Alignment of the Spectator

The specific idea of involving the spectator in the experience of dementia came from an online 'quiz' I came across in 2015 that posed itself as 'The Hardest Trivia Quiz You'll Ever Take'. The quiz begins asking simple trivia questions. 'How long did the Hundred Years' War Last?'.

By the third question, it is claiming incorrect answers correct.

Eventually it moves onto questions completely unrelated to trivia yet still in multiple choice. 'What time is your evening meal?'. 'Who is this in the picture?. 'What answer did you pick for the second question?'

This image of the blurred family member I found especially influential. The idea of choosing to frame a happy memory but when looked back upon, the individuals are unrecognisable. This can be seen directly lifted into my short within the first sequence of establishing shots. One of which, I pan across a surface full of photos, the faces blurred out.

From this quiz my aim to not only display dementia but involve the spectator in it began. Eventually it presented itself in the dual storyline of Lost.