Over a few conversations with an old fling I mentioned I love old classic movies. The old theatrics possess more emotion and darkness, evoking more reason to think and question a story. American Beauty is just that.
He had mentioned this film for inspiration purposes so I decided to recreate the rose petal scene in my own way through photos and video content.
pulling 2000 petals apart
Camera set up
Salem Among the petal seperation
The whole process took a long time since I had to pull 2000 silk petals apart (they came stuck together in stacks).
Camera set up with twine, I basically had to lay flat with the stand between my legs. I had to change over cameras because the Canon was a bit too heavy for this project with both natural and artificial lighting.
In reality, I imagine the petals were triple the amount i had. I set my budget to £11 to pay for the petals being fake and pressed into silk shapes. It’s hard to imagine how much it would be for real flowers. I post a picture from this set for valentines themed contests on ManyVids.
