Project Number Two!
Intertexuality:
the shaping of a text meaning by another text (Thank you,
Wikipedia!)
I had many ideas for this one, including The Great Catsby, an Alexander
Calder-esque mobile with mobile phones (I'm still very fond of this idea), the
combination of Narnia and the Wizard of Oz, The Giving Tree giving Mario a
coin, and having Katniss from the Hunger Games shooting at the Target logo.
I decided to go with the latter because my best friend looks like
Katniss. Seriously. (I also could've cut out paper silhouettes, but eh. I
did, however, create the Target logo out of paper.)
Because she's a perfect living replica, I decided I wanted to use the medium of
photography, along with editing some photos in Photoshop. We got together on
Wednesday, September 25, because it was a day we both were free. Suffering the
wrath of spiderwebs and the threat of oncoming rain, we waltzed through the
woods.
She shoots...
She shoots...
She's still shooting...
(Oh, hello, little bug.)
Blurrr
Wow, awesome facial expression!
La la la...
Tra la la...
Don't mess with Katniss!
Landscape!
Black and white is awesome...
BAM!
WOW!
Her face. Is. Awesome.
I don't really having much experience directing, but I know what kind of look
I'm going for in my photography. I also have the added bonus of snapping the
perfect picture at the right time.
A had no idea what she was doing at first, but she's a quick learner.
My project demonstrates intertexuality by adding Katniss to
the Target logo. I furthered the meaning along by adding little slogans using Photoshop that
make sense if you're into Hunger Games.
Sing More. Rue Less. Katniss sang a
song for her dying friend name Rue. I'm horrible, I know.
The
other was Expect More. Stabs Mahogany. ---Making fun of the scene where Katniss
stabs a table with her knife and this superficial lady cries out, "That is
MAHOGANY!"
The third was a simple Target ad with Expect More. Pay less.
My Risk Assesment
I love doing photography in my spare time, usually leaning
towards candid photography, lifestyle potraits, black & white, and nature.
I sometimes do modeling photo-shoots with another best friend, so I'm used to
this. However, I'm not used to directing someone else around and this was a new
experience. I also got to use Photoshop again in very different ways from my
first project. (Thank you, Robbie, for all your help with my Photoshop
questions~)
P.S. My lesser risks included: walking through THREE spiderwebs
(which I'm terrified of), getting lots of bugbites, and being rained on.
:(
Characteristics of Great Art
- Technique: my
photography skills are improving each time I pick up my camera. I always
look for lighting and composition- I want to make sure the whole picture
is amazing. I always look for different angles or something that may bring
a different element to the scene. (pic of tree in front)
- Concept:
my concept was to display something humorous that those in the Hunger
Games fandom would understand.
- Emotion:
I tried to be funny with my logos. I really did. :) On a more serious
note, each photograph displays a different emotion. For example, using
black & white always makes me feel solemn and that the photo is
elegant.
- New:
uhm...Mr. Sands said this would be very hard to accomplish. But, the
internet doesn't have any Katniss + Target logos floating around, so that
idea is new.
- Medium: my medium was a paper logo, photography, and enhancements in Photoshop.
Bonus Video:
Blooper pictures:
Derp..
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| RAWR |
Katniss, you're not supposed to have a cell phone!
Really, Katniss?
All in all, this was a new and very memorable experience.
When trying new things, "May the odds be ever in your favor."
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