ICT Project- Project Statement
Mandy Peace
James Shortman
The first step in which I took towards the ICT project was through the use of Photoshop. My first idea was to compose an image of my dad as a teenager and me as a teenager. I feel this to be an important part of my project as I feel the hobbies in which I have at this moment in time are very closely related to those of my father during his teenage life.
From here I decided that I would look at my dad’s younger years and what influenced him into loving both two wheels and four wheels. From in having looked through numerous photos and having conversations with my family members it is clear to see as that in having private land, at a very young age my dad was able to ride motorcycles or bicycles. The older my dad got the more the price and number of bicycles increased, advancing to buying cars at the age of 15 to drive within private property.
I gathered all photographs around the house in which I feel have great meaning or capture a moment in time in which I felt really happy around either my family or friends. Through the use of these pictures I will not only show the development of my childhood but particular events and people who have affected me. Some pictures I have gathered I had totally forgotten about, not because those having little importance, but the fact that I no longer have these particular hobbies along with group of friends. Even though the pictures show several different hobbies, I have always remained on two wheels.
My goal is to assemble all images that I feel have a meaning to me and that has impacted who I am. This is based on my family as that they have always gave me the sense of belonging. I hope to achieve at the end, an explanation for my athletic background along with many other interests. The celebrity inspirations in life in which I will involve in my scrap book are Chad Reed, Darren Berrecloth and Travis Pastrana. These are three people in which I would inspire to be alike. Each of which have three different careers on two wheels, but I feel as though they all link towards my attitudes and feelings. It is because of this that looking at videos or images of these athletes I feel a sense of belonging. Through seeing how successful each are at their career, inspires me to be highly motivated in what I am doing, as that I know what can be achieved on two wheels. It’s from watching these athletes so closely I feel has influenced my personality along with my dress sense. As a collection this is why it’s so crucial for all three to be involved in my scrap book.
I first built a collage from using a picture of me and my sister as the centre piece. I then continued to surround this image with others I felt to be important to me. I then lined the outside if these photographs with idols, key events, memorabilia and statements linked to my sense of place.
I then used the ICT software Photoshop to merge all the images together. It was from here that I was then able to select multiple backgrounds, along with being able to adjust the lighting and contrast of these dated images to get a better idea of what my physical piece will look like.
Using Photoshop I was able to make images negative, black and white along with many other options. Even though these where suitable for the task, I branched out to other websites to try and get a broader use from the images. One website in which I found to be useful was glogster. This website allows you to create posters of any kind with very little limitations.
In having planned out my whole scrap book, I need to prioritise which ones I would like to use for my final piece. This will involve collecting all the ones in which mean the very most to me. I would also like to put aside all the images from the various sports and events from my life and try to focus on one element. This will be my family as that they have always allowed me to be myself and gave me a true sense of place.
In conclusion to in having carried out my project I feel that I have found a further inner interest for having my family around me and the true impact in which they have had on me. Through looking through multiple pictures in which I had forgotten about brought back a lot of memories of old friends and hobbies in which I used to have. Hopefully in looking through my scrapbook the reader will be able to see the process of eliminating pictures in which I felt had little meaning to me, into gathering ones in which signify key aspects of mine and my family’s life.
I have used multiple software, sources of research, gathering photographs and old magazines to have reached my final piece. As of such the variety I have made three power points to support the point I’m trying to put across along with the research I have conducted. I also felt as though it was necessary for me to create a movie. The reason being is that as of it being an ICT project, making a physical collage wouldn’t meet the entire criteria.
My intentions for my final piece are for people to understanding how important my family have been to my life. Hopefully people will be able to see how closely i have followed in the footsteps of my father. I feel as though ICT is not the way to go if you are trying to communicate visually. The reason being is that even though there are limitations to creating a visual physical piece, I feel it has a bigger impact. Even though this is a cliché I feel that I could never have found my love for mountain biking without the complete backing of my parents. Taking me to major events to enhance my love for the sport has also helped me towards who I am today. My family is my true sense of place.
Here is a link to my blog- http://jamesshortman.blogspot.co.uk/
Here is a link to my video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7iXtdSGYqU&feature=plcp
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