Photo Experiments 2

Reminder: 8th April- Avril Photoshoot

Some experiments before I take pics of Avril next week. experimenting with fabric and composition. These were a selection of the more successful images.

This image may have worked better if the figure was trapped behind the cloth. Like my first photo experiments, we should be struggling to see the figure, struggling to find out what it is, who it is. Being behind the cloth throws the perspective off.

The idea for the shoot is to have the fabric act like a barrier between the viewer and the figure. Considering how the material is quite thin, smooth and watery I could use it to refer to the layers of protection put up that puts distance between the figure, but it is still thin enough that.  I'm still thinking of ways to almost 'dehumanise', to take away certain characteristics that make them human, and make the viewer place a certain personality to them.  The lighting still works well in these images as everything from the  cloth to the shadows play a role as they try to conceal the character, envelope this figure in some sort of barrier.

Edit: Avril could not make it in for the 8th.

Non- material Reality

"To understand the problems of life without destroying its meaning, we have to stop thinking of reality as material and begin thinking of it as a manifestation of consciousness"

Fututreshorts

"Do you remember your first love? ... Do you remember your first kiss? ... Do you remember? ..."



"Filmmaker Marc Isaacs sets himself up in a London tower block lift. The residents come to trust him and reveal the things that matter to them creating a humorous and moving portrait of a vertical community."
"...based in transitional areas, pinch points, places through which people travel to go somewhere, or hope to. It is in these places that Isaacs sows questions that take people off-guard, reconnecting them with the deeper motivations and themes of their lives. "

Musical influences and FMP

Earth Wind and Fire= for my project I want to start of by stripping back the layers (nude photos possibly). basic coulors, simple form, lighting highlights.


The Diving Bell and the Butterfly music

Saint-Saëns- Carnival of animals

Erik Satie- Gnossienne 


Edit: FMP Project


My pathway project focused on Stigma, and in relation to this quote, I think Stigma works in the same way. You section those people off who you see as different from yourself and almost dehumanize them. I portrayed what it means and feels to be stigmatized and to be the judged by those who act as on lookers. I want to carry on looking at stigma by focusing on what it means to be sectioned; to me, “Sectioned” is about the connections to people and things around us. Initially, I wanted to portray the issue in a documentary way, and possibly merge my images with surrealist themes. Through pathway I realised that I’m not trying to portray a realistic portion of life, because this issue is not about a realistic interpretation of reality, as it is more imagined, more conceptual. I won’t be focusing purely on mental health, as I want to incorporate other themes and building upon what it means to be judged.   

Film Stills

Clocks around are a leading up to 12 o'clock. They shows the passage of time and the lead up to change. Much like the fairytale,  I was thinking of looking at the way in which 12 marks the time in which which the transformation process begins. I think the idea works, but the location could do with some work. I like the use of natural light, though. It's kind if like merging reality with fantasy. That is something I could look into.



For this image I wanted to have a chain attached from the TV to the character to show how people connect their views of others from how they get painted in the media. Would have been nice to try this scene out in a more natural environment with natural light, but it wasn't my tv, so I couldn't move it.

I like this Still, because I think the muted colours work well here, particularly the browns and the greens blend well together. I think i'll have to remember to think about clothing and colours more and their connection to the surroundings.

Puppeteers= The Action The Lifeless Puppet= The Act. I went back to the idea of making images on stereotypes and was thinking about how stereotypes influence the way in which we expect people to act. I was thinking of doing some experiments with body language for my FMP.

I think this works really well with the black bars across it, it makes it look like an actual still from a movie.   Like I said the before, the desaturation of the colour, and the heavy contrast in areas around the image make it really sharp and quite eerie.  

  

A Change in Location- animation

This animation was my way of trying to get another take on my theme. Look at the connection between people in a more natural setting.