#personal employability

In this stage of the final year, I was advised by the course to begin developing a form of marketing promotion which is business card. Where I as a digital creator will promote myself towards customers or employers from creative agencies to look on depth of the values and standard that I obtain as a designer; to take arrangements of meetings and then work collaboration to meet their needs of taking their idea to the next level. So, to begin creating my business card, I need to visually develop a plan on how the content will look like and I start with the size dimension and page layout for the card. Where a specific page layout are A5 - landscape format and size dimension will be 85x55mm. Move onto the colour palette scheme which design a bright overview of the card to stand out as appealing and meaningful for employers to observe.

The colour palette for my business will include dark-green; mellow yellow; pure gold; and White. Not as many colours as you expect to see in typical business cards, but it’s convenient for practitioner in creative digital world to produce a business card with few colours to make it simpler to display. Then fonts will chime in to the design, where I’ve checked various fonts styles in Illustrator and I came across one font that blends with the colour on the background and objects frequently-well. And that font is Trebuchet MS bold. And the objects that I enlisted to the design are mini sphere balls, where the imagination behind the objects represents the journey that I’ve partake for 4 years as a creative multimedia student which sets a direction from being an amateur new creator to fully learned knowledgeable student.

The colour for this object will remain the same as the background, but has yellow outline around the ball to carefully see the object on the opposite side of letter ‘R’. Last not but least, information will come to place in the business card which is crucial to implement allowing yourself to give essential details to your employers so they could reach to you for job promotions or providing offers to choose and visit from creative agencies. Important details can include your name, occupation, phone number, profile websites, or social media platform to follow my body of work. And the title of my business card that I decided to name that represents my 4-year journey in creative multimedia is Reformation, which I specifically chose that definition to show the employers or colleagues my evolution as a creative artist to be from average learner to improving restored student that went through trials and tribulations to get to the position where I’m at with the help of experienced professors and colleagues to maintain my ability to be better at imperative technique in creative fields.

The other day UKFast rang me in order to discuss possible job opportunities, after I talked to them at their stand at the digital talent day at the town hall a couple of months ago. I left my details with them on the day for potential placement opportunities for unit X, but unfortunately they still had none available, and thought I was a graduate looking for a full-time position. 

I explained about some projects I had been working on this year, and the fields of design/multimedia I am most interested in. They were impressed by what I had been doing and liked that I was interested in coding, web development and UX design, and told me to get in touch again after I graduate. 

SLIDESHOW:

RESEARCH FILM:

I’ll be using my 5 minute research film to experiment with some new territories and set up a kind of taster for the narrative/style of next years Major film project. I’ll be practicing working with a child actor (to get a taste of what is and isn’t effective, problems to look out for, methods that will make the filming process next year easier for both the actor and film team), trying to find what kind of special effects or use of animation would best suit the film’s narrative and work out my teams limitations are when it comes to adding a visual element to the magical realism within the film.

The film will involve a little girl, entering the magical realm beneath her bed to fight off the monster that she believes lives below her whilst she sleeps at night. This is an excellent opportunity for me, as the cinematographer, to try and pin down a camera style that stylistically suits the theme of the film and potential effects we may decide to use. We will shoot in various locations, woodland and we have our sights set on a castle type location & a cliffside beach.

This film will also provide, hopefully, a piece that we can use to gain public interest in the major film to come and possibly help us gain funding through a kickstarter account etc

Sound design is VERY important to this film, since we want to place most of the weight of creating the creatures and ambiance of the film onto the sound design because we feel it’d suit our budget and film style much more than trying to create elaborate animations - bridge to terabithia being an example of this.

We will be looking for a sound designer and producer for both this film and the major film next year.

ESSAY/P.E:

To compliment the research I’m undergoing for my research & major films, I’ve decided to write an essay that explores Magical Realism cinema - specifically how filmmakers use magical realism to explore and create narratives that revolve around children who have experienced or are living through trauma and as a device to create symbolism to this trauma.

I’m studying titles such as: Bridge to Terabithia, Pan’s Labyrinth, Where the Wild things are and The Babadook (which is more of a horror but there’s symbolism there that is valuable to what I’m trying to explore)

I’ve found written work online about trauma in cinema/narratives, along with some books from the library that will help me explore individual components to my essay that I can combine with others to create my case

I’ve continued to update my blog from last year’s P.E studies with what i’ve been creating and investigating for this unit and also the workshops i’ve been undergoing - cinematography & script writing.

I’ve also been sharing my notes for films I’ve been watching that will contribute to my research and development

I’m using it to document any of my professional experiences throughout this final year and the presentations and talks I may visit to further my career and experience.

MAJOR FILM:

story is based on a little girl who’s father was an explorer/adventurer and enthusiast of Scottish folklore and myths - going out to seek them. he went missing a year ago, presumed dead (he is dead) - this left the daughter’s mother quite estranged and caused a rift with their relationship as she is consumed by grief she neglects the child and does not like her shared enthusiasm for myths and adventure. She burns a pop up book of folklore that the father made for her, and this sets a catalyst in the plot and the girl ventures out to go fight the Shelly-Coat monster that she believes took her father away. she defeats the beast and returns home, upon her return her mother realises how important her daughter is and how she has been too wrapped in bereavement. She does not get her father back, but she does gain a sense of closure and a restored relationship with her mother.

There will be other magical creatures hinted along the way

sound design is again greatly important

filmed in scotland

the shelly coat is symbolic of her battling her grief/bereavement - a monster that has pursued her in the time after her fathers disappearance (comparable to the symbolism in The Babadook)

looking for a sound designer, producer and general help (runners etc)

The experience I had throughout the events at @mozfest @Mosi @3Dforthefuture and @HardonCollider was the knowledge and information I gained from each events that was presented to us all.

The main parts that I loved was the whole atmosphere of the event and the excitment in the air. I felt the events where very open and interaction with one another was encouraged. I learned a huge amount by interacting with all kinds of different people from all over, I learnt what they have been taught by getting involved in their work. I explored the event and came across an App that can create a stop motion animation. It worked by drawing an object, eg a face, on one slide and then on the next slide you draw over that in a different motion, once your happy with your drawings, you simply click play and it would show up on the projected board of the animation you have made with simple objects and little effort. The software is simple, easy to use, and fun. I liked the fact that it is a very easy interactive piece of software, that reaches out to a wide audience.

Mozilla Festival was an eye opening experience for me. I found myself in a room with multicultural people, learning what they did as a hobby, as a teacher, or as a worker in the tech industry. I found myself in a world where I could experience and learn all about different technologies from other industries and how these can be utilised and the reason behind creating them.

The 3D printing event that took place at MOSI, there I came across a great variety of 3D printed models. Seeing these designs inspired me to think more about the possibilities of 3D printing technology and how I can incorporate it into my work. The museum was amazing! I loved every part of the event, from a terminator arm to a printed part of a an injury of a head, the idea that you can create a patch that fits the injured part of the head was amazing to me. The steps are simple you design what you need and once your happy with it you print it out, in 3D. The cool thing was that once It has surgically attached the bone grows to replace the patch. It is just mind blowing knowing what kind of technology we have been given to create virtually anything we want.

It was interesting to discover printed objects used for many applications, from medical to car parts. The event has so many pros and more importantly real life applications and possibilities. The 3D printer can virtually print anything you can think of, but the only con I can see is the price (which is high).

3D for the future was another event which I participated in, I helped out to ensure the event to run smoothly and helping to organise a 3D printing demonstrations which took place in The Shed. I did not have a chance to take time to experience the event fully, however I learned from the booklets that this event was very much similar to The museum of science industry event. One particular thing that attracted my attention was a prosthetics display, the project was based on 3D printing body parts that could then be used on patients who needed them. It was an educational projection on 3D printing for the future, this made me realise how vast 3D printing was in the industry and how much of an impact it has within the society.

I have from a young age found that the Science & Industry Museum fascinating. The main thing that I learnt about the Higgs Boson partical, how it was discovered and what it was or what they think it was.