1. THE PLAN
This presentation is to show an understanding of what is to come out of the
PPD module, and how I’m going to achieve it.

2. MODULE DESCRIPTION
“This module enables students to have a greater understanding of the professional practices
involved in portfolio development and self-promotion through techniques applicable to the world of
work in their chosen specialism. The module provides a broad understanding of the current
employment landscape, developments and trends within the games industry. The module will allow
the student to explore pro-active leaving strategies which will help prepare them for the workplace
through the research and planning of a professional portfolio of work.”

3. THE CHOICES
Either:
• A blog that is very informative, already set up, that is equivalent to 3,000 words
Or
• An Adobe After Effects video that contains the same information as the blog but stylised in
a typography manner.

4. WHAT SHOULD BE INCLUDED:
The brief contains:
• Pro-active leaving strategies (What will happen at the end of the course)
• Website design, CV’s and self-promotion (Already have a website and CV)
• Quality bench marks (A Gantt Chart of when to do things)
• Reflection and critical analysis (Analysis of myself and my work, maybe good to include film industry
expert analysis)
• Personal planning (Gantt Chart again?)
• Developments and trend in the industry ( A look into the industry, be good to contact people in the
industry, also a way to get my name into the industry)
• Employment landscape (How to break into the industry and what promotional opportunities there are)
• Candidates portfolios (Chance to compare myself to candidates that have joined the industry within the past
few years)

5. TWO PARTS
1. Show in the blog that you have an awareness of the jobs market, view other candidates
portfolios and of the industry itself.
2. A detailed development portfolio that blocks out what will be made and when and how it
will all be showcased.

6. NOTES
• Look at the graduate showreels of other visual effects students from other universities and
look at the ‘Escape Studios’ showreels.
• Double Negative showcases what they’ve done so look into that, and other visual effects
companies.
• Double Negative also showcase certain people’s showreels and do profiles of
employees, so look into them and other companies that do that.
• View some more break down of visual effects and look for examples of modern day
through to the first stages of visual effects so that you are aware of the history of visual
effects.
• Contact people in the industry, Escape Studios is a good start, and then onto other places
that do the visual effects for films.

7. WEEK 6