Abdullah Shahram
Kerataconus , A personal journey
Project Report
My documentary is basically a hybrid
documentary . It is my story of recovery from from Keratoconus a not so rare
eye decease but not known to the public . My documentary is also trying to
educate what is the problem and why this decease is unknown to the public while
creating awareness about it . Basically educating and also entertainment.
I recorded myself after my surgery
and it was hard as I could barely see . I also recorded afterward , any major
updates about my eyes condition . I have lost some footage because of a loss of
a hard drive but not so much that it would hurt the narrative . I also
researched and read research papers on the epidemiology and etiology of the
decease. Its causes , reasons , factors etc and have referenced these in the
documentary.
My purpose is to educate the common
public about this decease . Mostly basic but important information through this
documentary
This Project took an year to
complete and was time dependent as I was capturing real life but ten I
retreaded to make a hybrid documentary using 3d elements , Recreations ,
voiceovers and also use of visual animation
As for equipment I used a Lumix g7 ,
a takstar mic ,and as backup my Redmi note 8 , 5D Mark 4 , ntg4 .
I have learned well in this project
about management of long projects as it was always on my mind and it was hard
to keep up with daily updates given the conditions and also the breakdown of my
main camera the Lumix g7 .
I also used 3D renders by rendering
them myself for the starting scene and specific shots that were not available
in Blender .
https://imgur.com/EF3Ro12
https://imgur.com/vDAtQTF
https://imgur.com/fqZPddn
I also had to struggle with my job
and also loss Equipment as well and my editing machine also had problems and
broke down many times causing major setbacks like below
https://i.imgur.com/YsFZgHS.jpeg
This has been a journey . The
uncertainty of these times messed up all the plans , loss of loved ones , the
pandemic , mental health issues and this decease . I tried as hard As I could
to deliver something that is satisfactory in these trying times .
Project Youtube Link :
https://youtu.be/GpasgU3Y52U