Creative Platforms

progress and presentations

CREATIVE PLATFORMS - OUTLINE

blog - your documentation

presentations

CREATIVE PLATFORMS - OUTLINE

This unit integrates negotiated professional projects
with professional liaison and self-promotion enabling
the student to build from their body of work with direct
relevance to their career aspirations.
Extensive collaborative work is encouraged enabling
students to develop an advanced level of experience
and competence in promoting their skills.

CREATIVE PLATFORMS - OUTLINE

The unit is quite straight forward and
vital in enabling you to gain
employment in your chosen field.
You must prepare well in advance for
the elements of your showreel.
CONTENT/DESIGN/FEEDBACK

overview of marking

100% coursework
70% showreel - various formats
30% cv / business card
both of these have documentation
keeping attached to them (blog)

CREATIVE PLATFORMS - BLOG

http://creative-platforms.tumblr.com/

CREATIVE PLATFORMS - to do
Project Management - timescale, projects, identify work left
to do
Feedback - contacts in the industry?
SWOT Done? - in handbook
Have you selected your projects to be showcased? what
format?
CV / Business cards? how are your progressing and are you
documenting this? - look for free promos on moo cards

Some of you making progress with your blogs

(documentation)
Need everyone to start asap.
Important to state your discipline from the start.
Research is vital.
Making contacts in the industry - vital.
Examples of previous work/projects.
Development of ideas
Not enough work being shown - some blogs no
content?
Examples of student blogs here http://creative-platforms.tumblr.com/resources

Current Student Blogs:

http://blogkatiebarton.tumblr.com/
http://thecreativeritsema.tumblr.com/
http://ollieeer.tumblr.com/
http://jonathanwhitneycouk.tumblr.com/
http://courtney-moore.tumblr.com/

Make sure you have clear blog headings for each

post:
My Industry, Feedback from Industry, Research into
CVs, Research of showreels etc

CREATIVE PLATFORMS
Feedback on your work.
In previous years I have made students do a presentation in
class.
Sadly because of numbers this year you will now be
expected to send me a either a video, powerpoint or prezi
presentation that demonstrates your progress.
This will need to be uploaded and displayed on your blog.
PDF template will be uploaded to the unit blog later this
pm.

Creative Platforms Presentation of Progress

In order for you to have feedback on this unit you will need to demonstrate your progress
and show examples of how this has been achieved through industry research, processes
and your individual production of content.
The presentation can take the form of:
1. A Video Screen Recording - using software like QuickTime, Camtasia etc. Record your
work online - via your blog, videos, animations, sound, software, research . .
2. Powerpoint or Apple Keynote
3. Prezi
To be available on your blogs by Friday 3rd February 2017
Need to demonstrate evidence of the following:

Discuss and outline the industry you wish to work in

BE SPECIFIC ABOUT INDUSTRY / ROLES / JOB PROFILE EXAMPLES / SKILLS SET NEEDED
SHOWREEL / CV/ BUSINESS CARD PRODUCTION Describe the processes of conception, design and
production, including journal keeping (online blog)
INITIAL IDEAS - SKETCHES, STORYBOARDS ETC, SCREENGRABS USING SOFTWARE, HARDWARE / PROVIDE
WEB ADDRESS OF YOUR BLOG AND EXAMPLES OF HOW YOU HAVE USED IT - SCREENSHOTS. WEBSITE
DESIGN & PRODUCTION.

Please evaluate the strengths & weaknesses of your work

WHAT IS YOUR STRONGEST SKILL SET AND PROVIDE EXAMPLES / YOUR WEAKEST

Provide evidence of research

SHOW RESEARCH OF SHOWREELS IN YOUR INDUSTRY / BUSINESS CARDS AND CVS / SKILL SET NEEDED

What work needs to be done to complete your showreel/CV/Business Cards?

TRY TO BE AS SPECIFIC AS POSSIBLE - EVEN PROVIDE A TIME SHEET OR ACTION PLAN.
Either Maximum of 15 slides if Powerpoint, Keynote or Prezi or Maximum 15 Min video.

Please email me by 3pm on Friday 3rd February 2017 with a link to your
presentation. I will then look through your presentations and email you
feedback.
see the resources page on the blog for examples of presentations from previous students on this unit.
http://creative-platforms.tumblr.com/resources
claire.sambrook@port.ac.uk

I will be able to provide

feedback.
You will need to email
me a link to the finished
presentation
of progress by:
3pm on Friday 3rd
February 2017.
claire.sambrook@port.ac.uk

Presentation Examples
Matilda Dray
http://matildazeldadray.tumblr.com/post/139123390930/creative-platform-unit-presentation-of-progress
Peter Bradley
http://pb-cv.tumblr.com/post/138887115624/creative-platforms-presentation
Charlie OConnor
https://www.scribd.com/document/299018425/Creative-Platforms-Presentation-of-Progress-Charlie-O-Connor-UP654530
Lily Beresford
https://www.dropbox.com/s/k2cvoh7cqcxscpe/Creative%20Platforms%20blog.pptx
Ben Higgins
https://www.dropbox.com/s/4oe0l4qfx3kkh72/Creative%20Platforms%20%E2%80%93%20Progress%20Presentation.pptx
Daniel Nicholas
http://danieljnicholas.tumblr.com/

James Leighfield
http://jamesleighf.tumblr.com/post/111282981298/this-is-my-presentation-for-my-february-hand-in

Google Drive Folder with more examples

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B3Gj5PENY_9TWm1OSXp5OGtpTzA?usp=sharing

CREATIVE PLATFORMS
Use the drop-in sessions to show me your
work, seek advice and gain feedback on your
progress.
I still have yet to see some of your CVs?
Please send them to me but make sure you
go through the session I did on CVs first &
look at Suggested Format sheet.

CREATIVE PLATFORMS - ACTION /CHECK LIST

Please send me a copy of your CV. This will need to be constantly updated/
perfected throughout the year
ACTION

TO PUT IN BLOG
In-depth research of industry - job prospects /
roles / skills needed etc

ONGOING

Remember to go
through the checklist

Samples of your work

Evidence of feedback from industry - try to get
contacts
Skills and Strengths
Development of work - CV
Screengrabs - video and or stills of work in
progress
SWOT Analysis - see samples in handbook
Development of work - Business Cards

Development of work - Showreels - website /

video / print (whatever your industry wants to see)
Idea Production and Processes for all elements
Sketches and Concepts
Mock-Ups
Evidence of Testing
Consistent appearance with all elements

Professional presentation of work

Software Analysis

Blog - Regular updating - look on blog for

examples of other student blogs

I still have a lot of CVs

not yet picked up?