For this assignment, we were asked to create a cv, cover email and showreel to be able to send to potential employers. Below is my research into how to make sure my cv, cover email and showreel look good and presentable. CV: In order to create a good cv, there are a couple of key Read More…
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Contextual Research – Audience
For our tenth week of contextual research, we were asked to do some research into the topic of audience. According to Your Dictionary, audience means “An opportunity to be heard or to express one’s views” or “A group of persons assembled to hear and see a speaker, a play, a concert, etc” (1) (2) In Read More…
Contextual Research – Collaboration
For our ninth week of contextual research, we were asked to do some research into the topic of collaboration. According to Planview, collaboration means “to work with another person or group in order to achieve or do something”.(1) That sounds pretty simple but how simple or easy a collaboration is or would be depends on Read More…
Contextual Research – Aesthetics
For our eighth week of contextual research, we were asked to do some research into the topic of aesthetics. According to Philosophybasics, aesthetics is a actually a branch of philosophy that that is “concerned with the nature and appreciation of art, beauty and good taste.” Also, according to the same site, the word “aesthetics” is Read More…
Contextual Research – Three Key Things
From going through task 1, I feel like the three key things I should be more aware of going on into task 2 are: Better time management, making sure I’m getting my posts done on time. Making sure I get all the information I need in my posts without going over the word limit. Making Read More…
Contextual Research – Task 1
Week 1 – SUSTAINABILITY For our first class of contextual research, we were asked to find a postcard or image that related to the word sustainability. I chose a postcard that was sent to us by some family over in England: This postcard relates to the idea of sustainability because it wasn’t manufactured and bought, Read More…
Animation – Research
Topic research: For my animation for this workshop, I decided to base it around trans discrimination and trans equality because I feel it is a situation that need more awareness. Trans discrimination and hate is still a very prominent issue to this day and continues to be a serious problem worldwide. Galop is a LGBT Read More…
Contextual Research – Place
For the sixth week of our contextual research, we were asked to do some research around the topic of place. In terms of the dictionary definition, place is a particular space or location.(1) (2) In terms of animation, however, place could refer to the placement or composition of objects or characters within a scene of Read More…
Contextual Research – Gender
For the fifth week of our contextual research class, we were asked to do some research into gender. Gender, in short, refers to the socially constructed characteristics of men and women, girls and boys.(1) Gender also relates to a persons psychological state, whether that’s androgynous, masculine or feminine. This includes a persons attitude and behaviour Read More…
Fine Art – Contextual Research, David Hockney
The third and final person I decided to research, a printmaker, is David Hockney. Hockney was born in 1937 in Bradford in West Riding of Yorkshire. As well as being a printmaker, Hockney is also a painter, photographer, draftsmen and stage designer. In the 1960s, he made important contributions to the pop art movement and, Read More…