Starting our concept research! (timeline)

So today we started on planning for one of our concepts which is based around our own personal timeline of our life. We started getting ideas together for our looks and we managed to come up with quite a few such as:

• Zodiac signs 
• Personal traits of our zodiac 
• Birthstone
• Events that happened on the day you were born
• Number one song on they day you were born
• Chinese year animal
• Newspaper articles from the day you were born

Image One.My zodiac! Scorpio (zodiac-astrology-readings.blogspot.co.uk, 2010)

One cool thing that I found out was that the number one for when I was born was gangsta's paradise by Coolio! I doubt I will take inspiration from that though!

One initial idea I have had is to create my image based on my zodiac, the scorpio. I will purchase a scorpio ornament which I would then attached to the hair of my model. Another idea I came up with is to take inspiration from the day I was born on which is bonfire night so I thought I could create colourful splatters on the face to recreate fireworks. This lesson has been a good start of my planning for this concept.

Bibiography - 

Image One.My zodiac! Scorpio (zodiac-astrology-readings.blogspot.co.uk, 2010)

zodiac-astrology-readings.blogspot.co.uk, (2010). Zodiac Characteristics, Zodiac Compatibility, Zodiac Signs. [image] Available at: http://zodiac-astrology-readings.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/scorpio-characteristics-scorpio.html [Accessed 8 Feb. 2017].

SHOWCASE MEETING #2

Today was our second meeting regarding showcase with the year ones however most of them were out on placement.

During today's meeting I set up the email for the showcase as I wanted to check with the managers about what we should put as the email address simply as I believed last year's email wasn't professional enough which is why I strongly believe we didn't hear back from companies and industry contacts.

The website has been started and we spoke about colour themes which will include blue for the charity MIND which we are going to be raising money for ( in memory of Paris's dad).

Image One.MIND the mental health charities logo.(en.wikipedia.org, n.d.)

I asked that everyone by the start of half term has given me or Molly W at least two industry contacts so as soon as we get a venue and a date confirmed we can start invites.

By next week social media will be set up where we will post fundraising events along with getting the word out about the showcase event.

I came up with an idea that it would be good for us to contact as much press as possible such as newspapers, news channels as I feel like not only will it help us but it is giving the year ones something to continue next year as they can use the contacts made for next years showcase.

By next week the year ones will have sent Lucy their 50 - 100 words bios which she will then use to create the programmes.

We also started the planning of the live concept idea, to do this we listed all the different time periods and then wrote underneath each some ideas, after all this we created a grid with each time period on and some empty boxes underneath them, we then placed it up on the wall and allowed everyone to write underneath what time period they wanted to do, I chose to do future as I initially thought of doing an alien look.


Bibliography -
Image One.MIND the mental health charities logo.(en.wikipedia.org, n.d.)

MIND the mental health charities logo.en.wikipedia.org, (n.d.). [image] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mind-logo.gif [Accessed 6 Feb. 2017].

ALL AMERICAN FRAT PARTY FUNDRAISER!

Last night was our all american frat party at the SU, it was a real success and it was such a fun night! We managed to raise £381 !!! We all took turns working on the door where we would take payment from people to allow them into the event we also would offer them a fifth wristband if they wanted to go out after the fundraiser and then stamp them which allowed the SU staff to know that they had paid. Overall it was a brilliant night and was really effective in raising funds for showcase, we are all currently speaking about the next night we could do and we are going to see if we can carry on doing a night a month leading up to showcase!

Image One.Our fundraising poster for the event.(Atmosphere Kitchen and bar, 2017)

Image Two.Sheriff and deputy couple costume ( couple goals or what?!?)(Costello, 2017) 

Bibliography -
Image One.Our fundraising poster for the event.(Atmosphere Kitchen and bar, 2017)

Atmosphere Kitchen and bar, (2017).Our fundraising poster for the event. [image] Available at: https://www.facebook.com/salfordakb/?fref=ts [Accessed 8 Feb. 2017].

Image Two.Sheriff and deputy couple costume ( couple goals or what?!?)(Costello, 2017) 

Costello, A. (2017). Sheriff and deputy couple costume ( couple goals or what?!?). [image].

The conflict between the use of CGI and make up application within TV and Film.

So for my PPB( Personal Portfolio Building) module in university I had to come up with an idea based around a theme (such as ; Artistic paintings & movements, Sculpture , TV & cinema and performance arts.). My initial idea for this module was took from the TV series American horror story as that involves a lot of special effects make up which is the field I want to specialise in once I have graduated. I focused primarily on season four which is based on a freak show however I soon changed that idea as I realised that when it came to the research side of things I was limited in inspiration as there are only a few cast members.I changed my idea to season two of American horror story which is based around an asylum but yet again I found it very hard to get inspiration from there without me purely copying American Horror story. So I decided halfway through the module to change my idea to something completely new which I could create my own look and shoot based on it.

My final idea based on a theme.

My final idea which I then created my shoot from came from a conversation I had with my boyfriend where we were talking about our favourite horror films then I realised that in the more recent horror films they are using CGI ( which can also be known as computer generated imagery) instead of special effects make up. As soon as we finished the conversation I started pulling research together, I already had an idea of what I would be creating as when I was in college I had done a piece of special effects work which was based on the walkers from the walking dead and during this project I created some research from the walking dead, one point is that the creators of the walking dead pride themselves on using as little CGI as possible when it comes to their walkers, you can have a look at the zombie I created below ( photograph one) which was the main point of inspiration for my look. 

photograph One.(Pape, 2015)

Planning for my look.

I created a moodboard where I placed not only visual images but also written research which you can see in my PPB lookbook. The research shows the process of how I got to my final image which involved my model having half a face make up based from the walking dead and then the other half being based around how CGI is created. To help with my research for what people prefer I created a poll on twitter with the question "what do you prefer when it comes to tv and film" there was then two choices they could answer with CGI or special effect make up. You can look at the results on Photograph two.

 This poll really helped me get an understand of what other people feel, it was after this that I came up to make it more of a campaign where I would have my model holding up a sign that says "#makeupoverCGI" and then in the process of photoshop I would change it to say "#CGIovermakeup" this is only one idea that I decided to do for the photoshop side of the assessment. Another aspect that I wanted to change from the original photograph was the background, I felt like it would finish my look of if I was to have the CGI side with a green background therefore betraying a green screen whereas on the special effects side I would apply a image background of a deserted / abandoned area just like you would see on the walking dead. 

Photograph Two.(Pape, 2016)

Below is a timelapse I created on the day of the shoot along with the final images and video footage that was taken.

Video One.(Pape, 2016)

 Photograph Three. (Farnworth, 2016)

 Photograph Four.(Farnworth, 2016)

 Photograph Five.(Farnworth, 2016)

Photograph Six. (Farnworth, 2016)

Video Two. (Ianos, 2016)

And this is my final photoshopped image which I created all on my own.

Photograph Seven. (Farnworth, 2016)

Thanks for reading and let me know what you think! 

speak soon, 

Ella xoxo

Bibliography - 

Video One. 

in text citation.(Pape, 2016)

Pape, E. (2016). Timelapse of my final look for PPB.. [video].

Photograph One.

intext citation. (Pape, 2015) 

Pape, E. (2015). My special effect make up based on the walking dead from my time in college.. [image].

Photograph Two. 

In text citation . (Pape, 2016)

Pape, E. (2016). #vote what do you prefer when it comes to film/ TV?? #poll #assignment #uni. [image] Available at: https://twitter.com/EllaPape_/status/800676179430830080 [Accessed 13 Jan. 2017].

Photograph Three. 

In text citation. (Farnworth, 2016) 

Farnworth, A. (2016). CGI vs special effects make up photoshoot.. [image].

Photograph Four.

In text citation. (Farnworth, 2016)

Farnworth, A. (2016). CGI vs special effects make up photoshoot.. [image].

Photograph Five.

In text citation. (Farnworth, 2016)

Farnworth, A. (2016). CGI vs special effects make up photoshoot.. [image].

Photograph Six.

In text citation. (Farnworth, 2016)

Farnworth, A. (2016). CGI vs special effects make up photoshoot.. [image].

Video Two.

in text citation.(Ianos, 2016)

Ianos, N. (2016). Video footage from the CGI vs special effects make up photoshoot. [video].

Photograph Seven. 

in text citation. (Farnworth, 2016)

Farnworth, A. (2016). CGI vs special effects make up photoshoot photoshopped image. [image].

24th November 2016 - Meeting with the media students

After the success of our day of filming our post apocalyptic charity shop chic we decided that we should have a meeting with the media students who would be editing our footage of the catwalk.


Before we had our meeting we all sat down as a group and spoke about it so we would all be on the same page about how we think it should be edited and how the final clip should look. Our lecturer Tai gave us some amazing visual pictures which I have posted down below, which really helped everyone get on the same page which then allowed us to all be able to speak to the media students about what we wanted.

Image One. A visual look at how the footage of the catwalk will be edited. Drawings from Taibah Roberts.(Pape, 2016)

However the meeting with the media students was disappointing and I hope that our next one we will be able to start getting the footage edited.


Bibliography - 
Image One.A visual look at how the footage of the catwalk will be edited. Drawings from Taibah Roberts.(Pape, 2016) 

Pape, E. (2016).A visual look at how the footage of the catwalk will be edited. Drawings from Taibah Roberts.[image].

16th November 2016 - POST APOCALYPTIC CHARITY SHOP CHIC CATWALK FILMING !

Today was our post apocalyptic charity shop chic catwalk filming day. Prior to the filming day I had compiled my research into a moodboard which I placed into a lookboard, I have attached the photos below so you can see my research process.

Image One.This is my research for my total look, the bibliography for this moodboard will be placed below.(Pape, 2016)

Image Two.This is my first design chart based on my research in image One.(Pape, 2016)

Image Three. This is my final design chart which I have adapted from my research on image One along with my first design chart on image Two.(Pape, 2016)

Image Four. This is my hair design chart which I took inspiration from my research of images on Image One.(Pape, 2016)

On the day of the filming I helped with setting up and checking the TV studio was ready to start filming. While I was applying the make up and hair look to my model I timelapsed it, I will apply the video below so you can have a look.This filming that we did will be used during our showcase event and will be projected onto walls to then create a flowing catwalk show ( go to previous blogpost for more information on the concept) I took a behind the scenes video of my model walking the catwalk so that will be inserted below so you can have a sneak preview.

                       Video One. Here is the timelapse of my post apocalyptic 

charity shop chic look.(Pape, 2016)

Video Two. Here is the behind the scenes of my post apocalyptic 

charity shop chic look being filmed.(Pape, 2016)

Bibliography -

Image one.This is my research for my total look, the bibliography for this moodboard will be placed below.(Pape, 2016) 

Pape, E. (2016). This is my research for my total look, the bibliography for this moodboard will be placed below[image].

Image Two.This is my first design chart based on my research in image One.(Pape, 2016)

Pape, E. (2016). This is my first design chart based on my research on image One.[image].

Image Three. This is my final design chart which I have adapted from my research on image One along with my first design chart on image Two.(Pape, 2016)

Pape, E. (2016). This is my final design chart which I have adapted from my research on image One along with my first design chart on image Two[image].

Image Four.This is my hair design chart which I took inspiration from my research of images on Image One.(Pape, 2016)

Pape, E. (2016). This is my hair design chart which I took inspiration from my research of images on Image One[image].

Video One.  Here is the timelapse of my post apocalyptic charity shop chic look.(Pape, 2016)

Pape, E. (2016). Here is the timelapse of my post apocalyptic charity shop chic look[Video].

Video Two. Here is the behind the scenes of my post apocalyptic charity shop chic look being filmed.(Pape, 2016)

Pape, E. (2016). Here is the behind the scenes of my post apocalyptic charity shop chic look being filmed.[Video].

Bibliography for post apocalyptic charity shop chic moodboard - 

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Post-Apocalyptic Chic. [image] Available at: http://www.craftyladyabby.com/2009/08/post-apocalyptic-chic.html [Accessed 25 Oct. 2016].

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SUNG HEE | VOGUE KOREA AUGUST 2013. [image] Available at: http://www.wilhelminadenver.com/sung-hee-vogue-korea-august-2013/ [Accessed 25 Oct. 2016].

Image three. www.wilhelminadenver.com, (2013).

 SUNG HEE | VOGUE KOREA AUGUST 2013/Sung Hee & G-Dragon | Vogue Korea August 2013 (Photography: Kim Bo Sung). [image] Available at: http://www.wilhelminadenver.com/sung-hee-vogue-korea-august-2013/ [Accessed 25 Oct. 2016].

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Post apocalyptic fashion- layering clothing/ head scarf. [image] Available at: http://jadebarrettdesign.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/post-apocalyptic-fashion.html [Accessed 25 Oct. 2016].

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 G-Dragon For Vogue Korea, January 2015. [image] Available at: http://fckyeahgdragon.tumblr.com/post/105922564629/g-dragon-for-vogue-korea-january-2015-source [Accessed 25 Oct. 2016].

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 And The Beat Goes On/ charity shop chic. [image] Available at: http://hautemessblog.com/news/article/-and-the-beat-goes-on [Accessed 25 Oct. 2016].

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 Style Spotting: What I Would Have Worn If the Apocalypse Happened. [image] Available at: http://www.theluxuryspot.com/style-spotting-what-i-would-have-worn-if-the-apocalypse-happened/ [Accessed 25 Oct. 2016].

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Character Design Inspiration post apocalyptic girl with hood up and dirt on face. [image] Available at: http://characterdesigninspiration.tumblr.com/post/145112313225/post-apocalyptic-costuming-by-dmitiri-zaitsev-of [Accessed 11 Nov. 2016].

Image Fourteen.Rothenberg, J. (2015).

A BEHIND THE SCENES TASTE. Call it added motivation. http://www.zimbio.com/brackets/TV+Couples+March+Madness+2015 … #THE100 #Clexa @MisElizaJane @DebnamCarey - black messy eye make up look with additional media on the forehead. [image] Available at: https://twitter.com/JRothenbergTV/status/582573501187366912 [Accessed 11 Nov. 2016].

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