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.

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.