Evaluation

Comparing this module to my last hand in, I am much happier with the result. I feel that the work has come together and the way I am presenting it works well with the concept.

Putting the work into a book worked well for me as it gave it a much more personal feel than just large prints. The issue of mental health is such a personal issue that I want the book to feel like a private insight into the subject which I think I succeeded in doing. Having a large square book enabled the photos to be viewed in detail, which was important to me especially regarding the nature images as the detail makes up the narrative.

I feel that the project worked a lot better this time round as the work had a lot stronger concept then previously. After coming up with the quote ‘what if we destroy nature the way destroy ourselves’ I felt that the project started to come together and I could find a connection between the nature and self portraits which I lacked to do so in the previous hand in.

The fact the video wasn’t so much of focal point this time round, in my opinion, make it a lot stronger. Instead of focusing on the length of the video, I ensured that the content was strong, even if this meant that the video was a lot shorter. I didn’t want it to distract from the book, instead act as a trailer for it, giving the viewer an insight into what is in the book. I do feel that I could have experimented more with different parts of the video, especially the self portraiture section as I didn’t end up using all of the self portraiture videos that I shot. However, I felt that they weren’t as strong as the others and didn’t want to weaken the overall concept by inserting weak clips. I fell that the concept can still be understand from what I included, especially when paired with the book.

Overall I was happy with how the project worked out. I adapted to the Covid-19 situation which stopped me shooting outside, and therefore created a concept which would work within my house. Choosing a book to present the work was the strongest part of the project for me. Not only does it bring together the work in a much more professional way than prints, but I was happy with the way it turned out in terms of the print. After doing this project I have realised that video is something that doesn’t particularly appeal to me, yet I am pleased with my final video as I believe it links strongly to the book and portrays my concept well. I have learnt how to use and understand Premier Pro a lot more than I did before, and this is something that I want to continue to develop on and it’s an important skill to have.