Here is my second concept. With this one, I wanted to try out keeping the highlights and shadows as only one colour that contrasts his usual ensemble. It was a little daunting at first, because I usually use different hues for my highlights and shadows to fit in with the base colours or item of clothing. That said, I learned that it really was something to just charge into like a raging bull… or an otter floating down a river. By the end, I fell in love with the result. The enigma encasing him is supposed to be the design for my weaving loop that Orion will inevitably join with to grant his wish: Acceptance.
To note, the base colours were there but I just hid them. It was a happy accident and as a result, I felt this version looked a lot more surreal.
Now, I have been asked why the weaving loop would ever even hint to ‘acceptance’. It’s way too random.. but I see it differently. For me, the weaving loop’s existence just is what it is. Much like a tree, it exists and does what it wants because it exists. It has no need to be accepted or to accept. It doesn’t feel lonely or crave company. It just IS. And so, Orion joining with it will give him what he desires. When you join with something, you find a sense of belonging and so, in a way, you are accepted. It’s a very hard concept to explain but I see it quite clearly, I just need to use the right analogy to help others understand.
As to where it will appear in the story, I’m not sure. I want very much for it to appear at the end for the ‘acceptance’ but if the idea is too complicated or deep, I might just keep it as a test. In that same breath, the loop is supposed to signify a shift in story from normal to abstract and surreal. With that, I want the final part of my film to be something left to interpretation hence why I really want to use it.
To note: Orion joining with loop is likened to how a ghost ascends after having accomplished their unfinished business. He’d be abandoning his humanity and everything else just to have his wish granted — much like suicide victims.