This week has been the most productive of the year so far as I feel more confident with the progress and plans I have made for the development of each of my projects within my degree programme.
The Beatles research I am working on has been helped with the creation of a structured plan that will assist me with the development of each section within my argument. I returned to good old fashioned pen and paper due to the absence of my ever faulting computer and surrounded by my research resources I began constructing a 10 point plan of argument progression with each point having 3 topical divisions of discussion. I intend to work each point around 450 words which will give me a total of 4500 words for the main argument which will be included after the 500 word introduction I have already completed. This will then leave a 500 word conclusion to complete the 5000 word minimum word count set for this assignment. I have also finalised a list of sources of information and my bibliography which will now give me a solid foundation to progress from. Amidst all this preparation I did miss a meeting with my research supervisor and although I am making personal progress I must remember to the report this to the relevant people otherwise my progress is worthless.
I have finalised the set list and structure of my solo performance show and now must communicate with the relevant people who are involved with the production and performance of the show. I intend to perform 10 original songs that I have written or co-written with my brother over the years and have produced a suitable set list that will begin with me playing acoustic guitar and singing solo before adding a musician as each song progresses to finish with a full band performance. I also plan to use these musicians to form different support acts throughout the show and will also be using a narrative to explain to the audience the ongoing changes.
I have only the video content to finalise for my digital multimedia project and then I can return to the proposal and contract before starting to design the website itself. The video documentary I am producing is a set of 6 x 1 minute videos documenting the processes involved with song writing and recording within my home studio. The idea behind this is to demonstrate in small doses the ability of any artist to achieve high quality results within their own home studio. The reasoning behind the short video clips is to ensure focus of the online video generation who are a lot more adapt at fast searching and browsing online meaning the appeal has to be correct in order to catch attention.
There was no portfolio class this week and for the next 3 weeks we are required to meet with our designers in order to finalise the final designs of our portfolio for a final presentation on the 15th March 2011. I have been pleased with the work I have done in this project with my designer so far and I see no reason why this work can’t be finalised in time and with a high standard of professionalism.
Frustratingly enough there was no session class again this week and the most annoying factor was that the students were not informed until 30 minutes after the class began. I dare not complain as I myself have done similar things this year and don’t think it is appropriate to comment and criticise others for the failings you exhibit also.
On the plus side I did find out that I was awarded a B for last semester’s specialist production module which was very pleasing as I did not use a sound engineer and completed the project myself. Next week I hope to make similar progress as I look to finalising the final finale.
The Beatles research I am working on has been helped with the creation of a structured plan that will assist me with the development of each section within my argument. I returned to good old fashioned pen and paper due to the absence of my ever faulting computer and surrounded by my research resources I began constructing a 10 point plan of argument progression with each point having 3 topical divisions of discussion. I intend to work each point around 450 words which will give me a total of 4500 words for the main argument which will be included after the 500 word introduction I have already completed. This will then leave a 500 word conclusion to complete the 5000 word minimum word count set for this assignment. I have also finalised a list of sources of information and my bibliography which will now give me a solid foundation to progress from. Amidst all this preparation I did miss a meeting with my research supervisor and although I am making personal progress I must remember to the report this to the relevant people otherwise my progress is worthless.
I have finalised the set list and structure of my solo performance show and now must communicate with the relevant people who are involved with the production and performance of the show. I intend to perform 10 original songs that I have written or co-written with my brother over the years and have produced a suitable set list that will begin with me playing acoustic guitar and singing solo before adding a musician as each song progresses to finish with a full band performance. I also plan to use these musicians to form different support acts throughout the show and will also be using a narrative to explain to the audience the ongoing changes.
I have only the video content to finalise for my digital multimedia project and then I can return to the proposal and contract before starting to design the website itself. The video documentary I am producing is a set of 6 x 1 minute videos documenting the processes involved with song writing and recording within my home studio. The idea behind this is to demonstrate in small doses the ability of any artist to achieve high quality results within their own home studio. The reasoning behind the short video clips is to ensure focus of the online video generation who are a lot more adapt at fast searching and browsing online meaning the appeal has to be correct in order to catch attention.
There was no portfolio class this week and for the next 3 weeks we are required to meet with our designers in order to finalise the final designs of our portfolio for a final presentation on the 15th March 2011. I have been pleased with the work I have done in this project with my designer so far and I see no reason why this work can’t be finalised in time and with a high standard of professionalism.
Frustratingly enough there was no session class again this week and the most annoying factor was that the students were not informed until 30 minutes after the class began. I dare not complain as I myself have done similar things this year and don’t think it is appropriate to comment and criticise others for the failings you exhibit also.
On the plus side I did find out that I was awarded a B for last semester’s specialist production module which was very pleasing as I did not use a sound engineer and completed the project myself. Next week I hope to make similar progress as I look to finalising the final finale.
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