- Award
- Gold
- Photographer
- Susan J Chen
- Client
- Personal Work
- Category
- Portraits
- Country
- United States of America
- Title
- Drizella
- Award
- Gold
- Photographer
- Susan J Chen
- Client
- Personal Work
- Category
- Portraits
- Country
- United States of America
- Title
- Drizella
- Director
- Susan J Chen
- Video Link
- https://vimeo.com/253086143
- Stylist
- Andrea Guindi
- Studio
- Sandbox Studio
- Set Designer & Props
- Damian Alvarado
- Production Specialist
- Neil Kelly
- Elizabeth Young at Palomacy Pigeon
- John South
- Tyler Duchanel
- Troy Thompson
- Production Artist
- Krista Rojas
- Producer
- Alfred Yan
- Photo Corrector
- Chris Tipton King
- Music & Sound
- Drew Joy
- Model
- Aussie Guevara
- Hair & Makeup
- Jacqueline Wray
- Equipment
- Sony, Adobe Premiere Pro
- Editor
- Susan J Chen
- Director Of Photography
- Andrew Eckmann
Assignment
I wanted to tell the lesser known, original stories of classic fairy tales that are decidedly darker than the well-known Disney versions.
Approach
“Drizella” is a modern re-interpretation of the classic fairy tale Cinderella, portrayed from the evil step sister’s perspective. My creative team shot a video short of one scene in the story that shows perhaps the “evil" character Drizella may just be a bit misunderstood as she faces a dark decision.
Results
In the original version of the story, Drizella cuts off her toes to jam her feet into the golden (not glass) shoe. Symbolic visuals in this video brood the tension and forces surrounding her desperate decision. The shadow of the swaying tree is Cinderella’s mother, haunting Drizella. The birds in the original story peck out Drizella’s eyes. This video short “Drizella” is part of a larger body of work “Modern Fairy Tales”, a modern re-interpretation in narrative, style, and dark humour.
