My book miles of boding was created so that I could add a more personal feel to my short documentary. I wanted to incorporate some behind the scenes action so that this context could elaborate on the idea of union.
Cover Page-
I decided to do a double page spread, so that I could show that my photo taking and filming process had come to an end by looping the start around to the back. I chose this image as it felt very personal and up-close, almost calming. The documentary is about cars being raced and contains footage of that, so by adding a personal image of them just simply filling up their cars it brings you back to basics. The normal things you need to do before their personality and passion takes over. My title was to connote to unity within the car scene. I have used a font which is seen within many different car magazines, which you can see I have assessed through my inspiration blog post.
1st Double Page Spread-
My first page spread contains a short description of why I have created the book and the documentary and how they both link to the exam criteria of union. I have decided to add this to give people more context about my title and about why I am doing this.
2nd Double Page Spread-
My images start off dark to link to how my documentary started, I have left white margins on all my pages to allow some space for noting, I felt that what I was doing was very heavy on which made it hard to keep focus and attention and I think that these margins help with that. My first image is one of them looking within a bonnet of a car and assessing work that they have just completed doing. The reason I chose this as my first image is because you can clearly see people gathered around to look, and I think that this connotates the idea of unity within the car scene very well. My second image is of all of their cars together, showing how no matter what they drive it still unites them all, and how they have created a friendship which stemmed on working on cars and helping each other with mods.
3rd Double Page Spread-
My third page spread start off with an image of them looking in the same bonnet as my first image, I have added this to create a wider viewpoint and clearly show how if they didn’t unite and work together then nothing would ever get done. My second image on this page spread shows how they have parked together, with the same car but he has left his car to go and help his friend, and it shows that dispersion from the love of your own car and wanting help on your own car to that kindness of helping others. All of these reasons are why I have chosen these images as they have a lighter background with a faded sunset, and they seem to be blurry and almost angelic like, showing the fade from just loving your own car to friendship.
4th Double Page Spread-
My fourth page spread consists of one image spread across the two pages from a bird’s eye view. I have done this to create a linking standpoint as my next pages are going to be text. This creates a break between the sets of photography and the close ups to a white background filled with text. By doing this I allow the viewers mind to break off and feel this shift. The image itself is quite dark, but it links back to that idea of all owning completely different cars to one another yet still all being friends. The idea of no judgment within the group. I chose this image as it contains all of them huddled together around one open bonnet. Providing more evidence of how they work together to create a special union.
5th Double Page Spread-
My fifth page spread contains my first interview which I have already analysed within my interview analysis blog post.
6th Double Page Spread-
My fifth page spread starts with an image of someone taking a photo using their phone. This shows how the working together on the cars leads to more intimate experiences of being able to go out and enjoy the car together. This is also where my images start to get a bit lighter which corresponds with my video. The second image on this page spread is the outside view of what’s happening within the car, allowing a clear view of how if they didn’t work together to get the car running smoothly they wouldn’t be able to have experiences like this. In a way it is also showing off the car to show that all the work that they have done has improved this one drivers life / driving experience.
7th Double Page Spread-
The first image within this spread contains a half body image, showing a more personal side to this journey. It allocated for some expression of personality which is important when trying to document how all these different people link up together. The second image contains a car pulling up and reversing, I have put the two together to show how they wait and rely on each other, creating unification where no progress would be made without it.
8th Double Page Spread-
This double page spread is where the story line links back around to another shift to the next interview, by doing this I am keeping to that smooth clear and consistent pattern of repetition. The image itself is of the two people and their cars who I have just clearly focused on and locked into, the image links back to that calmness of filling up the cars, doing something which is basic and mandatory before the next rush of expression through personality.
9th Page Spread-
My ninth page spread contains my second interview which I have already analysed within my interview analysis blog post.
10th Page Spread-
I have used two similar photos within different settings for this page spread. The first image is one that is angled at an overview, seeing the progress that they have , made from far away, whereas the second one is angled very up close. By doing this I have created the illusion of them showing off these cars and their final products, and by keeping the cars within the images consistent it proves how this group will meet up almost everyday and do something car related. Whether that be gng on a drive, working on there cars or even just parking up and sitting in them. The first image is in very bright weather, to show how they generally get more busy at night which is stated within my interview, and the second image is in the dark with a background blur of them playing football, to show how they don’t need the cars to unite them.
11th Page Spread-
The first image on this spread is an upclose shot of the wheel, showing a deeper perspective of these cars by focusing on branding, this is so that who reads the book can link up within their minds who owns which car. The second image is a car which hasn’t been seen before within the book, this is to show the expansion, of how these cars have made them meet new people. Both the images are within the day to correlate to my video.
12th Page Spread-
This is where my book yet again links around to another interview. I have used this as an opportunity to utilize an image that I took within the car. A landscape and environmental image to show a shift of how the book is almost coming to a close.
13th Page Spread-
My thirteenth page spread contains my third and final interview which I have already analysed within my interview analysis blog post.
14th Page Spread-
This page spread starts off with another image within the car, linking back to that double page spread before the interview. The reason that I have done this is to show how this group genuinely enjoy eachothers company and just like to sit in silence on their phones around another. They aren’t just friends to use each other to work on cars, they do genuinely get along as people. The second image on this spread links back to the calm of filling up the car, I have chosen to out many different angles of this within my book because I want to portray how this calmness actually means so much. Filling up the car is a staple and without it they wouldn’t be able to meet each other or do any of the work that they do.
15th Page Spread-
My last two image page spread consists of close ups of all the cars of the three people I have interviewed showing how the behind the scenes story is coming to an end and that they will continue to spend time together.
16th Page Spread-
My last page spread shows a final close up of the cars, reeling the story in.
Edits-
I ended up changing my front cover as I think that this image suited the title more, and I think that it was an overall better image.
Which in turn meant that I had to change my last page to this image.
I also changed all of my single images with the white backgrounds to have a 4% zoom so that I could cover up some of that white background.
End Result-
I overall think that my book making went extremely well and that I achieved my goal of making some behind the scenes content. I think that I have a good composition of images, and that all my images clearly flow together to create a much bigger picture. I don’t think that my short documentary could be read the same way if I didn’t add this short photobook to clear up some context and create a bassline structure. Creating this book has helped me to structure my video in a clear and consistent sense.