What You Wear
I started out thinking about cultures around the world and how the people have a specific dress that places them geographically. Like a kilt and a Scotsman. Even with only the clothing we can infer that he has Scottish heritage and is comfortable with not wearing underwear with his skirt.
Looking at only the clothes as a unit reminded me of paper dolls. Giving a blank little doll personality by dressing it. Add a cowboy hat and a lasso and she's a cowgirl. A long dress and a crown and she's a princess.
Then I realized we all do the same thing, just not as fun usually. Without saying a word we are making a statement about who we are. As superficial as it sounds it's true. Clothing is an extension of personality and life style.
The viewer should be able to feel their perceptions about a person change in conjunction with the clothing style.
For the final piece the same actor will transform into five different people by simply dressing differently. Showing just how much information we get from someones personal style.
I discovered that I acted different with each outfit I put on. I was more goofy in the "nerdy" outfit and poised and reserved with the Muslim Hijab on. I was startled by this and would like to explore it further. Clothes reflect our attitudes so well because we choose them based on our own personality.
This film moves forward well spatially. The environment seems congruent and believable. Variety in the outfits makes it more visually interesting and add layers to the separate aspects of the character. I love that this female character can be whatever she likes and that she has the right to wear and be whatever she likes.
I had a bit of trouble fabricating my idea. I wanted to celebrate the freedom of choice and comment on how important clothes are socially. I still don't feel like it's very clear. Maybe if I break the people apart from the beginning it won't seem like a girl playing dress up. But I'm afraid it would become a statement about people being a product of their up bringing. I'll have to experiment more.
I started out thinking about cultures around the world and how the people have a specific dress that places them geographically. Like a kilt and a Scotsman. Even with only the clothing we can infer that he has Scottish heritage and is comfortable with not wearing underwear with his skirt.
Looking at only the clothes as a unit reminded me of paper dolls. Giving a blank little doll personality by dressing it. Add a cowboy hat and a lasso and she's a cowgirl. A long dress and a crown and she's a princess.
Then I realized we all do the same thing, just not as fun usually. Without saying a word we are making a statement about who we are. As superficial as it sounds it's true. Clothing is an extension of personality and life style.
The viewer should be able to feel their perceptions about a person change in conjunction with the clothing style.
For the final piece the same actor will transform into five different people by simply dressing differently. Showing just how much information we get from someones personal style.
I discovered that I acted different with each outfit I put on. I was more goofy in the "nerdy" outfit and poised and reserved with the Muslim Hijab on. I was startled by this and would like to explore it further. Clothes reflect our attitudes so well because we choose them based on our own personality.
This film moves forward well spatially. The environment seems congruent and believable. Variety in the outfits makes it more visually interesting and add layers to the separate aspects of the character. I love that this female character can be whatever she likes and that she has the right to wear and be whatever she likes.
I had a bit of trouble fabricating my idea. I wanted to celebrate the freedom of choice and comment on how important clothes are socially. I still don't feel like it's very clear. Maybe if I break the people apart from the beginning it won't seem like a girl playing dress up. But I'm afraid it would become a statement about people being a product of their up bringing. I'll have to experiment more.
1 comments:
I like the new version. It's cleaner. I also like the more ambiguous opening. I'm curious though, if you meant to do that weird little glitch thing where your feet touch the ground twice in the beginning.
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