FMP review on progress so far

I am now over two thirds of the way through my research for this project. I have researched into:

• Alcohol Abuse
• Drug Abuse
• Safe sex
• Smoking
• Salvador Dali
• David Hockney
• Photography styles
• Photo montage
• Photo journalism
• Health and safety issues
• NHS history
• History of posters
• Abstract and literal advertising
• 10 ads that changed advertising
• I have also been on a trip to London to gather primary research and to visit the Tate Modern

In order to research into image manipulation techniques I will need to have produced thumbnail ideas with a rough idea of what I want to achieve in my final posters. Therefore I wont be able to research into this until later in my project. I currently still need to research into:

• Well known adverts
• Adverts I like and dislike
• Photographers I like and may use their style
• Pablo Picasso
• Printing methods
• Create moodboards
• Create questionnaires to give to peers and to take to hospital on a visit to gain primary research

Job possibilities

Junior Designer job :
http://www.creativepool.co.uk/employee/RAM/EN70946/JN1342420/JUNIOR-DIGITAL-CREATIVE-DESIGNER-for-NET-A-PORTER-job-Central-London.php


Digital retoucher job:
http://www.venturephotography.com:80/uk/studios/chichester/careers/digital-re-toucher/?jobtype=studio


Exhibition representative job:
http://www.venturephotography.com:80/uk/studios/canterbury/careers/sales-representative/?jobtype=studio

Junior retoucher job:

http://www.gumtree.com/london/94/76093294.html

Possible job for Barclay's Bank

This is a scheme that Barclay's have in place for school/college leavers so will suit me. 

The web address is: http://www.barclaysdegree.com/

Pathmotion.com

I found this website that can help me choose my next step when it comes to jobs. I had to answer several questions about myself, select from a list of area that I may be interested in and enter my current qualification that I am studying. Below I will show screen shots of my results from these different parts:


The first two screen shots show my results from the several questions that I answered...

The next screen grabs show the job suggestions which this website developed from my above results, my area preferences and my current qualification I am studying. They are in the order that the website suggested.

FMP brief

I have decided to base my final major project on a health campaign aimed at teenagers. This felt the most appropriate idea seeing as I am a teenager myself and have my own views on these issues as well as being surrounded by teenagers every day. This will allow me to gather market research far more easily. I also have two hospitals local to me where I will be able to collect market research from too. 

I will need to research into:

• Drug abuse
• Alcohol abuse
• Smoking
• Safe sex
• Existing campaigns on these issues
• History of posters
• Well known adverts
• Adverts I like
• Adverts I dislike
• NHS History
• produce questionnaires for market research
• Visit museums
• Artists- especially surreal artists as I am thinking about going along this theme
• Photographers
• Image manipulation techniques
• Photo journalism
• Photo montage
• Different photography style
• Printing methods
• Anatomy of type
• Create moodboards

Initial Ideas for Final Major Project

For my final major project I know that I want to produce my final designs using photography.  I came up with the following ideas for my project, knowing that I wanted to show these using photography. I chose to use photography as I feel this is where my talent is, especially in the image manipulation side of things.

• Wedding- beautiful dresses contrasted by dreadful scenery
• Health campaign for teenagers- smoking, alcohol, safe sex and drugs
• Smoking campaign- aimed at parents- will have images of children with smoke trailing after them. i.e boy playing football with smoke coming off foot once kicked ball, girl with fairy wand- smoke trailing after wand
• Keep fit campaign- various dance- glowing effect to show it makes you feel good
• Natural beauty (beauty vs fake)- nature combined with people(make-up/natural)