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].

SHOWCASE 2017

This is where I will be placing my evidence for showcase 2017 !! I hope you enjoy following the process!

PRADA FALL/WINTER 2016 CAMPAIGN

When I was researching fashion campaigns one fashion campaign really stood out to me , it was the fall/ winter 2016 campaign from the Italian fashion brand Prada.It was filmed by iconic photographer Steven Meisel and includes colourful scenery and starry nights. The campaign also includes 27 models including actor Millia Jovovich and longtime Prada face Sasha Pivovarova it also captures the spirit of wanderlust and femininity.

The main thing I really liked about this campaign was the use of changing backgrounds in relevance to the clothing the models were wearing.The backgrounds included moving shots of different environmental factors such as; starry nights , lightening , dusk and dawn as well as the aurora borealis, this is relevant as during the campaign whenever the backgrounds changed the models outfits would change to a relevant style, for example in the scene ( approx. 1.04- 1.19) where the background is of the aurora borealis the model is wearing a colourful jacket which could be a representation of the aurora borealis ( Image One). Prada could have included this as an incite of the inspiration behind this collection. Another aspect of the campaign I really liked was the fact that the hair styling reminds the same throughout the 1.19 minute video , I thought this was a smart idea that Prada as it kept the focus being on the clothes , however the hair styling could also be a representation of the collection being for fall/winter as the styling of the hair included the hair being damp which could be a portrayal of the models' hair being wet as a result of the weather that is associated with fall/ winter.Another characteristic that could support my point about the hair design being a representation of fall/winter is that the hair would be moving which could be another representation of the weather that is associated with fall/winter as it created an effect that made it look like the model was out in the wind.The make up application throughout the whole campaign remains the same however throughout the campaign a few models would have a red lip, I really liked how Prada did this as it kept the focus being on the clothes which is the main purpose of the campaign but it also allowed the viewer to notice the slight changes to the make up application which kept the make up application looking fresh and it avoided the make up from staying the same for the whole campaign. I also really liked the use of movement in the video, the models start walking towards the camera however it creates an effect that when watched it makes it look like the models are appearing to be in 3D, I think this is a really smart way to shoot a campaign video as when I was doing my research of campaign videos this was the only one that created an illusion like that.Prada created this to make their campaign stand out from all the rest and I honestly think they did what they wanted. Have a look at the campaign here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7iD5R4n6aw .

Image One.

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].

First official meeting of showcase 2017!

Today we had our first official meeting with the year ones in regard of showcase ,during this meeting Mollie and Jess K became manager and deputy manager.


Prior to this meeting all the year twos had commented on how we think last years showcase went, Mollie then made this into a PowerPoint which she presented to the year ones.


After the presentation we focused on getting the groups sorted; this included asking the year ones what they wanted to do eg. Fundraising/marketing/ event planning etc. Once we had an even amount in each groups we then split off into the groups just so all the year ones could meet the year twos in their groups, I am in marketing with Chloe Taylor, Robyn Austin, Emma Yih. I created a Facebook page specifically for the marketing group just so we can contact everyone when needed. We also created a showcase page for the whole year ones and twos.


As that we are in marketing we can't really start doing anything until we have a confirmed venue and date of the showcase event, however during this first meeting we decided to allocate job roles for all the year ones who are in marketing, they are as followed:

• Zoe - social media 
• Beth - social media
• Molly W - guest list ( I will be helping with this ) 
• Lucy - Invites
• Elenor - Programmes 
• Rebecca - Flyers.

By next week I will have set up an email address for the showcase in order to start correspondence to companies and sending out invites ( when we have a venue and date confirmed), we will have made a start on the website along with the social media profiles.

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].