Experimental film Presentation - Life.

From the beginning to the end, from Viking burials on the way to Valhalla, to Greek mythology and the River Styx. Water has been around since the beginning of the earth, it gives life, takes life, nourishes, poisons. Waters is such an important factor in all of life, to sustain it. My idea is carrying on from one of my projects of Time, when you are underwater there is no sense of time, it stops, you are weightless in the water, you are free. I want to show that water should not be take for granted and we should be grateful to have easy access to it and for it be clean.

I took my inspiration from installation artists Bill Viola and Leandro Erlich.

Bill Viola is well known for his work with water, As one of my most favorite experimental video artists, he was the biggest inspiration for my piece. A quote from Viola which really summed up what I wanted to say was "the most beautiful world" which came from his experience of drowning as a child. Viola did an installation called 'Dreamers' which showed 7 different people of different ages, gender, and racial backgrounds, following his experience when he was 6. The people are laying in serenity on the bottom of a pond with their eyes closed, the experience was when you walked in to the installation you would be surrounded by these images and ambient sound of being underwater to have the full experience.

Dreamers 2013

Leandro Erlich created The swimming pool illusion in Kanazawa, Japan. Achieved by layering two transparent sheets of glass at the top of the pool, and filling the space in between with about 4 inches of water. Although it has no obvious connect to my final piece, it was mainly to see what beautiful shapes the water can create.  The audience can see what its like to be underwater and see the different shapes without have to go scuba diving or swimming, they can also see what its like from above ground looking in to the water and seeing the different shapes.

The swimming pool 2004

I researched facts about the use of water and how much gets wasted each year, this helped me choose my shots and how I was got to place them in my time line on premier pro. This also helped me get my messaged across by choosing facts to feature in my film

I made my own soundtrack, not including the royalty free song I found online, using the sounds I got from recording I used audition to put it all together. 

What went well? I used inspiration from other artists to help create my final piece, I managed to obtain the diving pool where I work and with the help of Hollie she helped me get different shots. Using my underwater camera and the use of tutorials it helped me think about all the different uses for water. I researched various facts about water from trusted websites to help get my message across.

Even better if? My images were more stable therefore being able to use certain effects in after effects to make it more interesting to watch.

What were my challenges? Trying to get as many different clips as possible to help send the correct message.

What have I learnt? To always try different shots out even if they don't work out I can always try something different.

Special thanks to my Actress and cameraman Hollie Probert.