MediaZOO

Format: Film, online , live events

Country: The Netherlands / Macedonia / Germany

Loud consist of 2 segments:

Linear narrative (feature film) The feature film Loud deals with the experiences of the main character Philip on the night of his 6th birthday and then jump cuts into his life 30 years later. It is a standard 90 minutes feature film linear narrative.

Synopsis LOUD film On the evening before his 6th birthday during one of the many heavy arguments of his parents, Philip becomes deaf. Thirty years later he has learned how to use his deafness as a perfect protection from the world. Every time the world around him become too loud or aggressive he just switches off. During the 60th birthday party of his mother, while blowing the candles she gets a stroke and falls in the cake. From that moment on Philip’s audio distorted paradise starts changing irreversibly.

Online/live participatory segment (website, PDA and live events) The online segment of the project LOUD deals with the experiences and feelings of Philip from the moment that he became deaf until he is 36 years old (the period in his life which is not shown in the linear narrative=film).The website will not be created once the film is finished (in order to push it’s sales and distribution), but will be created and existing prior to the production of the film.The storyline that we experience online/PDA will not be shown in the film and will function independently, giving an extra dimension to the narrative and giving background information on the character. The online segment will also provide a feedback platform that plugs into existing social networks and potential target groups. This will not just deepen the content as such, but will also help build audiences and create awareness and visibility.

Synopsis Loud online participatory segment The day Philip turned 6 was the day that he became deaf. It was also the day that his mother took Philip by the hand and left his father, never to see him again. Through the years, for his birthday, Philip’s mother would give him the latest model of a hearing aid, as she wanted him to stay “plugged in” and express his experiences of the world around him. He learned to switch off his hearing aid anytime things got too much, without her noticing it. Philip kept two diaries: a Blue one for his mother to see and a Red one for himself to keep.

Link: http://akafilm.com/LOUDproject/
Trailer: http://akafilm.com/LOUDproject/