PPP Briefing

PPP 1

Colours may vary - type tuesday 27th at Hyde Park Picture House

• being blogging things you are interested in / see as part of PPP. (OUGD402) 2 weeks. 
• Ali Hanson - have to research them today. going to interview them on Thursday via Skype.
• Blog things that you look at for inspiration / things to help you research design. Instagram, behance, online magazines*, AIGA or itsnicethat - we can’t just be looking at images we need to know what it’s about (their research/the point of it). Podcast called Scratching The Surface. 

Part 1:

• You have to research the work of the design practice and organise it into 5 key themes. (These five themes should reflect the key ideas that run throughout their work)
• Background, education, use of materials, creative process, methodology, inspiration, collaborations, project management, promoting work, clients, books, music, films, aesthetic, theory. - HOW does this feed into their practice?
• e.g Education : what was a project you did in university that might’ve influenced what you’re doing now? 
• e.g Education : is there any project you look back on and wish you did differently/ more of? 
• Need to develop TEN Questions. first q is What film would you recommend to an aspiring graphic designer? 
• Complete interview needs to be blogged + indepth practice/researched blogged.

Part 2:

• Design a poster for the film they recommended. 
• A0 in size.
• Only print using a photocopier.
• No stock images from the film. (If photos from the film are used it needs to be processed in an interesting way (photographed from screen, collaged, drawn over…) 
• How can we make this film inventive/unconventional? - reflect the film through the physical poster as well. e.g Each member of group make something and put it together. is it interactive? (making things move..) 
• Could be based on what the designer has said about the film / the time he watched the film. 

Part 3:

• Design and curate a screening event for your chosen film.  The screenings will take place at the end of the second week. needs to reflect the moods/themes within the film. 
• Must attend and evaluate atleast three other screenings. 
• This must include: the name of the film, consistent branding. social media publicity, documentation of event, intervention/workshop that will take place during screening. 
• should photograph it, document how people interact with it, 
• 5 elements of cinema: sound, screen, projection, audience, site/space.
• 8 elements of film: character, plot, conflict, resolution, structure, scenes, dialogue, visuals. 
• Make notes under these headings when watching the film. (Is there a famous scene? how are the visuals made? is the language specific?)

Interview, Poster, Screening Design. 

Need to collect alot of materials related to the film - imagery, quotes, numbers/rules, a whole alphabet of a typeface, themes in the film, characters, notable scenes, colour palette from film, keywords, symbols … Collage for poster workshop tomorrow!.