It's been a long journey for me, coming from the beginning of my year when the idea of Leviathan never even existed to now, where i have created my own nine and half minute film, complete with DVD cover and production company.
It has been a very interesting, stressful, teaching, experience filled, and rewarding journey and i am glad it is coming to an end. This is something that i have never really done alone before. I had never had the opportunity to come up with my own idea and make it in my own eyes, so this project was always going to be a challenge for me. And if it wasn't for the help of a lot of people then it would have been a lot more difficult. Thanks especially go to Luke Murphy, who joined the project as Producer part way through. Not only has he helped me with organisation, my production file, making sure everything is done professionally, but he has helped keep my head up at moments of panic and times of being down and kept me willing to create this film. I think the idea of myself making this film alone was slightly naive, so a lot of thanks go to Luke for stepping in and doing what he did.
The project has had its ups and downs. It started off with me being very excited about my idea and getting everything underway as quickly as possible. I then loved the process of finding actors when numerous amounts started getting back to me about my main role. When all of my ideas from my head and from research came together i couldn't help but think that if i projected what i had in my head to the screen then i would be very proud of what i had.
But of course, nothing always goes the exact way you want or expect it to. The unfortunate episode of Lou's accident really through me and the whole production out of sync. But in some ways this has made me a stronger filmmaker. I have produced something here against all odds, with a lot of factors against me. A lot of shots were scrapped, the original way of showing the narrative had to be tweaked and a few things ended up relying on chance. But the process made me find new ways of adding things to film, such as the importance of exterior sound and colour correction. I really feel that this project has opened me up to new techniques and given me so much more experience.
My film is nothing like how i first imagined it to be. But was it ever going to be? And maybe this is for the best. I have fought through difficulty and come out the other end better off. I have gained so much experience in so many elements and i have learned a lot about myself and from others,which i think has prepared me for things to come in the future, whether it's my own work, or later on in what i go on to in my career.
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