coursework. My goal is to stick with this piece if work and have it completed without being rushed. This is very important because if I don't complete any of my work, I will not achieve the grade I want to have in the subject.

Personal Development Point Review #2.5

Wednesday | October 7, 2015

This week I have managed to complete the drawing have been working on in Art and started other work that has to be completed for the course. I have planned out my next drawing on Photoshop and am now in the process of adding the detail in pencil.

In my media work I have managed to complete all three bits of the film analysis. This will help me in creating my final piece as I will understand what professional films have in their in their title sequence scenes. The pieces have been looked at and are approved by my teacher for the quality and content of the pieces.

The weather at the weekend was not suited to the setting of the scene I wanted to shoot, meaning I wasn't able to go out and film the scene to complete the task. However, this task will be completed shortly when I re-acquire the correct equipment to film the scene as I don't possess the resources to shoot it on my own.



Personal Development Point Goals #2

Thursday | October 1, 2015

This week I am going to aim to complete the latest drawing I have been working in Art, along with any other work that's unfinished. I am aiming to do this because one of the goals I wasn't able to achieve last week is completing the rest of my artwork.


Another goal I am aiming to complete is my Media work. The task that has been set is to analyse three movie opening scenes for the research and planning for our final piece. The final piece is to create a 2 minute movie opening scene with the titles. So far I have completed one opening title scene analysis which means I have two left to complete. both of these tasks should take around an hour to complete.


The last goal I have set myself for this week is to film my preliminary task scene over the weekend. (This can only be completed if the weather is correct for the weather conditions I want to feature in my movie). The film will involve somebody walking though an entrance, talking to someone, and camera techniques such as the 180 degree rule. This technique means that you only film your subjects across a 180 degree angle. The easiest way to do this is to pretend there is an invisible line on the ground, and to never go over it. Another technique I will need to include is the "shot reverse shot" this will involve two or more characters having a conversation. An example of this would be to film a shot over the shoulder of a subject and then a shot of the subject facing the other character, having the conversation.

Personal Development Point Review #1.5

Wednesday | September 30, 2015

I have achieved my goal to complete all of my outstanding work by the end of the week. I had to work in my free periods and at home to get it all done in time. However, I haven't been able to complete all of the artwork I wanted to because I prioritized reaching deadlines that had been set by teachers instead of my own.


At the weekend I was able to start practicing on my new longboard and filmed video of friends to go along with the process. One of the reasons for me doing this is to practice editing for my Media Studies work. This fits in with my goal to finish another video I filmed over the course of 2 weeks that I'm aiming to complete but haven't yet finished the process. Finishing the video I created in the school holidays will take many hours to complete and I will need to manage my time well to be able to fit it in with all of my other work.



Personal Development Point Goals #1

Thursday | September 24, 2015

This week I am aiming to complete all of my schoolwork that I need to catch up on by the weekend. This means I will have to work after school and in free period in order to ensure all of my work is complete. The most amount of work I have to work on is my Art Project. I haven't been able to fit as much time in as I would have liked to recently and it's time I did extra work after school in order to get ahead.


One of the main reasons for aiming to complete all of my current work by the weekend, apart from reducing stress, is so that I am able to dedicate the weekend to learning a new trick on my longboard with friends. I have recently purchased a longboard (a much longer version of a skateboard that is designed for different activities) to try out instead of my original skateboard and would like to learn new things. The trick I will be attempting to learn is the slide. This is where you rotate the board under your feet so it "drifts" and you come to a stop. This will obviously take longer than one weekend to learn, in fact it will take many hours to perfect.


Another aim I have for the next few weeks is to finish editing a video I created over the course of two weeks in the school holidays. There is a lot of footage that I managed to shoot so this will also take longer than the weekend to finish. The hardest part about finishing the video is having time to sit at the computer for long periods of spare time that I don't have. This means that I will have to manage my time very carefully.