What I've done today

Quite a bit as a matter of fact.

I called Universal Music today, got forwarded to Polydor's number, however I got sent to voicemail. I've explained to them what I want to do and I'll follow them up tomorrow morning.
I'm not giving up that easily!

In other news I've continued my 20 observational drawings, starting with two marker pens: one which was full for the darker areas and another which was nearly empty for the lighter areas.

I think this is an ideal way of drawing these images. The high contrast of the original image can be seen very effectively. The image is bold and vivid.

I then decided to experiment with a combination of inks and marker pen:

I initially used inks to represent hair as the contrast of the image is insufficient for a marker pen, so I couldn't actually draw the hair. So I started using inks. The brush strokes and colours are very dramatic and exciting, adding to the excitement that the video gives me. I also feel that Lady Gaga's hair is a very important element of the video (as well as her identity) so the colours emphasize this significance.

Perhaps this vivid imagery could be used in a publication, perhaps used as an opening to the opening of Lady Gaga's gig...maybe this campaign should create a hype, excitement and anticipation as I felt when I watched this video. I was thinking maybe to create a countdown until the day I show the video through the use of poster which are put up and taken down on a regular basis until the time I do show the video. 

This would create some mystery as to what may happen on a certain day/ at a certain time, reflecting my uncertainty of what would occur after the video.

Something else I want to consider is the size of the video in relation to the audience (bit of a sidetrack!):



 Lady Gaga is huge compared to the audience and appears to be looking down on them (literally). She is the dominating one; attention should be on her, it's her night and she's getting ready for it. It also feels a bit like a catwalk, but she's the only one on it.

 Every move she makes dominates the screen and the stage.

This picture in particular I find interesting. As you can see, a photo is being taken by an oversized posing Gaga. People want to take a picture of a Gaga that isn't real. How weird..

But this dominating by size I find very important. Maybe the posters I could make should reflect the dominance shown in the video by making huge posters.

BYE!