midterm t206 project
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Ifyouwantalover,I’lldoanythingyouaskmeto
IfyouwantanotherkindofloveI’llwearamaskforyou
Ifyouwantapartnertakemyhand
Ifyouwannastrikemedowninanger
hereIstand
I’myourman
TheaestheticfeelItriedtocreatewasafilm‐noirdramawithasplashof
colour.Iwantedthethemeofthepiecestoberepresentativeoftheemotionsthat
thesubjectsinthephotoswerefeeling.ThefirstsetofphotographsthatItookwere
thephotographsofmyfriendAlexandShaylayingonthebedandthenlaterAlex
standingoverShay.Itwaschallengingatfirsttogetbothofthemcenteredonthe
bed,letalonegetthelightingperfect.IchosetohavetheknifeonthebedbecauseI
knewIwantedtomakethebedsheetblueandforthesakeofthisprojectIwanted
bluetorepresentpeaceanddepression.ThenextdesignIdeaIhadforthebothof
themwasforAlextostandoverherwiththeknife,puttinghiminapositionof
powerandpositioningthecameraatanon‐dominateangle.Idecidedtogowithred
forherjackettorepresentviolenceandheartbreak.Goingwithredwasanother
decisionthatIthoughtaboutinpreplanning.Iwantedtoevokethefeeloflove,yet
lovewithanunderlyingdramafeel.WhenwetookthepicturesofBekah(Red
Lipstick)andI,Iwantedherlipstobered.Thiswasshowinglustandlove,yetmy
eyesIcolouredbluetoshowloss.TheseweretwocontrastingcoloursthatIthought
wouldworktogethertoshowthecontrastbetweenloveanddrama.Thesongwas
anotherinterestingchoice,itwasaboutthe10thoneIselectedbutassoonaswegot
thepicturesdonewithitseemedlikeitfitthemost,nottooobvious,yetjustsubtle
enoughthatIcouldgetawaywithit.Ilikedthat.Myfavouritebyfaristhepictureof
AlexandAndyinthealley.ItoldAlextolook“distressed”andthatwasthefacehe
made,withAndyoutoffocusinthebackandmakingAlex’sjacketblueitreally
showedthedramaIwasgoingfor.
LyricstoLeonardCohen’s“I’mYourMan”:
Ifyouwantalover
I'lldoanythingyouaskmeto
Andifyouwantanotherkindoflove
I'llwearamaskforyou
Ifyouwantapartner
Takemyhand
Orifyouwanttostrikemedowninanger
HereIstand
I'myourman
Visualaesthetic:
TheSpirit.IthinkIgotlike30minutesintothismovieandIquitbecauseIdidn’tlikeit.ButwhatIdolikeaboutthismovieisthatitputswhatisn’timportantinblackandwhite,whileleavingthecoloursthatareimportantandhavesomesymbolicvalue,inaparticularcolour.Iwantedtoevokethe40’sfilm‐noircrimedrama,yetIstillwantedsomesymbolismwithinthepicturesandhowtheywereframed.IusedRed,toshowviolence,love,lustandheartbreak,andBluetoshowdepressionandpeace.
Onasidenote:IpickedJazzbecauseIfeelliketheemotionsseeninJazz,especiallyLeonardCohen,bringthat“Iwanttoloveyou,butyou’dratherhavehim”feeling.
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