This is my final summative evaluation for my part 3 project, Nettles.

Here is my Personal edit of the film. There is no sound.

Here is the first rough edit of the film.

Using visual effects for these shots would limit our freedom when it came to filming that scene, mainly because its much harder to imagine where/what state the leg will be in, so our actors may struggle to give their most convincing performance, but also, knowing that every shot we take will require hours later in post-production, will restrict the amount of shots we can realistically take and still have enough time to add the effect to later. With the practical effects prop leg, we can actually see and react to it, as well as film it as much as we like without having to fill in for the lack of effect later.  

The main purpose of a director is to direct and organise the creative vision of a film. As director I must make sure the film's true intentions are realised and make it from pre-production to the final film. I shall apply my knowledge of film and passed experiences in filmmaking to ensure the creative success of the film I set out to produce is met. 

We are exposed to an increasing number of text, images, noises and new stimuli every day of our lives, but we rarely take the time to stop and appreciate what has come our way. I find it fascinating that we can live amongst so much information but fail to retain and use most of it. For my part 3 project, I want to catch a piece of information or stimulus, and use it to construct the narrative of a film. I want to take something from the format of sound, image or text, analyse and deconstruct it, and then use what I gather to form the narrative and storyline for a short film. I am excited to see what concepts I can create from perhaps a basic or mundane starting point, and hope to engage fully enough with what it has to offer me so that I can appreciate it in a new light, and draw new inspirations and ideas  from it that others can also appreciate. How can something be converted into a film? What story would it tell? Could anything possess narrative? These are a few questions I am eager to answer through the film making process.  I intend to research film directors who have produced work with similar concepts in mind, as well as gather imagery from a wide range of sources, such as libraries, drawing, photos and the internet. I will also look into camera techniques that create unique effects, one point perspective for example.                 

I discovered another video by Everynone called 'Symmetry'. I really admire how they have divided the video and use footage of opposites on either side. Its such a simple idea, but is done so well that I couldn't resist trying it out for myself, so I used it as inspiration for my Berlin documentary project. I have already gathered footage of 'split frames' as I wanted footage that reflected Berlins history. The Berlin wall literally divided the city, and so because of this, I decided to find ways I could capture divided frames.

During my stay in Berlin, I documented various aspects of my visit by filming them. I am currently working on the footage I gathered, and editing together certain parts in different ways. I shall post these experiments soon, but here is a video I produced with my friend Mike. Not all the footage in this is my own, but we edited it together to create this short documentary of our stay. I enjoy using the video medium to capture events and memories, as I find it is the best way to share an experience in a way that reflects how I experienced it.