CONNECTION TO OWN ART
A. SLIDE LAYOUT
SLIDE 1 : OVERVIEW
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Overview slide is not necessary
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But it allows for a nice summarise of your points for the marker
CS LAYOUT
No. of Slides : 15-20 *Recommended 18-20
Note : These are just 2 common layouts, feel free to play around with the layouts!!
A. OVERALL LAYOUT
This Comparative Study primarily examines the investigation of (eg. culture and the social issue) prevalent in the lives of these three artists, Name of Artists .The artists offer an interesting basis for comparison due to their similar expressions in (eg. raising issues in their own different cultural backgrounds)
Brief write up on the artist's background and areas of interest in art making.
- This provide context for the person marking your CS coz they might have never heard of the artist beforehand.
1 : INTRO SLIDE
TIP : COLOUR CODE
ARTWORKS
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Makes it easier for your marker to distinguish between works for your formatting.
SCOPE OF COMPARATIVE STUDIES
ARTWORKS
ARTISTS
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Not necessary
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Allows the marker to understand your basis comparison
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& Your artists.
TEXT & IMAGE
60% TEXT, 40% IMAGE : CS has more is more content heavy, kinda like a research essay.
SLIDE FORMATTING
4 :3
16 : 9
TIP : FORMAT SLIDE TO FIT SCREEN
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Everybody has their own preferences on widescreen or other formats for their slides
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However when you full screen your slide
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So much space on sides or on top that is not utilised.
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So why not Format your slide to Fit your screen?
More space = More room for content
If you are using keynote, go to the top right corner, select DOCUMENT. At the bottom, there is SLIDE SIZE. Select Custom Slide Size.
Width :1280 pts, Height : 800 pts (Medium Res)
Width : 2560 pts, Height : 1600 pts (Higher Res, Big File size)
SLIDE FLOW
TIP : SLIDES SHOULD HAVE A CLEAR FLOW
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How does the EYES move around for each slide?
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Is this mostly the same for all the slides?
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Make sure there is a clear direction so it makes it easier for the marker to read.
UP DOWN, UP DOWN?
LEFT RIGHT, LEFT RIGHT?
