On our final day, we prepared a different type of presentation. We wanted to make people uncomfortable and wondering about what was going to happen. We wanted them to be confused. So, instead of a PowerPoint presentation we opted for a video with the images of our development and final work. The video was going to show how did we come up with the concept and how we worked throughout the whole project. Our sketches, concept boards, initial garments and experimentations for the shoot. Things we discussed and everything else related to the project.
Only sounds and a poem - created by one of the members of the group, the images would flick and change as we developed the project. We walked in, wearing fabric masks and went to the back of the audience and sat on the floor. We didn't say a word the entire time, the idea was centre on the video, it was suppose to say it all. We were sitting down to resemble the homeless people on our initial idea. It was interesting to see people's reaction to it, they were confused and intrigued. Exactly what we were totally looking for.
Only sounds and a poem - created by one of the members of the group, the images would flick and change as we developed the project. We walked in, wearing fabric masks and went to the back of the audience and sat on the floor. We didn't say a word the entire time, the idea was centre on the video, it was suppose to say it all. We were sitting down to resemble the homeless people on our initial idea. It was interesting to see people's reaction to it, they were confused and intrigued. Exactly what we were totally looking for.
In the end, it was nice to work with this group, we had a our moments of disagreement which I think it's natural among strong-minded people, but we managed to sort it out. It was a learning experience for me, I understood the need for doing a critical research but also to explore creativity and try to be more out there. I'm not so sure if we're going to be friends in the end, but at least we got the job done. There were no weak link, we all worked hard.
For our shoot, we found a good brick wall near Ravensbourne, we got our model and two designers were there to help me control the outfit, which was quite complicated. The garment is very restrictive so the model couldn't move a lot, which was perfect because her movements matched what we were looking for. Structured and a bit stiff.
For our shoot, we found a good brick wall near Ravensbourne, we got our model and two designers were there to help me control the outfit, which was quite complicated. The garment is very restrictive so the model couldn't move a lot, which was perfect because her movements matched what we were looking for. Structured and a bit stiff.
In the end, during the editing process, I realised the head would be better if kept instead of putting effects on it. The colour of the effects were a distraction and it was "fighting" the garment. A more "neutral" approach was used on them.