Inspiration & project proposal form

Here is a TV film i saw a few years ago which i instantly fell in love, with its amazing cinematography the way every shot is at interesting and different angles from most usual programs, you can see the hard work the director of photography Rob Hardy has put in.

Boy A trailer

Foundation Degree Yr 2

Photography

Short Photo Project Proposal Form

Please indicate using this form indicating your initial concept, what the creative approach will be and how you might approach it from a technical perspective.

Project basis:

1. A series of images that are based on a verse or line from a song or poem;
2. A series of images that are based on a documentary style that include commentary from the subjects involved;
3. A purely narrative based subject with text such as Chris Markers ‘Le Jetee’

Please be as detailed as you can in your description of your intended project.

Concept Description – overall idea (this might change in the development stage). Here is the poem I plan to use to carry out my brief, hopefully to produce a set of thought provoking images from. i carry your heart with me(i carry it in my heart)i am never without it(anywhere i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling) i fear no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true) and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant and whatever a sun will always sing is you here is the deepest secret nobody knows (here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide) and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart) This is the main verse I want to use for my inspiration for the images but this is subject to change. I chose this poem by E.E. Cummings because I feel there is a lot of symbolism and deeper meaning; This will be helpful in the creating and planning of image ideas.

Creative approach – what will it look like The main ideas of the poem are about nature and love and I aim to match these ideals in my work. I will work manly in black and white and need to find suitable locations such as forests, woods, rivers etc. I may also include some still life studio work to give the work an extra dimension.

Technical approach – describe as best you can I will work with film for the outdoor location shoots and probably with digital hasselblads in the studio sessions. Use of a portable light kit maybe needed in the locations shoots because of the low light in the later months. After I have processed the film I will scan them to the computer and edit them with the studio work in Photoshop for final retouching and adjustments.

Sam Walker

FDA 2^nd year