Viva Voce

On the 25th of September 2017, I watched a film I had no interest in seeing - Kingsman: The Secret Service (Vaughn 2015). I don’t enjoy spy/action films, as violence doesn’t entertain me. I have also found that most action films lack character and plot development thus, when I started to watch the film I had a feeling that I was about to waste two hours of my life. As I continued to watch the film and get into the story, I slowly began to let go of my rigid mindset and started to enjoy the films wittiness. By the end of the film, I was surprised that I had enjoyed it and at how the film managed to change my attitude in the span of two hours. I think this activity will encourage me to not judge a film but it's poster as well as to not go into tasks/projects with a specific mindset or with a lack of interest as I might be surprised by the outcome.

On the 3rd of September 2017, I received a massage from my boyfriend (Lonestar). Lonestar offered to give me massage to help put my mind at ease before dreaded week 9. This experience was extremely uncomfortable at first as my shoulders are generally stiff but eventually became therapeutic and relaxing as I allowed myself to forget about the work I have for a slit second. This experience helped me take some time out my work for relaxation and thus will benefit my creative process by encouraging me to give myself a break when working for long periods of time. Side note: Excuse the messy hair, it's a side effect of week 9 stress.

On Tuesday the 29th of August 2017, I watched Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Hand 1937). It's embarrassing to say that as an animation student, I have never watched the original Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs film. When I was younger I read the book, as I've grown older I've watched the remakes (Maleficent) and even know a couple of conspiracy theories that surround the story but have NEVER WATCHED THE FILM. I took out the time (procrastinated a bit during my week 8) to watch the film for the first time. The experience was intriguing as initially,  I felt stressed and guilty watching the film as I knew I should be working instead, however that changed as got more engrossed by the film. By the end of the film I felt more at ease and actually ended up getting into my work easily without stress clouding my judgement. This experience will benefit my creative process by encouraging me to not work while I'm stressed/worried but rather do an activity to put my mind ...