A move forward.

In an attempt to move forward with my FMP, I've been building up idea's that I intended to pursue. Coming up with a storyboard, shot list, and how I wanted them to be set for the upcoming exhibition. 


The original idea was to make a visual three screen piece, that could be used as a panoramic view, building on that and looking at other examples, I've seen combinations of the two being used. Based on the variations of religious triptych's that came to my attention, I wanted to make a modern form of worship through the use of TV as opposed to paintings. 


Though humanity is separated through different beliefs, religions, and morals, we all share similar forms of worship, when it comes to celebrities, football, and technology. People often follow these three examples like they're religious icons. Celebrities have various things dedicated to them, people making them their idol, and even stalkers. Footballers have those who follow them in every match, they create their own chants, have their own special 'uniform' dedicated to them and are often followed religiously in matches and in life, they even have buildings dedicated to them. And finally technology,  or rather TV. It's used for all mediums, it's everywhere, and specifically TV is used for socializing, a gathering of people small or big, many if not all people own some form of technology, especially a TV,  and whenever a new item comes out (colour, then HD, now 3D ) everyone wants it.


Through studying red carpet scenarios I'm hoping to develop enough of an insight into the presence of a celebrity when faced with thousands of fans in one, as well as the press. To re-create the scenarios I wish to use Low key lighting and photography flash head to stand as a photographs flash when taking a photo. There will be spurts of light as the celebrity poses for the camera, however when the light isn't flashing the figure will be made out by a silhouette so the screen isn't switching between pitch black and bright flashes that would stun the viewer and make it hard for eyes to adjust. 


As for football I'd like to stick to the low key lighting and the silhouette shape so that little features that wouldn't give off little details that could destroy suspense of disbelief. Like many of the adverts that I've seen, that use footballers to sell their merchandise, I'd want said 'footballer' to be doing ball tricks, i.e. bouncing the ball off their knee etc. If the figure was too dark to see the ball or what they were doing, I'd have them stood sideways so you could make them out better. There is a problem with equipment when it comes to a ball, I'd try to keep the actions as minimal in movement as possible whilst making it obvious this is a footballer.


Finally technology, with the use of a TV and some static, I aim to push across to the audience that no matter what is on, people will sit there and watch it even if it's boring, as its something that they can see visually. The same goes for a various amount of technology. No matter what the media bring out technology wise, and no matter the reviews ( whether it works or not, whether its good at what it suggests it does and so on) people will still buy it, and they buy it for style, and suddenly forget what life was like without said product.


Starting next week, I'll be adjusting the lighting and doing practice shots to make sure that I understand what I can and can't achieve, and also begin adjusting the presentation for the exhibition.

The current plan is to set up a book much like a bible, with the words " worship" embossed on a leather cover, which I've already managed to get. And have it set on a lectern which a carpenter is making for me, this is all to push across the worship ideas that triptychs are often associated with.