SHOOTING DAY: Set Photos

June 20, 2015June 28, 2015 kaylagorawracting, artspo, blue and red, cape town, cinematography, film, film shoot, film student, makeup, production design, props, set design, set dressingLeave a comment

Fun times

Makeup, Hair & Outfit

Production (set) Design for the dinner table scene

(the grape juice in that wine bottle prop though)

My box of tricks (props) for the bathroom scene

Character Board

June 10, 2015 kaylagorawraesthetics, art, artspo, beauty, character, colour, colour in concept, design, film, film student, first year, inspiration, make up, mood, moodboard, production, props, protagonist, renegade, style, stylingLeave a comment

For our first year film, namely ‘Renegade’.

Concept Moodboard

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For our first year film, namely ‘Renegade’.

CMS: Last Class

June 5, 2015June 5, 2015 kaylagorawraesthetics, affect, art, artspo, beauty, character, clothing, cognition, colour, colour theory, effect, existentialism, film, film student, makeup, student, styling, the nothingLeave a comment

This class was seriously interesting.

Mind = Blown

I really enjoyed Mr Ivy’s food demonstrations, the special effects makeup and the videos he showed us about learning to accept “the nothing”. It caused me to self-reflect with some existentialist questions.

Taking CMS and PD this term was super fun and I actually think it should be compulsory for all first years 🙂

Film Styling, Costume Design, Makeup Design, Production Photography: Second Class

May 26, 2015May 26, 2015 kaylagorawrcognition, concept, dualism, effect-affect, emotion, escapism, ex machina, film, film student, psychology, schema, second class, the giver, universityLeave a comment

Characterisation

This class was all about cognition and schema.

Cognition refers to mental abilities and knowledge.

Schema is basically a ‘shortcut’ that our minds create due to patterns and relationships in interpreting and linking new information to familiar information. Unfortunately, schemas can fuel stereotypes, which causes us to ignore new information.

These two concepts link with the previous class where we learnt the notion of effect-affect. When a clip or a film has meaning, it has the ability (effect) to affect your body physically. This is because when a concept is relatable and is emotionally relevant, our bodies are able to resonate with this and mirror with what we are seeing. I find this fascinating because we react instinctively.

I use film as an outlet, such as that of escapism. Two brilliant films I watched recently were The Giver (2014) and Ex Machina (2015). It has been a long time since I’ve had the privilege of being so engulfed in a film, that it prevents you from fulfilling your basic human needs. That may sound rough, but when a film is intense then a film is intense. I enjoyed the first film more than the second, but I was so ecstatic to watch these brilliant films consecutively. When last? I live for those moments.

We also learnt about Dualism, in which we as humans tend to have two different versions of ourselves – our outer, fabricated self versus our inner, intrinsic self. I both agree and disagree with this concept. I understand that some of us may be different around different people (family and friends) and that this blog may be a part of me, not the full version of me. But I still believe that we should be the same person yesterday, today and tomorrow.

Production Design: Second Class

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 kaylagorawrbuzzfeed, cinematography, color, colour, colour in concept, colour psychology, colour theory, colours of the week, Consumer Studies, film, film student, nostalgia, second class, semiotics, student, vsauceLeave a comment

Colour in Concept

Colour Theory! Memories routed deep within gave me a boost of nostalgia about my days as a Consumer Studies learner. From school to Buzzfeed and Vsauce videos, I have always been interested in colour.

Colour is a form of non-verbal communication. This explains why huge companies take this factor into consideration for their logo design.
(See: https://blog.bufferapp.com/the-science-of-colors-in-marketing-why-is-facebook-blue)

In film, it is imperative that the production designer (set dresser) and the cinematographer communicate. This is to ensure that the production designer is fully aware of the shotlist and grading ideas the cinematographer has for the vision of the film.

The class was introduced with a clip entitled, ‘Understanding Color’ (cringe-worthy moment of having to spell “colour” differently) by Andrew Price.

'Understanding Color' - Andrew Price — ‘Understanding Color’ – Andrew Price

We were then shown Miss E’s presentation with production design terminology (such as ‘spatial arrangement’ and ‘symbolic value’) and how the colour of a set and colour grading ultimately play a large role in a film. This is because you are then able to subtly manipulate an entire audience’s perception of the film. After all, this aim is to achieve emotional relevance in your film (what do you want your audience to feel?)

My Colours of the Week: 🙂

Yesterday’s Trip To The Prop Shop

May 13, 2015May 13, 2015 kaylagorawraesthetics, burgundy, design, dinner plates, film, film student, ornaments, production design, prop shop, props, set design, student, wineLeave a comment

The realness of the student struggle (and my curiosity) led me to the prop shop, where you are able to rent props for a fee. It’s amazing to see typical, everyday items now dubbed as props.

The burgundy material (on top of pile) will prevent paint missions and help save financially.Wine glass for that grape juice.

Beautiful.It was like shopping for a house.

centrepiece

Ignore the transparent beauty. I just didn’t want to fiddle.

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I love hot sweet chilli sauce.

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