March 2024. I recently completed a semester exchange to London where I studied film-making at UAL, a slight off-shoot from my typical studies in Melbourne which are communication design and cinema studies, the latter of which consists mostly of analytical essay writing.Working in a group on a short film for the duration of the semester taught me a lot about how to manage relationships within a team. It was a challenging and rewarding experience in which I got hands on with equipment, worked in a film studio, and learnt about how to negotiate multiple creative voices at once to work toward a cohesive outcome.In total I spent five days during the shooting period on different sets. My roles on those days included: behind-the-scenes stills photographer, boom operator, and sound recordist.