The thing that struck me the most though, was a Romanian myth that uses Snowdrop symbolism: each year the sun took on the form of a young girl as it returned to warm the land in the spring. One year, Winter refused to let go of his stronghold on the earth and took the young girl hostage. A Hero soon appeared to rescue his love from the grips of winter. A battle ensued, and the girl was set free, but not before Hero was wounded. As the sun began to rise into the sky, Hero fell to the ground and drops of his blood stained the earth. Tiny snowdrops burst forth in celebration of the return of spring. This inspired me as it has elements of being restrained but also elements of being set free, which is very much in relation to the theme of our film.
Overall, I have really enjoyed the experimental film module, probably more than any other module so far as I feel I have had more freedom to be creative and express my own ideas. I feel I have had a good team to work with who have all been enthusiastic and have contributed a lot to the process of making this film. I feel along the way some of my ideas didn't turn work out as planned but I am very happy with how the film is turning out. Experimental film is definitely one of my favourite types of film and I intend to work more in this area in the future.
