Pitch Presentation- 1st-3rd years

Well I took a little group of 1st-3rd years to talk over their modules with them. They still really need to get into the swing of things, but seem to be going in the right direction

Lewis Taylor:

Although he had been ill he had made a good start to his modules. He is particularly interested in mountain biking so hopefully because it is something he is passionate about he will be more motivated. He already had some interesting idea to do with his personal project module with is great seeing as his group hasn't even met up yet so I think he will have a good impute with his ideas that he has already been thinking about. Lewis has two modules that involve film, he is wanting use mountain biking as a theme for both but was not sure if this was allowed. I gave some ideas that maybe instead of the physical mountain biking itself maybe experiment with making a film that explore the emotions, feelings, environment that enhances the mountain biking experience.

Sophie McMorrin:

For her 3D illustration module, she was struggling to come up with a book for her project. Like her at in 2nd year I was not a keen reader so I suggested on trying to focus on the fact that she is going to have to read, I suggested that she could maybe think about books that she was made to read in high school. For typography, she was unsure about her interactive piece as coding is not her forte, I suggested that she just worked with buttons as they are effective, add the interactive element but does not demand code. All in all Sophie has made a good start, she has to have more confidence in her ideas and just run with them.

Wayne Allen:

For entertainment design, Wayne had some good ideas for his game but there was very little research to show where he got his ideas from, current games that has inspired him, art styles etc. For his 3D illustration, Wayne wants to do an alien scene, I think it should turn out well as long as he doesn't do a direct copy and put his artist impute it should be great.


Billie Thompson:

Billie had very little to say or show, I am not sure if this was because it was her first time pitching or that she hasn't done that much. Because she was still quite unsure I couldn't give much creative input to help her. She had about 3 pages of sketches for the whole 4 modules which isnt a very good start. She really needs to lock down her ideas and get a move on with it or she will struggle to get good outcomes as she will be rushed



All in all, they have made a good start to this year, the one thing I would say is the lack of research. It is so important to have researched what you want to do, look at things to inspire yourself and fill your sketchbooks. It looks good if you have a good researched idea with lots of concept development because if you have that to back you up and your final product doesn't turn out the way you want it, you at least have illustrations and ideas of how it could have looked.