Narrative

Identity, Pressure, Masculinity

Tell the story of an hypermasculinity in sports and the pressure it puts on young men and how it effects life off the playing ground.

A story about how the pressures of sport can effect individuals off the playing grounds. The story delves into how a young man finds a sense of identity on the field however struggles with the overbearing nature of masculinity within sport and the need to always put on a brave face as a young man. The narrative will begin by introducing sportsmen in action followed by juxtaposing images of them out of action. The story then follows on by introducing the main protagonist who is a young rugby player. It follows him around his life, around his home environment and begins revealing the emotions this individual feels. The story concludes by settling on this side of the narrative and lets the notion of the bleak condition linger and leaves reader with this stale sentiment.

Design

I want my book to feature a minimalist front cover possibly with an inconspicuous portrait or an object. I want this minimalist design to continue through the colour scheme on my front cover, this being no more than two earth tone colours. I want the book to have a matte texture on the exterior with the pages being Mohawk proPhoto Pearl paper. The format will be A4 portrait and will have a hard cover and be case bound and section stitched. The title for my book is ‘Big boys don’t cry’. The book will be structured with a combination of single images on one page as well as multiple collages and double page spreads with blank pages being included to create an interlude in the narrative. The images will be sequentially placed to create the narrative I intend to convey. The use of epilogues and text captions will aid in conveying this narrative.