Group Progress Crit

Aaron and Joe's feedback:

 Jamie's feedback:

Self-evaluation.

I think the idea and research into story overall is good so far. I feel it is quite big and ambitious for the time I have left of this module, however my peers think I can do it! I need to keep developing my characters - further explore how they move/speak/feel to capture a personality. In the crit I expressed my concern for the actual manufacture of the book - mainly about the printing of the pop-up pieces - as if I were to print double sided, I would need to make sure that the images are exactly centred and in place (which sometimes is not in uni and I can't afford to waste money and time - if I can, I'd really like to get it right the first time!). I asked whether it would just be enough if I concentrated on making a standard pop-up book instead of a 2 in 1 book and play mat. The majority of people in my group, including the tutors, thought that if I feel it is too much, it's better to make the book and play mat as separate products - but get the story and the book right first because this is the backbone of the project. Everything else that is produced from it will be additional merchandise to keep the main product (the book) relevant. So I think this is what I'm going to do now. I need to edit the story - make it really exciting - and finalise this as soon as possible. Once this is figured out, I can then get really stuck in with the visuals and the mechanics of it all by doing pop-up developments/tests and trials.

Action Plan:

1. Continue to develop characters - show how they interact with each other.
2. Spend time with animals and environmental design - push the aesthetic.
3. Spend time developing story - get this finalised (or as close to finish) as soon as possible.
4. Thumbnails for book and pop-up plans.
5. Do tests for pop-ups.
6. Finalise illustrations.
7. Print & assemble.