Day Today #1

These images are from the first day of research and development into a news story from a local newspaper. The last image in the selection is the final piece of work - a photo collage.

The story I chose was a local one and was written about curry houses and restaurants customers dwindling because of a high interest in pre packed supermarket ready meals.

I chose to photograph a ready meal curry laid out on a paper plate to emphasise the disposable and cheap side of the purchase.

I was interested in what makes people choose supermarket take away style ready meals rather than the real thing from the restaurants.

I began writing down fictional accounts of customers, reviewing their experiences at the curry house 'Indian Aromas'.

Because of the relatively trivial nature of the article/story, I figured I could inject a little humour in there for good measure.

Many ideas were passing through my mind whilst researching this article. I wanted to go down the digital route at one point during the day and make a sound piece that would consist of myself voicing the fictional reviews I had earlier wrote up.

Time was a factor and because one of the aims of this task is to practice keeping to deadlines I realised I had to stick to what was achievable in my time frame.

With my final piece I also wanted to emphasise the awareness of quality when it came to experiencing an authentic indian curry compared to a supermarket imitation. Some people when faced with the meal on a plate might not be able to tell straight away. The image below where I have taped over the curry and written the word 'FRAGILE' was intended to express the idea of a 'package deal' or 'package meal'. As an artwork and whether or not this is idea clear to the viewer is a different story. The monetary value of each meal also comes into play with some of the images below. Placing actual money alongside the paper plates and text was an idea that came to me when I bought the ready meal from Morrissons.

The following images contain mind maps and general notes I took down throughout the day. Some parts are clearer than others. This process of taking down thoughts and ideas is one I am very much used to. I usually look back and I am quite able to make sense of some notes but I know for sure that others will struggle to make the connections to my final piece. This is something I need to work on!

I think, although rushed, my research notes and development tie in well with my final pieces.