On 31st December, 2011, I arrived in Istanbul, Turkey, to embark on a ten day, 2,000 mile journey across Europe. Following the route of the Orient Express, "A Journey West" documents my travels by train, from Europe's most south-easterly shores to the north-west and London, in the UK.
This pseudo-documentary is a combination of moving and still images, captured using handheld cameras. Much of the imagery captured whilst on the move, with the camera attached to my back-pack straps at shoulder or waist height. The aim was to create a real sense of 'travelling' and movement, placing the viewer directly at that moment in time, as if it were their own journey. For this reason, there is also no narration or commentary, only diegetic sounds, enabling the viewer to form their own opinions and judgments and experience the journey for themselves, based on the footage before them.
"A Journey West" is a film by Henry W R White.
