The aim of this presentation is to communicate a synopsis of the movie in an engaging format; and it is to last up to 90 seconds, with some time at the end for questions and feedback.
I decided to do mine on the 2002 classic - Catch me if you can, starring Leonardo Di Caprio and Tom Hanks. It's an American biography crime film, based on the life of infamous conman Frank Abagnale. Who before his 19th birthday, successfully performed cons worth millions of dollars by posing as a Pan American World Airways pilot, a doctor, and a lawyer.
I deliberately kept my presentation strictly image based allowing the audiences eyes to be naturally drawn to the screen with the verbal informations providing the content. Through doing this it reduces any added anxiety problems by referring all the eyes in the room onto the content rather than only on the presenter. I thought about how I could support this even further with more interactivity on-screen for the audience, making use of humorous and engaging GIFs of Leo taken from the movie.
Ontop of a quick overview of the synopsis I wanted to be different and make it relatable to my practise, by referring to the iconic animated opening title sequence of the film. This allowed me to draw it back to more of a relevant design focus, discussing the design studio behind it, the work it was inspired by, aswell as the typefaces and techniques displayed too.
I did have a bit of a problem with the GIFs in the presentation, but other than that brief hiccup it was successful. I received good feedback, praising how I drew it back to design and how this reflects the overall styles and context within the film. I do feel like I spoke with a lot more confidence in-front of an audience this time, as I knew what I was talking about and felt passionate - this is something I need to ensure I can repeat for the next presentation I do talking through my work and ideas, etc ... Need to ensure I have solid concepts ready which I can talk about in an engaging and often humorous way.
It was pointed out to me, that to boost my presentations next time I do not need to put 3 images on 1 slide, I can separate them out allowing the enhancement of negative space, thus added stress on the image in relation to what I am talking about. This reduces clutter and provides a bit of interactivity as I flick through, keeping the audiences eyes on the screen. Audiences pay attention to the visuals on-screen for about 5seconds before moving on (dependant on the content), so this is something to consider when talking through larger bits of the presentation were the slide will be static - this is where gifs can come into play!
I ended my presentation on a quote from the film - an end point for a presentation is essential and something like a quote or a joke provides the audience with something to think about and take away with them. This was nicely complimented - “Two little mice fell in a bucket of cream. The first mouse quickly gave up and drowned. The second mouse, wouldn't quit. He struggled so hard that eventually he churned that cream into butter and crawled out.” - F, Abagnale Sr 2002
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