These are typed versions of my project proposals from weeks ago. I have written at the bottom of each one the ways which my outcomes have strayed from my initial intentions.
Production and Presentation of Printed Pictures
I intend to produce…
- A set of three linocut prints potentially involving monoprint/monotype processes too. The finals may be printed digitally if more than one print process is involved.
The content will focus on…
- Narrative by explaining the stories of the individual chess piece based on the themes of Agatha Christie’s novels and the experiences of her characters.
- The concept of using chess pieces to show how everyone plays their own part in a crime, the strategy and plotting involved in the stories and the fact that its all a game and there will always be a winner and a loser.
- There will be a more decorative, lighter element to the prints which will initially mask these darker themes. I will use flowers and other plant life to represent the quaint village locations of Christie’s stories.
I will be aiming to communicate…
- Secrecy - fitting in with these novels being murder mystery, this will incorporate blackmail and lying.
- Death - the key event in the murder mysteries is the death of one or more characters as this forms the basis for the plot, things to consider include darkness, evil and poison.
- Revenge - the motives of the murders are often about revenge, jealousy and greed, this tends to link to wealth, love and relationships.
To an audience of…
- People who appreciate the processes of analogue printing.
- Fans of the murder mystery genre.
- People who enjoy reading Agatha Christie’s work or watching adaptations of her stories on screen.
What changes have been made since this proposal was written?
Instead of just three prints, I have made five, adding two extra themes to the list of things to communicate. The five themes of my prints are wealth, secrecy, revenge/jealousy, death, and noticing the uninteresting. These are all strong themes which are not just specific to one specific story, therefore I think they are successful in summarising her work. The idea of using flowers to show the lighter side to her stories has remained but with a twist because I put a lot of research in to selecting flowers with relevant meanings to support the themes of each print. At first they might look purely decorative but they are conceptually driven. One of my audiences was people who appreciate the process of analogue printing, this is still relevant to my final outcomes but they are actually digitally printed versions of analogue print processes which makes this audience slightly less reachable.
Production and Presentation of Moving Pictures
I intend to produce…
- A fifteen second animation combining the themes and imagery of my prints. I intend for this to be a large image that can be panned across to focus on different elements that have their own individual movements happening.
The content will focus on…
- Chess pieces tangled up in ropes and vines to show that everyone gets caught up in these cases even if you never thought you would be.
- The tangle will show the complexity of a case and how all the themes and characters intertwine into one big puzzle.
- I will use music rather than sound effect and the music will reflect the music at the time Christie was writing and will reflect the mysterious nature of her books.
I will be aiming to communicate…
- The idea that everyone has their own secrets and motives.
- A build up of tension and bad feeling.
- Agatha Christie’s work is a reflection of herself, for example, mysterious, unexpected, appears traditional but is actually much more than that. The work will need to have some personal elements in as well, maybe shown through visual symbols.
To an audience of…
- People who enjoy the murder mystery genre, whether through reading or watching on screen.
- Relaxed television watchers who enjoy ‘Sunday afternoon’ television for easy viewing, I can imagine this would be the sort of time when a documentary about Agatha Christie would be shown.
What changes have been made since this proposal was written?
I have changed the idea of this being a large image that is banned across because it was too misleading to the eye when the image is moving around so much. Instead I was working with layers to create movement and depth. The idea that everyone has their own secrets and motives isn't really shown in my animation because when I tried out focusing on each individual chess piece, I realised this was too much to fit in to fifteen seconds. Instead I decided to focus it mainly on the tangled complexity of the mystery and the build up of bad feeling. I think my proposal for my moving pictures was quite vague so what I have actually produced fits in with a lot of what I had said.
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