Pitching My Idea

Today I pitched my idea to the class and it went really well. My proposed idea was well received and I was complemented on several aspects of both the design and pitch as well as given some tips on how to improve.

In my pitch I presented a small amount of research and used it as a platform to explain how my idea developed, and I was complemented on this. It helped them to understand how my idea had got to the point it had and gave them a sense of background on the work I have been doing.

In the presentation I mentioned certain things that have greatly helped me come to the design I have and I was told that this helped a few other people too and also helped explain and break down my idea to them.

In terms of the design that I presented (for desktop and mobile), it was taken and complemented well. One small criticism and suggestion was that to change the arrows that separate each 'section' on the page from pointing up to pointing down. They were worried that the arrows pointing up counteracted my aim to provoke people to scroll down the page, and I understand this. I am going to do a quick re design to see what it looks like and see if it improves the look of the page. If not, I am not too worried. I was already thinking about replacing the 'up' arrows with the shape of the volcano (featured in the logo) as the shapes are very similar and would make it a bit more fun, as well as allowing me to incorporate more background graphics in an interesting way into each 'section'.

From here I need to mock up the iPad, get storyboarding and finalise my navigation system. 

My Pitch

Today I pitched my idea to the group, and got some good feedback. My pitch and the way I presented was complimented, and this has given me a real confidence boost on my ability to pull together my work and communicate it to the class, or potential clients, in a successful and clear way. Especially considering I used to feel sick just standing up in front of the class.

In my pitch I introduced the class to the phrases "diagetic" and "non-diagetic" which I learnt when I studied Creative Media. They are the film terms for sound from within or implied to be from within the scene (diagetic) (can be from the original recording or added in later, e.g. an alarm clock sound in a bedroom scene), and sound that is not within or not implied to be within (e.g. mood music, a narrator).

At the end of my pitch, I asked the group a question. I've been unsure on what direction I'd like my short film to go;

1. The room gets tidied with no problems
2. The room does not get tidied in time
3. The room is tidied, only to be ruined at the end
4. Consistently failing at tidying the room (e.g. constantly dropping things, tripping over etc)

The general consensus was a mixture of 1 & 4. I agree, and I think I'll be going in this direction. Now that I've thought about it, number 1 seems too boring, and number 3 seems too cliche & expected and wouldn't be as funny.

In my pitch I shared a quick 4 second video containing a few of my practise shots as I try to explore with my camera work.