Slow is beautiful through film -music video, fashion video.......

I saw the latest music video Lana del Rey did and though it really reflected slow is beautiful through the way it was filmed. The use of rippled and water affects over the image, the slow motion which creates anticipation. It is in black and white which really fits with the whole feel of the video. The lighting hitting the water and her face, it is very hypnotic. I love the water affect and maybe it is something we could experiment with.

I have had a bit of an obsession with Alexander McQueen through the project so far especially how he presents his work through film and this is a tribute film to him has amazing elements too it. One of my favourite is the flower dress it looks as if it is blooming while it is on the model. 

Movement is such a key element with garments how to make them look elegant and flatter the figure. By using a wind machine you can make a garment look as light as air. Lady Gaga shows this is a behind the scenes shoot. It is so elegant and beautiful.

This last film is longer and a fashion film which from beginning to end looks at movement the form. Confusing the view through adding effects that look like ink dispersing over the image it is so intriguing I could not take my eyes off it. The sounds really complements the images.It is Paris week: Gareth Pugh Autumn/winter 2009 by showstudio

Manchester- paint the town red

Manchester is the main bases of your project and as a group we have explored different areas of Manchester. One of our focuses was the old train station ‘Mayfield station’. We tried to get access to and Grace even tried to contact the landlord however he said it was too much of a health and safety risk. I went and had an exploring day out in Manchester and a though it has a lot of differences and character one team was strong throughout this classic red brick. I researched this further and found the most amazing images of this old storm drain in Manchester.  Here are some images shown below. 

These images have such rich amazing colours in them I think they would be great to do colour studies from and get a good strong colour palette. The elements of mould and firer red brick it is so interesting. 


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