Throughout my theory lectures this year, I discovered my lack of interest in the topics. Because of how my style is approached, a very specific, different style that isn’t modern or “arty” or considered out, I found it quite hard to remain interested in my lectures this year. Although some of the concepts were interesting, they either never applied to me; or they lacked any relevance to me posting upon my blog.
Because of this, I asked for feedback from Jay - questioning my interest in the theory posts this year. I knew I wanted to do something for theory as I did find it quite interesting to research and find out about the meaning behind pieces of work and art, but this was never going to be something I’d gain from theory. Jay suggested I’d research into something that I found interesting, as it wou
ld be more considerate to write about and mean I could research quite happily without being bored.
We both decided upon Fairytales: the art behind them, such as Disney, Grimm Fairytales. I wanted to look at the illustration, animation, CGI, design and concept behind each interpretation of fairy tales. This would be a very broad subject for me to research into but I’d always found this topic very interesting so it could prove quite easy for me to come up with the theory behind it. 
I wasn’t sure about how I would go about starting this - whether to go from a coherent timeline or just start with things that interested me and work backwards, but I knew this would be a side project or research to look into. I especially found Disney movies such as Maleficent, Beauty & The Beast, or TV shows such as Once Upon a Time, Grimm, etc, very interesting as they’d appeal to my demographic; but I also wanted to know why they were rising in popularity again and why people still enjoyed the same trope and ideals in each work. There was something nostalgic, personally, for me, and exciting as they’d developed their own twists and turns which left me quite encaptivated. Because of the way they were also presented in such a high quality form, it allowed me to be fully emerged in the magic behind fairy tales.
