mel- extra rough plan

ROUGH SHOOTING SCHEDUAL

WHEN: DURING PROJECT WEEK TO GET AS MUCH FOOTAGE AS POSSIBLE, ESTABLISHING SHOTS ETC,

WHERE: POTENTIALLY IN MAIDSTONE IF THE VICTIM SUPPORT CHARITY ARE WILLING TO SUPPORT US, POSSIBLY IN LONDON

WHO AND WHAT WE PLAN TO FILM:

PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERINCED HATE CRIME AND RELIGIOUS INTOLERENCE

§  SNIPPETS OF THE SOCIAL EXPERIMENT AND WHAT PEOPLE WROTE

§  MAYBE SOME VOLUNTEERS FROM THE CHARITY AND THEIR POINTS OF VIEW

§  PIN-POINT THE LOCATION- THINGS IN THE AREA TO THAT WE CAN GIVE A SENSE OF DIRECTION TO THE AUIDENCE-WHERE WE ARE ETC. THINGS LIKE STREET NAMES, CHARITY ENTRANCE OR LOGO, IF IN LONDON (BUSES, TUBE STATIONS ETC)

shooting so far

On the shooting side of things so far we have conducted a social experiment outside Westfield London holding up a sign saying “I am Muslim, that means I am…” with a pen for people to write their responses. This was really interesting for us to see the response of different people – being ages, genders, race and religion. Maryam held the sign up and as she is Muslim it helped invite other Muslims to write what they thought.

With every word or phrase on this sign we want to incorporate that to structure our film. With each phrase being a different chapter. We will write down what each person said to Maryam and then incorporate that into those chapter.

mel- Another online muslim charity

CHARITY

http://tellmamauk.org/

This is an anti-muslim hate and islamophobia charity that acts as a right hand contacting service that allows people to call in and report religious attacks. 

THIS IS HOW WE CAN CONTACT THEM:

Call us: 0800 456 1226, E-mail: info@tellmamauk.org, Twitter: @tellmamauk, SMS: 0115 707 0007, WhatsApp: 0734 184 6086

The fact that is has a whatsapp contacting service suggests that its quite personal.

Also on the website, there is testimonials written by people who has experienced it, so that people can read through them and express how the charity helped and supported them. 

mel- victim support charity (address and number to contact)

This is a screen shot of the victim support charity, we can get visit the place(Maidstone is pretty central for all of us) and speak to the victim who has been affected by religious intolerance as well as speaking to the volunteers who are there to help them. I have also got a screen shot of the number that we can call to see if they can give us any info etc etc.

Jem - Camera Notes

Camera notes for shooting

• format the SD cards
• make sure it is on their memory
• never use the camera microphone
• has too much noise
• single camera shoot recommended
• make sure skin tone etc are same - white balance, lighting
• don't change the sound frequencies of the microphones - could interrupt police
• make sure the mute button is not pushed
• look at your lighting and always have reflectors
• sound, white balance and exposure
• have a laptop to act as the monitor connecting to the camera via an hdmi cable
• cover the basics such as
• name
• where from
• who they are
• assume the audience knows nothing
• always check that it makes sence
• is the interviewer in or out of the shot?

Jem - Notes from lectures

Notes from lectures

17.10.16

• ask your interviewer their questions before you shoot
• make sure they know what to say and don't ummm errr etc 
• think about the tone/style of your interview
• depends on subject matter involved
• approach should match the story
• hard interview - investigative
• informative - audience in the picture
• soft - lighter type of interview
• proper interviews
• emotional engagement
• experience and expertise 
• colour and context
• who do we interview?
• experts - specialist opinion
• scientists
• doctors
• ordinary people - relevant to subject
• interested parties
• questions
• explore the subject
• get to know the interviewer and engage
• create tension and drama
• audience want answers too
• how do we choose the people?
• relevance to subject
• charisma/character
• good talker
• prestige/importance
• headline appeal
• exclusivity
• whistle blower
• expertise
• finding interviewees
• research 
• contacts
• online directories
• newspapers
• advertising
• employ investigators
• potential interviewees
• meet prior to interview
• availability
• your story
• performance
• don't ask them the exact questions
• make a script that matches what you want to gain from them
• do your own checks on these people
• prepare question areas and structure it
• structure not script
• script is too dry
• where will you shoot
• lighting and sound
• opened not closed (yes/no) questions
• allow room for conversation
• be brave
• ask questions that people want to hear
• shoot a set up sequence
• shots which sustain time which will be taken up introducing character in voice over
• interviewer in or out of vision?
• person needs to make sense without questions being asked if out of vision
• INTERVIEWS
• prep 100% for them
• relax your interviewees
• faux naive
• start with easy questions and actively listen to answers
• let characters expose and create tension
• ALWAYS get consent forms signed
• can therefore use footage - people might get aggy at characteristic revealing footage (tension, crying, storming out)
• PLENTY of time to set up
• 1 hour before - can then solve and problems we have and not keep people waiting
• LISTEN carefully to answers
• ASK questions clearly 
• allow time inbetween them finishing speaking and stopping the camera - cant have cut voices in footage, 2 seconds + for editing use
• VARY shot sized
• reframe whilst asking questions if interviewer out of visio
• MUST shoot reaction shots
• nodding
• smiling

10.10.16

• have a character list that you want/need
• can do in and out of the timeline
• cross cutting
• truthful edit
• building a profile of characters
• opinion can change
• we don't have to agree but we need to care (audience)
• shaky camera footage
• raw
• real life
• not made up or 'produced'
• audience needs to be sure that what they are viewing is real

(unknown date)

• the audience should be at the heart of all of your ideas
• have in mind who you are talking to
• audience expectation must be considered
• truth and objectivity is really important
• practical conciderations
• budget
• time scale
• weather
• access
• size and skills of team
• camera kit
• availability of talent
• legal constraints
• location and travel (costs etc)
• where to find ideas
• newspapers, online, journals, contacts
• best ideas come first hand - directly from the source
• press offices
• experts
• social interests and pressure groups
• ordinary people
• avoid something which is too0 personal

Jem - Fencing Documentary

Fencing Documentary -

• 1st person
• no narrator 
• factual and storytelling
• directed and actuality

good shots used -

• close up of her eyes behind the mask
• when she is running and the voice over - enhances that they are her thoughts
• she goes through the streets surrounded by others
• seeing her in her natural form - sweaty, tired etc. nothing false, all real
• putting her hat on, pulling up her trousers showing her going from a girl to a fencer - still the same person
• shots of her fencing from far away (slightly behind a pillar) - enhances that it is real

editing techniques -

• slow motion
• when she is fencing in the darkened room there is always enough light on her that we can clearly see what she is doing - obviously staged however looks completely natural
• pan up from feat to head when she is running, camera travelling at the same speed as her

mel- social experiment video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uBDju1vDOs

This link is about a social experiment in New York.

-Very interesting because its from a males perspective.
-The man was basically driven out of the area and harassed just because he was dressed in the faiths religious clothing.
-Its a sad thing to watch because not one member of the public thought about stepping in to help.- this is aggressive behavior, and is something that is going on everywhere we just dont see it.
-Making people feel unwelcome within the community and its makes muslims feel victimized because of negative actions.

Things to do:

Things to do:

1. Look at Voice tape IZZY
2. Look at fencing video JEMIMA - https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2016/08/05/nzingha/
3. Watch Islam: My Life, My Religion - BBC Documentary - YouTube MARYAM
4. Representation of Muslims in Media - YouTube
5. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7495384.stm
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SgKMI1wV0ps    about 'extremists' in Luton- popular presenter so could be interesting
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IrWYj-puTbw Nadiya (Bake Off) going to hometown Bangladesh MEL

Need to right down:

- what is the representation of islamic faith

- what shots used

- editing

- anything that you feel is effective and we could use

What is our aim of our documentary?

- A cry for acceptance

- want to show people that this faith is just like another

- people of a faith or no faith are all equal

- don't let extremists define a group

- want to portray a positive image- 'always see the good in people' (end message?)

- a religion based on love, respect and community- JUST LIKE ANY OTHER

- want to show opinions on current events and how society treats Muslims

- focus on day to day activities- pray, dress, mosque etc but don't be stereotypical- what does someone our age do everyday? 

- following a faith does not control you, but teaches you certain ways about life- ones that don't effect other people, but make you run your life in a certain way