The Outsiders

Here is the brief I have written in full:

Unit: Design For Interaction and Moving Image

Year: Three

Term: Winter

Brief Date: 17/11/10

Deadlines: 09/02/11

Project Number: 2

Project Title: The Outsiders

Brief:

The definition of an outsider is someone not belonging to a particular group, set, party, etc. Society often regards the artist as an outsider. It invokes a sense of being alone, they can be unconnected with regulations bound by society, or be born different leading to a life of bullying or being ignored.

However, being an outsider also means that one is not within an enclosure and has fewer boundaries resulting in a sense of false freedom and fewer limitations imposed on every day life.

Your task is to study an outsider; this can be a group, someone from history or even a fictional character. What is it that sets them apart from the conventional rules of society? Did they choose this life or was it handed to them from birth? Can nature or nurture play a part in creating an outsider? With your gathered research create a documentary showing your findings.

Learning Outcomes:

Demonstrate the ability to work independently (self management and development)

Demonstrate an awareness of differing research methodologies, the use of sketchbooks to record research and the developmental process of ideas and concepts (research)

Demonstrate an awareness of semiological principles (analysis)

Experiment with a variety of media in the realization of ideas (experimentation)

Demonstrate an awareness of appropriate production and presentation techniques (communication and presentation)

Demonstrate an awareness of fundamental principles of visual communication (subject knowledge)

Assessment Requirements:

1 visually documented sketchbook and final piece