Evaluation

Context of Practice has been a really fun and interesting module for me and I feel that I have learnt a lot from it. During the briefing in the beginning we were advised to choose a topic that we have an interest and could really get into. I chose the question 'Does exposure to violence through the media provoke aggressive and violent behaviour?' the reason I did this was because I myself enjoy watching horrors and listening to heavy music and lead me onto thinking about peoples behaviours towards this type of media. Once I got into the topic I got really enthusiastic and passionate; and began to form my opinions on the matter. I found that people believed that this type of media inflicted a lot of violent behaviour and a lot of real life crimes had been blamed upon them.  I find the darker side of life really interesting and like to know why people do things that they do. I easily found relevant books to help inform my research in which some had conflicting opinions on the matter; which helped give me a stronger and more informed opinion. 

In the beginning of my practical side I initially didn't really know where I was going with it. I don't see that as a bad thing though as I did a lot of experimenting and exploring. The images I created I felt reflected violence and horror quite well but had no substance to them. Therefore, after my first sketchbook and starting a fresh one I stepped away from what I was doing and did a bit of contextual research before I began. This helped and inspired me greatly. The research I found made me want my work to say something. I knew by then that I didn't want my work to look as dark and scary as the first sketchbook but still get across the violent side. I am really pleased with the outcome that I created. It really brings out my opinion on the matter in a sarcastic and funny way. This year I have really been trying hard to work digitally as it has always been a weakness of mine but I feel like I am getting more and more confident with it and I am pleased with the outcome of this work. I want to continue working in this way as I feel like the outcome had my personality shine through a bit. I made a set of stickers to go a long side the book. This was influenced by other modules we have currently on the go; forcing me to think about the importance of product and packing and range. Furthermore, made me think that if I could go back and do more on the project I would like to expand on the product range for this. 

Unfortunately, I believe that writing is quite a weakness of mine. I really do struggle to articulate what it is I am trying to say. Despite this I feel like my research has helped me quite a lot and couldn't of done it without the depth of research that I did. I've learnt from this module that research is key; as it has greatly helped inform both the practical and theory side of the module. I have enjoyed researching and finding things out that I didn't know a long the way. 

Overall, I am pleased with the outcomes for both the written and practical sides of the module. I managed to find and choose my topic for this module quite quickly and early on which therefore allowed me the maximum amount of time to complete this without any rush or panic. I feel that visual work is quite astetically pleasing. Some of the images could probably do with some more work on them but as a whole works really nicely together. The essay I believe was well informed and interesting to write about and feel that I am quite pleased with it.