I started heading towards the beginning of this course with a sense of foolish complacency. I, stupidly, thought that due to the fact that it was in the same location that I had been in for two years, the course would be the same and everything would be just fine and dandy.
This couldn't have been further from the truth, yet I can't stress enough that this is in no way a negative statement. Surprising even myself, I have thrived on the new environment, the new challenges, even the realisation that I’m not best in the class any more! In some ways this jolt of reality is exactly what I need. I have coasted through the last year with a dull sense of complacency, bored and uninspired by the course, but now, surrounded by a new group of creative young minds, I have rediscovered a healthy love of competition, striving to better myself even if it requires late nights and early mornings.
Our first few briefs have been daunting, set in an unfamiliar and foreign format that I’m doing my very best to get my head around and my nose to the grind stone. I was firstly surprised to see that this brief included an outline of what we have to do with our time! Despite there not being any kind of strict time guide lines, this is still a lot more help than I’m used to!
Our very first PAL session was today, which I found to be a great help. As well as them being lovely folk, our pal leaders seem to really want to help us. I felt free to raise any issues I had about the course or the course leaders in a save and completely confidential environment. This session also helped me to realise that despite I might have a few issues with the brief, with the time keeping aspects, with the quality and quantity of work expected from us, queries about our lectures, but it helped me most just to know that everyone in my class is going through it too, and there are lots of people milling around the building who are there to help.
The most helpful contribution I took from PAL is what exactly we have to do for PPRD, which is why I have set about my way to start this blog, a slick, convenient method of recording my thoughts and feelings on the course, any artists I may have been practically inspired by, or any excursions is don’t want to forget.
Until next time.
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