Jan 29, 2015

THE NARROW ROAD SHOOT - Richard Flanagan

The paperback edition of the 2014 Man Booker prize winning The Narrow Road to the Deep North features a new, photographic approach. The brief offered a chance to create a design with a cinematic feel, while still retaining the essence of the bold hardback cover.

It was decided a shoot for the main protagonists Dorrigo and Amy was essential, as finding the right couple in existing photography proved impossible. There were enormous challenges to achieving this as the images had to evoke the feeling of Australia whilst in reality being set in a south London studio in early January. The chosen studio, The Worx, offered plenty of natural light to create the authentic impression of daylight needed to capture the characters in various poses. 

The male model wore an Australian Army uniform and the female a 1940s inspired floral tea dress. Angels the Costumier, widely recognized as the world’s largest source of authentically reproduced costumes for use in productions, supplied both.

The cover worked best in black and white as we wanted a convincing period feel as the story is set during the Second World War.

The paperback version is published in March.  

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