The boy who lost his dog
After thinking through, I decided that the whole panoramic approach is rather appropriate for a short comic strip, because the whole panoramic photography is a series of similar photographs being stitched together to create a large landscape. I chose a short story of a boy who’d lost his dog (and found it in the end) because with this 'lost and found' story I could explore a few places, which requires shooting photographs of a certain place.
For this project I didn't want just a plain printout of a panoramic picture alone; I think it is completely possible to make this into a book, with conjoined pictures that tells a progress. (A short progress however, a panoramic photograph can only go so far.) I chose to shoot the pictures around my neighbourhood, because that’s the place where the boy’s dog is going to wander around. A city wouldn’t be as appropriate. I have shot on two different perspectives; one being the boy and the other being the dog. I have de-saturated the colours on the 'dog-side' of the panoramic because I wanted the audience to take the point of view of the dog (Dogs see things less vibrant than humans.) The boy’s view is taken for the usual point of view a human might take.
The order of the photographs is arranged properly so that there is an ending for each side. I have arranged one particular scene where the boy and the dog are at the same place but at a different time, to show that these two could’ve met but they were there at the wrong time.
For this project I didn't want just a plain printout of a panoramic picture alone; I think it is completely possible to make this into a book, with conjoined pictures that tells a progress. (A short progress however, a panoramic photograph can only go so far.) I chose to shoot the pictures around my neighbourhood, because that’s the place where the boy’s dog is going to wander around. A city wouldn’t be as appropriate. I have shot on two different perspectives; one being the boy and the other being the dog. I have de-saturated the colours on the 'dog-side' of the panoramic because I wanted the audience to take the point of view of the dog (Dogs see things less vibrant than humans.) The boy’s view is taken for the usual point of view a human might take.
The order of the photographs is arranged properly so that there is an ending for each side. I have arranged one particular scene where the boy and the dog are at the same place but at a different time, to show that these two could’ve met but they were there at the wrong time.
I was inspired by this one artist who has made a marriage proposal using a long strip of paper with visuals printed on top, and by folding the paper in a particular way it would reveal the marriage proposal to his girlfriend. I really liked the idea but it would take more time than I have. After further discussion with my tutor I changed it into a book format, so I wouldn’t have to spend extra time to think about the mechanics of the folds that the original idea would require.
We have also discussed about where the photographs should be shot, where I have originally thought about shooting in the city. But who would look for a dog in the city? Unless the boy lived in the city himself. That would be rather difficult, so I ditched the idea, and opt to shoot my neighborhood instead.
Before going for the final idea, I wanted both of the characters to appear in every panel; an example would be the boy might be looking for the dog in a grassy field, and on the other end of the field you can see the dog wandering off to somewhere else. But this is rather difficult to coordinate, and I have to think about corresponding to the next panel (the flow of the pictures) therefore this idea is ditched.
However, I am rather satisfied with the outcome.
We have also discussed about where the photographs should be shot, where I have originally thought about shooting in the city. But who would look for a dog in the city? Unless the boy lived in the city himself. That would be rather difficult, so I ditched the idea, and opt to shoot my neighborhood instead.
Before going for the final idea, I wanted both of the characters to appear in every panel; an example would be the boy might be looking for the dog in a grassy field, and on the other end of the field you can see the dog wandering off to somewhere else. But this is rather difficult to coordinate, and I have to think about corresponding to the next panel (the flow of the pictures) therefore this idea is ditched.
However, I am rather satisfied with the outcome.
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