BLUE VELVET
The concept that went behind was the snowball effect, making me land on fire, burning things away and causing bigger disasters. Also using the photos as a sign of change, as the characters by the end of the film aren’t the same as they were at the start.
Test Shoot
The test shooting here was done mainly so I can see how to shoot fire and ways to make it Polaroid burn. From this testing I learned a few things. Polaroids don’t burn easy, so I would have to dip it in alcohol or splash some on it. Even then, the fire wouldn’t stay on for long. With that in mind, I would put paper soaked in alcohol under it and see how it would work. I tried burning paper printouts, and that burned way too easily. Then, realizing that since I was shooting in fire, I should figure out a way to contain it and how to kill it fast.
Set Up
Learning that the best place to shoot fire was in a dark place, so setup was made in my room, turning off lights and covering all light from stopping any from coming into the room, and using several things around the room to add lighting if needed.
Pipeline
Photoshop
It was mainly used to add any names and small corrections if needed.