CHECKLIST FOR LIFE CYCLES AND EVALUATION

CHECKLIST FOR LIFE CYCLES

DEADLINE WEDNESDAY 3RD JULY 

• a series of mind-map pages for at least 2 of the life cycles, working in small groups. Choose 1 life cycle to explore in as much depth as possible and produce 6 additional pages that explore your ideas in greater depth.

• Analyse the work of 2 of the following PHOTOGRAPHERS, Robert Doisneau and one other who use location in their work.  350 words each photographer, see previous post 
• 2 SETS OF STRONG PHOTOGRAPHIC SHOOTS OF 10 IMAGES.  If you don't think your images are strong then you need to take other photographs.  
• Print out wallet images of your unedited photos, show edited ones that you feel are the most effective.  Write about location photography and annotate your efforts.  See previous post, this is vital if you are to pass LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHY UNIT
• At least one detailed storyboard to show ideas for photographs on location with notes about lighting conditions, location and props, make up etc
• A few photographs edited to show your best images for this unit.
• Annotations on how effective your images are, and how using location has defined or influenced your images.
• A sustained piece of drawing from observation of objects/objects associated with your Life Cycle. 
• 4 examples of creative magazines that use fabulous layout and presentation of ideas. Show examples of these magazines covers and inside articles, layout spreads with questions answered on previous blogpost.
• Handout that Amanda gave you and which is on moodle- stick this into your book.  This is on Location Photography and photographing in a public place. Mention some of the characteristics of location photography in your annotation.
• Research on 2 Graphic Designers, one historical and one Contemporary, please answer questions. 
• Complete 6 responses using your photographs (3 each  from each Graphic Designer)
• Painting with card piece
• At least one sustained gold card 
• At least one sustained monoprint  or series of carbons
• Transfer image of a photo or drawing
• Magazine kidnapping type 
• letterpress/block letters onto photos/found material
• Coloured inks and bleach
• 5 pages of varying typography experimentation using  words/phrases from your life cycle.  This can be a mixture of digital and manuel.
• 5 titles/slogans/straplines that sum up your life cycle and could be used with your magazine
• 1 rough mock up 
• 1 colour mock up 
• 1 final magazine of at least 20 sides
• PDF or publisher version of final piece for marking 
• Completed evaluations for  both Graphic Image Making and Location Photography.  Please make sure you discuss your work in in depth ways.  Use thumb nail sketches, diagrams or scanned in imagery to make your points clearer. Evaluations should be a minimum of 600 words each, word-processed and checked for spelling with images to make your points clear. 

EVALUATION  GRAPHIC IMAGE MAKING  

Pick 2 of your graphic images that you feel are important within your magazine and evaluate them in minimum of 600 words:

1.      Describe the two pieces, what techniques and decision making have you decided upon to use to create your image and how effective has this been to help communicate the’ tone’ of your idea.  I.e. scratchy writing to suggest anger or teenage angst or soft vintage filters on Photoshop to suggest time and marriage past.   How successful do you think these graphic effects are at generating the feel you were after and why?

2.      What symbols have you used within your graphic images on any parts of the magazine or sketchbook?  Symbols are universally understood such as kisses, crosses, thumbs up, hearts, yin and yang, religious symbols etc

3.      How have you edited your images to fit the format of the magazine, what did you do to these?  Write in detail describing your efforts within Photoshop, Publisher,  your phone, or Adobe Bridge, cropping, saturation, tone, contrast, brightness, clone tools etc.

4.      Which designers or artists have helped you to create a graphic style, and can you describe the style you have adopted and reasons how this relates to your life cycle group?  i.e. you could use words such as surreal, distressed, montage, chaotic, simplified etc.

5.      What do you want the viewer to think when they see these images - a feeling for the moment, a sense of nostalgia, atmosphere, poignant reflection?

6.      How has text appeared on your leaflet?  What font have you chosen and how do you feel you have tried to communicate with it?

7.      Of the differing approaches to image making that you were asked to explore, which final images do you think are the most successful and why? Discuss each approach in turn.   Consider mentioning graphic image making ideas such as layout, composition, sequence of ideas, aesthetics, the use of surface qualities, mark making, simplicity, linear effects, layout, experimental use of media and of course

8.      How would you resolve, modify or change the final piece of work you have produced if you had a further 5 weeks of study.

9.      Do you think you have used your time wisely within this project?  How have you used lessons, private study times and have you stuck to the interim homework deadlines?

EVALUATION LOCATION PHOTOGRAPHY

1.    Explain what you understand by the term location photography?
2.     What kinds of photography do you think this covers and bearing in mind the practitioners you have looked at, what subjects does this cover?
3.     What aspects are important to this form of photography?  Things such as lighting, arranging permission to visit a location, making sure things are safe for models and the public etc.?
4.  Compare one of your favorite photographs on location in relation to one of the .      photographer’s pieces. Please show these examples and compare and contrast these.
5.       What photographic equipment did you use to capture your photographs?  Please detail this and the settings you used on your camera/phone?
6.       Show an example of a before and after image that has improved since you have manipulated or practised your photography to get the best from this.   Did you take the image multiple times and use different equipment, lenses? Did you choose more varied lighting? Did you use equipment to help make this image effective?  ie torches, Was it within post tripods, special lenses or production editing such as Photoshop, Snapseed or other editing on your phone that you found really developed or refined your image? 
7.       Which photographer did you look at for this project that really made a difference (this does not necessarily have to be one off the blog, was there anyone else that impacted upon your ideas?) Please be specific i.e. discuss elements of atmosphere, composition or concept that helped your work and show the work you are influenced by.
8.         Discuss everything that has gone towards making your photographs effective -  your intention of location, composition, lighting, shutter speed, filters, and any other production techniques, use of digital, organisation of models, making of props or styling these , editing that you used to modify or enhance your image?  Use photographs to make your answers clearer.