Response to Fashion: Constructed Image Tutorial with Sam Chick

I found this tutorial really helpful and interesting & I made a few quick notes throughout the tutorial:

- When discussing the position of camera Same recommended to all of the group to watch Quentin Tarantino's Inglorious Basterds & Watchmen, as although they don't necessarily relate to our theme the odd, voyeuristic views & angles could help in our shoot production.

- Inglorious Basterd's is also possible research for colour schemes eg. use of red for danger & also use of windows as portals.

-  Sam agreed we definitely need a sense of audience voyeurism- they need to be forced to remember that they are the audience as the theme is quite dislocated from a 'normal' person's reality.

- For the window we need to consider what the frame will look like eg. number of panels, material used to construct frame & whether to put in the panels using material like perspex/ plastic or safety glass; as well as whether the outside wall will be seen therefore possibly considering 60s architecture.

 - We also began considering how we could enhance an atmospheric feel possibly through the look of rain on the window panels- Sam advised that we could experiment with the use of glycerin mixed with water to recreate rain safely.

- We need to make sure we know who we are specifically aiming our images at? What sort of age range?

- We want to specify further the exact weighting of our two model's power in the image- Sam highlighted the way that fashion images that have two models are often aimed at only one gender's fashion & by using colour or scale the audiences eye is drawn to the dominant focus.     

- This was demonstrated when viewing Tommy Hilfiger's advertisement 'The Hilfiger's' where there is a gender balance and it looks like a family portrait however there is definite emphasis ususally on a duo of figures.   

- Previously brought up by Jonathan, we began discussing where spying in modern day is occurring, and recently in the news attention has been brought on China & Russia. We have started to think about whether an international look could work; this idea of East vs. West eg. an Asian model & a European model.

 

 
- Due to the fact that we are quite keen on using Lucie's borther, Simon as our male model, as casting lead I have begun researching & searching for some images of Asian actresses in the 60s and modern day that we would want to base our model on, as well as possible fashion ideas. I also like the idea that despite the height of most Asian females being short we can make her the dominant figure through clothing & perspective; we want to equally balance the glamorous 'sex symbol' stereotype with a dominant character.

Lucy Liu

- After researching me and Lucie will begin looking for models in and around the UCA campus that fits our criteria.

- Our final point brought up is this idea of not becoming a stereotypically Bond spy scene. We have begun this by our model choice, rather than a 'blonde bombshell' we have decided to cast an Asian model who will still be glamorous but isn't as obvious.

- This use of a less stereotypical model is also inspired by the character Lisbeth in 'The girl with the Dragon Tatto' films as she is a dominant figure while not the 'norm' for this sort of character in terms of looks and clothing.

- We are also reducing the cliche look by considering the location of the scene, as a Bond film would usually be a glamorous room however we are considering using a 'premier inn' room looking scenario.

A modern Premier Inn room

1960s motel rooms

By using this quite normal, everyday scene we can relate our image to the real world while merging glamorous clothing and models into it which makes people want to and feel as if they could possibly obtain this exciting lifestyle.