Month: December 2015

Bibliography

Films

DyE ft. Egyptian Lover. (2014). She’s Bad

Fellini, F. (1963). 8 ½

Hitchcock, A. (1960). Psycho

History Channel. (2015). Cults – Dangerous Devotion

Hogben, R & Pugh, G. (2009). Autumn/Winter Collection

Knight, N/ McQueen, A. (2015). Black

Miu Miu. (2011). Lucretia Martel. Muta

Moore, J. (2006). The Omen

Nolan, C. (2010). Inception

Prada. (2012). A Therapy

Scott, R. (1982). Blade Runner

Showstudio. (2015). Nick Knight “Mother”

Showstudio. (2015). Thoughts on Fashion Film – Nick Knight

Showstudio. (2009). Nick Knight. Portent

Tykwer, T. (1998). Run Lola Run

Zwick, E. (2003). The Last Samurai

Books

Bane, T (2013). Encyclopaedia of Fairies in World Folklore and Mythology. United States of America: McFarland. p106.

Barsam, R. (2009). Looking at Movies (3rd Edition). W.W.Norton.

Colin, C (1998). “Cult” Encyclopedia of Religion and Society. California: Altamira. p122-123

Corcherell, B. (Date N/A). The White Horse. Bible Research. p1-3.

Exodus 34:13-14

Ferguson, E. (2009). Baptism in the Early Church: History, Theology and Liturgy. Cambridge: WM B Eerdsman Publishing. p282-290.

Kuhns, E (2007). The Habit: A History of the Clothing of Catholic Nuns. USA: Crown Publishing Group. p1-8.

Olson, P (2006). The Public Perception of “Cults” and “New Religious Movements”. Volume 45, Issue 1. p 97-106.

Pratchett, T (2010). The Folklore of Discworld . London: Random House. p316.

Rodney, S (1996). A Theory of Religion. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. p124.

Woodman, S (2008). The Book of Revelation. London: SCM Press. p76-78 & 151.

Articles

Kiger, P. (). What Goes On In A Near Death Experience?. Available: http://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/afterlife/during-near-death-experience.htm. Last accessed 7th Nov 2015.

Laverty, C. (2010). Inception: Jeffrey Kurland Costume Q&A. Available: http://clothesonfilm.com/inception-jeffrey-kurland-costume-qa/14317/. Last accessed 23rd Oct 2015.

Evaluation

In all I found this project thoroughly enjoyable as it tested both my practical makeup skills, application of creative thinking and also my ability to explore film as an alternative medium for fashion imagery. In the beginning I found the prospect of producing a fashion film a highly daunting challenge and felt increasingly under pressure by the sheer number of technological and theoretical elements that were included. The first challenge was coming up with the actual concept for my fashion film, for this I decided that it would be best for me to choose a topic of interest to myself. Heavily inspired by the artistic mindsets of designers such as Alexander McQueen and Garath Pugh, I felt the style that I was most drawn to and that I wanted to create myself was something that was both classic but also with deeper meaning. Religion has always been a powerful image within both art and history and is something that I am immediately drawn to. Although I am not religious myself the concepts behind the stories that have been written and its effect on people within society has alway captured my thoughts. My research is developed around the corruption caused through organised religion and extremist ideologies. Through my research I explored iconic imagery within biblical stories such as the white horses of the Apocalypse, the history of baptism and punishment of sin. From my research I gained a better understanding of how I could imply such meanings within my film through the use of imagery overplayed with my own fashion images. This research also bled into my styling and makeup designs which featured a combination of nun-like fabrications such as head wrapping and hoods, but also the use of makeup to act as a metaphor for the darker elements of faith. Due to my passion for my research the concept for the makeup and hair came rather easily to me. My biggest challenge was producing the film as non of the footage within my project has been taken from source sites, even the ink drops which to hours to film were all done by hand. Getting to grips with the lighting, editing and quality of producing a film was all a challenge as it was completely new to me and I had to learn it all from scratch. This learning process however, despite being very stressful, was really eye opening and it is defiantly something that I would like to take forward into my future work. I feel that the key success for my production  was organisation, by ensuring that I had a studio booked early on in the term, my designs ready and model in place it meant that there was less room for disorganised disaster. Overall I am pleased with how my fashion film turned out and have learnt a lot from this unit. I feel that film truly tests your skills as a creative for not only are you unable to edit your makeup to perfection, film itself exposes every aspect of your ability for it cannot be tweaked like a photograph.

Rough Cut V.3.

Above is the third rough cut for my fashion film, although in this version I am mostly happy with the final outcome there are a few final minor things that I have decided to tweak before my submission of the final film itself. The first change is to that of the title which currently I feel is too bold and positioned wrong in the opening scene of the film. Although I do like the font that I chose for this as it resembles that of the font used within old books, often seen at the beginning of a page of text as an introductory letter. The font is classic of old literature/history/relgious books and therefore fits nicely with the theme of my film which also combines historical and modern references. In my final edit I will most likely soften the font out to make it more blending with the footage of the ink falling through water.
The second change made within this third edit is that of the lighting. I noticed while conducting my final edit that some of the scenes were not as brightly lit as others, to correct this was a simple method of adjusting the contrast and brightness in the less clear scenes to be matching to those of the right balance. Once this was done the flow was much nicer as the footage was not disrupted by a change in contrast or exposure.

Technical File – Hair for Camera

Health and Safety:
– If using a model place apron around the neck to protect clothing.
– Always ensure to run a client consultation to check for any infections, allergies or contraindications.
– Wash hands thoroughly before touching the clients face/scalp/hair
Products Used:
– Shampoo
– Conditioner
– Hairdryer
– Straightener
– Bobby Pins
– Hairspray
– Paddle Brush
– Sectioning Comb
Process of Creation: Prepping the Hair
1. Brush the hair through thoroughly to remove any knots and tangles.
2. Rinse the clients hair with warm water until thoroughly saturated. Avoid getting water on the face by cupping hand  over the forehead and sides of the ears when using water towards the hairline.
3. Taking a small amount of shampoo (roughly 10p sized), work the product into the scalp and root of hair in a massaging circular motion. Do not rub the hair!
4. Rinse the hair as above.
5. Taking conditioner (amount dependant upon condition of hair, thickness and length) work the product through the length of the hair, leaving the largest quantity at the ends.
6. Using a wide toothed comb work through small sections of hair,  root to tip to remove any knots or tangles.
7. Once hair is knot free repeat step 5.
8. Gently squeeze the hair length to remove excess water.
9. Once seated comb through the clients hair gently to ensure all tangles have been removed.
10. Taking a paddle brush and hairdryer begin blowing the air down the hair shaft while working the brush through to ensure it dries straight and thoroughly.

Process of Creating Plaited Up-do:
1. Ensure that the hair has been fully brushed through and that all knots and tangles are removed.
2. Divide hair evenly down the centre of the head.
3. Create a french plait down the side of the head to the nape of the neck.
4. Continue the plait as a fish tail braid down the rest of the hair.
5. Secure at the base.
6. Repeat on the other side.
7. Bring the ends of the fish tail braid up to the centre of the head so both plaits meet in the middle.
8. Tuck ends underneath the braid.
9. Secure in place with bobby pins.
10. Finish with a light coating of hairspray.

Evaluation:
As part of our final work for the technical element of this project we had to produce a hairstyle for camera. This supplied me with the chance once again to refresh my basic skills including washing hair and simple styling through plaits/braids. Washing hair is something that always seems a little fiddly however I found this time that due to my extra practices over the course so far I was able to complete the task quickly and with not to much mess. The hair was then blow dried, something I’m still not sure on how to do properly therefore I just blasted the hair dry and combed through with a paddle brush to smooth the cuticle. After this I styled the hair into a simple twisted plait style that featured both a french plait and a fish tail. Braids are something that despite being simple to create is harder to do tidily therefore I felt that practicing this basic style was beneficial as it is often a feature in the more elaborate of designs. Overall I was pleased with how the look turned out as the hair appears glossy and the style is on camera neat and mostly even. My symmetry does still however have room for improvement.