In preperation for this first meeting I will attend as Assistant Director in my film group I decided to look into the % photos we were given in the brief. The piece we make must be between 3 to 5 minutes long and use a maximum of 5 words. It must be based on one of these photos I have looked at below:
Blind Twins - Jane Evelyn Atwood (1980)
Atwood has always had her photography focus on people living on the edge of society just like this photo here. She always uses this documentary style to her photos but has this edgy focus in her pieces. I really like how bold this photo is in black and white with such a contrast about it. I feel like the meaning of this photo speaks to me a in terms of creating a film piece. I think if we could make some kind of abstract film piece about people on the edge of society in modern day (as this is obviously an old study) it might be really interesting and unique.
Untitled - Ralph Eugene Meatyard (1962)
This is an untitled photo so leaves a lot to the imagination in terms of your not told what to think. However some images from this set have adopted the title 'Meatyard' as I am assuming this is the location he was in taking them. I think a lot about this picture is very creepy because the location itself looks abandoned and also its the fact that these children are playing hide and seek which seems very innocent yet in this location and in the way he has captured this photo it seems very uneasy. It brings to my mind possible themes for the film such as the innocence of children. Maybe a piece about how innocence is bliss could be really strong.
King and Queen - Diana Arbus (1970)
I have looked at work by Diana Arbus in the past and I like how it explores a lot of personal problems she was going through in her life. She almost has this stylised documentary approach here. This photo features two winners of a dance in New York who were crowded queen nd king of the dance. Even though they should be happy they don't know each other so their faces actually show a lot more uncomfortable, awkward unhappiness than anything. I feel like this is like looking into he sub context of what is happening because once you know the story it makes a lot more sense. It could be an interesting focus to look into the sub context of people actions etc by making a piece about a couple who seem happy at first but if you break it down you see they are not.
Untitled - Hannah Starkey (1997)
This image is a moment captured and frozen in time. At first I didn't realise what was going on till I read about but the young girl has actually got a moth trapped under her fingers gazing at it intently as the older women watches drinking her tea. Starkey focuses on capturing moment like these which seem normal at first glance but are actually witnessing these people in there own quiet contemplation moment that we all have as humans. I feel like this moment of contemplation and also torture to this moth could be a really good beginning to a story for a film. I am thinking if we look at how people have these moments when they pause like for a second to inwardly reflect on themselves. This could work well as a abstract context having people actually pausing in the space.
Overall all these images have interesting themes we could explore in a film but it is just devising an concept which works with in the studio and is achievable by everyone. I will go to the meeting with these possible these and develop them further working with he rest of the crew and there ideas too.
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