I began recording my grandparents on Wednesday and Thursday, i still want more footage but i feel that this is enough to work with for the time being.
Today (Friday) I visited Greenwich, where my paternal grandparents grew up. as i walked around the roads and park i could feel the stories that the told me coming to life. I also visited the houses that they grew up in, i have also looked at old photographs of Greenwich to get a feel of what the area was like at the time.
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| Fingal Street, Greenwich. Authors own |
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| Haddo House, Deptford. Authors own |
Another film that I watched, which I feel i can take inspiration from is 'True Grit' (2010). I find the panoramic shots of scenery intruding and i want to replicate this in my work. I experimented with some of the photos that i took today of the horizon of Greenwich.
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| Mix of Authors own and stills from the movie True Grit |
After watching 'The Book Thief' the other day I felt inspired to do some work relating to it. I felt that the main character Liesel was such a dynamic character and i want to replicate that. I thought for a long time after watching the film, how i could try and recreate her in my work, and it took me until today to come up with an answer. A puppet. Puppets are able to do things that humans are unable to do and i feel this draws parallels with how Liesel has such a strong mental image with so many of the people that she interacts with.
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| 1st Plan for Liesel Puppet |
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