Unit 9 has been a learning curve for me. Finding more about who I am and how I am going to show that to the audience or people in general. It has been an interesting few months.
How has researching this brief helped me relate my own experiences to the work of other artists and designers?
Everyone has their own brand, how they will represent themselves so researching in this has shown the different ways in which I can go about finding out what my brand is and how I will portray my personality and who I am. I think that answering the questions provided really made me think about how I’m going to sell myself as well as what I would need to do to move forward in the Creative Industry. It showed me how much I know about the Creative Industry.
I think that every artist/designer has there own method in producing their Ident whether that’s using Maya or Adobe After effect or how some people make a simple, short ident whereas other would make a short but complexed ident. I have learnt that everyone is different and researching this brief has helped me show that.
In what ways has developing and creating a personal ident for my showreel made me reconsider my personal strengths and capabilities?
I think that I have learnt that I am quite good in using Adobe After effects to create my ident, before I didn’t feel that confident in After Effect but now I feel more confident in using and helping people a little bit on after effects. Also,coming up with interesting ideas through constructive criticism; I found that constructive criticism from my peers always seem to help me improve my work. At the same time working on my Ident/Showreel has made me realise that I am even better at using Logic Pro 9 than I was before. Doing things like mixing down my each element of sound that I had used, making the music sound great is very reassuring.
How has working on this brief helped me think about my personal ambitions and longer-term goals?
Working on this brief has not really helped me that much when it comes to thinking about my personal ambitions because I already know what I want to do. Along with the problems I have when it comes to deciding what my long term goals are. My future goals involve doing something in the creative industry such as film or music however, I don’t know exactly at the moment. So, it is hard but, I am wishing that I will find out what I want to do by the end of this year.
What personal insights have I gained about my own potential for working in the Creative Media industries?
I know that if I put my mind to something I will get it done, if I had more time I could do more advanced idents if I wanted to.
Stephanie Corr-Amajor 