Introduction to DPS!
- This is the start of DPS. This page also contains a link to the rest of my blogging journey on Microsoft OneNote. It is at the bottom of this page.
Before heading to Porto, my first week at DPS was packed with information and plenty of workshops for the live briefs. From an intriguing lego workshop to a heartfelt talk on SIPs, I have gained a lot of inspiration and excitement over the upcoming projects that will be coming through out the year.
The first day covered the timetable and a brief overview over each of the live briefs and a general stanza over what will be happening. Although I am already joining the Startups with UPTEC in Portugal, I still wanted to take part in as many projects as I can. Those that particularly struck out to me were PurrPurr productions and Isobel Stenhouse, as well as SIPS. Despite studying animation, I have been leaning back to an old hobby and skill being video editing. I want to use this time at DPS to explore and research possibly freelancing and volunteering towards video editing, and building my portfolio from there.
I also have a huge interest in developing my skills further in backgrounds, and Isobel’s live brief will give me the chance to explore and particularly strengthen that area of drawing. I found a new love for backgrounds thanks to my FMP in year 2, so this will be the perfect time to continue working on that area.
I have also always wanted to cross collaborate with other courses for a long time, and Purr Purr productions gives me the chance to work with the games students, whom I have always wanted to one day work alongside with. Fortunately in my case, one of the game leads is going to Porto, so I will be able to develop a closer connection with one of the collaborators on this awe inspiring year round project!
Creative Shift introductory workshop
Lego workshop
This was a really fun day personally to connect with the DPS Students a little more. I had struggled in the previous years to connect outside of the course, so I felt this was a wonderful icebreaker. I thought at first this would just be a general lego workshop with no particular goal or brief, though the workshop lead surprisingly pushed us to think outside the box with these interesting tasks.
This was not a solo workshop. We had to work together as a group on the table using our creativity to recreate what we think this word he said to us means. I truly enjoyed using my imagination in a relaxed and playful environment outside of work.
Our theory was that this was a corrupt government. Going from riots, to an unhealthy worship over a powerful government, we all combined each of our builds together into one world. Every group had a different idea over what the word would mean. The reveal at the end of the workshop was that the word was actually the name of a band that he was playing music from the entire time.
Porto, Portugal: First day at UPTEC School Of Startups
Here is the link to my notes page including the rest of my blogging journey: https://artslondon-my.sharepoint.com/:o:/g/personal/a_figueroa0320221_arts_ac_uk/IgAat9Nrp8l5Tb0XCxw3N4i7AVxQrIR6lWwB4PBDj-a2dn0?e=YF8VJf