Willow Crinoline Attempt

One of the things that I am looking at for my alternative miss world is the Victorian era. For this I am looking at the construction of the underskirts and from previous experience thought that willow might be a good way to create a crinoline.

This was my first attempt which I don't think sat right at all. I undid the bottom row of it and put in an extra vertical, so there was 5 instead of 4 and tried it again. 

This was the attempt with the five verticals, I still don't think that it looks amazing but it works much better than the previous one. I think I will carry on with it and put some more tiers one it to see how it turns out.

Alginate Hand Cast

We had a quick go casting using alginate just to see what kind of outcomes it produced. This was the cast I did of my hand. it isn't as detailed as it should be because I left it a little late to put my hand in the alginate and I moved it a little when I put it in. I think the final outcome is good, I like the detail you can get with the material. 

General Guide to Formatting a Bibliography

To help with writing the Bibliography for my Statement of intent for my FMP.
http://www.factmonster.com/homework/t8biblio.html

For a book:
Author (last name first). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Date of publication.
EXAMPLE:

Dahl, Roald. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.

For an encyclopedia:
Encyclopedia Title, Edition Date. Volume Number, "Article Title," page numbers.
EXAMPLE:

The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1997. Volume 7, "Gorillas," pp. 50-51.

For a magazine:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of magazine. Volume number, (Date): page numbers.
EXAMPLE:

Jordan, Jennifer, "Filming at the Top of the World." Museum of Science Magazine. Volume 47, No. 1, (Winter 1998): p. 11.

For a newspaper:
Author (last name first), "Article Title." Name of newspaper, city, state of publication. (date): edition if available, section, page number(s).
EXAMPLE:

Powers, Ann, "New Tune for the Material Girl." The New York Times, New York, NY. (3/1/98): Atlantic Region, Section 2, p. 34.

For a person:
Full name (last name first). Occupation. Date of interview.
EXAMPLE:

Smeckleburg, Sweets. Bus driver. April 1, 1996.

For a film:
Title, Director, Distributor, Year.
EXAMPLE:

Braveheart, Dir. Mel Gibson, Icon Productions, 1995

CD-ROM:
Disc title: Version, Date. "Article title," pages if given. Publisher.
EXAMPLE:

Compton's Multimedia Encyclopedia: Macintosh version, 1995. "Civil rights movement," p.3. Compton's Newsmedia.

Magazine article:
Author (last name first). "Article title." Name of magazine (type of medium). Volume number, (Date): page numbers. If available: publisher of medium, version, date of issue.
EXAMPLE:

Rollins, Fred. "Snowboard Madness." Sports Stuff (CD-ROM). Number 15, (February 1997): pp. 15-19. SIRS, Mac version, Winter 1997.

Newspaper article:
Author (last name first). "Article title." Name of newspaper (Type of medium), city and state of publication. (Date): If available: Edition, section and page number(s). If available: publisher of medium, version, date of issue.
EXAMPLE:

Stevenson, Rhoda. "Nerve Sells." Community News (CD-ROM), Nassau, NY. (Feb 1996): pp. A4-5. SIRS, Mac. version, Spring 1996.

Online Resources
Internet:
Author of message, (Date). Subject of message. Electronic conference or bulletin board (Online). Available e-mail: LISTSERV@ e-mail address
EXAMPLE:

Ellen Block, (September 15, 1995). New Winners. Teen Booklist (Online). Helen Smith@wellington.com

World Wide Web:
URL (Uniform Resource Locator or WWW address). author (or item's name, if mentioned), date.
EXAMPLE: (Boston Globe's www address)

http://www.boston.com. Today's News, August 1, 1996.

Historical British Figures

I've though about maybe using a historical British figure for me Alternative Miss World character rather than an object. There's some interesting and eccentric characters in the history of Britain that would make a good basis for this project.

David Bowie

Margaret Thatcher

Queen Victoria

William Shakespeare 

Lord Bath

These are just a handful of many that I could use for my character.

Spitting Image

Spitting Image was a satirical comedy show that ran from 1984 to 1996. It was notable for being one of the first - if not the first - adult-themed comedy show to feature puppets. Its visually shocking puppets combined with its sharp, often crude writing ensured high viewing figures and a lengthy run time of over 132 episodes.

The programme is often considered to be a milestone in British television comedy. Spitting Image was so influential it was often worried whether or not the show could affect public opinion of politics and politicians, yet it was quite the opposite: the show managed to give new personalities and public recognition to politicians and minor celebrities who were instantly thrust into the spotlight by their latex caricatures.

Rude Britannia: British Comic Art at Tate Britain

http://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-britain/exhibition/rude-britannia-british-comic-art
Gasp, cringe, or have a sly chuckle: Rude Britannia will certainly cause a reaction. See politicians brought down to size and the great and the good exposed; blush at the saucy postcards and laugh out loud at the slapstick fun - but watch out for that banana skin!

Put together with some the country’s best-known cartoonists and comedy writers, this exhibition explores British comic art from the 1600s to the present day. Bringing together a wide array of paintings, sculptures, film and photography, as well as graphic art and comic books, the exhibition celebrates a rich history of cartooning and visual jokes.

'If not now then when' John Isaacs

Miss World Cartoons

http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/
As I have chosen Britain as the theme for my Alternative miss world one of the things that I have looked into British cartoons to give me an idea of some stereotypical characters that I could pull out to use as inspiration. 
http://www.cartoons.ac.uk/browse/cartoon_item/anytext=miss%20world?subjects_text[]=Miss%20World%20beauty%20contest&page=5

Stanley Franklin, Daily Mirror, November 7th 1963

Stanley Franklin, Daily Mirror, November 9th 1964

Stanley Franklin, Daily Mirror, November 15th 1966

Scottishballet; Romeo and Juliet costume

http://www.scottishballet.co.uk/romeo-juliet/romeo-a-juliet-for-modern-day.html
The design and costumes of Romeo and Juliet were conceived by Tatyana Van Walsum. She wanted the costumes to have an off the peg feel, and initially the wardrobe team looked for high street clothes for Romeo and Juliet’s costumes but it was found that these were not suitable to dance in. Romeo’s suit was cut in one city, dyed in another and tailored in yet another, while Juliet’s dress was handmade to look off the peg but adapted so she was able to dance in it.

I want my costumes to be more traditional to the period but I do like the idea of having the colour divide to show the Capulets and the Montagues.