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.