Final piece- Athena, the goddess of many faces.

My final video in response to my exploration of the face study...

I have used my musical knowledge to reinforce the initial desired atmosphere of the video...

VHS test- Studio work

I decided to take what I had learnt from my technical experimentations within the study and apply it within my VHS tests. The first is exploring the silhouetting styled effects inspired by Tyler the Creator's 'Yonkers' video. The bold tones of red acting as a form of pathetic fallacy. Red is atmospheric, it has character, it will compliment the music synced with it. This music being Bauhaus' Bela Lugosi's dead... a classic.

ANDY WARHOL INSPIRED VHS TEST-

I simply left Zoe alone with the camera (on a tripod) for a long duration of time... I told her to just forget about the camera and do whatever makes you happy... I wanted to see, explore and exemplify the variety of facial expressions she often shows me when posing for photographs.

I will not produce a video which exemplifies the fragile, strong, beautiful and powerful nature of Zoe and her face. It'll be a face everyone will recognise within the near future...

VHS TEST 4- Exploring the concept of pathetic fallacy in relation to the face.

Like a flower that shakes in the wind...

Pathetic fallacy can often be used to reinforce a particular emotion or expression shown by a character/subject. Zoe and myself embraced the windy and rainy Manchester climate and took the a multi-story car park. I wanted to show her as one with the world before slowly zooming into her face where she exemplifies a variety of emotions, blank stares and sexuality. I want the viewer to see many aspects of her character/face within a short period of time. 

Researching into filming techniques, I used a mixture of panning and zoom to make the clips far more aesthetically pleasing to watch

VHS TEST 3

I wanted to show the darker side of Zoe's character whilst perfecting my filming techniques. After all, filming is something that I am relatively new to and therefore must improve both by knowledge and skill of. 

I enjoyed trying out a new style of media as it meant I am being exposed to new ideas, concepts and themes. I will now start focusing on getting footage of Zoe's variation in facial expressions in order to successfully portray her as 'ATHENA, the goddess of many faces'

VHS test 2

Although this VHS test does not have anything to do with Zoe's face (due to the fat that you cannot see it) it acts as a form of contextual exemplification. I want the viewer to be neglected of Zoe's face for the first minute or so of the image so that they can learn about the rest of her body. The body reinforces the face and the face reinforces the body.

I will continue further with my VHS experimentation.

Filming styles- Tyler the Creator's 'Yonkers' music video.

Tyler the Creator's 'Yonkers' music video, although not particularly relevant to my project, I can learn a lot about the representation of the face through film. The rapid and varied use of silhouetting within this video is a perfect way to portray the darker side of Zoe's character. This is something I will experiment with within the studio.

Response to my experimentation dilemma

Recently I was stuck in a loop hole of constant experimentation, which for me is brilliant as it means my technical abilities are advancing excessively. However, the only draw back to this was the initial problem of having no real focal point; I needed something which would allow me to produce a series of images that relate to each other. After further research into portraiture and it's principles I believe that if I do truly want to explore the face and the emotions that come with it, maybe photography isn't the solution at this moment in time. After all, the deadline is looming...

Studying the video work of Warhol and others, I have noticed how film can catch an array of emotions within a short time span...I will now use my favourite technical approaches from this project and apply them to VHS film; thus allowing my work to be technically and aesthetically pleasing whilst reinforcing the original desire to explore the face and its variations.