Project Evaluation

During this project I have learned a lot of technical skills as well as learning the importance of working within a team and taking direction. It also proved that once I learn a technique it needs to be practiced over and over as you will end up forgetting how to do things, practice makes perfect!

It was interesting to learn more about the history of Berlin as history as a whole is something that interests me quite a lot. Without the research I did I wouldn't have been able to create such a historically accurate image for my chosen character and I feel that I managed to achieve this. I'm really pleased with the results of my design and my partners and the final images look great.

Me and Lee-ann worked really well as a team and she made it very easy for me to give her direction when creating the final image. We chose the same character and our designs ended up being quite similar which probably helped when recreating each others designs but I think this just shows we both have a clear understanding of how women would have worn their make-up in the 1930s. I really enjoyed Seema's tutorial of how to create a curly 1930s bob and it's also something I didn't know how to do before, the results of my wig I created for my design turned out great and I'm really pleased with myself.

I particularly enjoyed learning about Club Culture, I've been a huge fan of Rupauls Drag Race for a while now so it was great to learn more about how it all started. The contemporary version gave us a chance to be really creative and more or less come up with any design we wanted but I don't think I went outside the box enough. I found it quite hard to make it look contemporary without taking away the character and historical references so If I could do it again I don't think I would have chose The Emcee.

I have felt under pressure quite a lot during this term, I definitely need to stop being so self critical and learn to balance my time more especially as we will be going into the 3^rd year soon! I get stressed out quite easily and each teacher has said that to me so I would like to change my attitude next term and remember that I'm still learning and as long as I'm trying my best I shouldn't be disheartened.

Overall I have enjoyed this term and I know a considerable amount more than I did last year, next year I hope to up my game and be more creative as I don't think my designs were at there potential. Research is a really important part of creating any design as it's true that we get inspiration from all periods of time before us so I would really like to look more into history and see what kind of knowledge and inspiration I can gain.

Contemporary "Emcee" Final images

Here are a few images from my photo shoot of my final Emcee look. I'm really pleased I changed my design into more of a pop art style look, I think it still represents The Emcee and is a lot more contemporary than the previous design. 

As you can see from the images I had trouble blocking out my models eyebrows, I've practised on myself a lot but it's a lot easier as my brows are very fair and fine! I also didn't notice that I left a patch of white around the mouth which is a really silly mistake and could have been corrected if I had paid proper attention.

I didn't want to add too much to the eyes as It looked too much but I should have put on mascara or used some fake lashes. I love the profile shots for the detail around the side of the head and cheeks, I think I could have made the line thicker around the jaw line so it could be seen from the front.

Overall I am happy with my final image and I definitely need to learn to be really thorough when touching up before shooting.

Practice 2

Taking Kat's advice I swayed more towards a Pop Art inspired design as it already had a few aspects of this I just added more lines to frame the face and decided on changing the cheeks. My original design just looked far too clown like and I didn't see the contemporary side to it. 

I like this new idea as it's more modern but still references the 1930s and The Emcee with the thin brows, rouge cheeks and pale face.

Mattisse

Henri Emile Benoît Matisse is a French artist, he was born on the 31st December 1869. He grew up in a house with only 2 bedrooms, a leaky roof and an earth floor. He first began painting in 1889 and was heavily influenced by his mother who purchased him art supplies. He was so attached to painting that he even once said he loves his wife dearly but he would always love painting more.

“From the moment I held the box of colors in my hands, I knew this was my life. I threw myself into it like a beast that plunges towards the thing it loves.” 

Though his mother was always very supportive but his father was extremely disappointed with his choice of career but he continued to pursue his dream regardless. He is now incredibly well known for his original paintings and use of colour. He died from a heart attack in 1954 aged 84. 

I took inspiration from Henri's style of drawing, the dark lines he used to outline and draw facial features is quite similar to some that I created in my practice images. It just goes to show that simple art can be really effective and that's what I want to get across with my design.

Pop Art

When sharing my designs with Kat Vogart she suggested looking into pop art which I thought was a really good idea as I could relate it to my design and also theres been a bit of a trend recently of pop art makeup over social media.

Pop art emerged in the 50s, artists would take inspiration from Hollywood movies, advertising, pop music and comic books. It wasn't until the 1960s that it reached it's peak and is now associated with well known artists such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtensetin.

Stanislavski Post 10 & 11

I chose energetic as my active verb for The Emcee, he's constantly on the go and full of energy and excitement throughout the entire script so I found this was the best word to describe him.  

Energetic

ˌɛnəˈdʒɛtɪk/

adjective

adjective: energetic

1.

showing or involving great activity or vitality.

"moderately energetic exercise"

synonyms:

active, lively, dynamic, zestful, spirited, animated, vital, vibrant, sparkling, bouncy, bubbly, perky, bright and breezy, frisky, sprightly, tireless, indefatigable, enthusiastic, zealous, fiery, passionate; More informalpeppy, zippy, sparky, full of get-up-and-go, full of vim and vigour, full of beans, full of the joys of spring, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed; informalgo-go, peart "a skinny, energetic young man" vigorous, strenuous, brisk, lively; rigorous, hard, arduous, demanding, taxing, tough "energetic exercises" forceful, aggressive, vigorous, high-powered, all-out, determined, zealous, fiery, impassioned, emphatic, bold, pushing, driving, effective, effectual, powerful, potent; intense, intensive, hard-hitting, pulling no punches; informalpushy, punchy, gutsy, in-your-face, go-ahead, high-octane, feisty "an energetic advertising campaign"

antonyms:

inactive, lethargic, gentle, half-hearted

Stanislavski Post 6, 7, 8 & 9

The Emcee is such a bubbly character that I feel he also carries on off stage. I think he is a people pleaser and wants to be liked by everybody. He's in the perfect job for his personality as he gets to be in the limelight entertaining people and passing on his positivity. So, quite simply I think he wants to be the best entertainer he can be. If he's the best entertainer in Berlin then customers will return and spend more money which means more money for him. It also means that other people will hear about him from recommendations, tourists etc. Also, who doesn't want to be liked by everybody?! He's definitely a people pleaser.

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