Tim Walker

This video is Tim Walker's Mechanical Dolls piece that created for Vogue Italia in October 2011.

 

 

The clip has been created to portray another meaning for the phrase, "all dolled up". I think that this could mean when make up is used too heavily or pressure is put on to women to wear outfits or follow particular trends, they can end up looking or acting like dolls as they are all trying to create the same look. The stiff, restrictive movements could suggest that women can feel trapped when creating a look as they are afraid to step outside of what their appearance is expected to be. The rigid, eerie looking dolls have been dressed up to look slightly creepy with heavy make up and quirky outfits. Throughout the video, the clothing includes vintage French, British and Japanese garments; adding to the strangeness of the clip and making it unique. The music playing links to the spooky, slightly scary theme as it is very slow and mirrors the slow movements of the dolls.

 

 

This second video is Tim Walkers creation for Mulberry from their Autumn/Winter 2011/12 campaign.



 

 

This video is a lot more light hearted than Mechanical dolls. This is portrayed through the use of upbeat music, brighter colours and it is a fast paced video. The Autumn/Winter theme is shown through the use of autumnal colours such as brown, orange, dark pink and cream. The storytelling aspect is also tied in by the use of props. The woodland creatures and plants are extremely oversized compared to the models which creates the sense of a fairy tale story because by making the models seem smaller than the scenery, it paints an unrealistic picture of being in the forest. Also, the animals around the models appear to be friendly which links to children's story's as the main characters often befriend animals or use them as a comfort. The setting of the video is typically British as it is in a manor house in Oxfordshire. The classic country attire, chandeliers, furniture, colour palette and use of nature all ties in to the video representing Mulberry which is a timeless British brand.

 

 

This video has also been made from Vogue Italia by Tim Walker in April 2011. It is called 'Dreaming of another world'.



 

 

 

The video shows distressed models within a manor house that have been dressed up to look creepy and eerie. Their heavy make up and quirky outfits set the scary scene of the video and their awkward movements suggest that they are in pain or distressed. The title of the video, 'Dreaming of another world' suggests that the video is telling the story of women that are not happy with their lives so spend their days fantasising about a different world where they could live peacefully. The models are all wearing long dresses that look as though they could have once been beautiful and elegant but they are now ripped and torn. This could mean that they have once lived happily but something has changed to make them miserable. Some of the dresses look like they could have been wedding dresses which implies that their misery may be due to heartbreak.