Friday, 26 March 2010

communication is a virus- reflecting over collaboration

Why have you chosen to work with your creative partner? What are your aims?
  • similar interests in terms of delivery methods and ideas
  • what I initially got from Sean's poster was that he was interested in someone who liked using photography, lens based stuff, "looking for a good eye"
What are you specific areas of creative interest in this brief?
  • I like the idea of using cinematography
  • I got into weird, memorable advertisements on television&cinema, thought they were an effective way of communicating
  • I liked the idea of doing something that could be broadly shown, screen worked seemed appealing.
  • I also wanted to do something different, both me and Sean wanted to move away from printed work
What specific deisgn skills do you have to offer in relation to your chosen brief? How do you intend to use them?
  • I like lens based stuff
  • video editing, using Final Cut
What specific non-design skills do you have to offer in relation to your chosen brief? How do you intend to use them?
  • Visual awareness
  • We both said we liked thinking things, using our imagination, this was shown on one of our brainstorming sheets, thought best on the train and things like that
  • I enjoy looking at other existing advertisements
What specific roles will you have?
  • Maybe do most of the filming itself
  • Will physically do the editing, but ideas for it will come from both me and Sean
  • visual ideas
  • collaboratively collect and research facts and inspirational pieces
What will your joint responsibilities be?
  • We will both jot down what we think we should do in terms of story line, location, idea, specific shots etc...
  • Pick and choose bits to help blend something we like both think will work as effectively
  • Decide how our video should look overall, what music should run alongside it
  • We will both prepare presentation boards and contribute in the presentations

communication is a virus- feedback !










Monday, 8 March 2010

what is a line?

the brief-
Using the manipulation of line, frame, format, media and colour you are to produce a body of work that visually investigates one of the following definitions of the word 'line':

"a formation of people, objects or things on besides/behind the other"
"a connected series of events, actions or developments"
"a mark indicating position, connection or boundaries"

considerations-
You will need to develop, document and catalogue a range of investigative and experimental approaches in response to the quote you have chosen. You will also need to document the application and evaluation of media.

constructing a line?
what media do you use?
what format? constant or changing frame?

background-
One of the numerous definitions of drawing (and recording drawing) is the act of defining the outlines of an object against a background, using a wide variety of tools and techniques. It generally involves making/applying marks to a surface.

mandatory requirements-
The work presented must represent the time given to complete this brief. You will need to set time aside to draw regularly. There is no point rushing this at the end of the module, time management is essential. You investigation should become part of your everyday life and developing design practice.

deliverables-
A set of notebooks/sketchbooks and drawings/images in an organised, rational and considered format.