From writing up my project proposal, I knew i still had a long way to way in terms of researching relevant themes and coming up with a topic to explore for my project. I already have the idea of using dance and what lighting i want to use and where i would like to film but I am still missing the theme, how am I going to tie everything together to a theme.
Having now got feedback from Jo, which was to really work on a theme. I had picked up on the film “Victoria” which we watched and analysed as apart of our European Cinema sessions. I explained to Jo that listening to the song i have chosen makes me think of a scene in that particular film and the culture behind underground techno subculture. Jo then asked me to think of the themes within that film, identity, connection, finding a place in the world. This was extremely helpful in guiding me towards a theme for the project as I had struggled to make sense of what I wanted to achieve.
Moving forward I will be exploring the identity and connections as themes and see what works best for my project. I feel that these are the best themes as I feel music and dance combines, how people feel when they listen to techno music and what brings everyone together. With identity, I plan to go off maybe the character in Victoria how she struggles with identity and look into her emotional journey and maybe adapt that into my theme.
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