The first person to see my film was my housemate Abi. It was also the first time I watched the film on a TV screen myself. I did not point out any of the insecurities I had about the final piece and I did not tell her what to focus on. All I wanted was …
Editing and creating narrative
Editing was my favourite part of the whole process but at the same time, the most difficult one. I was content with the footage I took and I had an idea of how I wanted the film to be organized. The trickiest part was to become a little distanced from my favourite shots. There was …
Filming
Finding a suitable day to film at a busy restaurant is not easy. My aim was to come to film at least twice – day shift (10am-5pm) and evening shift (5pm-11pm). I had to exclude Friday and Saturday evenings because I would probably be in someone’s way all night. Furthermore, weekend nights are extremely noisy …
Turning my idea into a project…
I was really happy about discovering the topic of my video project and I started planning the filming immediately. I shared my idea with my workmates and I was really pleased to see their excited reactions. However, I was worried about getting the permission to film in the restaurant. I set up a meeting with …
Why Café des Amis?
I started working at the restaurant as a waitress in summer 2016. I was warmly welcomed among the staff and I made a lot of close friends. After a few weeks of working in Café des Amis, the place started growing on me and I became a part of it myself. I realised restaurants are …
Symbolic Camera
Symbolic camera was an exciting exercise. After two years of writing essays and book reviews, doing presentations and seminar readings, I got to do an assignment that does not have to follow any rules, structure or marking criteria. This art project was meant to represent the topic of our film but I did not have …
Beginning
Taking a theoretical module in Visual Anthropology got me really excited about my own video project. I got to watch various documentaries; I thought about them critically and imagined what I would do differently as a filmmaker. Everything seemed so clear and easy. I became a judge of the picture, sound, intentions, narratives, music, or …
Of Sizzlers and Men 