creative thinking journal (1) done

Entry 1 This week we got started on the course we started to get comfortable with the course and started to think about adaptation and also started to think of past products form 12 different areas of creative industry. I found this very interesting by trying to think of other products for each area, but also found it a little bit hard for some of the areas, mainly the craft and logo area, as I couldn’t think of a product at first, until I looked into some products that are from these areas. I feel like I'm going to really enjoy this project, as the themes that we can go for are really interesting. Entry 2 For this week we went through our list of the products we had put on our sheet. I had talked about publishing, as it is one of the areas that I feel comfortable with, as I have always had a passion to read, even with my dyslexia. The other area on the sheet that I really like is the game, TV and film section. I also feel comfortable with music, but I feel that I know a lot more about the first 3. Another thing that we did today, was create our Wix page for all of our work to be placed in. As well as that, I had picked the primary and secondary research for my project. I have picked for my primary research to look into doing questionnaires and surveys, as well as trying to get an interview with secondary research. I wanted to do a book analysis, posters and moodboard. At this very moment I tried to slim down what creative industry I would like to research into. The four that I am trying to pick from are game, TV and movies, publishing and music. Entry 3 This week I have been looking more in depth with what I am doing. With my primary research and secondary research I had started to research into publishing and with this I picked a book series called the Hunger Games. I have started to research into this, but have had some minor setbacks mainly due to not being able to find the author Suzanne Collins email. I have started to develop an email to her publisher, who are called Scholastic UK Ltd. They are a really big publishing company in the UK. I have also started to create questionnaires on the Hunger Games books.

Entry 4 This week I started to get more primary and secondary research done. I have had an email back for Suzanne Collins publishing company. Sadly that publishing company said that she is unavailable of interview, but I will still put that in my primary research to show that I have tried to contact and talk to one of my favourite authors about her book. As well I have started to think what I want my final pieces to be, this could change over the weeks we got left. I'm thinking about making a graphic novel book cover, based on the main characters and an introduction page of the two main characters. Another thing I will also be doing is creating 2 pages of the hunger games book that will be in graphic novel form. Another thing that we had this week was a one to one with James which I felt really helped me with my plan for the project I feel that it also helped me feel less worried about what I want to do and less worried about this project. Thank you. What I want to do next week is to finish my book review and look into some more secondary and primary research, but also start thinking of some designs and ideas that I would like to do for a book cover. Entry 5 I was ill and was unable to get any main work done but did try to do some more of my research into what I am doing for my course and have add more to my presentation of my work. I did struggle a little bit due to being at home ill and so was able to ask a question that had been on my mind that week. This is how I feel that I'm a bit behind but I am definitely going to be able to get back on track the rest of this week and next week and so on.

Entry 6 This week has been a very eventful week when it has comes to work. I have been able to speak to my tutor about a few things that were on my mind as well and being able sort them out has helped with how I feel. I have also go my character drawings done of my graphics novel with how I want to do it as I have changed my mind on how i'm going to do it as I want it to just be the two main character as if feel that will work better. They are the main ones you see for most of the book and in my graphic novel, so I think that works better. This was also inspired by a TV series box set art that is seen in the middle of the part of it. This was the Doctor Who box set for season 5. I felt that this had some inspiration for the change. I have also started to think of my key scene that I want to do for my graphic novel. I have started to make out the scene in one of the copies of the book that I don't mind using for work. With this I have cut it down too two pages as I feel that I will be able to put more time in to these page and will be able to put more detail into my work and so I can make sure that I don’t lack in making sure everything runs smoothly through the next few weeks that I have left with the project. Another thing that I have enjoyed is looking back at the story and remaking a page that I had read a few months ago and being able to see things that I may have missed the first time. Also this week I had missed some work in my time frame due to it being my birthday on the Wednesday but made up for this on the Thursday by doing extra work during that day.

Entry 7 This week I have been working on getting my presentation updated and making sure to put any other work into my presentation. I also was able to finish my first questionnaire. I did leave it for a while just in case anyone else wanted to get in involved with my questionnaire. I wanted to make sure that I had started and finished my other series of how many people have Aphantasia and if I have a graphic novel, will it help to get more people to read more. The same with people with Dyslexia. Another thing is that I have started to get my graphic novel pages ready by collecting references and making sure I have all the dialogue that is going to be in the pages. Another thing I have started to get short of is my font cover with what I wanted to show. My main front cover will be fully coloured by the end of week, hopefully due to me wanting to make sure that everything is right and that i'm not lacking in anything. This week has been the most stressful for me both with work and with my general free time due to my anxiety being a bit high this week, but I have soldiered through and have carried on with what I needed to get done. Entry 8 This week I have been carrying on get my final piece ready to shown in two weeks. This will help to give more insight on what week can tweak during the last few weeks but this isn’t for two more weeks, so I have time to make sure that I have at least the introduction page and the front cover done, so that I can focus on get the main pages done. But also to make sure that I can keep updating my PowerPoint that I am doing for my wix. This week has also been a bit stressful but i have powered through this and have made sure that I am checking and ticking my checklist, as I am progressing with my project. I hope that I can carry on with the main part of my project. I have also made sure that I have completed my research for both primary and secondary, but also my main research that I am doing for my work and started to get things and into that I can use in my research for things that may have not been fully completed.

Entry 9 With this week have been mainly focusing on getting may final project sorted and ready for showing my work in the next fortnight. I have been making sure not to over complicate myself and have been making sure that I don’t confuse myself and so that I stick to my plan 100% and to not to make myself panic on what i have got left to do. I have got over my struggles this week and have carried on with what I've got to get done and this had some bumps on the way but I have been able to smooth them out so that there is no worry. I hope next week that I will be able to have things working more smoothly and at the right places. Entry 10 This week has been interesting. I was able to get some work done during Monday and Tuesday due to being able to work at my dad’s office, but during the day on Tuesday I started to feel a bit unwell and had been in contact with someone who had covid. I had been testing negative all week but to just make sure and because i was feeling a bit worse that I did on Tuesday I worked remotely from home and was able to add more to my final pieces and into my presentation. I have also made sure that I have been on the right path for my work to see who everyone likes my final outcome and how it can help people. Another thing that I wanted to do on Friday and over the weekend is to make sure that I get people to check out my work that I did a few weeks ago. Entry 11 This week I have finished and completed my final outcome and I am sorting out my feedback sheets, so that they are done before next week. Another thing I have been sorting out is my Wix and finishing my PowerPoint ready for the deadline next week. This week has mainly been fishing and tweaking things, as the deadline draws nearer. This last week is going quicker than the other weeks, but that is because we are getting to the end of the project. This week has been a bit stressful, but I think that it is because of deadline stress and by next week I should be less stressed. I am confident that I am on the right track and that I have everything everything there for me to pass and by doing that I need to focus on sorting the Powerpoint and the evaluation.

Enty 12 - final entry This week is the last week and I feel that I have been able to put everything into my Wix and presentation. At the beginning of the week I have been setting out my work so that everything is in the right place. I have also been making sure that people do my feedback sheets and get the feedback that I need from peers and also from my mum and dad who have been there for me since day 1. Another thing that I did this week was finish my evaluation ready for Friday and anything else that might be missing from my PowerPoint. This week hasn’t been too stressful, but there have been times that it did get a bit overwhelming but I was able to get past that and finish this project. At the end of this week I have everything ready for it to be marked. I really like this project. It has been a very good start to this course and helps me to get ready for things to come. Overall if we were to do this project again I would be really happy too as it was very resourceful and showed me and others what I'm capable of. Thank you.