Video

I participated in a video as a different way to showcase my work, by participating it allowed me to gain insight and experience into something I have never explored before. I liked the idea of creating a video as my work would normally be viewed as stills therefore the use of a video captures awareness and curiosity, something which the viewer would be more interested in. I'm glad I joined in with this video as it allowed me to understand set design and lighting and if I wanted to showcase any future work in a video again I would know the basics to be able to do it myself. My part in this video only took a short amount of time, 45 minutes tops, so this little project did not distract me from my work. Here is the link to the video:
http://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?v=173618652766711&set=vb.259681684106562&type=2&theater

The director of the video, who was a photographer, also took stills of me mounting my work to the mannequin. I think these shots are really effective as they showcase my ideas of where these pieces could be placed on the body. It has also given me ideas of where I could place them on my life model when the pieces are ready. During this video the seascapes are still pinned together, I need to hand stitch and embellish them together before having my own photo shoot of them being displayed on a model.

The vast black space allows the focus to be directly drawn to the piece without any distractions. This image is one of my favourites of this series as i think the eye is drawn down the material enabling the viewer to take in and appreciate all the methods and techniques incorporated into the work. However, I wont be using these images in my show due to the contrast between the images featuring the life model. They wouldn't compliment each other because of the contrast between light and dark, therefore would let down my space for the show.

I think this image has turned out to be really successful with the blurred figure in the background contrasting to the sharpe materials and threads featured on the mannequin. It displays the piece being arranged and pinned really effectively.

The light draws the eye towards this piece highlighting the softer fabrics and casting shadows over the denser materials.

Like I said before I wont be featuring these images in my show as they are too dark and wont compliment the subtle seascapes or lighter pictures being showcased in the space. However, I really do like these photographs and think they have turned out really well.