'I Do Air' Review

Title: 'I Do Air'

Directed By: Martina Amati

Length: 7:26

I Do Air follows a girl has a fear of water (most likely underwater swimming), and through determination and the ability to escape the world, she conquers her fear with the help of two underwater scuba divers.

One thing I really enjoyed about the piece was the clever use of sound. Throughout the piece, there is swimming pool ambience of water, diving and people talking. But you also get music (mainly in the ending scene) which adds to the emotion of the piece. However, I really enjoyed the concept of the shot above. When she holds her breath, all the sounds go away and silence occurs. She wants to escape all the noise, escape her fears and be able to swim. The silence gives that sense of escapism, and occurs twice within the piece. The holding of the breath links the internal and external.

Even though she is afraid of going underwater, it is her dream to do so, to be free within the water. This is shown within the changing room scene, when she holds her breath and imagines she's underwater, and as an audience member, we see her fantasy visually, as she floats in the changing room as if she's under the water.

The colour palette of the film works very well, because it follows the theme and tone the piece creates - she's sad that she can't do what she dreams to do, however the sound works together with the visual to raise the tone and make the audience happy for her being able to conquer her fear.

Overall I really enjoyed the ending of this piece. I liked that there was a soft focus, to make it more 'dreamily' in a sense that she has conquered her fear and done what she wanted to do.