Anicka

Anicka is an Eastern European girl who lives with her family. She struggles with communication in English, although has had a formal education in her home country. She attends every voluntary session. She loves to be a part of the group and participates fully in all areas (rock climbing, outdoor activities, woodland and coastal management, sports). When she started the voluntary class she was not very confident discussing how to solve tasks (except in her own language). In the project she has been a pivotal player. She films her class mates without upsetting them. She carefully asks for their permission before taking a shot. She also shows and tells her classmates how to use the equipment.
She is a willing participant in the talking heads shot with the media crew, and discusses what questions she would like to answer. She is also able to assign herself as the second interviewee through negotiation. During the editing stage she discusses which clips may be suitable. She does this in English with her colleagues. She tells me that she finds the editing process boring. Although she learns many of the basic commands in the new software she consistently whinges “not again!”, when arranging to meet to hone the film and add commentary.
She also attends the public performance. She finds it amusing seeing herself on a big screen, and laughs along with her peers during the performance.
She currently attends a Level 1 IT course at City College Plymouth