Practical Response: Peer Review Two

Reflection of Progress

I went into todays session feeling extremely stressed about my practical work. This is because I was having a hard time trying to write my essay and submit a full draft yesterday, and still didn't manage to finish it. As well, I couldn't find my practical proposal and brief that I spent ages writing out last week, so I have to do it again which is super annoying!
Getting the balance correct between practical and written work for COP is something that I urgently need to make sense of if I am to progress any further. I was aware that I haven't made the most of the opportunity to exhaust my ideas through practical experimentation, so this is something that I will prioritise this week and try my best to put all of my energy into. I can summarise the progress on my COP so far as 'patchy'...as Fred would say. 

In all honestly I'm frustrated that I feel like I didn't utilise the session today to the extent in which I could have done if I would have spent even a few more hours just getting my practical ideas onto paper, although I was able to keep my head above water holding onto the faith I have in the re-branding of contraceptive medicine  that I tested last week. 

In these situations, where I am struggling to stay afloat with my work (and sanity), I sometimes find it easier to make sense of prompts and suggestions from others. This is helpful when I'm stuck in a tunnel-visioned anxiety ridden state of mind, an external perspective helps me to piece my ideas together in a clearer sense, giving me the confidence to make decisions in terms of my work.

Peer Feedback

6A1: Knowledge & Understanding/Critical Awareness

• Looked in depth at advertising in the contexts across a range of historical dates
• Perhaps look at adding shock and empathy to the final outcomes-link back to earlier research
• Research more into the wording in adverts
• Research into the current NHS issues- funding, diet pills etc?

6A4: Knowledge & Understanding/Innovation

• Strong connection- making a product that would be featured in the advert
• Perhaps focus on how you would market and advertise it as that is the main focus of the essay

6B1: Cognitive Skills/Problem Analysis

• Lots of reference imagery clearly guiding work 
• Look at moving image adverts and perhaps and what features they include to engage the audience
• Look at audience and context- where would this pill be displayed/sold?

6C1: Practical & Professional Skills/ Research

• Media experiments and thumbnails needed
• Select quotes from essay/theorists and align with practical work

Key Transferable Skills/Visual Quality/Resolution

• Well organised and planned- you can see the logical steps made to make the proposed outcome
• What is the context/how would you present the final piece?

Online documentation and evaluation of the project

• Strong understanding of what I'm doing
• Asking questions- giving depth to work

The proposed outcomes to the project

• What exactly is the final piece, is it adverts?
• Is it a product? For a gallery?
• What is the tone of voice and its purpose?

Task: Make a mind map plan with a clear idea of what to do:

This is much as I could do before crying (again). I'm just filled with dread about the whole thing. It seems like I'm so far off from where I should be in all areas of COP that I don't see myself submitting a body of work that reflects the amount of work and effort that I'm trying so hard to put into this project.

I haven't made a detailed plan from now till the deadline because I just can't bring myself to think that far ahead at the moment. I've given myself the rest of this week to solely focus on my COP practical, and just getting to a stage where I'm more grounded with a clearer sense of direction.

~PLAN FOR THIS WEEK~

This evening: Calm down. Breathe. Do some yoga/eat loads of chocolate and just get my head straight.
Tomorrow: Get my blog up to date, get every thing that I have done on there
Wednesday: Practical day (I cancelled my ambassador shift because I'm stressed and this comes first)
Thursday: Practical day
Friday: Practical day
Saturday: Day off (my Ma is visiting)
Sunday: Practical day

Second Peer Feedback

My group were so supportive and helpful, and gave me some great pointers.

• I could look at a utopian/dystopian world and how drug use intertwines in different ways
• I could do more of a fine art approach/instillation with the happy pills idea
• DON'T JUST SETTLE FOR AN IDEA TO TICK BOXES, DO SOMETHING AMBITIOUS, BECAUSE YOU ARE CAPABLE
• I can use digital application for the pills; I don't have to make the whole thing
• Make a list of ideas and cross off the shit ones
• "Let the pen be your guide"
• Look at Louise Lockhart- mimic vintage styles with mono print textures/collage

LETS GO!