Jasmine Taylor

I began creating 'Things I know to be true' in the beginning of 2022, as a personal video diary for me to capture aspects of life up to this year, spent with my childhood friends in my hometown. This project was important to me as it wholeheartedly captures  my life in the past couple of years, highlighting some of my fondest memories and experiences. With the next stage of my life approaching, and the big steps of moving away from home and the possibility of my friends being all across the UK, I felt the need to create this not only for myself, but also to share with my friends to reflect the fun we've had.

My short film 'Feeling Euphoric' was inspired by the HBO series 'Euphoria'. Using similar styles of cinematography and editing that is featured in Euphoria, I created this piece in response to the cinematic portrayal of the affects of drugs, as done in Euphoria. I purposefully edited both sections of this short film to emphasise the effect of drugs through the use of colour and lighting. Playing homage to Euphoria, I kept the beginning of the narrative to perceive as moody and dark, reflecting the emotion of how the actress feels and how she feel the need to be on a high to feel emotion. To further connote this I used blue gel lighting during the filming process, as well as adding further editing such as strobe lighting and light flares post production.