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John Deery Art
JACK the movie - PhD Film
Directed by Dr John Deery (PhD Cinematic Arts, MDes, BDes (Hons), PDGE)
JACK (Deery 2019) was created as a final film for a Screen Production Research PhD in Cinematic Arts at Ulster University, along with the accompanying thesis and support materials. This Primary aim of the research project was to investigate ways in which we as filmmakers might represent issues of mental distress and suicidal ideation more constructively. Developing on the themes addressed in the short film DROP (2014) , created as a final Masters degree film project, the primary objective of the final PhD r
Implementing the Papageno Effect into filmmaking practice led to the creation of a film that conveys the protagonist Jack's mental distress and suicidal ideation, whilst avoiding any descriptive or imicable suicidal behaviour that could contribute to imitative Werther Effect suicidal behaviour. Through the innovative use of video layering and editing techniques, lighting and colour, music and sound, JACK conveys extreme states of mental distress and implies suicidal intention, without depicting or detailing
A4 Creative
John Deery Art
JACK the movie - PhD Film