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| Suicide IV (1982) by Paul Rebeyrolle Artist Paul Rebeyrolle created this image of bath suicide in 1982 I find this image interesting as the setting has so much detail to it, yet the person seems to be unfocused perhaps communicationg the message of worthlessness that the figure feels so hollow that they are not worth detail. It is interesting to see how the images of suicide from an artists point of view have changed the art has developed into a more abstract view where detail can be imagined by the viewer. I find this idea of focusing on certain elements inspiring and is an element I will discuss with my photographer so that we can both achieve a striking standard of images. |
Suicide in film.
A concern of mine is the reaction of others therefore to see how some of the public re-act to the re-enactment of death, looking at film reviews for a couple of films to see how the audience has re-acted is my closest way of doing so.
"Dark, fascinating, and beautifully filmed, The Virgin Suicides is a memorable and haunting Suburban flick. Its haunting cinematography and its nostalgic reflections on teen life and teen romance produce a work of art that is sad, yet nonetheless beautiful despite its challenging and bizarre storyline."
Many films have explored the seriousness of suicide it is a theme that will never stop, so it is important to show this within modern films and popular culture. The virgin suicides is an iconic film of the 90's.
"Cecillia's death was a cry for help"( Eugenides,1999,The virgin suicides.)
Cecilia was the youngest of the four sisters, her first suicidal attempt was her slitting her wrists in the bath her final attempt caused her death by jumping from a window and impaling herself. As the story commences the rest of the sisters eventually commit suicide due to a suicide pact. It is noted through out the film the characters felt entrapped in their lives and felt as if they was not living,much like Joiners theory of suicide. What is interesting about this images that the water is lightly coloured from blood and the character unlike mine has not attempted to drown herself, therefore if I am to create slit wrists I must experiment with the redness in the water and consider how it will affect the image lighting as a whole, a sit may look unrealistic in daylight.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxJA374OCIQ. 18.2.16)
The rules of attraction "without you" scene is where we see an attempted suicide of an unnamed character, the scene is intense and gives a rather cinematic view of suicide it is interesting to see that this character also slit their wrists instead of attempting to drown themselves too. Anonymous suicide attempters believe that the warmth from the water causes less pain, the water thins out the blood leaving no blood clogs, and it makes the death easier to clean for those who find them. Today I got an exciting piece of equipment A go pro! I decided to experiment with how I am going to create my short underwater film. Some important points I learnt is that it is extremely important to get the right angle, and to figure out how to create a video of watching myself drown by myself, I will most defiantly will be using a photographer to help guide me through the filming process!
Makeup testing.
When considering makeup and hair design I decided to create a warm dark eye with a deep smudged lip, however the skin makeup quickly came off even with waterproof powder and fixing spray, I didn't like the texture that the foundation gave under the water, and did not warm to the matte lip. I will experiment with various textures, I have discovered that silicone and grease based products work best with water so will be using these in my final shoot.
Feedback.
The three images above are inspiration for my test shoots these are the underwater poses I want re-create with not such as beautiful twist as I want to look more deadly yet with a dainty twist. It was difficult to hold my breath whilst laying flat as the water goes directly up your nose which is quite painful, however after a few attempts I got used to the sensation and was able to pose with ease. The images are unclear and aren't angled well, however this is due to it being photographed by myself. I have had the images analysed by two creatives:Makeup artist: I love these images they're beautiful however I would add more detail to the beautiful pale skin, and would be careful of the reflection on the water as too much refection can be distracting.
Photographer: I love how these images have a solid narrative to them and the bubbles going down from three to one showing a decrease of breath looks perfect, I would play with angles and posting of the face as you'll want it to be be centred. If this is what you can do by yourself I cannot wait to see the final images.
Reflection.
I completely agree with the feedback and am currently watching silent witness and analysing images of suicide marks and veins on the body in order to make the images look more realistic, however I still want them to have a high fashion glamorous edge to them. I am pretty pleased with myself considering I took these with my eyes closed under the water, I feel they have an interesting finish not quite like I would my final images but it's intriguing to see that they have narrative to them naturally.
The makeup,lighting,camera quality and editing will have a huge effect on the final images and I cannot wait to post the images and GIF's for the final shoot. Below is an idea I would like to re-create for my GIF playing with the Go Pro made me realise how difficult it would be capture my own death without seeing what I am doing, therefore I have decided to communicate the sort of GIF I want to create to my photographer below being an example of the sort of GIF I want to achieve.
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