The project initially started as an individual project where I was scriptwriter, producer and director. I mainly contributed to the entire pre-production roles, casting actors, finding crew, exploring locations, creating shot lists and sorting out schedules as well as doing all the documentation necessary in order to start filming. I researched inspirations and themes and carefully picked my actors in order to ensure that I create the realistic impact and meaning I wanted to convey across within the film. My role also consisted of creating the music for the film. Once I received the rough cut I immediately started to create songs to find what soundscape suited the theme of the film more. The CGI of the eyes was created by myself, following a tutorial online as I wanted to avoid any complications with the actor putting eye contacts in, pushing myself beyond the limit and aiming to develop new skills. I took on roles I had never done before including sound, where I learnt how to set up and record on set and taught one of my runners that volunteered on the project to ensure I was not handling too much.

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As a director, I wanted create the film as if the audience is carried through the journey with the main protagonist, going through the emotions of confliction and confusion, loneliness and the ideology of not fitting in. The process began in researching different directors, they style and how they use their creative vision to create the story they want. This year, I particularly took an interest in Steven Spielberg, but mainly it was his attitude towards directing. He states that his aim is to expose vital aspects of life which I hoped that I applied into my directing techniques where the outcome is hopefully proven by the short film. David Fincher’s directing style also inspired me. “it takes titanium and aluminium and steel and glass to do one thing, impart feeling to everyone in the audience at the same exact same time, and that’s the magic of cinema”. This quote explains how we make our films so memorable where I should allow the audience to feel the film rather than just to see it. When directing, the process was not just one take, it was rehearsed before shooting and then took another take on top where the scene was repeated until it was perfected, directing the cast to use different emotions so that through post-production we are able to keep the emotions and theme of each scene with consistent tone that would piece the film together, attempting to provide an immersive experience. One of Fincher’s styles is to use deception where it makes it difficult to navigate what is happening within the storyline, just like the protagonist in her own story differentiating between her realities.

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Throughout post production I participated in assisting with editing, Foley and sound. I over saw the whole process and provided constant feedback with the editors and cinematographer. We also redubbed an entire scene done my Dominic Judson. I also created the music alongside the video. Providing editing feedback, I ensured that the film flowed smoothly, paced out a lot more than it was originally was