Today has been quite a rush as it was the last lesson we had to finish our projects!
I began making the actual xfactor stage, which i made from a large shoe box. I stuck the lid on the side of the box so when the shoe box was on its side the lid was on the bottom. I wanted to make it personal to me, so i painted it pink all over, then stuck a sheet of shiny tin foil at the back of the box so it stood out more and made it more sparkly and xfactor-y. I then cut out an X shape and bent it so it fit in the box in a 3D way.
i decided to make this red so it clashes with the pink paint and makes it more eye catching, i also wanted to keep the theme of the xfactor colours slightly so people will recognize it. I wanted to make it different from other peoples artwork, so i decided to make a spinning stage platform typed thing, so when you turn it round you can see the pictures.
After break i was in quite a rush to take and develop my photo's. First we went to the hall, as the drama studio was being used. I got Jayne to stand on stage and do dance moves and pretend to sing. I decided to photograph her so the camera was pointing up,
as i thought it showed confidence and power over more. We then went to the music block and i took verious photo's of Jayne using the instruments etc. I was a little worried that the pictures would come out a bit funny though as i found it hard to keep the little green light on, and it flashed to red as i took the photo's sometimes.
Luckily when i developed the film, the film was fine and most of the pictures came out perfect!
I then went in the darkroom, although as i hadn't been in there pretty much since we started this unit, i had to do a few tests to make sure i got the pictures the right explosure. To make sure i found the right explosure, i put the timer on to flash for 6 seconds, and each second i uncovered a little more of of the photographic paper. I then put the photographic paper in the developer for about a minute, then in the water for about 30 seconds, then in the fix for 4 minutes, then put it in the water while i was doing my other pictures. After i did this i realised that the explosure was about right after 2 seconds. I then made the rest of my photo's and chose the best ones for my final peice of artwork. I then stuck 5 of my best photos on the spinning stage, and sprinkled a few sequins on it to make it prettier :).
Im quite proud that i finished my final peice in just one day, and i think it looks quite good in the end! Having said that, i wish i made the photo's slightly larger as i think they were perhaps a bit small once i stuck them on my large stage!
As a finishing touch to my artwork i cut out a picture of the Xfactor judges and glued it onto the tin foil!
