Change of Direction

I have decided to shift the focus of my movie from being a narrative-experimental film about death and the cycle of life to a much more abstract film which explores the concept of a fragmented memory. My main reason for this shift is that I have become very interested in the work of Stan Brakhage and other experimental film-makers  and also that I feel I need to put more emphasis on the experimental side of my film. To this end, I aim to manipulate clear 16mm film leader and experiment with colour, composition, light and focus in order to create an array of imagery which looks at the way in which we are able to remember events of the past. I want my film to express as sense of loss, as if the memories are fleeting, or just out of reach in the minds eye.

I have an idea to cut up some of my old film negatives and photographs in order to stick pieces of them onto 16mm film which will hopefully evoke a sense of broken, half seen glimpses of a life. my concept behind this is that the film reel starts and ends and is linear, just like life, and the cut up pieces of photographs, mixed with sellotape and glue make up the life which is lived, however, looking back at it, we are unable to fully place each event and so our memories are fragmented, just like the images.