billybobjoe
Dec 14, 2022
Undergraduate / Film - Extracurricular Quality Development - Engineering at University of Toronto [2]
Hello, any and all feedback is welcome! I tried to write a more personalized response, but I have no idea how the essay comes off.
Reflecting on the activities that you have described above, what qualities do you believe that you have developed through your participation in these activities? How do you think they may have helped to prepare you for U of T Engineering? Feel free to comment on how your community engagement may have been different than expected as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.(250 words or less)
Film is fundamentally a team sport. Like engineering, no one person can plan, create and complete a project individually, and no famous director has led a team of just themselves.
During the height of COVID-19, I picked up the camera out of boredom, and started making small skits and videos. By the end of the year, I had reached the quality limit of what one alone could possibly do.
Due to a great burning passion and a want to create something more than me, a few friends and I grouped together to start Trudeau Filmmaking, a club dedicated to collaborative film production. Teamwork and leadership are at the core of every step in the process, from planning to post-production. In many of the films we produced, I guided and directed new members through the filmmaking process, communicating effectively with the various teams of our club.
Great teamwork results in success, as I have learned from my various video editing roles and hackathons. Whether it's producing an advertisement video from scratch within a week, or assembling hardware and code into a project as quickly as possible, having cooperation and communication skills are necessary to get the job done.
Like with film, I believe success in engineering can only be derived from effective leadership and productive teamwork. I know that skills that I gained through my extracurriculars will help me succeed not just in my studies UofT Engineering, but in any challenge thrown my way.
Engineering essay
Hello, any and all feedback is welcome! I tried to write a more personalized response, but I have no idea how the essay comes off.
Reflecting on the activities that you have described above, what qualities do you believe that you have developed through your participation in these activities? How do you think they may have helped to prepare you for U of T Engineering? Feel free to comment on how your community engagement may have been different than expected as a result of COVID-19 pandemic.(250 words or less)
Film is fundamentally a team sport. Like engineering, no one person can plan, create and complete a project individually, and no famous director has led a team of just themselves.
During the height of COVID-19, I picked up the camera out of boredom, and started making small skits and videos. By the end of the year, I had reached the quality limit of what one alone could possibly do.
Due to a great burning passion and a want to create something more than me, a few friends and I grouped together to start Trudeau Filmmaking, a club dedicated to collaborative film production. Teamwork and leadership are at the core of every step in the process, from planning to post-production. In many of the films we produced, I guided and directed new members through the filmmaking process, communicating effectively with the various teams of our club.
Great teamwork results in success, as I have learned from my various video editing roles and hackathons. Whether it's producing an advertisement video from scratch within a week, or assembling hardware and code into a project as quickly as possible, having cooperation and communication skills are necessary to get the job done.
Like with film, I believe success in engineering can only be derived from effective leadership and productive teamwork. I know that skills that I gained through my extracurriculars will help me succeed not just in my studies UofT Engineering, but in any challenge thrown my way.