Project: Week Two

WEEKLY LOG ENTRY

Keep a daily log of activities pertaining to your project. You'll have entries for at least four days each week.

Include a 250 word summary, description and plans for the future.

Post as a comment here before noon April 1.

WEEKLY PRESENTATION

Keep a sketchbook (digital or regular). Fill an 8 x 10 inch or 800 x 1000 pixel page each day.

Bring work in progress and be prepared to align the progress you have made with the daily log and sketchbook entries. 

Project: Week One

Log Entry

Post a description of activities contributing to the development of your Electronic Imaging and Media Art capstone project before noon on March 25.

Due March 18

ASSIGNMENT: Three Good Ideas

Consider the analysis and discussion of your work.

Write a paragraph description for each of 3 project possibilities. These will be read aloud in class and discussed. This will be a new piece consistent with and summarizing your existing work. For each possibility provide at least one example of someone else’s published work that may be an inspiration, point of departure or illustration of your objectives. 

Do this three times. Even if you feel sure that you have decided on a project. Consider what other projects might be useful.

     Title:

     Target Audience: Be as specific as possible.

     Illustrated by Published Work: This will be shown and discussed in class.

     Description: Write an outline of more than one sentence. 

Post your three good ideas as a comment to this blog entry before class on March 18.

Due Now

ASSIGNMENT: Work Analysis 2

Ask yourself the following questions. Use this information to prepare Assignment  – Three Good Ideas

• Of what type of work do you have the most? What are the distinctive, recognizable visual elements that carry through a majority of the work? Which direction does the work appear to be headed?

• What are the strengths of your work as a whole? Are there any pieces that stand out as particularly strong? Why?

• What are the weaknesses of the whole group? Do any pieces stand out as particularly unsuited to your goals? Why? 

• 4)  What suggestions do you have that would improve this body of work? Which pieces might be used in an exhibition but improved? 

Answer these questions as a comment to this blog entry in class today.

Due March 13

ASSIGNMENT: Work Analysis
Due March 13 

Organize your body of work in a form suitable for presentation in class.

Bring everything (at least 25 pieces).

Show your best work and that which is most characteristic of your interests. It doesn’t have to be Metro class assignments.

Be prepared to explain and amplify the choice of any work as representative of your talent and goals. If you think some of the work is less successful or uncharacteristic be prepared to say why.

 Also include work that is unfinished now but might be improved.

Due Now

ASSIGNMENT: Personality Inventory
Due Now

Answer questions about yourself. Ask what and why for each question below and add your own at the end. Ask probing questions such as:

What’s your favorite color?

If you were a tree what kind of a tree would you be?

What do you have?

What do you want?

Where do you want to live?

How do you want to live?

What’s your favorite art form?

Who’s your favorite well-known person?

What is something about you that most people don’t know?

What question do you want to answer?

Pick One

ASSIGNMENT: Pick One
Due March 20

Introduce yourself to the world.

Write a 200 word description of your current project that is addressed to those in the broader community who could best be able to assist you in taking the next step toward doing what you want to do for the rest of your life.

That might include:
Producers or Investors            (game, motion picture)
Publishers (book, e-book, game)
Employers (2D-3D graphics, animation, effects, storyboarding)
Gallery Owners or Directors (propose an exhibition)
Web Aggregators (links from a curated site)
Educators (a portfolio review committee)

First briefly describe yourself.

Then describe your work. Why are you doing it? What’s it mean? Why’s it important? Make something up. If you are talking to someone who might invite you into his or her enterprise “I don’t know and I don’t really care” can never be the answer to any question even if it’s true.

Research. Say what you know about the business, school, gallery, publishing house etc. that you are addressing.

Elaborate. If you are talking to art galleries or schools an artist statement of background and purpose is particularly important. In any case you are describing your interests and abilities.

Finally say how you might make a contribution. Be as specific and enthusiastic as you can be without sounding phony.