Level 3 Animation: Music VideoLevel 3 Animation: Music Video
Category: Student Gallery
Level 3 Animation: Black Country Living Museum Halloween projectLevel 3 Animation: Black Country Living Museum Halloween project
L3 ANIMATION: BCLM HALLOWEEN PROJECT
Halloween ‘Juggling Billy’: Joshua Aldred
Halloween Animation: Emily Bourne
Halloween Animation: Ryan Davis
Halloween Animation: Elise Dennis
Halloween Animation: Natalia Kowalczyk
Halloween ‘Larry and S at the Circus’: Lauren Norton
Halloween Animation: Luke Timmins
Halloween Animation: Mia Hickman Wright
Sahar Mohammadikoochi: Best Six ImagesSahar Mohammadikoochi: Best Six Images
SAHAR MOHAMMADIKOOCHI
Vintage -Film Noir
The 1950s and 1960s are my favourite decades for simplicity of lifestyle, the hope people had after the war and also for the great art and music. In addition, by following the vintage photography from this period, I could feel the nostalgia. I wish I could live in the 1950s decade. For my project, I had the aim of creating dramatic and cinematic photographs in a Fim-Noir theme. I was trying to express the moody and more significantly dramatic feelings and moments which I created by hard lighting in black and white and low-key. My portraitures are more classical and every image can tell a story about its character. Shadows and highlights play an important role in this genre.
I paid attention to the clothing style, background, and face direction/expressions for my close-up portraits.
Zoe Flavell: GalleryZoe Flavell: Gallery
ZOE FLAVELL
Digbeth Graffiti
For my personal investigation I decided to gain my inspiration from Digbeth in Birmingham. My project was based around the bold graffiti found on the walls. I found that experimenting with the embellisher complimented this project perfectly as it enhanced the nature of graffiti as it looked like sprays from a spray can. I also explored bold lettering, hand stich and machine embroidery to conduct my final piece. Positive words and phrases really inspired me through my project, due to such uncertain times in the world due to coronavirus I thought spreading positive messages for people to see on things such as their daily walks was beneficial to the indefinite times, we are living in. Clouds became the dominant theme from my original photographs to spread the well-being quotes in the local area. I then began to turn this into a garment of a dress to allow it to be showcased on the runway for people to see. The clouds became detachable form the piece to be able to place them in other places to be available for as many people to see as possible. To spread the message even more I also decided to make my own Instagram page to allow my work to be shared as much as possible.
Will Edwards: GalleryWill Edwards: Gallery
WILL EDWARDS
Fast Food
My project evolved into work based on fast food, its aggressive marketing and the results of these ending up in the appearance of excess body fat. I looked at the packaging of fast-food items and started to manipulate them in different ways, gravitating towards the heat-based samples that shrunk and bubbled plastic materials like crisp packets. I used hand stitch work to add words onto these samples, words like EAT and CONSUME that reflect the immoral aims of food marketing.
I used tights, stuffing and rubber bands to create these 3d pieces that I intended to replicate to look of body fat, I used heat transfer techniques to put red lines onto the fabric that mirror the blood vessels in body fat, and then stitched into the largest sample with the text work. With these 3d pieces I also produced two masks constructed from the heated plastic and the stitched text-work, the focus being around the mouth area was intentional as the project is based around food consumption.
Hannah Cartwright: GalleryHannah Cartwright: Gallery
HANNAH CARTWRIGHT
Fabrics Inspired by Black Live Matter
I took inspiration for my personal investigation from predominantly the Black Lives Matter movement. I decided to choose this as I felt it is an important topic that needs to be brought to light and talked about more. I was mainly influenced by the protests I attended and the protest signs for my final piece, so decided to go with a patchwork hanging piece. For this I used a variety of techniques such cut and fray, machine embroidery, hand stitch and melting plastic. I also wanted my piece to have an imperfect feel to it as many of the protest signs were rushed and messy and I wanted that to translate through my work.
Maria (Ella) Caparros: GalleryMaria (Ella) Caparros: Gallery
MARIA (ELLA) CAPARROS
Fabrics Inspired by the Welsh Landscape
For my personal investigation, I was heavily inspired by the construct of landscapes, after having visited Wales in the summer of 2020. I realised its intricate textures such as the water, rocks and mountains allowed for much versatility regarding different forms of experimentation. While experimenting with several different techniques, my main focus shifted to fabric manipulation, as well as prints. I personally really enjoyed exploring different ways I could work with fabric to create a wide variety of textures that would relate to the concept of nature. Throughout the entirety of the project, I wanted to ensure that my final piece would capture the raw and natural essence of nature through the form of a fashion piece. It was pieced together by the different elements of landscapes that could easily be rearranged and I thought this was an effective way of presenting my ideas in different ways.
A-Level Textile DesignA-Level Textile Design
A-LEVEL TEXTILE DESIGN
A level Textile Design encourages students to work with a wide variety of skills and processes across the fields of Textiles, Fashion and Interiors. This includes printed textiles, constructed textiles, embroidery, fashion construction, weaving and fabric manipulation. Students are introduced to different techniques which they are then able to develop into personal outcomes. This can be clearly seen within the variety of imaginative outcomes produced by the students this year.
Learners are encouraged to explore both historical and contemporary techniques and to support their work with research into a range of suitable artists, designers, and trends. They are prepared for industry or Higher Education and some of the students from this year are continuing their education by pursuing degrees in Fashion and Textiles after their A levels.
I hope that you find the work inspiring. I am very proud of what the learners have achieved this year.
Clare Buchanan, A level Textile Design Tutor
Maria (Ella) Caparros
Hannah Cartwright
Kirsty Clift
Will Edwards
Zoe Flavell
Luna Joesbury: Best Six ImagesLuna Joesbury: Best Six Images
LUNA JOESBURY: BEST SIX IMAGES
Horror Portraiture
The theme I have in mind is horror-styled portraiture; like mugshots you see typically for criminals or offenders in prison. The photographs after could be edited to look grainy or darker for the after-effect.
A reason why I have chosen this theme is due to both personal preference and the way that different kinds of portraiture paint’s a different ‘story’ in a sense. If you use darker lighting, the subject could look more ‘evil’ or scary, while lighter lighting could portray them as a good person.
Lucette Robinson: Best Six ImagesLucette Robinson: Best Six Images
LUCETTE ROBINSON: BEST SIX IMAGES
Capturing Light and Time
My final five images have captured a sense of light and time, and though the images are not of a correlated theme, they link because photography is still essentially about capturing light and time. Through my series of portrait and still life images, I have aimed to create an aspect of drama, capturing a decisive moment, whether it be through a model’s look or expression, or in the momentary splash of water.
