I never thought I really had a voice in terms of what I create, however, this project combined with the others we've been set recently have given me a much more solid idea. It also has a lot to do with trying to come up with ideas for a film project. It turns out that most of my ideas have a very 'dark' feeling to them, and as vague as 'dark' might sound, it's the only word I know that comes close enough to describing it. I guess it's just that I've always read horror stories, and ghost stories and things that are a little grim, and morbid. Just give me some black nail varnish, and some eye-liner and call me a goth!
Anyway, back to the project, it was very hard to think of what inspires me, because I honestly felt to begin with that I endeavour to be original and unique instead of trying to copy things I've already seen, or worse, steal other people's ideas. I chose to Power Point to present my project, and considering I can count on one hand the number of times I've used it, I was quite happy with the result. I added in animations and a soundtrack, and a slide that explained the images I chose, and why I chose that particular item as an inspiration to me.
So overall, I felt it was a helpful project which shed light on which direction I'd like to move in. Unfortunately, I ultimately felt it to be a bit of a waste of my time, as I've never been asked to show it to any of our tutors. We were told we had two weeks to complete it, so I worked hard to ensure it was finished and ready to show on the day we returned. But then that's a whole other story...
Coming soon....creative futures week...
