HI, MY NAME IS SARAH SMITH AND I'M PART OF THE VISUAL AND MEDIA ACADEMY AT CROXFORD. EVERY YEAR STARTING FROM GRADE 10, WE GET TO CREATE AN INDEPENDENT PROJECT. FOR MY PROJECT THIS YEAR, I DECIDED TO MAKE A SERIES OF 6 PAINTINGS BASED ON THE MOVIE, DEAD POETS SOCIETY.
THIS MOVIE IS A FILM ABOUT A GROUP OF BOYS WHO ARE INSPIRED BY THEIR ENGLISH TEACHER, MR. KEATING, IN WHICH THEY EMBRACE INDIVIDUALITY AND POETRY IN THE STRICT PREP SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. THEIR REBELLION AGAINST THE CONFORMITY OF THE COMMUNITY LEADS TO TRAGEDY AND LIBERATION AS THEY NAVIGATE SOCIETAL PRESSURES.
EACH OF MY PAINTINGS ARE CLIPS FROM THE MOVIE. I DECIDED TO DO 3 PORTRAITS, 2 CLOSE UPS, AND 1 MOVIE COVER. I WANTED TO MAKE THEM ALL SIMILAR IN THE COLOR SCHEME AND DETAILS BUT ALSO DIFFERENT SCENES SO IT WASNT REPETITIVE. I PICKED THROUGH HUNDREDS OF SCENES TO TRY AND PICK ONES I FELT WERE MOST IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT LINE. BY DOING THIS, SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER WATCHED THE MOVIE OR READ THE BOOK CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT, BESIDES THE SMALL DESCRIPTION I ADDED.
ALL OF THE SCENES I COMPLETED WERE
PAINTING 1 - TODD ANDERSON AND NEIL PERRY
PAINTING 2 - THE POEM TO BE RECITED AT EVERY MEETING
PAINTING 3 - NEIL PERRY
PAINTING 4 - COVER PHOTO
PAINTING 5 - MR. KEATING
PAINTING 6 - TRADITION BANNER
ALL OF MY PAINTINGS WERE MADE WITH LARGE / MEDIUM SIZED CANVAS, ACRYLIC PAINT, AND WHITE AND BLACK LED PENCILS. A QUICK TIMELINE FOR EACH OF THEM WAS 1 WEEK. SUNDAY NIGHT I WOULD COMPLETE THE SKETCH, MONDAY WOULD BE AN UNDERWASH, TUESDAY I WOULD TAKE IT HOME, WEDNESDAY I WOULD MAKE SURE I HAD EVERYTHING IN THE CORRECT PLACE, THURSDAY I WOULD TAKE IT HOME TO COMPLETE AND FRIDAY WOULD BE ANY EXTRA DETAILS. WE HAD AROUND 7 WEEKS TO COMPLETE THIS. THE ONLY ISSUE I HAD WITH THIS PROJECT WAS THAT I WANTED TO COMPLETE 7 PAINTINGS IN TOTAL. MY MAIN GOAL WAS 6, BUT MY OVERACHIEVING GOAL WAS 7. I HAD STARTED THE FINAL ONE, BUT IN THE TIME GIVEN I COULDN'T COMPLETE IT. EVEN WITH THIS SMALL ERROR I STILL HAVE MY GOAL DONE AND 6 PAINTINGS COMPLETE. THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT I WAS ABLE TO GROW MY SKILLS IN REALISM AND MY CONFIDENCE.
THIS MOVIE IS A FILM ABOUT A GROUP OF BOYS WHO ARE INSPIRED BY THEIR ENGLISH TEACHER, MR. KEATING, IN WHICH THEY EMBRACE INDIVIDUALITY AND POETRY IN THE STRICT PREP SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT. THEIR REBELLION AGAINST THE CONFORMITY OF THE COMMUNITY LEADS TO TRAGEDY AND LIBERATION AS THEY NAVIGATE SOCIETAL PRESSURES.
EACH OF MY PAINTINGS ARE CLIPS FROM THE MOVIE. I DECIDED TO DO 3 PORTRAITS, 2 CLOSE UPS, AND 1 MOVIE COVER. I WANTED TO MAKE THEM ALL SIMILAR IN THE COLOR SCHEME AND DETAILS BUT ALSO DIFFERENT SCENES SO IT WASNT REPETITIVE. I PICKED THROUGH HUNDREDS OF SCENES TO TRY AND PICK ONES I FELT WERE MOST IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT LINE. BY DOING THIS, SOMEONE WHO HAS NEVER WATCHED THE MOVIE OR READ THE BOOK CAN GET AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS MOVIE IS ABOUT, BESIDES THE SMALL DESCRIPTION I ADDED.
ALL OF THE SCENES I COMPLETED WERE
PAINTING 1 - TODD ANDERSON AND NEIL PERRY
PAINTING 2 - THE POEM TO BE RECITED AT EVERY MEETING
PAINTING 3 - NEIL PERRY
PAINTING 4 - COVER PHOTO
PAINTING 5 - MR. KEATING
PAINTING 6 - TRADITION BANNER
ALL OF MY PAINTINGS WERE MADE WITH LARGE / MEDIUM SIZED CANVAS, ACRYLIC PAINT, AND WHITE AND BLACK LED PENCILS. A QUICK TIMELINE FOR EACH OF THEM WAS 1 WEEK. SUNDAY NIGHT I WOULD COMPLETE THE SKETCH, MONDAY WOULD BE AN UNDERWASH, TUESDAY I WOULD TAKE IT HOME, WEDNESDAY I WOULD MAKE SURE I HAD EVERYTHING IN THE CORRECT PLACE, THURSDAY I WOULD TAKE IT HOME TO COMPLETE AND FRIDAY WOULD BE ANY EXTRA DETAILS. WE HAD AROUND 7 WEEKS TO COMPLETE THIS. THE ONLY ISSUE I HAD WITH THIS PROJECT WAS THAT I WANTED TO COMPLETE 7 PAINTINGS IN TOTAL. MY MAIN GOAL WAS 6, BUT MY OVERACHIEVING GOAL WAS 7. I HAD STARTED THE FINAL ONE, BUT IN THE TIME GIVEN I COULDN'T COMPLETE IT. EVEN WITH THIS SMALL ERROR I STILL HAVE MY GOAL DONE AND 6 PAINTINGS COMPLETE. THROUGHOUT THIS PROJECT I WAS ABLE TO GROW MY SKILLS IN REALISM AND MY CONFIDENCE.