Project Brief 3 was based on my sister, Alanna Blundo, and her journey through depression and anxiety, as it was entitled, “Freedom”. It was challenging to find found footage that was relatable as the media portrait was so specific to her, therefore, I looked for nature, as it is calming also, flowers and the calm ocean represented a sense of tranquillity, which is what Alanna was searching for herself. The butterfly also represented development, change, as she grew into a new a better person for herself.

The most successful part of my submitted work would be the interview that occurred, the way she expressed herself on the spot was an accurate representation of herself and her journey through anxiety and finding inner peace with herself. A problematic aspect would be the weather during filming, I wanted the footage to be vibrant and calming, however it was overcast and therefore, I had to work with the filters and temperature and colour exposure through iMovie to portray this.

A key learning discovery was learning to alter the colour exposure of films to represent the mood being portrayed. When she was speaking about anxiousness I lowered the temperature to make the footage more lifeless. Then, when she was being her current self and speaking about yoga, I increased the temperature, and heightened the warm colours on the particular footage.

What I learnt during the making process is that some things may go unexpectedly in a positive way and a negative way, however you must learn to carefully plan and work with what you have. Alanna spent a long time speaking and I had to cut so much, whereas if we had worked on a script together, and she knew the questions before coming in, filming could occurred quicker. Also I need to make sure I plan what day I’m going to film, especially if my footage will be affected by the weather, and the amount of sun being produced that day.