Lecture notes

Research project drafts- General feedback

- 18th April - Final deadline
- Research project
-Presentation
-Blog
-One hard copy
-One CD
 Submit at Wise by 2pm

Essay feedback

sentences like, "Lack of respect has become an issue over time"  - about what?  too vague.. how much time?  shows no research

- Need to be more specific for essays, needs to factual. Interrogate your sentences
- Instead of saying, 'This proves that' - say things more like ' this suggests that'

Overview
-Referencing
-Unsubstantiaed opinion
-Lack of referencing

References- Instead of writing loads of names just write one and then put et al

Make sure your powerpoint also reflects your critically - got to be meaningful

Research

For my project my chosen topic is size zero models, i am questionning whether the use of size zero models is unjust and unnessesery.


FIGURES AND STATISTICS

80% rise of young girls admitted to hospital with anorexia in the last decade
150000 women die a year anorexia
The CDC says that for ALL EATING disorders, where the eating disorder is the DIRECT or the UNDERLYING cause of death, from 2002 to 2005, there were an average of 150 deaths per year.

CASES

Topshop were asked to remove an image of model Codie Young off the website after an outcry from eating disorder organisations. The models was retaliated as complained that she was naturally that size and it wouldnt matter how much she ate because she would still weigh the same and she shouldnt be punished for that.

In madrid model, Luisel Ramos (22) lived off only lettuce leaves and diet coke for 3 months before dying of  heart attack, her sister who was only 18 also later died of a heart attack due to malnutrition.

MEDIA INFLUENCE

The media has an enourmous amount of influence over everyone but when it comes to how we should look young girls are particularly effected by the amount of pressure piled on them to look a certain way.

DONT BAN SIZE ZEROS

Leading fashion magazine Elle claim that stopping the use of size zero models will encourage people to become overweight. 
My thought- Stopping the use of size zero models wouldnt mean we would start using obese models.. it would mean using healthy sized models, which would mean not putting pressue on people to loose or put on weight but rather to be happy with their natural look!

AMERICAS NEXT TOP PLUS SIZED MODEL

Tyra Banks started this show and the criteria for it was age 13-19  sized between 12-20. As much as i look up to Tyra for being a supposedly 'plus-size' model... Encouraging a 13 year old to be a size 12 definatley isnt healthy! The show itself definatley is a good idea, but i think they need to find a more appropriate age and size range that fit in with each other.

DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, DIFFERENT RULES

I noticed different countries use different size guidelines for their models. Although this might be seen as a good thing as those countries dropping the use of size zero models may actually encourage other countries to follow suit.. this isnt always the case. Due to advanced technology we all have very easy access to find out what is going on in other countries ect.... therefore even if our country banned the use of size zero models we would still be influenced by the use of them in other countries! 

Researching has definatley helped me to widen my knowledge on this topic and will enable to plan and write a better essay as i am able to have my own opinion and view point



Which area of Creative practices particularly interests me?

Although my area is Fashion i also have interests in things surrounding that such as photography, mainly fashion photography and how models are portrayed and what models are made to look like to sell certain garments. I enjoy taking photos but i am really interested in looking at how photos have been put together and decoding them. The main thing i notice about fashion photographs is the use of very skinny models, they are used consistantly. The angle models are often shot at is interesting too, the are shot so they are towering over you and you are looking up at them. Primarly this makes them look more powerful and in control which lures you in, however as i look at photos like that more i notice it also makes them look taller and thinner. It makes you wonder which was the photographers intention.