Falling

For the first project for design plus I have chosen to connect design and film in relation to the subject of falls; falling down; falling over. This project is especially concerned with the elderly who have the highest rate of falls in the country and how this affects healthcare in terms of more work and more money spent on treating falls,

I am a big believer in the idea that prevention is better than cure, in this sitation it is particularly true, as after a fall injury a person is a direct cost to the government through health care, and as they recover they are not productive and therefore a liability to the government.
On a more personal level fall injuries result in people being injured and in pain, they can leave people with less mobility than they previously had, and in severe cases can result in death.

My project will focus on using film in a way that can convey the message that mobility throughout ones life is the best way to prevent fall injuries as one ages.

Where this will take me and what my final output will be I am yet to discover.