I am quite happy with my final print, although I had some difficulties in the print room, due to ink not applying properly and misalignment in some of the prints, but I managed to get two good ones. I chose this arrangement primarily to tell the story of what is happening in this scene, and focus on the character of Vader, who we don't really see much of in the film after this scene. I wanted to flip the camera and instead of focus on Luke falling, focus on Vader stood alone watching Luke fall and get smaller. I also thought the design of the chamber they are in was perfect for a composition-focused piece, as the various lines and lights lead the eye downward through the piece and lead to the tiny figure of falling Luke. I also wanted the lines to convey the connection between the two characters, although in the context of the image are very far away, I thought that drawing this connection would allude to the experience they've just been through together.
I chose blue for the base colour of this print as I thought it matched the calm and eerie peacefulness of the scene, contrasted harshly with the black for the sharp angles of the architecture and Vader's jagged helmet and body.
If I did this print again I would approach it from a more unconventional angle like from below the platform or birds eye view, just to give more of a challenge in terms of framing the whole thing. I'd also include one more colour in the red for Vader's lightsaber glow, as I feel that the object kind of gets lost in the whites and blues and its impact is lost here.
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