For my final concept board, I have narrowed down my images and chosen those that fit both my aesthetic and correspond well with my theme. As my idea has changed a few times in lieu with my research, the original concept board contained a few images that were not as relevant anymore and by picking and choosing select images, I was able to create a more cohesive mood board. This proved extremely useful when briefing and explaining the shoot's context to my model so I think that doing this was a good move.
For the film part of this project, I have decided to look into the aspect of plastic surgery that is often overlooked and that is the recovery process. For my research, I found numerous before and after images used as advertising by plastic surgery clinics in South Korea. This gave me an eery indication of how similar the women all looked afterwards. On top of this, the women were all wearing similar make-up in their photographs which I know to be the trend in Asia. Because of this, the make-up for the shoot will be inspired by the typical make-up trend in the Far East of enlarging the eyes and filling in the brows softly to create a 'youthful look'.
During my research, I also looked at the artist Ji Yeo who documents and photographs South Korean women in what is rightly named 'Beauty Recovery Room'. After looking at her images, I was able to visualise how others photograph somewhat violent subjects in a poignant manner. I was also able think about the colours and positioning of bruising that occurs in order to create a realistic canvas for the bandages to be wrapped around.
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