tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840797399361954591.post61755045465579412..comments2015-10-29T09:55:21.785-07:00Comments on Styles Mind - David Styles' Public Weblog: "The Immortals" - Documentary by Inka AchtéDavid Styleshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07904161317215384650noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840797399361954591.post-82544059356693656952011-07-15T18:39:42.051-07:002011-07-15T18:39:42.051-07:00Inka,
I think that it is more a matter of our goa...Inka,<br /><br />I think that it is more a matter of our goals being diverged, than conflicting.<br /><br />I do feel that the documentary is somewhat a misrepresentation of things, but if you have represented your own viewpoint, then I'd agree that such is a different matter entirely. As I addressed in my original posting there, I did suspect this may be the reason for it.<br /><br />I think that you had some expectations, found things to confirm your expectations, and focussed on that slant. What you've produced, as a result, is something that from my view of the field is objectively rather far off-base; from an outsider's viewpoint, I can see how it is a perfectly compelling subjective truth, and I think you're right that your film if shown more publicly, probably will cause some degree of introspection in its viewers, and may indeed, as you say, cause them to appreciate their lives more.<br /><br />And that would be a good thing, because most people don't appreciate their lives nearly enough.<br /><br />Hell, I probably don't appreciate my life enough, and I'm often leading the way in the category of "life appreciation".<br /><br />I'm glad we've had this exchange!<br /><br />Eternally,<br /><br />DavidDavid Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904161317215384650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840797399361954591.post-85603030523611990442011-07-15T18:39:24.789-07:002011-07-15T18:39:24.789-07:00Hi David,
Thanks, I'll check the names today ...Hi David,<br /><br />Thanks, I'll check the names today and correct them. <br />I am not troubled by your comments, I understand everything you are saying. I suppose the only thing is that I would never want people I have filmed to feel misrepresented or unfairly treated and I am very sorry if you feel this has been the case. I think here it is a question of intention. You obviously want people to understand accurately how cryopreservation and UK Cryonics works, while my aim as a film maker is to explore and depict events in the world from my personal experience and point of view. That is how film making (even documentary) differs from journalism. I hope that if shown publicly, instead of making points or conveying information, my film arouses discussion and makes people think about their lives and how short they are and hopefully even makes them appreciate their lives more. Maybe our interests are therefore not entirely conflicted. Maybe some people would, then, become interested and curious about cryonics, too.<br />All the best,<br />InkaDavid Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904161317215384650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840797399361954591.post-16367960676340704692011-07-15T18:39:07.625-07:002011-07-15T18:39:07.625-07:00Hi Inka!
I'll add your feedback to my blog po...Hi Inka!<br /><br />I'll add your feedback to my blog post, in the interests of objectivity (assuming you have no objection - I presume you'd rather have your case heard than not?).<br /><br />I trust my broadly negative review does not trouble you too much, as I presume it is far more important for you to please people within your field, than people within ours, which is quite understandable.<br /><br />As for the names, of the three people primarily featured, they are listed as (from memory):<br /><br />Mike Carter<br />Chrissie Derivaz<br />Steph Whitaker<br /><br />This should be:<br /><br />Mike Carter<br />Chrissie de Rivaz<br />Steph Whittaker<br /><br />Eternally,<br /><br />DavidDavid Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904161317215384650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1840797399361954591.post-58840493091864476012011-07-15T18:38:47.537-07:002011-07-15T18:38:47.537-07:00In the interests of fairness, I reproduce here (fr...In the interests of fairness, I reproduce here (from Facebook) a response from Inka, and our ensuing exchange:<br /><br />Hi David!<br /><br />Thanks for the link to your review of my film. I just wanted to sincerely apologise if people's names were spelled wrong. This can still be corrected as the film has not as of yet been shown anywhere publicly. Would you be able to tell me where we made spelling mistakes so I could correct them? I feel that this is important (perhaps as someone myself whose name gets misspelled constantly) and I definitely do not want to disrespect anyone by misspelling their name.<br /><br />I also wanted to add that I have not adjusted the lighting at all in the shot of you using the perfusion circuit, and neither has the editor. As I remember, there is a window behind you in that shot, in front of my camera. When filming against light, the objects and people in front of the camera appear darker than they are. Also, cameras are not as sensitive to light as the human eye, so a lot of times what seems light for our eye, is still dark in a filmed image, especially when dealing with video. Real film is a lot more sensitive to light. <br /><br />I will not go on to discuss issues of objectivity in documentary film because it could easily turn into a book, but I would like to say that my attempt was to look at notions of body and "soul" and the film is intended as more of an exploration and reflection of those themes rather than an objective account on what cryonics is. <br /><br />Again, thanks a lot for all your help before and during the filming!<br /><br />All the best,<br />InkaDavid Styleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07904161317215384650noreply@blogger.com