Plot, Story, Narrative

Life Beyond Our Eyes has many meanings because it is an unsure perspective, some may be confused about what I mean by life beyond our eyes, what could be more than what we see on a day to day basis. It is not about what we actually see but what meaning we give to the things we see. There are many hidden meanings in objects, and it is in our power to decide how that object impacts our perception and emotions. For example, the colour blue has always seemed like a sad colour to me, but most recently I realised that blue can also mean peace and a new beginning. The reason why I feel this way is because on days with clear blue skies I feel more alive than ever. More than 70% of earth is covered by water, meaning that there are still species and life that has not yet been discovered, it holds an endless amount of beginnings. For others the colour blue can mean something else, it can remind them of a memory or a person. 

The famous painter and art theorist Wassily Kandinsky is well known for his abstract paintings. He believed that art should evoke emotions like music does. He was greatly influenced by Theosophy (a spiritual philosophy that suggests there is a hidden, deeper reality beyond the material world), he believed that deeper, emotional realities existed beyond what we can see with our eyes. He saw art as a way to express things that cannot be physically observed but can be felt. He conveyed deep emotions without representing anything concrete, by using colour, shapes, and movement. For instance, instead of painting a landscape or a person, he used colour and form to express emotions like joy, anger, chaos, or serenity.  Through art he was able to communicate directly with the human soul. Kandinsky had synesthesia, a neurological condition where one sense triggers another. He could hear colour and see sound, this influenced his artistic process. For example, he believed that a shade of blue might create a flute-like sound. His paintings are like visual music, where colours and forms produce an emotional and sensory experience, similar to music.

His passion awakened something in me, I can't put it into words what I'm feeling. His art taught peop;le to see beyond practical things, he made art engaging, he gave us the freewill of writing the description, meaning and purpose behind his art pieces.

I want to take my film opening in a more reflective direction, one that explores how, as living beings, we're deeply shaped by life itself. We're influenced not only by the passing of time, but by the seasons, the lements of nature, and everything we encounter. As we grow older, we become increasingly exposed to new experiences, places, and people. In that process we begin to carry things with us: memories, traumas, habits, fears, passions, relationships, all of which leave lasting marks. These moments, both gentle and overwhelming, slowly shape who we become.

Traumas and fears live in every living being in some way or form. They are apart of our transformation and growth. One of my biggest fears is drowning, ever since I was little. I was close to drowning in a summer at the pool, the suffocating feeling of water filling my lungs and not being able to hold onto anything to lift me up, was terrifying. In the following scene I will subtly introduce this fear/trauma. 

Below I have created a rough draft of what I want to achieve in my film opening: