First Day of Filming Final Piece.
With the help of my step sister Lorna, i did the first recordings for my final video piece. All the planning i had done before hand and the fact that Lorna listened to instrutions meant that we were able to get things done very smoothly and quickly. The piece’s we recorded (four in total) i feel say everything i wnated them too and more. I am very pleased. The reactions that both myself and Lorna felt towards the video gave me confidence that it will be accepted for the same reasons and get a reaction from all its viewers. I felt somewhat uncomfortable when i first watched it back. It felt like acting when i was being filmed but when i watched it back it looked distressing and painful to me.
Lorna said; ‘This film made me feel sorry for animals that are everyday made to suffer and die for no reason at all. It made it all seem pointless with no cause. I felt anygry at anyone who would want to do this all day and anyone who could ever possibly enjoy this as a job. It was depressing to know that animals like our pets have to go through that amount of distress and suffering only to die at the end of it. I felt sad watching it as was being recorded as i saw first hand how upsetting it can be. The video was very upsetting to me.’
When it comes to showing my videos to the audience i hope that people feel a surge of emotion like my sister and i. This is an important subject and well quite simply you should ask yourself would you want to be tested on and mutilated for the sake of some makeup or bleach!
