I managed to cross off a fair few of the smaller, more frustrating/ annoying tasks from the list mentioned in last weeks post. Which felt really good, because they were definitely ones which I had kind of been putting off. Or shots which I attempted earlier and had not gone very well, so left for a later date, once I’ve gained more clarity how to tackle said tasks. I’ve definitely mentioned this before, but I’m a big advocate for taking a break with something you’re struggling with. Because you often find it easier once you come back to it, as your subconscious seems to work it out for you over the elapsed time and/ or you build up more skill/ processes over the time spent away. This could mean stepping back for just an hour or so to go on a walk, or a longer period of a few weeks.
I also managed to cross off a couple of big things too, which were backgrounds I had been stuck on. One came unnaturally easy for some reason- it just felt right! I’m not complaining! And the other was more of a struggle, but I got there in the end. I’ll stick the process down below actually, because then you can see the way I work. I often start with a reference photo (or a few), which I then create a rough sketch from to see if it works, with the character in situ. This sketch is usually in super whacky colours for some reason- don’t ask, it’s just my way of working! And then once I’m happy with it (sometimes ask peoples opinions to see if they think it looks right)- I go ahead and do it in ‘neat’. Often this becomes the final image, but sometimes I realise it hasn’t worked and need to go back to the drawing board with it, whether that means scrapping it altogether in the more drastic cases, or doing a few smaller tweaks/ alterations in the less drastic cases.
The example below is the background for the cafe scene, which I ended up doing twice. The first iteration just looked poor IMO, as well as there being no extras or atmosphere- it wasn’t clear where it was and I decided I wanted a more ‘beach’ kind of vibe to the shot, in keeping with the fact that she is on holiday. So I left this for a while and came back to it and ended up utilising one of the photographs I asked my boyfriends’ parents to take for me while they were on holiday in a similar resort I have my character go to in the film. I’ve never been to one of these kind of resorts myself, so I asked them to take me a load of photos for extra inspiration for location and they very kindly delivered!
I’ll put both versions below: the previous discarded background (with the process), followed by the one that is used in the film.
My test is below:
Ok, right, this is definitely it now (guess there was much more to say that first imagined)! See you next time! xo
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