Over this project I have developed my skills and discovered new techniques of storytelling. I think that these are the begins of a process of storytelling that will serve me well.
- Start out simply, with a character in a simple location and a simple premise and/or motivation, then let the world, back-story and narrative organically develop as the story goes on.
- Develop the characters by describing their passions, interests, desires and flaws through the use of their surroundings and/or belongings, for example their room or whatever they keep on their person.
- Create a moment earlier on, preferably while introducing the character, that perfectly communicates to the audience what the character is like and what drives them, for example smashing a dead parent's pocket watch or turning an over-sized amp to full and destroying half the room.
I have also begun developing a personal style and feeling of film. I like it to be slow and take it's time, I like the use of close-ups and I like a stylized look, such as high contrast black and white with minimal lighting. I'm in the process of developing a personal style so it may change quite a bit but I think this is the beginning of a style and feeling all my own.
Lastly I would like to talk about distribution. I am a big fan of YouTube and I believe that my practice will be well suited to it. I like how personal and close the audience feels to creators on YouTube and I also think it is a great way to build and audience, or 'tribe' as Karin puts it. I think that on YouTube I will be able to build an audience whilst still having a lot of creative freedom. I think that a series on YouTube would be a good project and will most likely be my next creative endeavor. I am still interested in other forms of distribution and I still would like to create feature films, probably with the use of crowd funding, however I think that the first step is to create an audience, with the use of YouTube and other social media.
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