End of Module Student Evaluation
BA (Hons) Illustration
Module Code: OUIL504
Illustration 1: Production & Presentation
Name: Sophia Watts
Student ID: sw255328
Please
identify where the evidence for each of the learning outcomes is within your
submission and how well you feel you have met the learning outcomes. Please
also grade yourself in relation to the learning outcomes using terms:
> poor, satisfactory, good, very good,
excellent (Note- This is so that the
team have an understanding of how well you feel you have done. It is not an
indication of the actual grade you may receive.)
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Learning Outcome
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Evidenced
where?
Blog,
Visual Journal, Roughs, Final Illustrations, Stings, storyboards, development
sheets etc. (No more than 75 words)
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Your grade
Using words:
> poor,
satisfactory, good, very good, excellent
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5A5: Demonstrate
an informed understanding of issues relating to image, media, format and
context through the delivery of solutions to identified visual problems.
(Knowledge & Understanding -
Critical Awareness)
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Roughing and
story boarding is where I began to distinguish where the issues within my
work were going to arise. Drawing through my ideas helped me to modify and
develop the content until I was satisfied with my own plan of action.
Blogging became
a tool for me to express the way I was feeling about the project and reflect
on changes I made along the way.
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Very Good
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5A6: Understand the potential
and limitations of a range of processes, technologies and techniques involved
in the development and production of work for print and screen based
delivery.
(Knowledge
& Understanding - Research)
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Experimentation
with all print methods and deciding on the most appropriate one to use in
accordance with my practice, based on the aesthetic of each.
Researching
contextual references, in the library/ online, and through study tasks to see
how other practitioners have utilised print within their work. This informed
me of the potential variety of each print medium.
Feedback
from my peers also helped me to pick out the strengths and weaknesses within
my work.
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Excellent
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5B4: Analyse and critically evaluate primary/secondary source
material to inform the development and contextualisation of ideas, concepts
and products through individual responses to set briefs.
(Cognitive
Skills - Problem Analysis, Problem Solving)
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Researching
Shakespeare, the Globe theatre and the Italian connections of his work
(primary sources) over summer gave me a great starting point for the rest of
the project. I could go back to different parts of my research when I got a
bit bored with the content and start from a new place. This fed in to my
blogging habits and the ideas I acquired through roughing/story boarding.
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Excellent
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5C4: Select, manipulate and
apply appropriate media, processes and technologies in the development,
production and presentation of ideas, concepts and products.
(Practical Skills
- Practical and Conceptual Development)
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Learning
about and experimenting with different print processes was a big turning
point for my practice. It made me think about the way in which I want my work
to be seen and how the qualities of print textures can impact the conceptual
ideas within my work (roughing & blogging). Taking my prints in to
digital media then influenced my ideas when working with After Effects and
moving image.
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Very Good
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5C5:
Identify, evaluate and apply practical/technical processes, materials
and media in order to produce technically competent and conceptually
appropriate outcomes.
(Practical Skills - Visual Quality and Technical
Competence)
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I identify
craftsmanship as a strength within my practice and in particular I think my
book demonstrates this, which exhibits both analog and digital media.
Processes
where I cut onto/into things tend to be the ones I enjoy most (without
sounding crazy), starting with paper cuts (editorial images), then finding a
real passion for Lino printing. I enjoyed carefully cutting the Lino and
taking my time over the quality of line (print tests).
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Excellent
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5D4:
Demonstrate the ability to communicate the development and resolution
of ideas through appropriate visual and written presentation of work.
(Key Transferable Skills - Presentation and Evaluation)
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The
photography and presentation of my outcomes display the growing
professionalism of my work during this module. I interpreted the lead up work
and context of my final resolution mostly within my blog posts, I found this
the easiest way to jot down my thoughts and ideas consistently and
effectively.
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Excellent
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Summative Evaluation (See Evaluation Guidance on next page
for more information)
You are required to write a 750-word Summative Evaluation of
this module.
Please type up your Summative Evaluation in the box below.
Make a PDF of the document, print out a copy to submit with your portfolio of
work and post the PDF as your final post on your OUIL504 blog.
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At the beginning of the module I had barely used
traditional print methods and was a bit wary of experimenting with techniques
I was so unfamiliar with. The most transformative moment for me during this
module was learning how to Lino print. I had never used this method until our
induction and since then I have really embraced the process and plan to
enhance my skills using this technique in future projects.
Refining my digital skills was something I really wanted to
work on this year and I feel a lot more confident using Photoshop and the
Adobe suite in general after this module. Taking my analog prints into
digital programs is where I gained an understanding of different shortcuts
(thanks to Ben) and how to overlay mono-print textures. Learning these skills
has influenced my work in all modules and become an integral part of the way
I want to continue to develop my practice.
Another key part of this module that has contributed to my
creative evolution was learning how to use Adobe After Effects. The process
of utlising my illustrations, story boarding and bringing them to life was
alien to me and at first I was afraid to delve into a world I felt completely
separate from. All my previous experiences of attempting to animate only
frustrated me and I became very impatient. However, overcoming my initial
fear of the unknown showed me how just much I can achieve if I keep an open
mind and let myself take those risks. Using After Effects is nothing like
anything else I have used before and a much quicker and productive way of
making simple animation. The story boarding session with Fred is where I
first started to think differently about how I can tackle this kind of brief.
I have really enjoyed having the opportunity to learn so
many new skills so quickly. Without a doubt, I have discovered many more
things and taken more risks than any other module so far. Because the module
ran for so long, I really had time to experiment and work out what it is that
I like and don't like within my work. It was really useful for me to pinpoint
areas of my practice that I want to hone in on and explore further. Detail,
roughing, ideas, shape, texture and craft are all things that are very
important to me. Blogging and constantly reflecting on my work, along with
experimentation helped to realise this.
Having the time to research authors over the summer helped
to inform my work over the course of the entire module. After changing my
mind from initially choosing Oliver Sacks, I really got in to the works of
Shakespeare and wanted to reflect the tone of that diversity/mystery in my
own specific way, still trying to be original and hopefully not just
replicating art surrounding the subject that we have seen before. I feel like
my ideas, especially for Printed Pictures, took a different form to that
which we immediately associate with the Shakespeare. I was inspired greatly
by the actual textures and shapes I created using the print methods
themselves, this helped me to think about how I could most effectively
utilise these in relation to my author.
Having frequent crits and feedback sessions helped me to
identify the successes within my work, sometimes I find it difficult to do
this when I have been sat with a project for too long so having someone else
look at it with fresh eyes means that they can give me some input and advice
that is intrinsically more valuable than my own.
Ideally, I would like to have experimented more with After
Effects. Because the trial didn't work very well on my own laptop, I waited
until after Christmas to complete my sting on the University computers. I
think if I had spent more time on the individual movements of my images I
could have created more of a seamless series of actions, which overall may
have been more effective. Having said this, I am very happy with what I
managed to produce and actually quite enjoyed the process. Also, I would have
liked to have dedicated more time to screen printing. Instead I had to
prioritise Lino cutting, planning out compositions by roughing in my
sketchbook and experimenting with colour schemes for my book.
I am very pleased with the rate at which I have progressed
since the start of the year. Although my visual signature is probably still
recognisable, I now have the skills I need to actually produce work at the
quality I envisage in my head, which is a very exciting prospect. My practice
feels like it’s really getting somewhere now and I look forward to seeing how
it can evolve in future modules.
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