FD PHOTOGRAPHY Year 2 - Leeds College of Art & Design

Final Major Project Proposal 2008-09

Name Jonathan Finch Signed

Date

Project Title (or working title)

3 Sour Moments

Subject / Concept

The concept behind this series of images will be the end of relationships portrayed through fictional characters.

Aims

What I want to do is communicate my subject with a slight dark undertone. I intend to achieve this through juxtapositions with well known characters (MickyMouse & MinnieMouse) in unexpected situations. Eg, Micky & Minnie leaving a murder scene representing something that was once sweet (Micky&Minnie) turned sour (them becoming true romance style serial killers) much like a relationship can do. The way I want to convey that dark undertone in terms of style is through low key, moody lighting.

Audience / Context

This work would be shown in galleries, so the people who will be interested in it will be people involved in the art world, as I don't see this as just a photography piece, it's just I happen to be using a camera as my medium.

Outcome of project.

I intend to produce 3 very big prints, so the logical format would be large format so I can scan at a very high DPI and print massive! Also I think they will be presented letterbox style, to suggest film stills.

Time Management

The problem I can see is with keeping to the deadline is getting to grips with large format on location and lighting and then processing time. Mainly the setting up of the shoot though and getting costumes.

The first thing I need to do is some test shots with the large format and lighting techniques so when it comes to the final shoot I know my settings and everything else. (First 2-3 Weeks)

Whilst doing this I will obviously be researching

Then I will find the costumes I need so I can book them plenty in advance

Then shoot with 2-3 weeks left so I have plenty of time for post production and time to shoot again if I need to.

Research Methods – Reference points

My initial reference point was 'The Assassination of Jesse James...' from then on the ideas came from the 4am part of my brain. I will continue to look at films, especially looking at film noir because of it's dramatic lighting. I will also look at peers on flickr and and other current practitioners including Gregory Crewdson for his lighting techniques and filmic style.