For this image I draw the 'tattoo' on the man's hand. The purpose of the tattoo is for the viewer to be able to identify the man throughout the series of images as his hand will be the most visible part of him throughout. I decided to write 'GAME' on the right knuckle and 'OVER' on the left, I was influenced to do this by a guy I met when I was out in a club. This guy was a cage fighter and had quite a temper, he wouldn't let anybody else take control of any situation, he seemed like a strong minded character and someone who you wouldn't like to get on the wrong side of. This guy had 'GAME' and 'OVER' on his knuckles, this stuck out to me and the time as I thought it was the perfect tattoo to visibly portray elements of his personality. I wanted the man in my images to have the same characteristics as the guy I met in the club so thought the tattoo would enhance this. The tattoo has two purposes, one being it showed the kind of character I wanted the man to be and two, the first time we see the man in my series is through his hand being shown on this image. The first encounter of him shows his 'GAME' knuckle and the last encounter we have with the man shows his 'OVER' knuckle. I thought the 'game over' message fit in well with my story line because in the beginning the man's 'game' was going well when all his plans were coming together but at the end, the 'game' is over for him. I think this photo as an individual is strong because it's clear to understand what's happening and the composition frames the image in a way for the 'GAME' to stand out as well as make the viewer look through the window to try and find what the character in the photo is looking at (in this case the girl is what the man in the photo is looking at even though it's not too clear), this takes the viewer in, it gives the viewer an interactive sense to the image which gives them a personal connection as well as gives then the role of, in this case, 'The man'.
I think this image is very strong, once again both in colour and black and white because of the way the girl's silhouette is highlighted by the street light, I think it frames her perfectly which makes her the focus in the image. Even though most of the light is on the top of this image I think it's a well balanced photo because of the grey line running from the car on the right to the bottom of the image.
This image shows that the man has stopped following her, it suggests he was thinking about going ahead with the kidnap here but changed his mind for now. We can tell the man has stopped or at least slowed down with the following because in this image there is more distance between the two people. Once again this photo is taken from the man's eye view. I like this image but I don't think it's as strong as the first two Sophie Calle inspired ones because the bottom half of the image seems very bare making the upper part look top heavy, this makes it look off balance. With the girl being so small because of how far she is from the camera, she is almost hidden away in the details of the house so I enhanced the lighting which surrounds the girl to make her stand out more.
This photo is taken from the man's view, he can see his own shadow and a compilation of images that he has gathered of the young girl. This image is very strong in my opinion because of the creepy set-up. The motionless shadow of the man just stares at the images, it makes the viewer think what must be going through his head at this time.
This photo is a view from the man looking at the young girls door, he is wondering whether or not to knock. I think the angle makes it seem as though the man is looking at the door handle region which enhances the idea of anticipation on his behalf. As you can see I've manipulated the original image on the left a lot to get the result on the right, I did this to make the door look like the initial image that I was given which was of a door. Even though this image lacks detail, I think it's very interesting, it tells a story on it's own. The image suggests something is about to happen without it visually happening.
Once again from the man's view, this image shows that the man has knocked on the young girls door, she doesn't look happy to see anyone at her door but she's not showing any signs of fear or shock either. I edited the image on the left to get the image on the right to look at though she was exiting through the door which we saw in the initial image at the very start of my narrative sequence, I achieved this by cropping the top of the image to hide the detail on the top of the door and removing the middle lines of the two shaped sections towards the top of the image. The lighting in the image on the right suggests a calm atmosphere because of it's smooth tones and pale lighting.
The reaction of the girl in this image shows slight fear, she's backing away from the camera which is taking role of the man and she's putting her hand out to protect herself or to attempt to restrain the man. I wanted the lighting to reflect the events to I made this image darker to suggest not only that the girl is in danger but also to show the approaching man, he is stopping some of the light from getting to her. I had a hard time editing this image to make the door resemble that initial image because I couldn't work out how to draw the angle of the horizontal line that should be near the bottom of the image on the door so instead I made the bottom of the door darker in hope that the detail-less door wouldn't be noticed. I don't think this image is strong at all as an individual photo because of the dull but dark tone, feeble reaction of the girl and badly edited door.
I took quite a large jump from the image before this to get to this one because I wanted the viewer to decide how the man ties her up, this allows the story to be personal to everyone but still follow the path I want it to follow. Once again this is the man's view, he is stood looking at the young girl while she sits helplessly in the chair. This image is where we get he first hint of why the man wanted to capture the girl, there's a romantic feel with the candles and flower. I think this image works better in black and white because the coloured image is very much bottom heavy where as the black and white one is more balanced because of the white bricks in the background on the left and the young girl's pale face and hands.
I think this is a very strong image both in colour and black and white although I do prefer the black and white one because I think it suits the 'horror' theme more and allows the tones to take control to emphasize the drama whereas tones on the coloured image have less impact because of the colour itself. I like everything about this image from the girl's reaction, the composition and balance, the tones, lighting and even the glossiness of her eyes, I think it all comes together to produce something that has a realistic and horror like quality.
This is the first image we see that is taken from the young girl's view as apposed to all of the previous images which were taken from the man's view. In this photo the girl is watching the man leave, the fact that the man is entering into light suggests hope for the girl, this image is building up to her escape. I included the man's shadow on the door for entertainment purposes, without the shadow the photo looked very plain, basic and boring. I very much like both of these images but prefer the black and white one because of the dark framing around the edge and the dramatic contrast of tones between the surroundings and the silhouette with the light source in the center.
This is the second image taken from the girl's view, it's showing her view of looking down at her tied hands, she is thinking of a way to release them. The opened left hand in this image contrast with the earlier on clenched fists she had in the previous images where her hands are shown, this shows that the girl is more relaxed now and is thinking of how to break free. Like many of the photos I prefer the black and white one because it has no colour to take away the dramatic tones or grab attention in unwanted places like the bright pink candles on the image on the left.
This is the last photo taken by me in this series, it's also the last image taken from the girl's view. The girl is crouching down looking at the 'appearing to be lifeless' man's body. We can see the tattoo on his hand says 'OVER' to suggest the ordeal for both characters is over. It is up to the viewer to decide whether or not the man is alive and it's also up to them how the girl escaped and what she has done to the man. I really like the texture of the floor in both of these photos but think the black and white one stands out more because of the highlighted tones within the small cracks.
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