Personal freedom week 1

We started this week with a film about a man's personal freedom in which he attempted to walk from lands end to Inverness naked. This helped to open our minds to the possiblities of how far we could go with the project and how we could explore it. Films do not have to be personal, but can simply explore the ideas of other people's personal experiences and this can be the basis of our narrative. 

I also tried thinking outside the box by looking into BDSM, which rejects personal freedom in order to put there will in the hands of someone else. I Looked at socialist revolutionaries and the likes of Sophie Scholl who stood up against the Nazis and called for an end to WWII, which eventually led to her execution. 

 

Despite these extremely inspiring sources I could not find an appropriate narrative to make a film for, these stories were fascinating but I lacked the time to do a historical period piece as well as the setting. I learned from this that though I tend to flourish in most circumstances, working alone is not always the best option, as I am prone to writers block, and when working for two weekend deadlines this can not happen.