CREATION PROCESS
THE STORY
The evolution of LOST started when we both wanted to create a unique film that showcases the primary issue of body image and eating disorders: it IS just as hurtful mentally as it is physically. The thought process was a simple as we did not want it to be your average advertisement or having us tell you that it is just as much as a mental battle. We wanted the audience to think and have a major realization on how body issues have a great capability to destroy ones mental health. From there, we instantly knew we did not want our film to be a straight narrative, but one with flashes of instances that would make the audience try to put the puzzle pieces together to attempt to figure out what is wrong with Jane. We looked up symptons of eating disorders and realized a lot of the symptoms could be in relation to a lot of other disorders and diseases- proving our point on how difficult it is to diagnose an eating disorder. We took these symptoms and filmed them separately and choppy, to prove that it is not as easy to disagnose such a damaging thing to the naked eye.
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FILMING AND DESIGN
Filming and design concepts of our film came from a lot of dark, eerie approaches. We looked at films such as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, Black Swan, and Likeness. From there, we looked up images of certain scenes and created a mood board for the approach we wished to take for the journery of LOST. A lot of our shots were up close and personal, as well as really complicated shots that took numerous takes to perfect. It involved a lot of flexibility and acrobatic like movement in order to capture the scene the way we wanted it. We stepped out of our boundaries by letting Jane shoot herself dancing, making it feel like the audience is dancing with her or wanting to dance with her. We felt it would create a bigger connection with the audience in wanting to help her regain her balance while she spirals out of control.
Lighting Design came from the movies mentioned above. We did not want consistent lighting- we wanted something that will enhance the struggles and issues Jane was going through. Stark yellow lighting, harsh shadows, then cool, pale lighting was our choice in order to enhance a certain emotion or feeling from Jane. We wanted her to look pale and cool, and if the lighting was more yellow, we tried to limit the visuals of her face over all.
Sound Design was based off of eerie horror films. We wanted the audience to stay on the edge of their seats, so the background noise has stark room tone, with the dance scene having a horror-tone piano playing in the background. We kept a lot of the camera noise as an artistic choice to reveal it is not a straight narrative, but more like clips and snippets- as if we are looking into the mind of Jane.
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