Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Amy Moffitt

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Amy Moffitt

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Amy Moffitt

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Amy Moffitt

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Amy Moffitt

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - Amy Moffitt

Atonement

Analysis on photograph:

I knew I wanted to have all three characters in my one photograph, but it took me a while to get them in the right places. As this scene never really happens in the film I had to get it right. The scene is set up to show the viewer the Robbie is leaving to go to war, you can see this because of the light coming from the right hand side, shining onto Robbie. Cecilia lying on the bed still on her formal dress, as the night Robbie was accused the family was having a formal dinner. She lies facing the same way Robbie does, should she trusts and supports him, but can’t go with him. Briony knees on the left hand side of the bed writing stories in her note book. This shows Briony is full on imagination and is stuck in a make-believe world.

I decided to have the photograph black and white because it was quite I dark image to start with and I needed to do something to make this photograph look different to the other dark ones. I also chose to make this one black and white because it was set in the 1920s and fits into the scene better.

American Psycho

Analysis on photograph:

For my final American Psycho photograph I wanted the scene to look very clean, simple and tidy. You can see on the left hand side one bedside table, as Patrick Bateman lives alone. The items in the room are very black and white, including the prostitute. This has all be carefully planned which reflects Patrick Batemans character.

What also works really well is the reflection of Patrick Bateman and his axe on the wall. This really highlights the fact that Bateman is a serial killer and will kill this young lady.

Because Patrick Bateman is sitting on the left at the back and the prostitute on the right, front side, you get a really good sense that she doesn’t know what is going to happen to her until it is to like, this works really well.

I had to play around with the image on Photoshop to get the colours right. For a start the photograph was to dark and was a strange orange colour. I worked on this for a while and made the photograph bluer; this makes the photo look more real.

American Beauty



American Beauty - Amy Moffitt



Analysis on photograph:

As in my second sketch I wanted to make the scene look like an average couple’s room. There are two matching bedside tables, on the left hand side are female like items, for example: Flowers, hand cream, tissues. On the right hand side male like items, for example: Alarm clock, crime novel and side lamp. This is to show that these are two very different people who are married to each other but are living two different lives.

The light coming through a window on the right hand side shows that it’s late evening or early morning. In the bed on the left hand side shows that it is his wife and he is meant to be in bed sleeping. The fact that he is sitting up on the end of the bed shows that his wife doesn’t know what he is doing.

The rose the male character refers to the dream scenes in the film, the fact that the rose petals are lying on the bed and ground shows a loss of love.

A place to exhibit

After many weeks of searching, emialing, phoning etc etc...I have fould a place to exhibit my photographs!

Now getting the photos will be the hard part...

Green Island Gallery

194 Main South Road, Green Island - Just 5mins from home!

 http://greenislandgallery.blogspot.com/

Refinement

I have decided to add more information to the photographs to make them all look like single photos. The first photographs look all the same because of having the sheets on the ground and floor. I want to make sure they look like they are from seven different films.

American Beauty:

(Lester Burnham) I have added another character sleeping in the bed. This gives the story more information and they viewer is able to identify what the male character is doing with the female sleeping.

American Beauty:

(Ricky Fitts) I have decided to drop this image from series of photographs. I don’t think I need two different photographs from one film.

American Psycho:

I have not changed the characters in this photograph, just the other thing in the scene. I have made it look more like a male’s bedroom, clean and simple.

Atonement:

I have made the girl on the left hand side more visible and have made the scene have more of a 1920s feel. Other than that I have happy with everything else.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind:

The emotion in the characters faces and bodies are working great and are quite strong. However I think there needs to be more of a difference between each photograph, more change.

Fight Club:

This photograph is starting to work well but the scene needs to look more like an abandoned house. The two characters also need to be the same person so the viewer gets a better understanding on the photograph.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:

For this photograph I have decided to keep the scene much the same but without the sheets. I have decided to have the main character that has died covered with a sheet and his hand just sticking out. This makes the image more dramatic and shocking for the viewer. I also want to make the scene very white and hospital looking without changing too much of the scene.

Pulp Fiction:

My first photograph of this scene was boring and uninteresting. I have decided to make the photograph happen in the middle of the event. The characters are in the middle of trying to save the girl. This makes the scene way more interesting!

First Photographs

This is a test shoot of my scene before my models came onto set: 

American Beauty:

(Lester Burnham) I like this photograph because to the emotion in the characters face and body. However he just looks sad because the petals have fallen off the rose. You have no way of knowing why the person is sad other than the rose.

American Beauty:

(Ricky Fitts) This photograph is easier to read than the above American Beauty photograph. But because of this I think the photograph becomes too one sided, you get nothing back from the character. 

American Psycho:

This is one of the best working photographs in the series. The relationship between the characters and the viewer works very well and so does the position of both characters.

Atonement:

This is another photograph that works on an emotional level. There is a very strong story line within this photograph that the viewer is quite easily able to read. The only problem is the character on the left hand side is a bit lost within the photograph, she is too hidden.

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind:

These two photographs are starting to work quite well. However, I think there is not enough change within the two photographs. There needs to be a more dramatic change within the two photographs to make more of an impact to the viewer.

Fight Club:

I like the idea within this photograph but I think it looks too much like two different people and not one person and his alter ego. I think there only needs to be one person playing both characters so the viewer understands they are in fact the same person.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest:

This photograph isn’t quite where I want it to be. I think it is too readable and gives too much information away. More thought needs to go into this photograph.

Pulp Fiction:

This is meant to be the aftermath of an exciting scene, but it looks really boring. The female character is meant to have almost died but it looks like she is just waking up from having a sleep. This photograph needs to be more exciting.

Over all I am very pleased with how my photographs turned out. I think they are a good starting point and I will be able to further develop my ideas through theses photographs.