Presentation Feedback.

The presentation feedback was extremely helpful as although at the time I was on schedule, there was many suggestions that encouraged me to research further and to manage my time on better. I feel as though I am extremely apprehensive in general but gaining feedback from a panel of others that appears to be fairly positive has given me more confidence in what I am doing.

1) What has been successful so far, what have you been pleased with?

 I’ve been pleased with my first few shoots I’m happy with how the project is progressing, I’m so happy with my photographer I feel that we really understand what we both want and work well together as a team to achieve an effective outcome.

2) Are you on track with your original production schedule, if not why and what do you need to adjust?

I’m not on track with my production schedule due to my photographer cancelling once seen due to work commitments so I’m a week behind my production schedule. However I have changed the idea of having the deaths re-enacted in a public place as my research demonstrates that most suicides are completed within the home, I also feel inspired by Francessca Woodman to perform my project within a home as her pieces are mainly shot within different rooms of which is a very fitting element.  I have also done the narratives in a different order this is as my photographer could not get to the locations so I am working with another photographer for the location images. I’m also finding it hard to write short stories before I produce the images, as to me the images inspire me to create words so I have decided to write the short stories after the photoshoots so i can focus solely on the stories and website design. 

3) How have you resolved major issues?

I haven’t had any major issues as far at this point just little issues that can easily resolved by re-scheduling, and practising if elements such as adjusting the makeup design. I am constantly asking for feedback from my target audience to keep me on track to keep developing my project. I am continually educating myself on the subject and am researching every week to keep the concept strong and to help develop my ideas. Such as watching films, documentaries, reading scholarly articles and art pieces relevant to my concept to stay true to my topic as I feel it’s important to keep focused on the idea and not to go off track and loosing your intended outcome on the way.

4) What requires further improvement?

I feel that I need to start my website design, and I need to start writing down some ideas and start getting feedback on them as my worst fear is for them to be cheesy and unfitting. I am also struggling with finding titles for my narratives and my project therefore I have created a few titles and will get feedback to see which one is more fitting.

5) You may also want to suggest ideas for further development of your project.

 For the development I will be getting consistent feedback and will keep on finding elements that inspire me.

The feedback I received was surprising as I was content with my images but I was not sure that others would understand them or would feel that they are distasteful, however the tutors and students seemed to like my images of which is re-assuring, it was advised to make sure that I have a page showing that I am choosing to study and re-enact this topic with the intention to raise awareness it's a way of speaking out about how one is feeling, by creating art or writing, also to make sure I contact the Welcome Trust , I am in the process of attempting to get further research from them or even to conduct an interview.

From my research I realise that I should start to concentrate on making sure my 'suicide notes' are written well, and to ensure I spend as much time on my website as I am on all of the elements.