25/03/11
We have been informed that the next project after Easter is on Moving Image and we will be having lessons in editing and creating short films. I am keen to start this project as I think that fashion film is going to play a big part in the future of the industry from a promotion and communication point of view.
Here is The Business of Fashion's list of top fashion films for the Spring Season, several of which I had already seen as part of my research for my last project and also features the Missoni film which I have already written about.
http://www.businessoffashion.com/2011/04/fashion-2-0-top-10-fashion-films-of-the-season-4.html#more-21091
The first on the list is also my favourite of the season, showcasing Prada's neon coloured and superbly striped, Josephine Baker inspired collection.
The Crit
24/03/11
This is my final Louis Vuitton article for Interview Magazine, laid out on InDesign. The image I have used is made up of my photographs of the store and my own illustrations and was inspired partly by the images below from the Tom Ford issue of Interview.
My Crit went well, with my cover image being picked out as one of the effective ones and my Miu Miu video was praised. However the layout for my article was criticised for the heavy black rectangle above the title. I can see now that I should have swapped the rectangles round so the thicker one was at the bottom as this is considered to be more visually pleasing. I have learnt from this project how to manage my time effectively as we had a lot of different things to do in a short space of time what with the articles, photographs, cover shoot, illustration and the graphics to do. It has also made me more confident in writing in different styles as the web article had to be very factual and succinct whilst the print article was with 'added colour' so had to be more personal and descriptive. My skills on InDesign and Photoshop have also improved.
In the Edit
22/03/11
My two alternative covers for Interview magazine after i put the graphics on and did some photoshop work on the images. I think I am going to hand in the top one as my finished cover as I think it looks most like a modern issue of Interview wheras the bottom one is inspired by the archive covers from the 90s.
In the Studio
21/03/11
After a great deal of stress trying to book the university photography studio (I have learnt that in future I should book it a long way in advance even if i haven't got my model sorted yet just so I know I have a slot!) I completed my cover shoot.
Despite not having as many lights as I would like, as they had all been booked out as well I am pleased with the results. I've realised that in future I need to enlist the help of someone off a film or broadcasting course who is competent in setting up lighting as my technical knowledge in this area is not so strong.
Here are some of the images I thought worked best:
After a great deal of stress trying to book the university photography studio (I have learnt that in future I should book it a long way in advance even if i haven't got my model sorted yet just so I know I have a slot!) I completed my cover shoot.
Despite not having as many lights as I would like, as they had all been booked out as well I am pleased with the results. I've realised that in future I need to enlist the help of someone off a film or broadcasting course who is competent in setting up lighting as my technical knowledge in this area is not so strong.
Here are some of the images I thought worked best:
The Cover Issue
17/03/11
For my project we also have to shoot a cover image for the magazine we have chosen to write our long article for. I have researched many old interview magazine covers to see if there is a common thread running through them (apart from the title) but have discovered they are all quite different and individual, however most of the most recent covers show a close-up image of the models face. Interview are not afraid to be bold with their typography as is evident in this cover from November 1991:
For my project we also have to shoot a cover image for the magazine we have chosen to write our long article for. I have researched many old interview magazine covers to see if there is a common thread running through them (apart from the title) but have discovered they are all quite different and individual, however most of the most recent covers show a close-up image of the models face. Interview are not afraid to be bold with their typography as is evident in this cover from November 1991:
The cover I hope to produce is inspired by the recent Thierry Mugler by Nicola Formichetti menswear collection which featured one of the most tattooed men in the world, Rick Genest, aka 'Zombie Boy' and other models swathed in translucent fabric. I have also been looking at portraits by Hedi Slimane, Dior designer turned photographer and art director.
Mugler Autumn Winter 2011
Hedi Slimane
Stop Motion
16/03/11
Instead of just going back to photograph the Miu Miu store I had the idea of creating some kind of film.
As we have not had any lessons in moving image yet I enlisted the help of one of my friends who studies Digital Film to come along and help me make a stop motion video of the shop.
When I had been trying to photograph it in the day I had noticed how many cars were driving past, which in the light, greatly obscured the view of the shop. However after looking at long exposure in an earlier photography session I realised there was a way that I could capture the lights of the cars driving past and make it look very effective.
Here is my final stop motion video, it took 25 minutes worth of photographs every 3 seconds to create this length of film.
Here are some stills from the film:
Instead of just going back to photograph the Miu Miu store I had the idea of creating some kind of film.
As we have not had any lessons in moving image yet I enlisted the help of one of my friends who studies Digital Film to come along and help me make a stop motion video of the shop.
When I had been trying to photograph it in the day I had noticed how many cars were driving past, which in the light, greatly obscured the view of the shop. However after looking at long exposure in an earlier photography session I realised there was a way that I could capture the lights of the cars driving past and make it look very effective.
Here is my final stop motion video, it took 25 minutes worth of photographs every 3 seconds to create this length of film.
Here are some stills from the film:
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