PHOTOGRAPHY STUDIO III

Film Stills From a B-List Horror Movie  By: Kort Woycheshin  Here is the sequence hung up in the photography studio for critique.  Shot on Canon New F1 | Ilford Ortho | Canon 50mm 1.8 Models: Leah Evans, Matilde Almedia

 Here are some photographs of the BTS from the shoot. Also attached are some photographs of the locations we shot in. We used fake blood and a giant pair of scissors to achieve the look we wanted. Ortho film not being sensitive to red light (turns red dark) we tried to use a red light to see if we could create and even more dramatic look in the final shot. 

 This movie is a brilliant psychological thriller that no matter when you pause it each frame could be a photograph. Instantly I was reminded of Cindy Sherman's film stills which I must imagine were inspired from this movie. The narrative of the film follows the themes of masking your flaws to play a certain roll, prevalent based on one of the main characters playing an actor. Often you find that the two main protagonists (Alma and Elisabet) replace each other in certain positions to show the parallels in their lives. They come from different backgrounds but hide things in similar ways. The title of the film Persona directly relates to the hand crafted version of ourselves and how we want people to perceive us. One of the themes that stood out to me was how children were often brought up. We have to likely career women and one of them has a child in result due to her infidelity and one has one because of the societal pressures that women hold to have children and to become a mother

 For this assignment I am looking to farther flesh out a zine I made during a the summer. The project explores themes of identity by exploring the changing political climate in Southern Alberta since the Covid-19 pandemic and the Trucker Convoy. Since these events took place I have been feeling very uncomfortable with my Canadian identity and how I am perceived. The following is the foreword I crafted to accompany the zine.   The first time I questioned my Canadian identity was the uncovering of mass indigenous       unmarked graves due to residential schools in 2021. My sister brought this to my attention as she has always been an advocate for Indigenous peoples, and cares deeply about the community. Canada day had taken on a different meaning for me; no longer a celebration of patriotism but a day of mourning and reflection on who I am, and how I got here. No longer did we wear red shirts, put temporary tattoos on each other and sing Oh Canada. This feeling of disconnectedness grew f