This is a behind the scenes look at the process of filming and editing my video of Eliza’s ephemera. This was the final stage of my 4th self-written brief from my last semester of university that was earlier this year. The graphic props I made were based around the character of Eliza Doolittle from the play Pygmalion / film My Fair Lady. Set in 1917, 5 years after the play and film, the chocolate box and its contents are a collection of sentimental, ephemeral objects that Eliza might have kept from the previous few years of her life. The item’s I made were: a chocolate box, flower shop receipt and calling card, love letters from Freddy, an embassy ball invite and a Henry Higgins newspaper clipping. This project really understanding Eliza as a person to make the props and film the video. I think that by 1917, Eliza would own her dream flower shop and be married to Freddy.
To document my graphics, I explored a few options as I wanted to show just how tangible and real these graphics were by having the box opened and the ephemera handled, not just statically edited onto a fake background. Eventually I chose to use my Grandpa’s bureau which fitted the period really well and was a small personal space that Eliza might have had and enjoyed gently look through her precious items on.
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