Everyone has their own way of learning. some are auditory or visual, some are hands on, but most of us tend to fall some where in the margins of these textbook classifications. What is rarely addressed is how do people learn as a group?
How does this apply to work within a production studio?
Within our Production class we had to tackle this issue rather quickly. What would be the best way to approach a group of individuals who had never worked in a studio before and ask them to produce a television ready program within an expectable amount of time?
Option one: Spend time outside of the studio teaching structured basics and theory.
Option two: Throw students into the studio environment and have them learn by doing.
In fact, we decided on a mix of both of these. We spent a minimal amount of time outside of the studio going over the very basic knowledge we would need, then we jumped into the studio and began work.
But was this the correct route to take?
I found that in a group dynamic, it was far more beneficial to work hands on. Being in a studio has made me realize that even if you know what you're doing, once you begin doing that job as part of a whole it becomes a whole new entity.
Individuals may have their own way of learning but groups need to learn how to function together before becoming greater than the sum of their parts.
Working in the studio was a much more productive use of my time in the learning process. We began learning and doing as one and were able to create better material because of it.
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