OUGD503 EVALUATION

OUGD503 

This module has given me an opportunity to collaborate with my friends and people that I like as it requires a great amount of group work. Especially when it comes to producing a final outcome that is self-directed, and having friends around helping me out, the feeling of producing an outcome together that we all feel good about is really enjoyable. 

This is my first photoshoot and this idea have been in my mind for years. My housemates and close friends Chapman and Natalie are the photographers of the project, and I really enjoyed working with them as they assisted me with different aspects of the project especially technical issues.

I have been really eager to direct and produce something and I was grateful to do so via this project.  I used to think that being a creative director would be really fun as I will be in charge in producing something I like with the help of other artists. However, first time creative directing was not as easy as anticipated. I felt like I was asking them to do everything for me. I understand that creative directors are the ones who create ideas and have others to work it out for them and this is what creative directing is. I have been really wanting to be a creative director and this collaboration has definitely helped me to gain more experience and learning more about directing hands on. Although it might not be exactly what I expected, I am really glad that I can finally have the opportunity to do this. It has helped me realised that being a creative director needs a lot of professionalism and I hope to improve over time. I would really like to devote more time into directing work in the future. 

As the deadline of the module is after the Christmas holidays, I have been overwhelmed by it and got really stressed about going to classes. I get stressed very easily and I used to manage my stress by managing my time and divide tasks into manageable chunks and work them out within a given time frame. This way of managing my time and stress used to work really well in Year 1. However, due to personal reasons, my motivation and productivity have been going down lately and it has definitely affected my work progress. Therefore, I have been trying really hard to get myself motivated. I have been spending time with my friends as feel safe when I am around them and it has made me feel cheerful. However, hanging out with them has consumed my time and energy for working on my coursework.  I am struggling to strike a balance between spending time with friends which helps improve my mental health and being productive. I hope it will get better over time and my productivity will get back on track soon.