Communication in Progression
1.
Careers that use Art and Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking Skills
- Set Designer
- Tattooist
- Courtroom Artist
- Prosthetic Make-up Artist
- Prop Maker
- Animator
- Florist
- Costume and Fashion Designer
- Jewelry Designer and Maker
- Web Designer
- Fine Artist
- Cake Decorator
- Ceramics Designer and Maker
- Graphic Designer
- Architect
- Photographer
- Illustrator
2.
London College of Fashion- Lime Grove Campus (image)
In session 1 of Unit 9 I chose a college and a university who offer two very similar full-time courses, these were a BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics course at London College of Fashion at the Lime Grove campus and a Foundation Degree in Media Make-up and Character Design course at The University of Bedfordshire at the Luton campus. There are lots of pros and cons to each course, a main one is the fees. The course and living fees for the Luton course is significantly cheaper than the cost for the London course. The overall price for one year at Luton was £14,400 whereas one year at London including course and living fees was £24,120. This is a huge difference of £10,000 (a lot of that price is down to accommodation as my Nanny lives in Luton so i'd be able to live there as opposed to London where the prices are the highest in the UK and i'd have to rent) and seeing as cost is an important element of choosing my course, the London one is at a pretty big disadvantage.
The University of Bedforshire- Luton Campus (image)
The content of each course is fairly similar but the London course seems to be a lot more focused on the prosthetic side of make up which suits me better than the Luton course which covers a wider range of make-up this includes prosthetic make-up, which sounds good but as my vision for the future is heavily influenced by the prosthetic side I feel as though the London course is more suited to my needs.
This is on The University of Bedfordshire's page for the Foundation Degree in Media Make-Up and Character Design, it explains the wide range content covered on the course.
This is on the London College of Fashions page for the BA (Hons) Hair, Make-up and Prosthetics course, it shows the focus on prosthetic make-up.
The facilities at London and Luton are very different.
London College of Fashion:
"London College of Fashion offers students specialist facilities, equipment, tools and resources across six London sites."
Some of the facilities include:
- Sewing rooms
- 3D Modelling Labs
- Cosmetic Science Labs
- Visual Merchandising Suites
- Make Up Studios
- Biggest Fashion Library and Archive in the UK
The University of Bedfordshire:
Some facilities include:
- £46 Million state of the art Library
- Art & Design Studios
- In the Center of Luton
- Harvard Style Lecture Theaters
These are all very helpful points, they'll make my experience a lot easier and seem very suited to help the course.
Taking the useful facilities of each course into consideration I believe that although there is a lot of creative facilities on the London course, the Luton courses facilities will be a lot more practical in helping me succeed at the make up course.
Overall the positive points for the London course are the course itself, it's extremely suited to my needs, it focuses on my focus - prosthetic make up. It also is in Central London where I'd love to live and explore, I think it would be inspiring. The negative points are the very high course fees and living costs, this would be very difficult as I don't think I could justify spending £10,000 a year more for a slightly better course and to live in London. Also despite the amazing facilities I don't think they'd be very practical to me as I don't think I would use them much in a prosthetic make up course
In comparison the positive points for the Luton course are the price, the fact the my Nanny lives nearby is helpful and puts the price difference between the courses at £10,000 per year which is pretty substantial. Another plus point is the practicalities of the facilities, not only is it in the center on Luton which is amazing for exploring a new city but it has an incredible new library. Some negative points are that despite Luton being a new city for me I think I'd much prefer to study and explore London, it is our capital city and the prospect of living in it really excites me. Also the content of the course isn't great either, it doesn't have a huge focus on the prosthetic make up side of make up but it could be good to learn new things. To conclude, the course I believe is more suited to me is the London course, when I started the research and I found out the fees and costs I was sure that I would pick Luton but the London course focuses on my passion and is in one of the most art filled eccentric cities in the world and I don't think you can beat that.
Show diversity
"Include a variety of work / media in your portfolio: drawing, collage, print, stitch etc. Including a variety of styles within an area (e.g. drawing) is good plus a variety of scales (large, medium and small scale work)."
First Year Visual Communication Student | Arts University College At Bournemouth
Choose work you're proud of
"You need to have pride in the work you’re showing the tutors, so really think about what to include in your portfolio. If you include something you're a bit wary of, or think that you could have executed it better, they will sense this when they ask you about it and they will ask you about it."
Second Year Fine Art Student | Norwich University Of The Arts
Presentation is key
"Use thick black or white card and keep it the same throughout. Try to avoid plastic wallets as tutors like to have a clear look and sometimes feel the work, especially if it's material or for a subject like textiles."
First Year Fine Art Student | Norwich University Of The Arts
Start and end with the best
"Starting with a very strong page is clearly a sensible idea and then finishing with a page that also has an impact will leave the reviewer with a positive final impression."
Fifth Year Architecture Student | University Of Dundee
Get a fresh pair of eyes on it
"One big tip before submitting your portfolio is to get an art teacher, artist or someone who has gone through the process before to look at your portfolio! After staring at your own work for so long, it's good to have somebody else to look through it!"
Third Year Animation Techniques Student | University Of Dundee
... but make sure it's an expression of you
"Do the portfolio how you see best; if it's not a representation of you, it won't be the best you can put together. I had a bundle of sketchbooks and canvases while the girl before me had a plastic wallet pristine A1 portfolio. Mine suited me and hers suited her."
Third Year Fine Art Student | University Of Portsmouth
Due to the helpful side menu the website is very easy to navigate. Everything is set out in a thought through design that makes browsing the courses and relevant information easy. When clicking on the courses menu a list of a variety of diplomas and degrees appear, this way the course is found with more ease as appose to a website with lists and list of uncategorized courses. The design of the website is very appealing, it has soft, diffused colours which gives a sense of relaxtion, the website makes you feel comfortable by using this colour scheme. An improvement which could be made is that you're not immediately shown pupils work. I think this could better the website and give more of art university feel as appose to just a normal university which in my opinion, it is doing now.
Taking the useful facilities of each course into consideration I believe that although there is a lot of creative facilities on the London course, the Luton courses facilities will be a lot more practical in helping me succeed at the make up course.
Overall the positive points for the London course are the course itself, it's extremely suited to my needs, it focuses on my focus - prosthetic make up. It also is in Central London where I'd love to live and explore, I think it would be inspiring. The negative points are the very high course fees and living costs, this would be very difficult as I don't think I could justify spending £10,000 a year more for a slightly better course and to live in London. Also despite the amazing facilities I don't think they'd be very practical to me as I don't think I would use them much in a prosthetic make up course
In comparison the positive points for the Luton course are the price, the fact the my Nanny lives nearby is helpful and puts the price difference between the courses at £10,000 per year which is pretty substantial. Another plus point is the practicalities of the facilities, not only is it in the center on Luton which is amazing for exploring a new city but it has an incredible new library. Some negative points are that despite Luton being a new city for me I think I'd much prefer to study and explore London, it is our capital city and the prospect of living in it really excites me. Also the content of the course isn't great either, it doesn't have a huge focus on the prosthetic make up side of make up but it could be good to learn new things. To conclude, the course I believe is more suited to me is the London course, when I started the research and I found out the fees and costs I was sure that I would pick Luton but the London course focuses on my passion and is in one of the most art filled eccentric cities in the world and I don't think you can beat that.
Portfolio, Interview and Presentation Research
"Include a variety of work / media in your portfolio: drawing, collage, print, stitch etc. Including a variety of styles within an area (e.g. drawing) is good plus a variety of scales (large, medium and small scale work)."
First Year Visual Communication Student | Arts University College At Bournemouth
Choose work you're proud of
"You need to have pride in the work you’re showing the tutors, so really think about what to include in your portfolio. If you include something you're a bit wary of, or think that you could have executed it better, they will sense this when they ask you about it and they will ask you about it."
Second Year Fine Art Student | Norwich University Of The Arts
Presentation is key
"Use thick black or white card and keep it the same throughout. Try to avoid plastic wallets as tutors like to have a clear look and sometimes feel the work, especially if it's material or for a subject like textiles."
First Year Fine Art Student | Norwich University Of The Arts
Start and end with the best
"Starting with a very strong page is clearly a sensible idea and then finishing with a page that also has an impact will leave the reviewer with a positive final impression."
Fifth Year Architecture Student | University Of Dundee
Get a fresh pair of eyes on it
"One big tip before submitting your portfolio is to get an art teacher, artist or someone who has gone through the process before to look at your portfolio! After staring at your own work for so long, it's good to have somebody else to look through it!"
Third Year Animation Techniques Student | University Of Dundee
... but make sure it's an expression of you
"Do the portfolio how you see best; if it's not a representation of you, it won't be the best you can put together. I had a bundle of sketchbooks and canvases while the girl before me had a plastic wallet pristine A1 portfolio. Mine suited me and hers suited her."
Third Year Fine Art Student | University Of Portsmouth
University Website
Arts University Bournemouth
Due to the helpful side menu the website is very easy to navigate. Everything is set out in a thought through design that makes browsing the courses and relevant information easy. When clicking on the courses menu a list of a variety of diplomas and degrees appear, this way the course is found with more ease as appose to a website with lists and list of uncategorized courses. The design of the website is very appealing, it has soft, diffused colours which gives a sense of relaxtion, the website makes you feel comfortable by using this colour scheme. An improvement which could be made is that you're not immediately shown pupils work. I think this could better the website and give more of art university feel as appose to just a normal university which in my opinion, it is doing now.
Megan Chilcott
