Week 8

This part of the report is always a stressful time, just a few days to go and I am trying to pull all my work together. It starts to get difficult to ever see the end as more and more details seem to crop up. I am very happy with my project so I just need to give myself the final push to bring it all together to ensure it comes out at the standard it should be.

My advert and visual elements are all pretty much done now, it is just a matter of polishing them off and posting them in their relevant places. I wish I was a little more technically competent so that I could have made it a little more professional but I think that my message comes across well and that it is a good concept so I am quite pleased. I had to reshoot some parts of it this week but I think it all comes together well enough and it has been a really good experience to work in a new media and with new programs.

There has definitely been a lot of pressure and a lot of work to carry out, I feel I have worked solidly for weeks and could still do so much more. I think I have pulled it off okay but this term has been a very big challenge! I think it would be for anyone. There are so many parts to think about and so much information and knowledge that can be applied it is quite hard to manage the volume whilst remembering to add in all the important parts and not get bogged down in things that are a little less relevant. I keep trying to remember Rachel's words of wisdom and encouragement last week to help me through. I really hope I have done enough to fulfil what is expected of us this term.

I will be back in a couple of days once everything is (hopefully) nicely tied up and ready to go to post my reflective essay and visual elements.

Off to finish the final push!

Week 7

As the deadline draws in on the project I am starting to really feel the pressure. I feel as though there is as much work as we did in our groups of 12 last year to manage on our own! And although I am confident in my ability to carry out the project I am worried about time restraints and keeping my head so as to organise my time properly and not over cram my work at last minute or over work myself and let my standards drop as a result.

I am very pleased and excited about my project so far, the report is coming together nicely and I just have the final but time consuming task left of bringing all the information together into a logical order and format and ensuring everything is tied in and referenced, annotated etc. It is rewarding to see my hard work coming together but I keep noticing little details that need to be added or cross referenced within the report so it feels a little never ending. I have shot my video footage and familiarised myself again with iMovie so I should be ready to edit soon. This is something I am very nervous about although I am very happy with my idea so I hope it will come together to portray my desired message.

I have finished a lot of my artwork and visuals in rough form but want to perfect them fully before posting as promised, this should be sometime in the next couple of days. I am happy and quite passionate about the ideas behind my visuals and hope it will make good supporting evidence for my report and the concept within.

I had a good tutorial today. Rachel helped me to focus my energy and stay calm. It was good to talk about my work and get some positive feedback and pointers on time and thought management. The one on one sessions have definitely been very helpful as I feel I can talk more freely and honestly than infront of a big group and I am grateful for the in depth discussion and feedback on not only the project itself but also my personal experiences. As discussed with Rachel I have had quite a trying month personally and have worked hard to ensure it does not effect the quality of my work, although at times it has definitely added to the pressure on me and made it a lot harder to focus. It was great to be able to talk freely and honestly about it and receive such encouragement at how well I have managed myself and my work in amongst it.

The next week is going to be tough but I think also quite enjoyable and definitely rewarding at the end. I hope to have a piece of work I can be truly proud of to round off the past 2 years of hard work.

Week 5-6

The past few weeks have been very intense. Getting back to University made me realise just how much is expected of us in this final project compared to the rest so I am quite excited as well as nervous and feeling the pressure.

It has been useful to come back to University after the break and get some feedback on the work we are doing and to meet with tutors and peers again to know I am on the right track. I have also found the excel classes to be incredibly useful, not only in refreshing knowledge from years ago at school but also in learning new formulas and understanding better what is expected and how we are to go about the financial planning, which is the part I am perhaps the most apprehensive about in the report as it is the least familiar.

The report is coming together nicely and I am really happy with my business plan. Having spoken to Sian and Rachel Velody last week I have refreshed enthusiasm in my ideas as it was nice to see a positive reaction when I put them across. I have decided to do a prestige range of limited footwear for Aldo and to incorporate collaborations with big names such as Louboutin. I have therefore also started having fun with the creative element and have a clearer idea for my advert. I hope to have a storyboard and some other visuals ready to upload by next week and will also want to have filmed the advert very soon as the editing is also something very new to me and I want it to look really good.

It has been a very positive few weeks and I am going ahead full steam to try to make this the best project yet and something I can be really proud of!