I apply to the 1-2-1 interviews with a DP in the talent bar of BSC Expo. It was a really good experience. I had the chance to talk to Oliver Downey a London Based DoP. He was very nice and we talk about how to get involve in the London Film Industry. He gave me his email and said that if something came up he would call me. He has reply my email so we will see what happens.
Besides that, the expo was incredible. I was so happy to see so many cameras and people of the industry. Even though I am super shy and I didnt talk to anyone I had an amazing time. I like fashion a lot, but being there among the cameras, the set ups, and more was really nice.
Yesterday I saw the new course Fashion Film and Digital Production. I read it all and sound really good. I try to compare to what we were doing and how the courses were changing. I must say I am happy were I am now. I think almost every one in class is doing fashion film or trying to experiment with a video camera. Also, it is about us creating and collaborating with other persons in or outside the UAL umbrella for this year.
Yesterday I went to LG and I saw Firda´s Fashion Film. IT looked very good! While there I went to the media lab and saw there is new equipment. More than three analogue cameras for photography, new lights (really cool), and new videocameras: new black magics.
I took pics of the camera so I could understand it moreAnother pic of the camera
So, the new black magic… There is one thing that is better regarding the other one, it has more nds that is for getting more light range and it is more complete. I hope the other one is not gone 🙁
I am an art direction/set designer/production designer/stylist what ever and I must say I dont like small cameras. This one might be more complete but its smaller and no 🙁
When I saw this I thought about the MA FFDP. I really hope LCF will get at least a Sony to film <3 , I also asked for the ronin! They only have one 🙁
I found this on my mom´s closet back home. Its going to be here in London with me since march 🙂
l will use this one to create content for fashion and to practice editing I think I will love how the film looks
I am not saying I wont use the black magic, I will its for free but it will be more interesting to try other cameras.
Taking this research another step forward, in the 1990s dress researchers began to investigate how women’s provocative (revealing, sexy) dress was implicated in attributions of responsibility for their own sexual assaults (Lewis & Johnson 1989; Workman & Freeburg 1999; Workman & Orr 1996) and sexual harassment (Johnson & Workman 1992, 1994; Workman & Johnson 1991).
These researchers tended to use attribution theories (McLeod, 2010) to guide their research. Their results showed that provocative, skimpy, see-through, or short items of dress, as well as use of heavy makeup (body modification), were cues used to assign responsibility to women for their sexual assaults and experiences of sexual harassment.
Recently researchers have used color-in-context theory to study the effects of red dress (shirts, dresses) on impressions related to sexual intent, attractiveness, dominance, and competence. Some of these studies were guided by color-in-context theory. Guéguen (2012) studied men’s perceptions of women’s sexual intent and attractiveness as a function of shirt color. Male participants viewed a photo of a woman wearing a t-shirt that varied in color. When wearing a red t-shirt as compared to the other colors, the woman was judged to be more attractive and to have greater sexual intent.
One of the subjects that I like is identity, and while going to the last tutorial in 2019, I told Vicky about the developing countries aesthetic. It is a very unique, but well know aesthetic. India, Indonesia, Peru, and more have the same little markets, same colors, materials and sometimes even same fabrics.
While talking this with Vicky, we realized there is comparison between London and Lima, Madrid and Jakarta, and so on. Developed countries have their own issues there for their own aesthetic. We were talking about how this subject could be my master project. I am not sure yet because the other subject means more to me for different reasons. Still, I read more about the subject and I wanted to make an editorial with that subject, so I did that last week.
I found a book in LCF like a month or maybe 2 months ago about Latin Portraits, so I started with that.
This are paintings from different Latin American countries, but from the post hispanic era. You can see the mix between the people, colors, textures, fabrics, religious, flowers, and more.
Then I realize I wanted to add something Peruvian but pre hispanic so I remembered of this.
Three things I liked the most. The tradition of the braids, the colorful costumes and the burn cheeks from people of the andes.
The idea was no to re create those images but to re interpreted them.
At the same time I thought this was too Peruvian, so I changed some things of my idea. I decided to insert the other countries in a way and also I choose a model that is Peruvian but is a mix of everything our culture is now. By adding that we made the pictures and I loved them. But they have a mixed between a lot of things.
These are some photos of the fashion story. They are in bad quality and without any retouch.
At the end the pictures are not very “latin american”, but for me they are. All the designes are Peruvian, and Latin Americans are a mix culture. First the Spanish came to the native Peruvians or (latin people), then the Italians, then Japanese and Chinese. Thats why when you ask some one you will hear “we are mixed” I feel mixed. I mixed between native Peruvians (like my grandma), Italians (like my other grandma) and thats what we are.
Also I choose some fabrics that can be from India (like the rug), but it also reminds me to a virgin. I think the re interpretation of your own culture can be so many things. This is my first editorial since LCF and I must say I have more confident in my self, I think I am getting more and more my own style.
Aprox a month ago a very powerful and tru song came out in Chile. This anthem was written by a feminist group called LASTESIS from Chile and it got everyones attention. It spread to Perú, then other countries from Latinoamerica and almost five days ago I saw it was sang in Europa, the states, India and more.
While hearing this song I was thinking about the relationship with the clothing. This is actually more than a song. Its and anthem, a performance, a protest it is everything for us. In Perú like in other countries from Latinoamerica the point of this, is to stop gender violence or at least to draw the attention of the government and the society.
When you go and see the performance you see a very important clothing role. First, you see a garment (I will call it garment) that covers the eyes of all the women. It is a transparent black fabric and it represents that this is not an individual protest but it is a collective one. It also means women are protesting not only for them, but for all the women that have been affected.
The second thing is the clothing. The collective ask you to come dressed like you are going out in the night. Glitter, glam, colorful garments is what you see in the streets while they are singing the anthem. The last thing they ask you to bring is the green scarf that is the representation of legal abortion.
“And it wasn’t my fault, where I was, or how I dressed.”
That is the one in London
I flew back home the first of December and I could go to the protest but I talked with some persons that did and they said it was a very powerful day.
“The song is about the worse forms of gender violence: femicides, disappearances, rapes that are all difficult to trace because they are buried under a layer of silence. And silence, in all these cases, is the worst possible scenario you can imagine.” (Catalina Venegas)
This video is in spanish but is the most complete one
Part of the anthem in english
Patriarchy is a judge who judges us for being born and our punishment is the violence you don’t see. It’s femicide, impunity for my murderer, it’s disappearance, it’s rape. And it wasn’t my fault, where I was, or how I dressed. The rapist is you, the rapist is you. It’s the police, the judges, the state, the president. The oppressive state is a macho rapist.
Last Friday I went to Wawin´s place to finish my Fashio Film. Mère is the first fashion film I shoot in February with a lot of good friends. To make this film a lot of time, love and hard work was made. I spend almost one year talking with the director about my idea, scouting the location, the casting, and more.
We knew it was going to be a long process because the director was developing his movie and he was flying to Mexico to get a co producer for his film. I waited and worked in little things of the film while he was not in Lima. Also both of us needed to work (because of the money), so our time together was priceless.
At the end we decided to film it on December, then January, and so on. One day the main dancer called me saying that she was pregnant and she needed to make the film in Feb, so we did. She danced with 3 months from 6 pm to 7 am. It was a very powerful night. I really enjoyed it.
Watching the film now is very magical. You think something in your head as a result and then it has the possibility to change to so many different directions. This film was one of those examples. It changed so many times, it is beautiful.
I am going to make like a thank you meeting in my house with all the collaborators of the film. I will shoe them the result and have some beers I think. I am looking forward to submit it to different festivals to see how the film goes.
I know I apply with one of the first versions of the film but now I have it, finally and I wanted to put it here for a while.
dancer, me and the director
Veronica (first dancer) and her sister Natalia (second dancer)
Nat, Vero and the DP (Renzo)
8 am in the morning, the happiest person on earth.
the chaos: I could not convert the dng to a mov format. I ask for help to a friend and after an hour trying to do it we realized that mi laptop doesnt support the size of the clip. My only solution was to process every clip from raw to pro res, so I could edit it in my laptop.
selecting the clips: I should have film more things. I think I need more actions in all of my vignettes. Also, I think I will have a problem with the focus, but I will leave that to the end.
making the first cut: I was putting all my clips like I draw them. Bad idea! It does not work! It looked very slow and actually did not tell anything at all, I did not feel anything. After a while I changed it. I played with the order, trying to flow with the edition and it worked. I think I will sleep over it and make more changes tomorrow.
the sound: I will have help from 2 friends that will make the voices of 2 of my characters and I will make the other one. I also check moby free music https://mobygratis.com/ free There are some compositions that are really good and I think I can make a mix between the voices and the music. I need to write a letter telling them why I want to use the music and if they say its good, then they send you a permission letter to use the copyright.
after effects: I will use ae for the title and credits for sure, but I was also thinking in using them for the part of the studio. Maybe it will work better. Not sure how but we will see!
As a part of my studies in LCF, I wanted to try to film and edit. I was always doing the art direction for films or photos, so I thought that was my only job. I really like how LCF invite us to develop more skills through the master.
In Laura´s project I took the black magic camera for the first time. It was a very huge challenge for me and I promise to my self I was going to edit it.
I started editing yesterday. I saw two references of editing from FENTY and GUCCI that can help me to edit it.
After making the first cut, I realize it was imposible to edit like this. Still is a good reference for future projects.
This film makes more sense to me as a reference for the editing of the film. I do not have a lot of footage but I think I can create something like this.
I came back home one week ago, and I must say it was the most amazing thing. I saw all my friends, boyfriend, family and more. I really needed to re charge my energy.
I took 5 books from London to Lima. I am reading one of those, but it is very difficult to keep the rhythm. Also I wanted to work, so I was sending emails or using Instagram to get in touch with producers or directors. I got one tv commercial, where I did the art direction + styling.
I hated. I forgot how racist we are among us. The client changed all the casting because they wanted all white people. The same happened with the styling, they wanted more produced and not real. It was a weird meeting.
Anyways, the things I liked about this job is that I worked again. I love filming so thats a good thing. I did like 6 sets in photoshop from 8 am to 4 am, with 2 hours of break. I have to say, my wrist was hurting a lot!
This is the locationThis is the photoshopThis is a pic of the film
There was only one big issue in this production, the budget. They did not have any to make all the sets, so I took 3 suitcases of my things to put them on the set.
Siddhi shoot her first film the past Sunday and it was very challenging for her and also for us. We were helping her in the things she needed and, I was suppose to “act”. It was fun, although I am a very bad actress. I think we had a lot of fun and Siddhi was using all these technical terms of film, so you could see she did her homework. At the end we went to have dinner to a Peruvian restaurant called “Ceviche” in soho. I was very happy that everyone liked it.
The other project I am helping in is Jess project. She wants a 70s aesthetic to all her sets and styling. I am helping her with the sets. I did two of them and then we went together to the national theater to take some pictures and talk about her project. I love the location that she has and I would love to be on set those days, but I will be in Perú. She is going to make the sets with my psd and I am also helping her doing the cover of the book, so she can print it out and put it in any book.
Although I love the 70s this is my first time doing something like this. I really like the living room but not so sure about the bedroom. Also there is no budget so is kind of difficult to make changes. Jess said she liked it so at least is a guide for them.
I miss so much filming. I have develop three projects that I want to do in Lima. I already have the half of the team of every project.
The first one is about the women latin body. I already talked to the photographer, the model, makeup and hair. The concept came from an issue in Peru. This photographer is known for doing the 90% of her pictures only to women. They are almost naked and its a way to know your self, love your self and more. She does not like to take pictures to models but to real people. Her Instagram account has been deleted more than 13 times because the Peruvian society hates this. Peruvians are so traditional and close minded that they think this is wrong. She got her last Instagram account the last July and she was more careful with the things she posted. The problem was that she took pictures of her friend one year ago when that friend was 17 years ago and now she is being sue for child pornography by some Peruvian. Her friend is now 18 years old, so she is doing all the paper work for the safety of the photographer. I will interview the photographer, make a fashion story and a video and try to put it in a magazine.
The second one is about subcultures and identity. I really loved the subcultural talk that LCF made. I loved the part when the photographer Olivia Rose talked, also very happy that I got that one for my collaborative unit. There is a post punk culture in Lima (the capital city). In the center of the capital you can still see old cinemas when some persons still play music now. It is a very nostalgic thing, specially in a developing country like mine. That area is really poor and a little bit unsafe but its one of the places when you can still see the mix between post punk and contemporary fashion. I am working with a photographer friend named Paolo.
The third one is also about identity but, Latin-american identity. When someone ask me what is my race I always say mixed. Even when I have to answer digital surveys, there is no option for a Latino race, you have to go to the end for everything and then put “mixed”. I found a book of portraits of Latinoamerica in LCFs library. I am getting my inspiration from that mixing it with contemporary fashion.
