Alright people, I am in need of models for my photo project (perhaps as well as an assistant to help me out). I have till Wednesday (12.14.2005) to get this project done and have my vision (ha, I can't believe I'm actually gonna call it that) realized.
Again, it's entitled "Daydream Nation" (yes, after the Sonic Youth album), and was initially conceived after listening to Broken Social Scene's "Anthems for a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl" (download it by clicking here) too many fucking times. If you don't know the song and are too lazy/paranoid to listen to it, here are the lyrics:
"Used to be one of the rotten ones and he liked you for that. Now you're all gone got your make-up on and you're not coming back. Can't you come back? Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that. Now you're all gone got your make-up on and you're not coming back. Bleaching your teeth, smile and flash, talking trash, under your breath. Bleaching your teeth, smile and flash, talking trash, under my window. Park that car, drop that phone, sleep on the floor, dream about me. Used to be one of the rotten ones and I liked you for that. Now you're all gone got your make-up on and you're not coming back."
Like the song, the overall theme of my project is to encapsulate the disparity and dystopia of today's youth, but -- within the process -- capture the beauty and allure of such sad and self-destructive behavior. Yeah, it's supposed to be deep and heavy, but hell, I'm an English major.
Since I've been working on this project for two months already, I've drawn really crude thumbnails of the compositions I want to take. They're not my best work, obviously, but they give me (and hopefully you) a general idea of what I'm looking for. Now, here are some of the thumbnails I have previously drawn, each accompanied by the actual photos I took:
(Click actual photos fo' mo' details) "Veladora."
"I Would Like to Salute the Ashes of American Flags."
"Flower Child."
"Memories (or How I Remember My Days of Youth)."
"Coffee & Cigarettes."
As you can see, I try to maintain the same look and layout of the thumbnails when I shoot the actual photos. You can view all my ideas in drawn form by clicking here.
Now, if you notice, most of the photos I have already taken are that of objects, not people. I am really interested in taking portraiture photos for this specific project, and that's why I am asking for anyone's help. More importantly, I feel these key thumbnails are detrimental to the project:
"Désolé."
"And She Will Take You to the Promised Land (I Promise)."
"Nobody Wants That."
"Park that Car. Drop that Phone. Sleep on the Floor. Dream About Me."
The last piece is of particular importance, namely because this is how I envision "Anthems of a Seventeen-Year-Old Girl."
Bottomline: I NEED MODELS. I won't make you ugly, I swear! Well, unless you really want me to...
So if you're going to be in the Champaign-Urbana or Chicagoland area, let me know as soon as possible. I'd really, really appreciate it, and I'll reward you somehow -- gold for some, beer for others, erotic dances for the rest.
(END PLEA.)
When talking to Zach about this project with the prospect of Gin, I text-messaged him,
"They got their drugs, I could use some but I don't want any. All that I want is a photograph of Photo Zachary. How will I get one? I don't know. How will I get one? I don't know. How will I get him to strike a pose....?"
His reply, "Easy there, Lazy Line Painter Phil."
Now if you didn't get that, clearly you're not "Indie" enough... fucker.
(END INSIDE INDIE JOKE.)
Next, here's a winter tip: in this freezing weather, it is best not to leave a case of Diet Coke sitting in the trunk of your car. All the cans will eventually explode, leaving a not-so-delicious Diet Coke Slurpee for you to clean up.
(END PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT.)
Lastly, while doing a little bit of Christmas shopping, I came upon -- and was subsequently delighted by -- this:
Press his foot, and he starts dancing and singing (voiced by Jerry Stiller, for your information!). The song was fecking HI-larious! Stiller even ends, "...now I have 'Serenity Now!'"
There was a whole display of them, so I pressed each of their feet, walked away, and was lullabied by the chorus of Latke Larry.
Check out the official Latke Larry Site and even listen to the song!
(END JEW.)
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10:47 PM
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