Concept [Film] Development

Image 1

The film ‘The four feathers’ mainly focuses on the British Army, and the colour red is dominant throughout most of the scenes in this film. Overall we can at least see that not all of the British soldiers are heartless killers, but some of them own a great heart to match their red jackets.  In a scene at the Sudan Harry is given a red British army jacket, and considering the motif and the film, I've selected the dressing props used throughout the film and will use them in my painting. The Red Coat or the British Military jacket used in the film can be seen worn on the soldiers at all times during their duties. It would be very appropriate to use the same Military jacket and dress both figures in the painting in it.

Image 2

The British Military jacket (Image 1) used in the film ‘The Four Feathers’ has an early 20^th century style. The red jacket which I’m utilizing has navy blue collar and cuff lings, fastened with 5 brass buttons. It has two shirt pockets, one on each side and also fastened with a brass button. On the other drawing (Image 2), I've placed an interpretation of the same jacket, but in the cubist style and I've adjusted the colours. I used blocks of orange and white for the jacket, while the collar has two black metal buttons. For the bottoms I used yellow ochre, white and a creamy colour. Nevertheless, I didn't like the design of the jacket in this sketch, it looks huge and without any kind of shape or form. Thus I will do further sketching to design a better one.