Book Specification

My book is about the genre of dance and the reflection of dance through movement anticipated against emotions that each individual dancer may feel. For my book I will be using three other very different individual dancer to project my work through them, due to the connection they have created using dance. The idea of representing identity through photography techniques and specific, controlled investigation that will allows this stance to be projected. In the book I want to tell a story of each dancer working their way through each of their own stories from a child, to the dance studio, to general life and how danced is incorporated to all these aspects of their own lives. Throughout the book it is essential from me to remember my own experiences and almost place my own ideas of the controlled photographs which will allow for an even stronger demonstration of my main point.

Mood board of possible layout ideas

Narrative: 

3 words that I would use to help describe my photo book

• identity
• reflection
• movement

A sentence that would help describe my photo book- The reflection of emotional responses of individuals in terms of the genre of dance through the representation of movement.

Design: 

• How you want your book to look and feel

I want my to have a more simplistic feeling to it to help focus the concentration of the viewer on each individual images, and each individual story. Being a dancer myself and understanding that there is so much more than just what is being presented in the media; the idea of the hard work that goes into the genre and performance, this is what I want to present and what I want the viewer to feel is the true background process of being a dancer and the hidden secrets of the dedication and hard work that goes into being part of the industry.

• Paper and ink

Through the narrative of my photo book I decided to stick to the premium lustre which will create a more glossary appearance, when looking deeper it this decision it is possible to suggest that the representation of the glossier choice of paper could be a representation of the spot light of being in the performing arts industry.

• Format, size and orientation

For my book layout it will be 7 x 7 small square book (18cm x 18cm) , due to the sizes of my images I believe this to be the best possible fit for my images and layout of photographs aiding my narrative.

• Title 

• Structure and architecture

As previously mentioned I want to take a simplistic approach and understanding to my photo book, I want to do this in order to create the best possible narrative that the viewer will understand in the best possible way. Furthermore, this means that when I was deciding on the order of my images I grouped the images in collections that would go best together and then put these collection in a new order.

• Design and layout

I will mainly be using singe page spreads to help tell my narrative; the idea that each page is a new stage of each individual dance career and experiences. In addition their will also be elements of two spread sheets to show a comparison and a contrast against images or an experiences, this help create different types of views for the viewer. As well as the single and double page spreads I will also be incorporating 3/4 spreads of images of the environmental factors opposed to the actual subject which helps highlight a difference in the overall narratives.

• Editing and sequencing

The first selection of my images will be archive images from each subject that present them to when they were much younger which highlights the beginning of the journey. Furthermore, the next pages will carry on the story and experiences of dance. Contrasting with the last images which is the back of the studio almost presenting the end of the journey and a start of a new beginnings, as the individual finish school and go off to university.

• Images and text

I will not be adding texts or extra information to each of my images as I don’t want to depict how the viewer interoperates the overall narrative of my book.