This week I met with a psychology grad and media grad to discuss various points of this project with them. I went through the various character options (listed below) and we thought that transgender, miscarriage (featuring both a male and a female in one shot) and a car accident would be the most effective stories to tell (though I have since changed this choice to an OCD character following watching the TV programme Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners). We also decided that a slow zoom in, barely noticeable, over the space of the 10-15 minutes film could be an effective way to film each character. This would also be synced over the 3 television screens.
Experimental Installation Piece.
Options to try:
- OCD
- Depression
- Miscarriage
- Car crash
- Transgender
- Domestic abuse
- Anxiety
- Death of spouse
I would ideally like to work with a charity, as they might be able to put me in touch with those who have suffered similar experiences as those I will be portraying in these films. This will ensure I stay as realistic as possible, and it would also be nice to have discussions with them whilst writing the internal dialogue, to get some actual thoughts they have had. It could also interview them, so find out if they associate their illness, or certain feelings, with colours, sounds or emotions, as I would like to include these in the piece.
Some of the charities I had in mind were:
- Mind
- Samaritans
- ReThink
- Sane
- Mental Health Foundation (Mental Health Awareness week, 11-17 May, Mindfulness)
Extra thoughts:
Miscarriage: Post-natal depression/PTSD/depression/something else?
Transgender: Anxiety
Illness/death of a family member: OCD