So, many moons ago, when I used to shoot for Super Super Magazine, I decided to try my hand at doing fashion. So I persuaded my friend Alex Noble to style the shoot. The story was about a girl falling in love with a rope, having a rope baby & ultimatly, being killed by the rope. Tragic stuff!!!!
Anyway, it was a test,and thats about as far as it went, Until, I was contacted by Status Magazine, from Panama. So it is currently in the first issue, just drop by Panama way to pick up a copy. Ah, and if you’d like me to shoot your next Campaign, well, just drop me a line.
So apart from Nathen Barley & Myself, there is an other. Benedict Harris, working for a German Outfit, called FashionLab. Top Lad. Met him backstage at the Ashish Show. You should check out his reports from Milan & Paris, on FashionLab.
So far there has been a small mention of the man himself- Nathan Barley. But now, for those who haven’t seen it, the Man who started all this off!!!!
Genius! Well fucking Futile! Cos I’m a self facillitating media node!
Right just before I head to the Dazed party I’ll give you a little update. Fairly manic day, did my little bit for Jaguar, bit of a pap job, but cash in the bank. But as Jamie was there, had a good chat to Alfie, about a film my mate is trynig to get sorted. Then streight of to the Alice Temperly show. To get first Looks was a bit tricky, but the lovley lady let me. I’m telling you, trying to stay and get these shots is a lot harder than I thought, even working for the BFC.
Then via Julian, where i couldn’t get first looks, to Paul Smith. Where we shot Large format, below is the lovley George posing for a polaroid. I’ll be honest, not a job for the faint hearted. But the pics should be rocking, well I would say that wouldn’t I!!!
So doing Backstage for the BFC, and making a little couple of shorts for Dazed Digital. Interesting so far, but got a biggy today. Julian Macdonald & Paul Smith.
In this Seminal work of Writer/Director, Morgan O’Donovan, has produced a short of epic proportion. Taking the ordinary, and making it simple, but homogenizing the basic elements of life. The Rhetoric bypasses the usual semantic rules, and combines the Here, with the Then. The only short to have ever analyzed the process of Oxidation, to create a visceral image of nothing. Many commentators have noted on the narrative- ‘if only Proust had got out of bed’.
With many years of experience in analyzing the great east European film makers, Morgan, has managed to make Polanski look like water, and Tarkovsky look like stone. BAFTAs in the offering, an Oscar is now but purely academic.
‘Vinyl Silk emulsion for the masses’ Barry Norman (Film Critic)
‘Glossing over Race & Religion, this short encompasses the ideals of today’ Daily Mail.
‘No one have ever looked at the point of view of paint, as well, as in this tragic short’ The Guardian.
So you may recall the incident with Harriot Quick of Vogue. Well I did get my shot in Vogue, but its so small you’d have to use a magnifying glass to see it. Never mind, I can now bullshit my way, by saying ‘My pictures are in Vogue, Don’t you know!’
The Kids themselves in thier studio, shot for the BFC.
Right, now just leaving Eindhoven, on my way to Germany. The second installment of this exciting, modern documentry. Hold on to your hats, get the Popcorn, and settle in. BTW it a lot shorter than the last one!!!
So I decided to make an early exit. I’ve been lent a place to stay tonight in the seaside town of Deal, Kent.
Its such a relief to leave London, its the first proper, what one might actually call - A Holiday, in a few years now. As I sit hear, I can Look out the window and see the beach, and the small stretch of water, that keeps me away. Not for long, get the ferry tomorrow at 10. Can’t wait.
Backstage Graeme Black.
