Theme:

My theme for the shoot was inspired from Andy Warhol, David Bowie and pop art in the swinging 60s. I selected these topics for my theme, as I feel they relate to my colour reference and the type of mood I want to create in my work.

Process:

As I will be making some changes to my final shoot,  I have made another storyboard showing the process of my colour reference through the storyboard. This week I will be filming in two sections. I will film the paint in water and the model with projected prints.

Personal Project: Test film Feed back

Fashion film- Test shoot nature and architecture

I felt the timing and visual work were clear in the test shoot and that is something I very much like about the film. For the final film, I have to ensure that no logos from other brands are shown in my fashion film as I am only advertising my own work. I would like to change the final film by adding my reference of colours by fading in between each print design that is being projected onto my model. I would also like to layer the film so it adds a different element such as paint or ink in water to show the experimental side to my work. I was going to incorporate some footage that I used in my first year of paint dripping in water which are used for dancing paint, but unfortunately I am unable to use the same footage if it has already been marked by the University. I have to re-film the paint in water for all of this current project and that is what I changed through the test film and my final film. The feedback from my test shoot in my tutorial lesson was positive and constructive. It was said that my film will need more spacing between each scene fading in and out of different clips. It was also said to play around with fading in and out of different plane colours instead of just jumping from one clip to another. It was further stated that I should aim to play around with position in shooting and instead of solely shooting my model directly, shoot from the side and different parts of her body to make the film less obvious. The feedback also commented that the paint in water works really nicely with the film and I should experiment with different ways of using it for my final film.

Personal Project: Test film

Process

The intensity and pressure to get the film correct is quite difficult and trying out the test shoot for the first time can be a little tense. I found that I felt just as nervous as the model, if not more, because I wanted the process of the film to go perfectly and as precisely as how I had planned it. Setting up for the shoot was quite hands-on as it was important for me to ensure that the lighting was optimum. I have only carried out filming in the evenings when it is dark as I need to make sure that the room is as dark as possible for the projection lighting to be as bright as possible. When projecting my prints up to the brick wall, I had to make sure that the quality was not blurred and also the same for the camera. Unfortunately, the make-up artist I had hired was not able to attend the shoot, so I did the face paint myself using acrylic paint. I felt like this was the best material to use for the model’s face as it kept structure and the colours are quite bold. Throughout the whole process of my filming, I carried out each component independently, making myself the make-up artist, filmmaker, director and editor. When directing the model (called Molly), I performed different movements for her to copy and she repeated them as I filmed her. I found that I worked well with my model as she is also one of my personal friends. Molly was easy to direct and understood the outline of the theme and took direction well.

Music

I selected the music artist Moby because he provides royalty free music and has over 100 songs that I can apply for without it being taken down off YouTube. I chose the song Stella Marys as I liked the slow beat  and the atmospheric feel to the music. I feel it particularly brings out the therapeutic feel to my fashion film. I told my model (Molly) that I would be using this song before we started filming, so she was fully aware what kind of pace to time her movements.

Editing

The editing process of the test shoot took quite a considerable time, about two to three days in total. I constructed my editing similar to my storyboard. Timing is important when editing so when creating the film,  I have to make sure that every second counts. I find it most difficult when editing to search through the film for the most interesting and most suitable sections. However, dedicating this time to editing  aids my thought process and I take great pleasure in identifying the best parts.

Personal Project: Film set up in make-up design.

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I will be creating a test fashion film advertising my print designs and the process of this week will be setting up for my film. I have arranged to collaborate with a make-up artist who  works with me at Monsoon Accessorise retail shop. She will come in on Wednesday and do the make-up for my model. I have sent ideas of what kind of theme I am looking to specifically create for the make-up. I have also sent design illustrations of different patterns of make-up that I want her to design on my model’s face. I have chosen colours for the make-up that relate to my colour reference. I have done this to demonstrate in my potential fashion film that all of my work is correlating. I have created a storyboard that shows the process and ideas of my fashion film. This is not entirely neat because storyboards are meant to be a rough sketch up of different clips.

I have created six final designs that I have been working on over the last couple of weeks. I have kept it to a minimum of six as if it was a larger quantity of designs, the process of my filming and editing would have created a lengthy time consuming process. These six designs are made up of primary photographs and drawings. My designs are quite wild and vibrant as I wanted to show a psychedelic theme throughout my work. I will begin the process of putting my six designs onto acetate for projecting my designs onto the model for filming. At this stage, I am not quite sure if my designs are finished and they may need more development. With this test film, I will be able to see if my designs need improvement.

Personal Project: Visual work

Visual Work:

The idea in these designs is to create something that is quite shambolic and dispersing of paint representing decay and expression. The drawings, inspired from Thailand, have potential for different print design ideas. The process of creating these designs was quite quick and easy and took less time than I initially expected. I used brusho powder paint to experiment and achieve different results.

These drawings could be developed by creating more similar drawing designs but painting and drawing them on a life size garment template shape. This would show how my work would look on clothes without using digital work and to expand my ideas of scale.