Every other week has been in two-week blocks, but I thought it fitting or slightly dramatic for the last week before submission to be on its own. Now I will probably continue documenting the rest of my 4th year for either my own sanity or portfolio prep. Late night: On Sunday, it was another day…

Support with Gillian: For the support, I had a finished version of the Video Doc, but I just wanted Gillian’s feedback and expertise. I think I could read a thousand books on video editing and visual design, but just doing it and learning is the best way. Trusting your eye can get you to a…

Things are closed: So this week started with a bank holiday Monday that put a bit of a spanner in the works, in that everything was closed, and the fact that Stockline Plastics was closed on Friday, the weekend, and then this Monday, and that means that I won’t be able to get the mounting…

Level Up: At this stage, I’m looking at what worked with the WIP and what didn’t, I keep saying to myself and everyone else that it’s not a time to do something brand new, it’s a time to just take it to the next level, how I’m trying to do it is by seperating its…

WIP Set Up: As this week has been a whirlwind, I’m updating this learning journal after the fact; there might not be as much to write as I’d like, since most of weeks 6 & 7 have been spent on implementation, problem-solving and development Monday: After designing and sorting out the file for the laser…

After Effects: As with last week, most of this week has been spent either sorting out the different elements of this project or working on After Effects again, trying to make it more engaging and using the time more efficiently. Again, I was so focused on doing a good job that I neglected to document…

Change of Plans: After the initial walk around the Reid basement and telling Paul about my plans, he pointed out that it would be too much and that I should simplify and focus on quality instead of quantity. So at this point, the interactive table was set aside, and the interactive wall display became the…

Formative Assessment: What should I take away from formative assessment, and how will I realise it moving forward? That being said, I am conducting a deeper exploration of the research, establishing a clear direction for my project, maintaining good documentation, and finalising the pieces of work from the archives. More Making: When it comes to…

Formative Assessment Presentation: Exhibition Inspiration: Goma: John Akomfrah’s Mimesis- African Soldier : I didn’t get the pleasure of watching all of ‘Mimesis- African Soldier’ due to time constraints. Still, my IxD hat was one, and what I couldn’t stop thinking about was the use of three large projectors, each playing a different film that intertwined to…

At the end of last week, I spent some time working on the design aspects of the project within my new framing: more abstract, less like a real exhibition in a museum, and trying to do everything myself, whereas usually it would be a team of people for each section. Sadly, the quest for finding…