FINISHED COLLABORATIVE FILM

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for.... a short collaborative film made by Patrick White and Sara Van Dyke...

This is the tale of the Vinyasar and the Bloomenblick. (Best viewed in full screen) Enjoy! :)

                       The Bloomenblick       The Vinyasar

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S67wbkF7GIs

Unfortunately, we had cut a few scenes due to time limitations and technical issues, but I am extremely pleased with what we do have. I really enjoyed this collaboration and we had fun making the film too. :)

T-shirts

For this project, we had to design a collection of 5 or more t-shirts, which would be a re-working of an existing printed t-shirt. The t-shirts did not have to be wearable. I was working with two other people on this project. To begin with we were working on a rota system, each working on one t-shirt for a week, and then passing it on to the next person. These are some of the designs I worked on...

 Later, I decided to make one by myself as part of my costume, for the orchestra project (http://the-multi-coloured-cosmos.blogspot.co.uk/2012/05/very-busy-weekend.html).

 I made this one by stapling old tights and strips of paper to the t-shirt.

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In the summer, I hope to continue this project for myself. I want to experiment more with texture and colour. I want to see what happens when I dip a t-shirt in PVA glue and twist and crinkle it before it dries.

I also bought this book recently... its packed full of techniques to produce colour and texture on different surfaces. I think they're really beautiful. I'm just dying to give these a try!

 

Digital Smiles

These smiles had to be digital, so I grabbed my camera and took photos of all the things in my bedroom that had a smile, (using the same rules as the analogue). I like the fact that not all of the object can be seen, it leaves a sense of mystery and curiosity, I think.

  

 

Analogue Smile

For this project, we could draw, paint or make an object. The smile had to be just a smile, with other facial features being omitted or limited in view. I made a mask that would cover the face. I painted a smile in patterns and different colours, using acrylic. I then cut it out and stuck it on a basic black mask that I made.

Matchboxes!

As a mini project, we were given some matchboxes to create a miniature exhibition in. The only restriction was that they all had to be the same size. Because I like to create characters, I made little men out of bits and bobs and put them inside. I was given a plain white matchboxbox, but I wanted something more colourful and with some sort of pattern or design on; so I used it as a template to make other versions out of different cards and papers.

Here's what I made... (I gave the characters names too!)...   :)

Lizardface Bottlebody

Ropeman Buttonhead

Flat Pam

Sir Stripey

A VERY BUSY WEEKEND

As part of a module, we had to collaborate with our collegues. I am currently working with my good friend, Patrick. A while ago, we decided to collaorate for an orchestra project. (The project was to become an orchestra for a day. We were allowed to use real and invented instruments, and sound effects, etc, and do it in any format we wanted. At the time, I was making a costume that made sound, so we decided to make a short film. One sunny day, we went down to a local park to start the filming. We pulled together to make a quick costume for Patrick before we left, (as there was only one to begin with.)

Left: Me                         Right: Patrick

We found several nature spots in the park for the film work. There was only the two of us, so we took it in turns to dress up and act, whilst the other filmed. We also had a little narrative going. The characters looked like mythical forest creatures, so we acted out some foraging and some tribal/ritual dancing. We shot the film as if the viewer was following and hiding from the creatures, and cautiously observing from a distance. There was also a chase scene, with the viewer running after the creature.

In the 'forest'

 So, Patrick and I have just spent the last three full days editing the video and making the soundtrack. Patrick was in charge of editing the video, adding special effects, ordering of scenes and so on.
Meanwhile, I was busy playing and recording various instruments and as well as using sound effects from the net. I composed about 5 or 6 soundtracks to fit with the video. I think we both worked really well together, exchanging ideas and knowledge, (and solving a few technical problems along the way.) I really enjoyed working with him and I hope to collaborate again in the future. I feel that working with Patrick has opened up new possibilities for me (especially for my costumes), and I think that working with someone who knows more about film than I do, has really brought my characters to life.  :)

Hopefully, I will be uploading the film we made soon (when its finished), along with the soundtracks, more pictures and maybe even the making of and deleted scenes!   :)