Advice on making the most of Room...for all

Hi everyone

I have read with interest all of the proposals, and whilst I am impressed by the ambition in many of them, I think it important to bring some kind of realism to bear, and help you all with a few well aimed tips:

1. The reason why you might be interested in doing something is useful—because it guides what you do during the process of making, and helps indicate when it is time to complete the process. If you know what you want to do clearly, it allows you to adapt, when you cant do as you originally thought.

However, our role as tutors is not to affirm or discount your reasons for doing something. Instead we (and BA interviewers) are far more interested in the way that you approach the 'idea' which is better thought of more in terms of it being a starting point. Too much thinking before getting on with it is a risky use of time, and none of you can afford this.

Instead you now all need to be working on these starting points in practice in college (or with tutor approval, elsewhere if more productive), and not expect that a written 'idea' on paper will have anything like the effect/impact you assume. This is important to realise.

The lines of an old song spring to mind:

It aint what you do its the way that you do it (and that's what gets results).

2. Keep it simple.

The lines of an old adage spring to mind

From little acorns, grow big trees

I don't mean this to put damper on any of the proposals in terms of intent—but must insist that you all be realistic from now on—in scale, time allowing and likelihood of us being able to allow it in the first place. So even for the projects below which are more readily achievable, everyone's priority must be concerned with the doing now.

Best wishes

Adrian