Reflection

What is the story?:
The story that I am trying to tell is how two kids can develop a friendship so quickly. These two kids wander off from their families to play together. Soon, the parents realize that their children are missing and search for them. Eventually, the dog finds the kids and brings them back. The parents, overwhelmed by their disappearance, no longer let them out of their sight. And so the two kids never see each other again. "Short" in Short Friendship basically means "Short-Lived"

What did I have to do?
I had to do a lot of cutting in this project. Separating one of the child from the mother was a challenge because the mother was photographed hugging the child. To convey the emotions, I used paint in the backgrounds. Also, I used objects in the pictures to create entirely different objects. For example, the columns became trees.

How do the principles of Design help me tell the story?:
In the first picture, there are repeating trees. The repetition sends the lookers eyes to the right. This does two things: Show that the dog is watching the kids, and show which direction the kids were heading off. In the second picture, I have a radial balance to show the passage of time on the face of a clock.