Portfolio meeting with an Art director.

After sending out many emails to many Art directors and Production designers, I hit lucky with a response from Alan Davis. Mr Davies is the Art director for Coronation Street and he invited me along for a general chat and a look over my Portfolio. The meeting was very informal and I was given the opportunity to watch an episode being made outside, which was very surreal. This also gave me the chance to see the Art department at work and their involvement in the making of the program. There was also a chance to speak to crew about their daily jobs and what was involved in each department. I asked about how fast each production was made and how far in advanced did the designing begin as its different to any of the dramas I have experienced before. It was clear to see that many episodes are produced well in advance and organisation is key to successfully designing with thought and visual translation to script and character changes. 

We also had a chance to look over some of work and the feedback was encouraging. He liked my collage pieces and thought my work was progressing well. I had put my images into sections, so I could provide an insight into my print making, photography, illustration, digital and sewing skills. I believe the meeting went well and I asked if I could be considered for any work experience opportunities in the future. I also asked if he would like to meet again at the end of my degree for another review of my more advanced portfolio, he said that would be good, so a positive result so far-yay!

My Zine choice

Over the summer we were asked to explore a project based on an area of interest that could be then linked to our own work. For myself I used the opportunity to delve into a personal passion of Photography, collage and story telling. I spent the holidays travelling through Europe and had the opportunity to capture something of life, culture and human nature. Photography, as a medium is used to help document moments and freeze them. I believed this be the best tool to help me collate my investigative imagery. My approach to photography is strictly amateur but the instantaneous results have helped me to narrate and express a story or a mood quickly. The visual translation of my subjects worked well with the pinhole lens and the black framework provided the necessary visual intrigue, giving the subject a dramatic effect. Some of my images are produced from observational spying while out and about and some from being nosey in churches, peoples home’s and galleries.

This experience has led me to believe that as a society we are all a little curious about human nature, the environment we live in and the world around us. I wanted the book to provide a glimpse of my own personal fascination with the life that was going on around me during the summer months.

My choice to make the book a simple A6 size was to replicate an old Olympus camera and the development of the images onto heavy weight tracing paper was to be a reminder of the dividers in old vintage photo albums. The stitching technique I used reminded me of the many holes I experimented with in trying to make and adapt the lens to achieve the desired results. I hope that this Zine provides an intriguing content and is interesting to its viewer as the project has been to me.

 Over the summer we were asked to explore a project based on an area of interest that could be then linked to our own work. For myself I used the opportunity to delve into a personal passion of Photography, collage and story telling. I spent the holidays travelling through Europe and had the opportunity to capture something of life, culture and human nature. Photography, as a medium is used to help document moments and freeze them. I believed this be the best tool to help me collate my investigative imagery. My approach to photography is strictly amateur but the instantaneous results have helped me to narrate and express a story or a mood quickly. The visual translation of my subjects worked well with the pinhole lens and the black framework provided the necessary visual intrigue, giving the subject a dramatic effect. Some of my images are produced from observational spying while out and about and some from being nosey in churches, peoples home’s and galleries.

This experience has led me to believe that as a society we are all a little curious about human nature, the environment we live in and the world around us. I wanted the book to provide a glimpse of my own personal fascination with the life that was going on around me during the summer months.

My choice to make the book a simple A6 size was to replicate an old Olympus camera and the development of the images onto heavy weight tracing paper was to be a reminder of the dividers in old vintage photo albums. The stitching technique I used reminded me of the many holes I experimented with in trying to make and adapt the lens to achieve the desired results. I hope that this Zine provides an intriguing content and is interesting to its viewer as the project has been to me.