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Media Review: Metropolis (1927, Dir. Fritz Lang)
Metropolis is a hurtling, spinning, futurist ball of energy that flashes visions of the future at its 1920's audience. It awes, it...
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Media review: 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (1920, Dir. Robert Wiene)
'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' (1920) is a haze of phantasmagoria and disassociation that drags you directly into the mind of the German...
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Period elements part 12
initial wall measurements beginning to scale furniture Finalising space Looking into sofas -- the morris chair. Archetypal! Evolution of...
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Contextual Studies essay: Plan and outline
Below is my Contextual Studies essay plan and outline: Essay Title: How Did Josephine Baker and the Radical Female Dancers of the 1920s...
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Skills Passport Artefact - Development and outcome
For my Skills Passport Artefact, I wanted to adapt the 'lighthouse island' setting from a screenplay I wrote in 2021 (titled:...
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Period elements: Final outcome
White Card view Scenic shots White card renders
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Media Review: Patois Banton exhibition
On the 25th of January 2023, I visited the Patois Banton showcase in the Bonington gallery, Nottingham. It had been almost a year since...
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Photoshop: Lesson 3
In this session, we recapped skills and techniques developed in the two previous Photoshop sessions, culminating in a 'Legally blonde'...
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Period elements project part 10: written source analysis + concept work
In this post, I will develop my research (and concept via photoshop). I completed written research in the Boots library, which I found...
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Period elements project part 9: initial 3d model + considerations
In this blog post, I will begin the development of my 3D model. I began by creating a 12mx12m box in sketchup, before inserting a hexagon...
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Period elements project part 8: written source analysis
In this post, I will begin to read and analyse the interior design information in: 'Victorian and Edwardian decor : from the gothic...
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Period elements project part 7: written source analysis
In this post, I will begin reading The elements of style : an encyclopedia of domestic architectural detail. Things I want to gain from...
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Period elements project part 6: written source analysis
In this blog, I will continue to read and analyse Edwardian house style : an architectural and interior design source book by Hilary...
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Period elements project part 5: written source analysis
In this post, I will continue to research via Edwardian house style : an architectural and interior design source book, developing my...
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Period Elements project part 4: written source analysis
I began my analysis of Edwardian architecture and interiors with 'Edwardian House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source...
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Period Elements project part 3: cultural context and research timeline
The brief stated the importance of a good cultural knowledge of 1880-1910's society, which I think will be presented best in a timeline...
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'Period Elements' project Part 3: Book-based research
Book reading list: Color trends and selection for product design every color sells a story - Nottingham Trent University...
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'Period Elements' project Part 2: Film-based research
I want to watch films based on and within the period in order to understand which elements of Edwardian and late-victorian interior decor...
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'Period Elements' project Part 1: Initial research and planning
This project is the fourth DFTV coursework piece so far, and involves introducing more thorough research into our work in order to create...
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Contextual Studies essay: Part 5
In this blog post, I will continue my research into my 'Sex Workers and the contemporary prostitute' research mood-board, alongside...
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