We have been filming the video footage for my mixed media video installation ‘PYLON’. My collaborators and I prepared well for an intensive three days of filming. Director of Photography, Rob Luckins kept us on schedule, his expertise proving valuable on the shoot. He also got what I was trying to portray within the film and help create the psychotic experience through his camera lens.

Prior to filming, with Amber Weyman I had been working on the character development of the main protagonist ‘Lily’. We did lots of rehearsals and workshops so Amber could make the transition from performing to an audience to being filmed, where the camera will pick up her every move. She has made the role of Lily her own and gave the performance I had in my mind and more.

Sound recordist Richard Gott is creating the audio soundscape for ‘PYLON’. He has undertaken research for the project by reading academic and medical papers on psychosis. Richard has also interviewed me about the sound elements of a psychotic episode. We are using binaural sound to offer the art viewing public and idea of how a psychotic experience is.

Photo credit: Julien Leost