Dinner and a Movie

 

When I find a movie that I like, I have a habit of wanting to rewatch it at least 10 times before moving on to a new movie. Luckily, this habit came in handy for the Dinner and a Movie project because I already knew the in and outs of my favorite movies. For this project I chose the movie “Almost Famous”, which has amazing visuals, soundtrack and storyline. I knew off the bat that I had to include main character Penny Lane’s infamous fur coat (which I luckily had a similar one), but as I continued to play around with ideas, my ideas got more conceptual. The candle in the center of my image represents arguably the most important scene of the entire movie; the opening scene. In this scene the main character (William) first discovers good music, by listening to The Who album entitled “Tommy” where in this album William finds a note that reads “Listen to Tommy with a candle burning, and you'll see your entire future”. I wanted to conceptualize that important scene with the candle burning in my image. As for the sunglasses and records, those are key elements throughout the movie as well.

Dinner and a Movie Details

 

Wrapped Human Body Details

 

Wrapped Human Body

I started off with a completely different theme for this project originally, but as I began to experiment with different locations, those locations influenced me. After exploring Markland House on the Flagler College Campus, I wanted to wrap my body with something that looked like it belonged in the house, I wanted my figure to look a part of the vintage interior. I used a yellow floral sheet that matched the yellow floral curtains in the building, and went to take my pictures at sunset, the result was a similar yellow light shining through. The light made the curtains appear even yellower and as though the curtains were glowing. Because I was inspired by a location rather than a theme, I had to think of what my wrapped body represented after the fact. After much compilation, I decided that surrealism encapsulated my final image and portrayed the hidden element of the wrapped human body.