ABOUT

THE VISION
In this film, the dearly departed Christine Wilson’s speech she gave at the opening of
the Wilson Centre is given a new life. Cemented in a moment in time as a beacon of
hope and inspiration for many future generations...
Captured in a series of intimate portraits, the speech will be delivered by select members
of Christine’s family; her husband Bruce, her children and her grandchildren. These poetic
vignettes will be threaded into a single ephemeral sequence - creating one voice, from
many.
We’re opening a small window into Christine and her family’s lives, and how carrying her
legacy, her pain and her strength, they have proceeded to flourish. Much like Christine’s
speech, the family members, and their surroundings, each become their own beacons of
hope. To those in need, they represent a friend, a loved one, a family, a home.
Avoiding the formalities of the corporate ‘interview setup’, the screen becomes the podium
from which this speech is delivered; perhaps a more subtle and conjunctive podium than
the traditional wooden lectern. We’re offering a calming and hopeful reprieve from their
lives.
For the family members, this film will mark a special moment in time. A moment of unity,
shared between all, remembering Christine and passing on her story; creating a unique
piece of history.

APPROACH AND STYLE
We are looking to create a something that feels organic, ephemeral and
authentic. It shouldn’t feel ‘staged’ in the traditional sense. This isn’t
just a speech or an interview; it’s a story, it’s a poem of sorts...
The visual narrative of the piece will follow the shape and energy of
Christine’s speech. For the most part, the camera will maintain in perpetual
slow movement, easing us into each scene. But there may be moments of
stasis between lines, and at turning points during the speech.
As we visit each family member through their vignette - as we briefly drop
in on their lives - it’s as if we’ve found them in a point of reflection, reciting
Christine’s story to the screen. All of them reflecting, at a single moment in
time.
The palette should be subtle, but rich. We can use the Wilson Centre brand
colours, the muted red, blue and green as a connective tissue, through
wardrobe, props and real locations.
Supported by a pensive and minimalist atmospheric soundscape, this artistic
approach will give Christine’s speech the poetic reverence it deserves.

THE SPEECH
A speech is made to stand on it’s own. So in translating this speech to an audio-visual
medium we have to acknowledge and accomodate our subjects and the spaces they
occupy.
Through this process we may discover that it is the moments of quietude between the
lines of Christine’s speech that will offer the strong emotional anchor points we are looking
for. It is the silence between the words, that makes the words so powerful.
This might mean that we look at ways to refine the speech, to create space for these
moments. Through the combination of the visuals and the speech we look to both honor
Christine’s words - but also form something new. That being said, I imagine it would just
be trimming a line here and there.
The delivery of the lines can be slow and considered, to allow for the words to hang in the
environment - to drift beyond the screen - offering a calming and colloquial experience for
the viewer.