With our digital images, I think that by using the medium of embroidery to put the collage together, it created a sense of vulnerability that these people had to endure. Indeed, it has helped show their sexuality and the comments that inflict harm on them and their community . If I could comment on anything that could be improved regarding this image, it would be to make the colours of the individual photos bolder, by printing them on canvas or lighter paper, rather than the heavyweight paper we used.
Overall, I believe that our film and still image that we produced as a group has been successful, due to the fact that we have achieved our goal by producing a visual representation of the turmoil and discrimination that people who are members of the LGBTQ and religious communities suffer, and with the film offered a lighthearted resolution. Some aspects of the film that I believe worked well and allowed for this to happen, were the religious setting scenes, due to the fact that we were able to shoot on location, in a real church. Furthermore, by using clothing to signify the comfort of the characters in different setting, for example wearing conservative white clothing in the church and leisurely and comfortable clothing in the dream sequence, I think it helped to enhance our vision. Another thing that helped the filming process, was using a camera frame to make scenes in which the camera is moving look smoother. Although this doesn’t mean that the camera was perfectly steady, it most definitely helped us produce a more professional outcome. In my opinion, I think we can improve the riot scenes because we used the original video to make it more real. However, I think if possible we could use scenes more closely related to the theme of the film, such as religious protests against progressive legislation for the LGBTQ community.
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