Idea Development

IDEA DEVELOPMENT 21/01

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I spent the day speaking to Iro about my ideas and putting together the project proposal. I then decided that an editorial response would be the most successful outcome and it would reflect much more on the career path I would like to take after university. However, I am not limiting myself to one outcome with this unit as I would like to display this piece in many different formats as it has so much potential to take in different directions. I realised the potential that I could have in displaying my work through sketchbooks or audio from interviews and really make the initial research the main focus of my project to inform the final piece. The second session of creative writing with Jane Hankin was very informative. I did not think that it would be useful for my work, however, once taking part in the different writing techniques of the day, such as writing an inventory for a character which would then inform what the story behind the character was and what type of person they would be, I realised how much it did link between my own work. I want to tell these stories of young people living in London in the most impactful ways. I realised that I could take my subject in 2 different paths: the first one being looking closely into the pressures and realities that people of this age group do face and how they are affected in everyday life or the second one being looking into how these young people find their subgroups/cultures and communities in such a large area and city. I have created a survey and so far, I have had 2 responses with quite similar answers which further shows that the idea of there being pressures related to being in London is clear. These online surveys have been extremely helpful to developing my ideas and work, as I have a much better idea of the individuals’ stories that I want to represent and can see from a perspective that isn’t my own. However, I would like to record these responses as interviews and have more of a conversation with people, which I probably will do once I choose certain people to focus on more. Then, I can get a real sense of what they are trying to portray.