11-17-2016, 10:33 PM
Thanks everyone for the welcomes and advice.
As Jun suggested I thought harder about what I wanted to convey and decided that by trying to be clever and mix old and new between both characters I was actually weakening the resulting image. Instead I decided to focus on stronger archetypes to create a stronger final work.
So here is my new concept.
Title: Visiting Grandma
Scene:
Little girl standing on path in front of house, looking nervous and starting to back away, having dropped her phone and bag. Standing in the doorway of the cottage, back lit is a scary, tall silhouette with the shadow coming down the path towards the little girl. On closer look the grandma in the doorway is not scary, just the silhouette.
The main light source is a sunset coming from behind the girl with a second light behind the grandma from the door.
Contrast: old/young, dark/light, scary/cute?
Story: A girl is coming to visit her grandma but becomes scared by the figure in the doorway and wants to flee.
Problems: Making sure the lighting keeps focus on the two figures and is realistic.
Making sure the grandma's silhouette is scary but not the details within the silhouette.
Girl's pose needs to be clearer.
Do you think this reads stronger?
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As Jun suggested I thought harder about what I wanted to convey and decided that by trying to be clever and mix old and new between both characters I was actually weakening the resulting image. Instead I decided to focus on stronger archetypes to create a stronger final work.
So here is my new concept.
Title: Visiting Grandma
Scene:
Little girl standing on path in front of house, looking nervous and starting to back away, having dropped her phone and bag. Standing in the doorway of the cottage, back lit is a scary, tall silhouette with the shadow coming down the path towards the little girl. On closer look the grandma in the doorway is not scary, just the silhouette.
The main light source is a sunset coming from behind the girl with a second light behind the grandma from the door.
Contrast: old/young, dark/light, scary/cute?
Story: A girl is coming to visit her grandma but becomes scared by the figure in the doorway and wants to flee.
Problems: Making sure the lighting keeps focus on the two figures and is realistic.
Making sure the grandma's silhouette is scary but not the details within the silhouette.
Girl's pose needs to be clearer.
Do you think this reads stronger?