For Assignment 3, we had to do a photo story with 6 to 9 pictures. I had quite a bit of trouble trying to come up with the story due to several constraints like the number of models, location, weather, lighting, etc. Ran into quite a couple of obstacles halfway through the process of taking photos and then I finally decided to switch my story from one that took place outdoors to one that takes place indoor, in the washroom.
So here are my storyboard and photo story:
Storyboard
- Horror in the Toilet
So, my story is basically a horror story that takes place in the female toilet. Initially, there were two people who went into the washroom together and they each went to do what they had to do (i.e. go pee, check herself out in the mirror). The girl who went into the cubicle (a.k.a Cubicle girl) locked the door and after she was done with her business, she flushed the toilet and opened the door, but the cubicle was empty! Cubicle girl had disappeared which caused mirror girl to get a shock of her life. Finally, it is unveiled that the girl who went into the cubicle is in fact a ghost and was trying to strangle the mirror girl.
Critiques from the class:
- The ghost was in a checkered top and it seem a little too cool to be a ghost. The class suggested that she wear something more plain.
- Picture #7 is a little ambiguous. Though it’s a mirror reflection, the absence of Mirror Girl’s back view and mirror reflection made the picture seem a little out of place. Quite a couple of my classmates didn’t quite get this picture.
- Picture #8 and #9: Mirror Girl’s expression is a little unconvincing. She didn’t exactly look scared enough.
- Another suggestion was to try to speed up the transition between Pictures #7 to #9, to made the ghost seem “quicker than the human”. One idea was to simply remove Picture #8 since my ghost has got quick motion effects in Picture #9.
Some other issues I had:
- My printed pictures turned out a little darker than I had expected.
(Note to self: Always remember that what I see on my laptop screen is not what I will be getting on paper.) - There’s a little inconsistency between Picture #7 and the rest of the pictures. Mirror Girl was wearing glasses in all the other pictures except in Picture #7.
Well, that’s about it for Assignment 3. Am going to retake a couple of pictures again, which means Singapore Polytechnic CASS Toilet, I’m coming back again!
