Summative Project Report

Evaluation Of Final Prints

What went well?

• they all work well as a cohesive set, the visual identity is strong in all of them
• through colour palette and the imagery and stark compositions, they communicate the idea of Angela's allusive personality and themes of loneliness and isolation in her work
• my comfort and skill when used print methods has improved- not only in screen printing, which I am now most comfortable with and feel it lends itself to my practise, but also with lino-cut and mono which I'd never done properly before
• specifically learning how to properly make a screen print positive using both photoshop and then adding tone and depth through dots in Illustrator was a massive turning point for me during this project. Seeing an easier way to make positives made me realise the opportunities and aesthetics available to me through combining my practise and print making methods
• because of the fact this project has been print based and because we've had to make 5 prints which is more than I'd ever really try and make in a set, its forced me to generate loads of ideas in the beginning and then use thumbnails and trials to cut down on the ideas and be selective
• the imagery and general aesthetic in these images is something I'm pleased with, the noise in the background makes them look a bit more dynamic, whilst the two colour limit has forced me to simplify my work a bit which is something I've struggled with in the past. They're not overcomplicated and I think that actually makes them look more striking 

What could be better?

• If I had more time and with a little perspective I maybe would have changed the snake print to make it look a little less complicated, it maybe didn't need to key print in the background? 
• I also feel that though this project I've become more comfortable making prints and have learnt how to pull them properly. I'd now use this knowledge to make my prints again but make them neater and more precise as some look a bit tidier than others
• I hit a bit of a mental block on deciding which ideas and visuals I wanted to use for the prints and which direction I was going to take it in, and this meant I didn't have much time at the end of the module to play around after making the final prints. If I'd given myself more time I might have scanned the finals in to Photoshop and edited them or even changed my positives slightly and re-screenprinted them to do away with some of the unnecessary detail
• I also should have kept a bit calmer in the print room and realised that the more care I took with making my prints, the more accurate and professional looking they would turn out

Evaluation Of Final Animation

Its done!!!!

and I actually don't hate it?

Olivia Talbot- OUIL503 Angela Carter Animation from Olivia Talbot on Vimeo.

What went well?

• translating my prints from a 2D form into an animation worked surprisingly well
• keeping the idea simple and letting other elements like the soundtrack help make the sting more dynamic
• using minimal sound in the sting, just some atmospheric static sounds and Angelas own voice- which I was keen to include as I think she understands and explains herself better than anyone or any sound could do
• the overall tone of voice of the sting- I've achieved something which I think feels nostalgic, evocative but with Angelas signature elusive edge

What could be better?

• I feel I could have done more with the ending, maybe before or after having her name appear on screen I could have added another visual, or maybe focused on one of the individual animated elements
• I could have got the imagery used in the sting and the audio to link more directly and specifically, in the clip she talks about being taken seriously because of her gender. Maybe I could have animated something relating more to her beliefs on equality?
• Over complicating my ideas early on during the storyboarding process for the soundtrack. I overestimated how much time all the elements of sound would take up and therefore couldn't include them all

ANIMATION IS NEARLY FINISHED YAY?!?

THIS HAS TAKEN SO LONG.

But I think I'm finally starting to be happy with it, its looking a lot cleaner than it did yesterday and the new background looks much better. I managed to fix the glitches with the rotating objects because before they were all dissapearing at random times (????)

Just need to soundtrack now!!!