Progress so far

The film is now in the final stages of Post Production and I now have the daunting luxury to look back retrospectively and see if I fulfilled my ambitions and desires when first embarking on this project. The journey to completing this film has been an exciting and illuminating process and so far I am happy with the outcome.

I returned to my visual pre-production material and in terms of aesthetic approach I feel I far surpassed my own expectations and am very proud of this aspect of the film. The script, in relation to dialogue has had the most alterations whilst the structure, which was quite ambitious to begin with works and provides the drama it was created for.

The script had a lot of superfluous dialogue and luckily because of the structure, cutting between two stories, it was malleable enough for me to remove quite large chunks from the film. This would allow for a quicker rhythm and interplay between the two stories and a deeper subtext into the emotional inner lives of the characters.

I set out to bring a level of real drama and conflict to my work and feel confident it has been achieved. The actors have brought a unique life to each of my characters, which are convincing, intense, and completely believable, this is one of the strongest aspects of the film.

The Sound Design has also become a large component of the film and we have had a large team assigned to the task of creating it after coming into contact with a team from SAE. I have also been working closely with a very talented  first time composer with a background in classical music, which has been a delight and his sensibilities bring a real edge to the film.

Our Marketing approach is to enter the film into Film Festivals both Nationally and Internationally. We feel confident that audiences would appreciate this film and endeavour to do our best to get it into the public arena.

Personally, at this stage of my education and future career as a filmmaker I contend that I have made a short film using the upmost of my abilities, that at this point of my life I could not have made a better film within the parameters I set out with. That gives me confidence for the future and a yearning to hone my craft, learn more skills and continually improve myself and my work step by step and hopefully achieve a higher quality of work.

Kostas Ouzas