RAWWW(R)

The mood given to us for our film is 'raw'. The Oxford dictionary describes this as:

   • Adjective 1 (of food) uncooked. 2 (of a material or substance) in its natural state; not processed. 3 (of data) not organized, analysed, or evaluated. 4 new and lacking in experience in an activity or job. 5 (of the skin) red and painful, especially as the result of abrasion. 6 (of the nerves) very sensitive. 7 (of an emotion or quality) strong and undisguised. 8 (of the weather) bleak, cold, and damp. 9 (of the edge of a piece of cloth) not having a hem or selvedge.

From this i have taken 'natural state', 'not organised', 'painful; abrasion', 'strong and undisguised', 'bleak, cold'. I want to interpret raw in my film as uncomfortable, androgynous, primal. It should have a slightly deranged, havocking visual where the actor is stripped down in the rawest sense, its basic self...unborn/reborn. We don’t want the film to be pretty or necessarily nice to watch, we want it to disturb evoke and even disgust. 

As a result it is going to have to be stylistic and sleek using a monochrome scheme and clean cuts. The focus will be on clever editing and fantastic angles. We plan to shoot in a studio using a dancer, as they will be able to move in a way that compliments our preferred, if haunting, style.
Other words we looked at that describe raw:
Degenerate, demented, rough, gritty, havocing, stripped down, natural, unnatural, disturbing, adrogynous, haunting, primal, unpleasant, unborn, re-born, now, strong, distasteful, not normal, ugle, exposed, removed, wounded, crude, unrefined, unidentified, brutal, grotest, harsh, chill, not processed, irritated, naked.

Mr Tempest...

       

A/W 09

RIGHT this is my first entry and although it is coming later than most peoples, its here.

So Emma and myself were given William Tempest as our designer. He's been tipped as one of the hot new talents for British fashion and has won excessive rewards such as the Vauxhall Fashion Scout Merit. Tempest's work isn’t always consistent in personal style or trends but features such as strong paneling and excellent cuts have made him a name for himself. He tends to opt for a darker colour palette with occasional bursts of bright, beautiful colours. Many of the outfits seemed to provoke an unsettling, if eerie, mood, which has influenced us to take our short film down a slightly sinister, disturbing, darker route which has co-insided nicely with our mood which is RAW. We also want to incorporate a 2^nd year design student’s dress into our film. It’s appropriate because of its similarities with Tempest’s work and style. I will post some images when I get hold of them.

S/S '10

I am currently dressing for Todd Lynn at London fashion week so am super busy/tired but will post the rest of my work after the show as I still have lots to document on here.