Practical Relfection

Since you have all taken a few practical tests, reflect on what you've learned so far. Please write a detailed paragraph on why the practical tests are necessary in this class and you're future career. Make sure to cover at least three different reasons in detail.

The practicals are necessary because they give you valuable experience with the equipment. With the Am class being only two hours long, it is harder to gain experience within the time frame. However, with the motivation to finish a practical, we got hands-on experience on what it is like to use the equipment properly. Another benefit of the practical is that you are forced to learn about unknown parts of an equipment. For example, there were countless buttons on the FS5 that I never knew about while filming normally. Because of the practical where I have to label every part of the equipment, I came into contact with interesting functions of the camera. I also learned about the importance of small parts of handling the equipment. From the experience of failing the practical by saying a word wrong, I learned that it is important to pay attention to the details.