InDesign Creation

I am currently working on an InDesign mock up for how I am going to present the Uncanny work.

Due to the nature of the topic I chose to represent - The End of the World - I want to make sure it represents this well. Which may be difficult to do, though I will endevour to try.

The final design of the mock up, will change the way it is interpreted. For example if I choose the route of using as a way to show what could happen, showing what has happend or showing the story of one group.

This is yet to be decided.

Shoot 6 - Leaving

This shoot was intended to show mild panic, the kind of things people may tae with them if the world where to end. So water, tinned & canned food, warm clothing, medical supplies and any weapons to hand.

Though I wanted to add a subtle subtext if you will. My idea was to make it look like the group where packing there vehical to leave though somthing interupted them. Also showing the death or severe injury of one of the party.

I was also going through a few techniques on Photoshop seeing which could be useful and benifical to this type of shoot.

Shoot 5 - Emergancy Broadcast Service

This shoot was similar to the previous one. Though meant to be set slightly before, possibly a few hours after the ending event. Again waiting for instruction.

Shoot 4 - Static

The idea for this shoot was to show the times leading up to the end. Showing a families or a persons supplies, ready to go. Waiting for somthing, anything to come up on the screen, some kind of instruction on what to do.

The above photograph was meant to be slightly different to the first photograph, as here I wanted to show after the family or group after nothing but the same messgae repeated over and over. So they turned to the old analogue TV, trying to find another source. Nothing but static.

Shoot 3 - Ideas

This photoshoot was intended to provide me with some inspiration and ideas for future shoots.

Test Shoot #2

This is my second attempt at photographing the end of the world. Though it may not be much I am currently working toward more Fallout/Nuclear bunker style locations.

The idea behind this shoot was a continuation of the previous shoot. Trying to show the level of prepared-ness. Where as in the previous shoots the 'people' just got up an ran with what they had and settled in a forest and died shortly after. However in this shoot I wanted to show that someone had survived much longer and managed to take up residence in a wooden lodge/shed.

Shoot Outcome -

Here are the photographs from my first preliminary photoshoot for the Uncanny.

As said before It is based off of the end of the world, Nuclear Fallout.

I think they came out quite well and I am now excited to carry on with this project and attempt to create somthing interesting. My next stop should be an underground bunker or concrete structure.

Shoot Ideas -

My first idea for a shoot was going to be in the forest. As if a group of people had fled to a near by forest to escape the cities.

My thoughts where to makie it look as though they had been living there for somtime but it all became too much one winter and they simply walked off into the darkness.

As for props I will need general living supplies, medical supplies, food, water, home-made spears & rusted knives.

Photographically once I have set up the props and location I will use a series of wide shots, close ups, and macro in order to try and tell a story of what happend to the people that where trying to live here.

Possibly somthing like this -

As for photographers I think I will look at Don McCullin as he has taken many photographs over the years from many different countries and many different conflicts and wars. Showing the world when it could have ended.

Preliminary Idea -

The Uncanny - End of the World Fallout

My idea for the Uncanny project - showing signs of life without showing people - my first thoughts where of Nuke Town, end of the world, Fallout style compositions.

If the world where to end there would be constant signs of life all around though there would be no people to explain or fill the empty voids.

I wanted to make it seem as though the world has already ended and a few have survived, though finally withered to the demands of the wastelands.

Location -
Bunker, train tunnels, concrete walls, underground carpark.

Composition -I do have a specific 'feel' that I want to portray and for reasearch and influence I will be looking at some End of the World films such as The Book Of Eli, The Road etc.. However I will also be looking into some games such as the aptley named Fallout and Fallout: New Vegas.

Based on the above I want to use a concrete room, like a bunker. I want to have an old table sitting in the centre of the room with an old projector playing the '3-2-1' emergancy broadcast message with the reel stuck in between the 3 and 2 to show the 'event' occured just has the broadcast message went out.

I want Make it look asthough someone has been living in a fallout shelter, possibly home made. To do this I will need to following items -

Shotgun, dirty tuppa ware, dirty & broken plates, broken eye-glasses, used bandages, medical supplies 

I also want to have a set of dusty footsteps to show someone was there, but not any longer.

I have also toyed with the idea of showing death, though subtley.