Rastaman Final Image: 6

This image is the final image of the story that embodies the resolution. Here Rastaman has reached enlightenment and the goat that dragged him to the top of the mountain is disappearing in the bottom righthand corner to reveal itself as a hallucination that embodied his own will power. However, it is not very clear that the goat is present in the image, but the viewer can clearly see that Rastaman has reached a more positive place and is at peace.

Rastaman Final Image: 5

This image depicts the scene where Rastaman see's the blurred outline of a goat when he awakens several hours later after he collapsed from OD'ing. This is the view that Rastaman see's as he stretches out his hand to grab onto the goat to be rescued. Most of my peers found this to be the most effective image of all the 6, clearly depicting the predicament of Rastaman by blurring the image and using high exposure. I have also continued the element of illustration in this photo.

Rastaman Final Image: 4

This image depicts the scene where Rastaman cannot resist the temptation of the cocaine and ends up OD'ing and collapsing on the side of the mountain. I chose to use a birds eye view because it emphasises the vulnerability of Rastaman, making him look smaller and more isolated than in previous images. Once again I have used an illustrated Rastaman.

Rastaman Final Image: 3

This image depicts the scene where Rastaman arrives at the mountain and is shocked to find out it is covered in cocaine instead of snow. Here we see the world from Rastaman's point of view, looking down at the pile of cocaine in his hand. Through is fingertips the viewer can see the terrain of the mountain, which acts as a clue to the location of this image. To create this image, I used decorative house stones, shells, my hand and talcum powder. I draw over my hand to match the illustrated Rastaman that has appeared in the images so far. My peers said that it was successful in capturing the environment of the mountain e.g. the cold climate. However, the image visual communication is slightly unclear.

Rastman Final Image: 2

This image depicts the second stage of my story, where the Doll feels for Rastaman and decides to present him with a flyer advertising the Path to Enlightenment. It is a over the shoulder view however, some of my peers did not at first understand this concept and mistook his head for something else. I found it quite hard to create a high level of drama in this scene as the props are was working with were quite mundane. Although, by creating blurred areas I was able to highlight the main message of the image, which in turn uplifted the drama, I feel.

Rastaman Final Image: 1

This is the film still for the beginning of my Rastaman story. Here, Rastaman has collapsed on the floor due to OD'ing on cocaine as an attempted to numb the pain of his wife leaving him for a Doll. I found the task rewarding as I was able to see my story come to life in a small. but I feel effective, kind of way.  I really like my use of illustration over a photograph, each medium compliments each other well as the photography brings an element of reality to the image, whilst the illustration keeps the image light-hearted to avoid completely depressing the viewer. However, in contrast, if was wanting to creat a very serious vibe throughout my story illustration would hinder that goal.
Other students found the illustration to not be quite bold enough, only by studying the image did they notice the body I had draw onto the photo. In future I will make sure my illustrations are bold enough in contrast with the image.

Final Rastaman 6 Film Stills

These 6 images are my final visual embodiments of the Rastaman story I presented in my sketch book in my previous post. They are layout here like a comic book would be. I'm overall quite proud of my final 6 images. However, in the last image there is a goat slowly disappearing, which isn't very clear at all.

Storyboard Development: Rastaman

This is my developed idea of the 6 still images of my Rastaman storyboard. In this version Rastaman lies on the floor of his apartment after he OD's on cocain because his wife left him for a Doll. The Doll then feels as though she needs to do something to help Rastaman and presents him with a flyer, which advertises 'The Path to Enlightenment' -  a course up a mountain that offers enlightenment at the summit. Rastaman contemplate the idea and decides to go. However, when he reaches the mountain he finds that it is covered in cocain instead of snow and he must resist temptation in order to reach enlightenment. As he climbs the mountain he can no longer resist the drug and ends up OD'ing and collapsing. Rastaman awakens hours later, weak, to see the blurred outline of a goat in front of him. He grabs onto the goat in hopes that he will drag him to safety. The goat then drags Rastaman to the top of the mountain where he finds enlightenment and it is revealed to him that the goat was a hallucination that symbolised the strength of his own will power.