slide show assignment

In this assignment we had to create a slide show with images that merge into each other and these images had to be set to a short piece of music.

To begin with, I chose a music from the international french film called "Amelie" and the score was entitled "La Valse D'amelie". Because of its french flavour the music conjured up images of french artists like Degas "women bathing" and Henri De Toulouse's images of the Moulin Rouge and Parisian night life. The music hinted of melancholy and malaise. This feeling brought to mind Picasso's blue and rose period of forlorned peasants and sad acrobats and performers.

After researching such images I found that it was leading me towards a slide production depicting the struggles of prostitution. The images really captured the hurt and suffering felt by those participating in such estranged sexual behaviours. Also, within the images there was a presence of emptiness and meaninglessness in the night affairs. Thus these paintings from art history really served as a vehicle to communicate the theme of prostitution and its effects.

By editing the images in photoshop I could enhance the images and make them fit the theme even more. For instance, I could give an image a more passionate feel by heightening the contrast in hues, and by brightening the image overall. Adding more vibrant warm hues such as red, orange and yellow also really created both a passion-filled and jeering image. I also filtered some of the images and cut and paste others in order to convey feelings of "absence" and "invasion".

For my 3-D objects I chose a white feather and some tangled copper wire. The feather shows the fragility of life and alludes to softness, purity and delicacy which contrasts with the theme. I think this is a good contrast because it brings a component of what could be: a hope. The tangled copper wire acts as a metaphor for the complications and complexity of life. It's twisted and tangled spirals allude to how life can be an emotional roller-coaster and a network of conflicting relations. The issue of prostitution is never simple but messy.

All in all, the images are compelling when coupled with the music and theme.