I have expanded upon Quiz #3: Retouching, for my final project. I had hoped to do more for the quiz but ran out of time and decided to be conservative in my retouching. For this project I completely altered photos of myself and my girlfriend, changing us into the Na'vi aliens from James Cameron's Avatar (trailer). My big idea for this project is Sci-fi and fantasy, something that interests and inspires me. I used two promotional posters to influence my work (link, link). I have altered the images of our faces into something completely different from what we look like, but subtle features identifying us remain. This strategy communicates the theme of the film: human and alien relationships. Several of the characters in the movie are "avatars," alien-human hybrid clone hosts controlled by humans on the hostile alien homeworld. One of these avatars becomes very involved with the Na'vi culture and even falls in love with a Na'vi woman. I will attempt to display this duality of cultures with my project.
No comments:
Post a Comment