The time has come

The time has finally come to create my Final Major Project and i can't believe how quickly it has come around! My whole uni experience has been full of ups and downs and has been extremely challenging for me. I'm putting the difficult moments behind me and I'm really excited to throw myself into this project.

In my proposal i discussed how i planned to create a showreel that would be put onto an online exhibition. The film is to be based on characters from 18th century Gothic horror stories by Edgar Allan Poe and M.R. James which will be recreated as editorial versions.

Since writing my proposal i have decided that i would like to focus on just Edgar Allan Poe. I really enjoyed reading his stories and found i had more of an interest in his work and the characters in his stories. I felt i had an instant image of the characters that i wanted to recreate when reading them which is something i didn't get with M.R. James stories.

Today I have come up with a revised plan and have begun to contact creatives that would be interested in collaborating with me on this project. I have been in contact with film production student and friend James who is interested in getting involved and i am waiting on a response to confirm if he is available to start filming on the dates i have given him.

I have also e-mailed a fashion styling student who was recommended to me. I included a link to a Pinterest board that i have created with inspiration for styling and am waiting for a response. My next step is to contact some photographers as i also want still images of my creations featuring on the online exhibition.

This week i will be focusing on designing face charts. During my proposal i decided on 2 characters from 2 different stories that i would like to create but ideally i would like to have 5 altogether. I am going to research more of Edgar Allan Poe's stories and come to a definitive decision. Once designs are created i will have a clearer view on how i want my models to look.

Hopefully i can get my team and models together by the end of the week. Look out for my design plans!