After receiving feedback on our idea, and researching and watching other short films on the theme of memory, we have realised that our idea can be simplified into a experimental piece purely about memory. We have found that this has been much easier to work with, and a lot of our ideas visually fall better into this idea as opposed to the more broad idea we originally had, which was to show life flashing before the eyes before death.
With the memory theme in mind, we have come up with the name 'Fragments' for our piece, as we feel that this fits well within what we intend to show; a series of memories that won't necessarily have to be in chronological order, as memory fades along with time.
Visual elements
In terms of the way that we intend to shoot this, the use of poor focus as well as the possibility of slowing down the shutter speed on some of the visual sequences are ideas that we are experimenting with in order to convey the theme of blurred memories, and thinking back, to the viewer.
Use of repetitive sound - to imply a sense of thinking back/remembering
Recording a range of different repetitive sounds has informed our idea for our opening visual sequence. We intend to have an eye, shot out of focus, along with the sound of a camera clicking each time a blink occurs. This will link into showing the viewer snapshots of memory within the later visuals of the film.
This idea originally came to me when we had a guest lecture on how narrative functions in the still and moving image, and the term 'frozen time' was used to describe photographic time. Our idea incorporates both time along with memory, and how the two can be closely linked together; when time moves on, memory fades. I like the idea of using the camera click audio as early on in the film as possible, as using this idea of 'frozen time', it could imply to the viewer that what they are about to see throughout the duration of the film, is not really happening- but is a moment, and memory, that has been interrupted by the passing of time.
Opening sequence
This is how we are visualising the opening title sequence linking in with the opening establishing shot of the film at this stage:
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