Overall I have really enjoyed this project, after being put
in SFX after the hair module didn’t run I was concerned that It would be all
about cuts and blood etc, but actually I have really enjoyed being creative
with special effects and can now appreciate how much time and effort it takes
and how beautiful they can look! It was really interesting to see how quickly
my concept developed and I am really happy with my designs and model choices
too.
I encountered a
few problems through this project one was that I desperately wanted to expand
my look onto the body but I knew it was tricky as to whether I would find a
model willing to be topless for the shoot, luckily I found someone though and I
don’t think it would have worked as well if I hadn’t. I also didn’t realise how
much gelatine I would need for the dots so I ended up ordering more at the last
minute, which was a bit of a drama in itself and I ended up making gelatine
dots at 7.30 am in my pjamas (whilst being fed crumpets due to my gelatiney
hands!), I made what I needed to though. The last problem I faced was that my
model had just had extensions but in her hair, as much as it looked nice it
meant that my original idea of wet hair wouldn’t look as good, however after
talking to my tutors we decided a ‘Barbarella’ style look would actually look
better anyway which I think was right.
If I had the
chance to revisit this project though I think I would play more with making the
gelatine dots shiny, coloured, textured etc for a different look. I would also
play around with different hair styles too now I know the look suits lots of different
things and also maybe try the look on a male with male body ideals.
