Proposal:
My Specialist practice project will be based around developing my skills in wig and
hair work. I have developed ideas through initially looking at inspirational images that
use large and floral/exotic head pieces. Looking to continue my level 5 work, and
develop my portfolio, I am going to be working alongside a Level 6 photographer to
create a final high fashion/ commercial photo shoot based on Shakespeare’s ‘A
Midsummer Nights Dream’. I will meet this brief by designing and making a collection
of 3 headpieces/wigs which will be made bespoke to the models head. They will be in
keeping with each other, and will compliment the work of my photographer and the
fashion students who will be collaborating later into the project. Theoretically I should
create a high fashion, modern outcome which could be seen on a catwalk, in a
fashion magazine or on a fashion database. Working alongside another student to
complete a project is a new challenge for myself, and also working towards a high
fashion outcome will test and develop my make-up techniques aswell as my hair/wig
work. I will look at established artists in the fashion area such as Pat McGrath and
Alex Box. The research aspect of the project will revolve around many books aswell
as internet research, looking at fashion, wig making techniques, wig making
companies, history, Shakespeare, fairies and myths, aswell as semiotics, colour
theory and I also aim to use more databases available to myself through the
university. This is a project based on my ambitions after graduation, more so working
with wigs than working as a fashion artist. I want to build on my wig skills i developed
in the last unit, not by simply knotting two wigs as I have already done but looking at
other techniques such as using cages and creating headpieces aswell as different
uses for weft work. I will be presenting my work in a blog as this format works a lot
better regarding my own presentation preferences, and will provide an accompanying
‘sample book’ with materials and designs that will be developed alongside the blog to
give a feel of the project away from the digital format. My blog will be live throughout
the project, and therefore I will be simply ‘crediting’ images at point of insertion but
referencing in my bibliography which will give a sleek professional feel which draws
away from my student identity.
Aims:
Aims:
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A1 To develop intellectual reasoning, design thinking and practical research skills
that relate to the field of make-up transformation.
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A2 To encourage research informed practice through the visual, creative and
technical realisation of the project.
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A3 To negotiate a body of work within the context of the brief through a learning
agreement that demonstrates effective work planning, time and resource
management
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A4 To encourage in-depth learning through a high degree of independent
judgement, research, experimentation and critical reflection
Learning Outcomes:
On completion of this unit you will be able to:
Team working, Professional skill development, Developing my identity, Applying appropriate contexts to outcome, trying new techniques, networking.
Assessment Requirements:
A negotiated body of work that will include evidence of advanced technical and artistic experimentation and risk taking 80%
Critical evaluation of project outcome (1500 words) 20%
Already introduced my project is based on Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’. The project is going to take the elements of nature and fairies/myths to create a collection of 3 hairpieces, potentially one of these being a wig and combining these with a high fashion photo shoot as context. Working on recreating a classic and well known story, provides many interpretations and conceptual research to consider and will allow me to intellectually design and create my idea of Shakespeare’s work, and enable me to develop my own professional identity, through make-up and hair transformation (LO1+2). Working alongside Level 6 students in the photography and Fashion departments will create a polished professional outcome which will showcase and build on my portfolio. A budget of £150 will be in place for this project as synthetic hair is going to be used and this also includes travel costs to the shoot venue etc. (LO3). I will hand in 3-4 final images from the shoot, aswell as a blog documenting the development of the project along with a ‘sample book’ including designs and materials used to create the final outcomes and give a feel for the project. This is a more appropriate body of work, as with a blog alone I feel such a lot of material and development will go to waste if the viewer cannot see physical elements of the development. Although I am working alongside students, I think my own critical awareness will be seen in a new light from a team point of view, how I worked with others aswell as new aspects that I could change and develop for my final major (LO4).
Should an opportunity become available to work with students from another course, the body of work will be negotiated with your unit tutor.
Each assessment requirement must be passed at a minimum grade of 40% to successfully complete the unit.
On completion of this unit you will be able to:
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LO1 Demonstrate the initiation and creative application of intellectual reasoning
design thinking and practical research that relate to make-up transformation
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LO2 Relate concepts, theories and critical themes to the realisation of make-up
transformation.
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LO3 Demonstrate the ability to negotiate an appropriate body of work, formulise a
work plan, a budget and manage time and resources effectively.
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LO4 Inform project solutions with appropriate understanding, a high degree of
judgement regarding my own skills and demonstrate critical self-awareness.
Team working, Professional skill development, Developing my identity, Applying appropriate contexts to outcome, trying new techniques, networking.
Assessment Requirements:
A negotiated body of work that will include evidence of advanced technical and artistic experimentation and risk taking 80%
Critical evaluation of project outcome (1500 words) 20%
Already introduced my project is based on Shakespeare’s ‘A Midsummer Nights Dream’. The project is going to take the elements of nature and fairies/myths to create a collection of 3 hairpieces, potentially one of these being a wig and combining these with a high fashion photo shoot as context. Working on recreating a classic and well known story, provides many interpretations and conceptual research to consider and will allow me to intellectually design and create my idea of Shakespeare’s work, and enable me to develop my own professional identity, through make-up and hair transformation (LO1+2). Working alongside Level 6 students in the photography and Fashion departments will create a polished professional outcome which will showcase and build on my portfolio. A budget of £150 will be in place for this project as synthetic hair is going to be used and this also includes travel costs to the shoot venue etc. (LO3). I will hand in 3-4 final images from the shoot, aswell as a blog documenting the development of the project along with a ‘sample book’ including designs and materials used to create the final outcomes and give a feel for the project. This is a more appropriate body of work, as with a blog alone I feel such a lot of material and development will go to waste if the viewer cannot see physical elements of the development. Although I am working alongside students, I think my own critical awareness will be seen in a new light from a team point of view, how I worked with others aswell as new aspects that I could change and develop for my final major (LO4).
Should an opportunity become available to work with students from another course, the body of work will be negotiated with your unit tutor.
Each assessment requirement must be passed at a minimum grade of 40% to successfully complete the unit.
Assessment Criteria: (specific criteria related to the learning outcomes and linked to
the statement of generic assessment criteria matrix):
The level to which your work communicates intellectual reasoning, design thinking, visual ideas and concepts through practical research and applied processes - experimentation, exploration, interpretation, self-evaluation and reflection. (LO1)
The level to which you have considered the context of your project represented in terms of the breadth and depth of your research and the realisation of make-up transformation. (LO2)
The level to which your work demonstrates increasing autonomy in self-management and project planning from conception to the final outcome. (LO3)
The level to which you have applied critical self-reflected to inform project solutions concluding in a final evaluation of the project outcomes. (LO4)
Reference Material
Cox.C/ Widdows.L (2005) Hair and Fashion.[book] London: V&A
Corson.R (2001) Fashions in Hair: The first five thousand years. [book] London:Peter Owen
Kościukiewicz-Markowska. D (2013) Palace of Colours. The magic of make-up New York:Movart
Make-Up Artist Magazine [journal]
Ririnui. J (2010) Make-Up is Art [book] London: Carlton Books
Ruskai. J (2010) Wig Making and Styling: a complete guide for theatre and film [book] Oxford: Elsevier/Focal Press
Shakespeare. W (1979) A Midsummer Nights Dream.[book] USA: Arden
Shakespeare
The level to which your work communicates intellectual reasoning, design thinking, visual ideas and concepts through practical research and applied processes - experimentation, exploration, interpretation, self-evaluation and reflection. (LO1)
The level to which you have considered the context of your project represented in terms of the breadth and depth of your research and the realisation of make-up transformation. (LO2)
The level to which your work demonstrates increasing autonomy in self-management and project planning from conception to the final outcome. (LO3)
The level to which you have applied critical self-reflected to inform project solutions concluding in a final evaluation of the project outcomes. (LO4)
Reference Material
Cox.C/ Widdows.L (2005) Hair and Fashion.[book] London: V&A
Corson.R (2001) Fashions in Hair: The first five thousand years. [book] London:Peter Owen
Kościukiewicz-Markowska. D (2013) Palace of Colours. The magic of make-up New York:Movart
Make-Up Artist Magazine [journal]
Ririnui. J (2010) Make-Up is Art [book] London: Carlton Books
Ruskai. J (2010) Wig Making and Styling: a complete guide for theatre and film [book] Oxford: Elsevier/Focal Press
Shakespeare. W (1979) A Midsummer Nights Dream.[book] USA: Arden
Shakespeare
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