Film Series

Select a film and create a series of drawings based on it that will be installed as a grouping. The collection of drawings can relate to the overall storyline or to a specific scene of the film.

You can interpret the film however you would like through your imagery- but I encourage you to watch the film first (or again if you have seen it before) and take screenshots from it (either on your computer or with a digital camera to your television). Unlike "storyboarding," the screenshots you select do not have to show a direct sequence of events, your imagery can take a nonlinear approach to storytelling.

Use these screenshots as a sketch of your entire project. Then you can use them directly to generate drawings or create your own imagery in other ways:
-found photography that's not from the film
-create collages that reference the film
-drawings of objects or places from life that reflect something in the plot, seen or unseen

More considerations for your drawings:

As you are thinking about your images, consider the scale of each work. Does one image have a better impact if it's tiny or if it is large?

How will the pieces be installed together? These should be interesting drawings that say something individually, but when installed with other images, a bigger narrative is being told. What does it say to places two images far away from each other vs. overlapping them? What happens when one image is hung above another?

Check out these sites for film lists and imagery:

http://ilovehotdogs.net/

http://screencaps.tumblr.com/


Below are some examples of contemporary drawing artists that work with film imagery and groupings:


Matt Saunders
http://www.andreasgrimmgallery.com/artist/Artists/matt_saunders/works







Karl Haendel

http://www.harrislieberman.com/karl_haendel/karl_haendel.html







Jana Gunstheimer