Tuesday 28 October 2014

28th October

Buy ticket for BAF animation ticket, on the college shop.

7 steps to make a better mind map.
  1. start in the centre
  2. uses images and pictures as well as words
  3. use colours as they are exciting and subconsciously highlight details
  4. association, connect ideas to central image to connect thought processes
  5. used curved lines because your brain remembers curves better than straight lines
  6. use key words to make it powerful and more flexible
  7. use lots of imagery

Brainstorming
  • think of as many ideas as possible
  • encourage wild and eccentric ideas
  • resist evaluating ideas till later
  • look for associations between ideas
  • make random associations

SCAMPER
Substitute; can you swap materials and process? Start off with 3D switch to photoshop stop motion? Swap a character in the story? Change the location of the story? 
Combine; could two characters function as one? Do you really need so many characters? Can you combine the skills of other people? Combine strong pieces of concept art into one?
Adapt; reuse and recycle materials and props? Change the role of a character or a situation?
Modify; What could be emphasised exaggerated? What can be added to make it more fun?
Put to another use; could research be put into another idea? Recycling etc.
Eliminate; What can you tone done? Is there too much?
Reverse; Can roles be swapped? Look at a story back to front. 

SWOT
Strengths, 
What are you good at? 
weaknesses
Gaps in knowledge, timescales, commitment, reputation, planning.
opportunities
What are you going to get out of it? Networking, partnerships, able to new learn skills
threats

Time management, competition, perfectionism

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