Directors: Vanita Dade, Jalna Maharjan, Hardy Sohki
Cast - Monique Flora, Rhian Flora, Rishika Kumar , Dr Robin
Interesting Fact:
Jalna recorded a whole days worth of filming One of our main characters, (Monique), But when checking through the footage realised that evrytime she pressed record she actually pressed 'STOP' and Vice Versa... Meaning we had loads of waste footage.. OoOoPSYYYY Lol Hardy 4got 2 turn the Mike on when filmin the phyciatrist !!... Ummm Sooo many things went wrong 4 us cnt remember half of it! also all our editin was done in like 3 weeks.... meanin we didnt really have a life during that time!!!!
Review
Well the main question was is ADHD curable....
Our short documentary is about the lives of 2 ADHD sufferers. We decided to follow 2 characters of different ages so that viewers could see the differences and similarities the dissorder had amongst different age groups. Both The sufferes were girls, which added to our authenticity boys are usually more misbehaved than girlies.
The use of our phyciatrist educates the viewers about ADHD, as the subject is not brought up that often, and the symptoms are highlighted. Whilest filming Vox Pops, we realised that older people were the ones that were mostly aware of the dissorder, whilst younger community were nt, meaning this was a ideal subject for our younger audience to watch to educate themselves.
Our overall aim with this documentary was to make viewers more aware of ADHD and to find out whether it is curable.....
Monday, 18 June 2007
Title - Wild
Directors - Vanita, Jalna and Hardeep
Cast - Monique Flora, Riann Flora, Dr Robin and Rishika Kumar
Interesting Fact
After the interview with Dr Robin me and my two fellow directors where crossing the road and i nearly died due to a car nearly hiting in to me but heres the interesting part as Hardeep is meant to be a really good friend of mine and is meant to save me from dying however, instead stood there and shouted out "ohhh Vanita's dead" hmmm interesting!!
Review
Wild a documentary which focuses on a mental issue or in other words a mental disorder mainly affected in children. The short documentary looks in to the lives of two attention deficit hyperactive disorder suffers and how it affects their lives or does it not? The documentary Wild does not only focus on the two main protagonists however shows other views on attention deficit hyperactive disorder is it only a con? Or a money making scheme? What causes attention deficit hyperactive disorder and is it curable?
Eighteen year old Rishika Kumar presents herself as a emotional individual who has been highly affected with this disorder and eight year old Monique Flora a hyperactive and loud child who expresses her disorder differently to Rishika.
The use of many techniques brings together a hitting documentary which presents its argument or message in a unique way to its audience.
Cast - Monique Flora, Riann Flora, Dr Robin and Rishika Kumar
Interesting Fact
After the interview with Dr Robin me and my two fellow directors where crossing the road and i nearly died due to a car nearly hiting in to me but heres the interesting part as Hardeep is meant to be a really good friend of mine and is meant to save me from dying however, instead stood there and shouted out "ohhh Vanita's dead" hmmm interesting!!
Review
Wild a documentary which focuses on a mental issue or in other words a mental disorder mainly affected in children. The short documentary looks in to the lives of two attention deficit hyperactive disorder suffers and how it affects their lives or does it not? The documentary Wild does not only focus on the two main protagonists however shows other views on attention deficit hyperactive disorder is it only a con? Or a money making scheme? What causes attention deficit hyperactive disorder and is it curable?
Eighteen year old Rishika Kumar presents herself as a emotional individual who has been highly affected with this disorder and eight year old Monique Flora a hyperactive and loud child who expresses her disorder differently to Rishika.
The use of many techniques brings together a hitting documentary which presents its argument or message in a unique way to its audience.
Title – Wild disorder
Directed By – Vanita Dade, Jalna Maharjan and Hardeep Sokhi
Cast – Monique Flora, Riann Flora, Rishika Kumar, and Dr robin
Interesting Fact:
Hardeep, Jalna and Vanita went to London to film Dr robin(Phyciatrist) who gave a sense of professionalism to our documentary, unfortunately we filmed him with the mike turned off as a result we had to go re-shoot Dr robin.
Hardeep and Jalna stayed up all night trying to load the footage up on to the computer however, in the end it turn out we had the wrong wire therefore we resulted in getting the wire off a fellow student whom came to the rescue.
Review:
What is attention deficit hyperactive disorder? What are the causes? Does it come naturally or is it inherited through genes? People who suffer from this how do they cope? How do they feel?
The short documentary represents the life of two real life people whom suffer from attention deficit hyperactive disorder. Wild explore the lifestyle of a day to day basis of two protagonists Monique Flora 8 and Rishika Kumar 18. Monique Flora a hyper yet emotional girl lets us into her world to see how her life is through her angle. Rishika Kumar shares her struggles and emotional thoughts making us identify with her point of view.
Wild doesn’t only show real life experience also gives an insight to what actual attention deficit hyperactive disorder is, gives general issues that have been arisen and debates which follow in our society today.
The use of montage, editing and music creates a sense of heart touching feel to many scene that occur in the documentary. The use of instrumental music created an almost impact feel of the subject where viewers can sympathies with the protagonist.
Many viewers are to identify with the protagonist and relate back to the following problems. The documentary follows the lives of two different people keeping the audiences concentration throughout the documentary.
By, Hardeep Sokhi
Thursday, 10 May 2007
Jellys progress report
Basicly... WEVE FINISHEDDD!!! yayy lol the media producation took over n we didnt have time for NETHING buh hopefully people will like it... well done chikitass!!!
Saturday, 5 May 2007
Vanita...Evaluation
Practical production evaluation
Vanita Dade
956
For my practical production, I worked in a group with two others to produce a documentary called ‘Wild’. The documentary is based on a disorder called Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The documentary is to education audiences on the disorder. The documentary also investigates on two characters one aged 11 and the other 18 about their disorder and how it affects their day to day life. As a group we thought it was important to have the title of the documentary title linked to the disorder and the word ‘wild’ perfectly describes those who suffer from ADHD. However this also created an enigma as the word ‘wild’ could relate to many other subjects.
As a group we decided that we would share all the responsibilities equally, with this each group member ideas were used. Hardeep was mainly in charge of the camera and any other equipment that was booked out. Whilst filming I was hospitalised so I missed out on loads of filming, however then later was back and did participate in some of the filming. It could also be seen clearly that Jalna and Hardeep did loads more editing as I was abroad for my treatment however did as much as I could. However the editing time was a stressful part of creating the documentary as we did not follow our story board so we had a few problems for the narrative and story line.
The opening of the documentary starts off with a reverse shot of a background full of paint, the image then goes in a reverse shot and the paint becomes clear as hands of paint come and the title ‘wild’ appears. We used a childish instrumental and also the colours of the pain are bright more child like. This is so that audiences can relate to the whole starting of sequence to children as ADHD is more common in children.
There are a range of images throughout the documentary to convey and pass on our message to the audiences and most images have a voice over to them relating back to the main topic and subject ADHD. We carefully selected some vox pops to define what ADHD means. We used each word from a different vox pop and let each shot cut in straight after one another. After the definition we had some vox pops explaining what ADHD actually means.
We used parallel sound in the documentary as we felt that the music can also send out a message to the audiences. We used a song by Sugar Babes called ‘Ugly’; this song enables the audience to see how the characters of the documentary feel with the disorder. The mise en scene was carefully decided on for example when the voice over explains about how we caught up with one of our protagonist ‘Monique’ after school, she was dressed in school uniform. Also when the voice over of ‘Monique’ explains her behaviour amongst others, we show it in a garden with her playing around with other characters.
We gave the documentary our fullest attention as every minor mistake was corrected many times and every detail was looked in to. We also re shot many times, as we failed to get the right effect the first few times. We decided to challenge stereotypes, instead of having a naught boy as the protagonist we decided to have a naughty Asian girl. We also had a female voice over; this also challenges the stereotype of having a typical male voice over. Having a female voice over does not only challenge stereotypes but as the topic or main subject of the documentary is to do with a touching and unfortunate disorder, having a female voice over creates a sense of sympathy to the protagonist. After studying ‘Bowling for Columbine’ in module two, we witnessed that the realism of the documentary lies in the editing and producing shaky shots by using a hand held camera. We were also inspired from other documentaries such as ‘Body Shock’, we did not show our interviewer and only used a voice over, similarly to the documentary we looked at. We also interviewed the protagonist’s sister, this gave our documentary a sense of realism and gave the subject a powerful appeal, as the sister of the protagonist is targeting and attacking the sufferer of ADHD.
We used on screen text to keep the audience focused on to the screen, we also had sound which was parallel to what was being written on the screen however we used both to reinforce what was being said. We used a clear and standard font so it shows the strict and seriousness of the subject.
A strength is that we used young Asian females as our protagonist and other characters. This is unconventional and has gone against a patriarchal society. We challenge the stereotype of good young Asian females into naughty and disruptive.
Our cinematography was done to our best appeal, as we have used a range of different shots. For example we did a fade out of the second character ‘Rishika’ in a reverse shot being physically abusive to show her ‘wild’ side. The documentary ‘Wild’ will be shown on BBC1 as BBC1 is a public service broadcaster, also the main reason for this documentary is to educate audiences so therefore it is most convenient for the documentary to be shown on BBC1. The main audience for the documentary is 13 + of any gender. The documentary is focused on young teenagers to educate them as early as possible so this documentary is mainly targeted at a young audience
In conclusion, ‘Wild’ delivers its main purpose to the audience which is to educate them about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Vanita Dade
956
For my practical production, I worked in a group with two others to produce a documentary called ‘Wild’. The documentary is based on a disorder called Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The documentary is to education audiences on the disorder. The documentary also investigates on two characters one aged 11 and the other 18 about their disorder and how it affects their day to day life. As a group we thought it was important to have the title of the documentary title linked to the disorder and the word ‘wild’ perfectly describes those who suffer from ADHD. However this also created an enigma as the word ‘wild’ could relate to many other subjects.
As a group we decided that we would share all the responsibilities equally, with this each group member ideas were used. Hardeep was mainly in charge of the camera and any other equipment that was booked out. Whilst filming I was hospitalised so I missed out on loads of filming, however then later was back and did participate in some of the filming. It could also be seen clearly that Jalna and Hardeep did loads more editing as I was abroad for my treatment however did as much as I could. However the editing time was a stressful part of creating the documentary as we did not follow our story board so we had a few problems for the narrative and story line.
The opening of the documentary starts off with a reverse shot of a background full of paint, the image then goes in a reverse shot and the paint becomes clear as hands of paint come and the title ‘wild’ appears. We used a childish instrumental and also the colours of the pain are bright more child like. This is so that audiences can relate to the whole starting of sequence to children as ADHD is more common in children.
There are a range of images throughout the documentary to convey and pass on our message to the audiences and most images have a voice over to them relating back to the main topic and subject ADHD. We carefully selected some vox pops to define what ADHD means. We used each word from a different vox pop and let each shot cut in straight after one another. After the definition we had some vox pops explaining what ADHD actually means.
We used parallel sound in the documentary as we felt that the music can also send out a message to the audiences. We used a song by Sugar Babes called ‘Ugly’; this song enables the audience to see how the characters of the documentary feel with the disorder. The mise en scene was carefully decided on for example when the voice over explains about how we caught up with one of our protagonist ‘Monique’ after school, she was dressed in school uniform. Also when the voice over of ‘Monique’ explains her behaviour amongst others, we show it in a garden with her playing around with other characters.
We gave the documentary our fullest attention as every minor mistake was corrected many times and every detail was looked in to. We also re shot many times, as we failed to get the right effect the first few times. We decided to challenge stereotypes, instead of having a naught boy as the protagonist we decided to have a naughty Asian girl. We also had a female voice over; this also challenges the stereotype of having a typical male voice over. Having a female voice over does not only challenge stereotypes but as the topic or main subject of the documentary is to do with a touching and unfortunate disorder, having a female voice over creates a sense of sympathy to the protagonist. After studying ‘Bowling for Columbine’ in module two, we witnessed that the realism of the documentary lies in the editing and producing shaky shots by using a hand held camera. We were also inspired from other documentaries such as ‘Body Shock’, we did not show our interviewer and only used a voice over, similarly to the documentary we looked at. We also interviewed the protagonist’s sister, this gave our documentary a sense of realism and gave the subject a powerful appeal, as the sister of the protagonist is targeting and attacking the sufferer of ADHD.
We used on screen text to keep the audience focused on to the screen, we also had sound which was parallel to what was being written on the screen however we used both to reinforce what was being said. We used a clear and standard font so it shows the strict and seriousness of the subject.
A strength is that we used young Asian females as our protagonist and other characters. This is unconventional and has gone against a patriarchal society. We challenge the stereotype of good young Asian females into naughty and disruptive.
Our cinematography was done to our best appeal, as we have used a range of different shots. For example we did a fade out of the second character ‘Rishika’ in a reverse shot being physically abusive to show her ‘wild’ side. The documentary ‘Wild’ will be shown on BBC1 as BBC1 is a public service broadcaster, also the main reason for this documentary is to educate audiences so therefore it is most convenient for the documentary to be shown on BBC1. The main audience for the documentary is 13 + of any gender. The documentary is focused on young teenagers to educate them as early as possible so this documentary is mainly targeted at a young audience
In conclusion, ‘Wild’ delivers its main purpose to the audience which is to educate them about Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.
Friday, 4 May 2007
Final Progress report...Hardy...
I'm soo happy that this is finished....we havee been through so much o wel... its all over noww..Im gald to sayy that its all finished and were happy with what we have produced. Mr bush saw our production and thought it was good soo wicked:D:D:D ....Well donee to all of us!!!
Wednesday, 2 May 2007
Final progress report!!
Heyyy oh my dazze poor hardy has ran back and forth all the way home many times just to get the production on the cd and it just never happens and finally shes done it she left it at home godh! but its all done noww... mainly thanx to hardy and jalna... i wont be mean and take credit for something i havnt done but ne ways gud job!!!
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Final progress report!!
Heyyy oh my dazze poor hardy has ran back and forth all the way home many times just to get the production on the cd and it just never happens and finally shes done it she left it at home godh! but its all done noww... mainly thanx to hardy and jalna... i wont be mean and take credit for something i havnt done but ne ways gud job!!!
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Sunday, 29 April 2007
WELLLLLLL, me n jellyy haveee been editinggg throughout the hoildays and in our free time... we finished edting buttttttt our voice over becamee a problem asss ms Talyor wasn't good enough sooo jelllyyy hadd 2 do the voice over as this was our last option. I feel that me and jalna have put so much into this production, as this production has prcatically taken over livessss. But i can finally sayy that its alll doneee...Well done jelly we final done it :D woohooo
x Hardy x
Tuesday, 24 April 2007
*J*E*L*L*Y* Xx
Well basically, Yestaday we editied some more, and our production realy started to come together. We 'finallised' our production by adding sound tracks which were suitable, overal using quite a variety of them through out our whole production.
Me n Hardy then edited scenes... we looked up facts which were alredy up on our blog and added them in our producation...
I think now all that needs to be done is Show BuShhhh What weve done so far.... get advice..... and add our finishing touches!
Xx Jalna xX
Me n Hardy then edited scenes... we looked up facts which were alredy up on our blog and added them in our producation...
I think now all that needs to be done is Show BuShhhh What weve done so far.... get advice..... and add our finishing touches!
Xx Jalna xX
Monday, 23 April 2007
THE PRODUCTION
Well, me n jellyy havee doneee soo much work while binu was in india omggg have we hadd a rollercoster of a ride.... all the editing done at skool was WASTE... as it got deleted... WHICH was a disaster... we had to edit at home......
Throughout the easter holidays... and it seemed as time went by.... we was getting more and more BAD luck... first of all our work wouldnt capture... and we had to film all over agen... soo sooo much more... but finaly as weve come to an end it turns out that the production is looking good... and weve got soo much to write in our evaluation!!
Thats it....... Basicallyy.... weve FINALLLYYYY finisheddd....... and were pleaseeed with the final product!!
Xx Jelly n Hardy xX
Throughout the easter holidays... and it seemed as time went by.... we was getting more and more BAD luck... first of all our work wouldnt capture... and we had to film all over agen... soo sooo much more... but finaly as weve come to an end it turns out that the production is looking good... and weve got soo much to write in our evaluation!!
Thats it....... Basicallyy.... weve FINALLLYYYY finisheddd....... and were pleaseeed with the final product!!
Xx Jelly n Hardy xX
Wednesday, 18 April 2007
Progress report...Vanita
....Well i havent done much with the production seeing as i was away getting my treatment done...but still got the evalutaion to do so yeh need to watch the production again an write my evalutaion so thats all left to be done....
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Thursday, 12 April 2007
Sunday, 25 March 2007
jellys progress report
Yay i got my net back finaly so i can make all the progress reports i want lol... so far we have just been editing all the footage we can... but whilst doing so realised that we needed way mroe scenes with Monique so we will be looking to book out the camera agen and film those... weve pretty much done the opening scenes and newspaper montages... all i can say for now!!
xxjalnaxx
xxjalnaxx
Jelly's Progress Report
Attainment ... About 3.... i understand most stuff just need to start revising...
Effort ... I feel as though i have made more of an effort with my work this term so 2
Punctuality ... This has improvedd dramaticly i think so 2
Submission and quality of homework ... Well there has been an occasion or 2 where i 4get to bring it in but on the whole i try handing work in on deadlines....3?
Ability to work independently ... 2.. no problem with this
Quality of writing ... i think 2.. could be improved thou... less rushed
Organisation of Media folder ... 2 ... i recently organised all my media sheets quite proud lol
Oral contributions in class... contribute at times where im not in my own dream world lol
Quality of coursework... 2.. so far its going good could make a few mina improvements thou
jalna xx
Effort ... I feel as though i have made more of an effort with my work this term so 2
Punctuality ... This has improvedd dramaticly i think so 2
Submission and quality of homework ... Well there has been an occasion or 2 where i 4get to bring it in but on the whole i try handing work in on deadlines....3?
Ability to work independently ... 2.. no problem with this
Quality of writing ... i think 2.. could be improved thou... less rushed
Organisation of Media folder ... 2 ... i recently organised all my media sheets quite proud lol
Oral contributions in class... contribute at times where im not in my own dream world lol
Quality of coursework... 2.. so far its going good could make a few mina improvements thou
jalna xx
Attainment ... well about a 4 because i have not been much as i have been at the hospital and not been feeling to well
Effort ... desoite being in hospital and being away i think i have put in loads of effort in my work so 2
Punctuality ... i try to arrive on time and most of the times i do so 2
Submission and quality of homework ... most of the time in on time and done to my best ability so a 2
Ability to work independently ... i canwork on my own...2
Quality of writing ... about a 3
Organisation of Media folder ... well organised 1 for definates!!
Oral contributions in class... always contributing 2
Quality of coursework... so far doing really godd so a 2
x...Vanita..x...(",)...x
Effort ... desoite being in hospital and being away i think i have put in loads of effort in my work so 2
Punctuality ... i try to arrive on time and most of the times i do so 2
Submission and quality of homework ... most of the time in on time and done to my best ability so a 2
Ability to work independently ... i canwork on my own...2
Quality of writing ... about a 3
Organisation of Media folder ... well organised 1 for definates!!
Oral contributions in class... always contributing 2
Quality of coursework... so far doing really godd so a 2
x...Vanita..x...(",)...x
Progress Report...Vanita
Hey...(",)...well all this week we have been editing so like not much has changed from last week...we are going to finish with the voice over soon... that sit reallyy bubb byyesss xxx
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Monday, 19 March 2007
Self Evaluation
Attainment - 2
Effort - 2 - I have put a lot effort into media part of the coursework and in general with classwork and homework.
Punctuality - 2 I always come to lessons on time, however i have missed lesson but always catched up on the work
Submission and quality of homework - 2 I spend a lot of time on my homework and always hand it on time.
Ability to work independently 2 - I think i work well on my own as i don't get distracted by other and concentrate better.
Quality of writing - 2 I think the quality of my writing is up to a good standard as i do put a lot of effort into my essays.
Organisation of Media folder - 1 My media folder is organised as i always file my work in order
Oral contributions in class 3 - I don't always contribute in class this is one of my tragets which i hope to achieve.
Quality of coursework - 2 I put a lot of effort into wild disorder we all do, i think that our coursework is up to a good standard
x HARDY x
Effort - 2 - I have put a lot effort into media part of the coursework and in general with classwork and homework.
Punctuality - 2 I always come to lessons on time, however i have missed lesson but always catched up on the work
Submission and quality of homework - 2 I spend a lot of time on my homework and always hand it on time.
Ability to work independently 2 - I think i work well on my own as i don't get distracted by other and concentrate better.
Quality of writing - 2 I think the quality of my writing is up to a good standard as i do put a lot of effort into my essays.
Organisation of Media folder - 1 My media folder is organised as i always file my work in order
Oral contributions in class 3 - I don't always contribute in class this is one of my tragets which i hope to achieve.
Quality of coursework - 2 I put a lot of effort into wild disorder we all do, i think that our coursework is up to a good standard
x HARDY x
Progress report
wel...so far
Our production is looking good sooo far im liking it .......well we have been editing after school and in the moring....so far we have done our opeining sequence and introduced our character but we stil got lots too do soo girliess we gota keep the good work up. We found some sountracks which go well with the production, however we need to find some rocky tunes or tunes that go well woith the production. We made a few changes a our mentor gave us advice on not having our physcologist at the beggining of our production so now we will show him later on.
X HARDY X
Our production is looking good sooo far im liking it .......well we have been editing after school and in the moring....so far we have done our opeining sequence and introduced our character but we stil got lots too do soo girliess we gota keep the good work up. We found some sountracks which go well with the production, however we need to find some rocky tunes or tunes that go well woith the production. We made a few changes a our mentor gave us advice on not having our physcologist at the beggining of our production so now we will show him later on.
X HARDY X
Saturday, 17 March 2007
Progress Report...Vanita's
Hellooooooooooo lol this week we have done some more editing and we only have 2 weeks to go!! so we need to make a move and pull our socks up because we do have loads to do... Dats alll we have done this week...actually we found some more soundtracks for the documentary and we just need to pick the ones we really like and thats about it i thinkkk....well i cant remember any more so il leave it at that!! bubb byeeesss
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Progress Report...Hardy's
We had a few chnages to the production which have fitted in well, we filmed our title of the documentary and its comeout out really good with the hand paintings and stuff, looks effective, well most of the paint went on my clothes then the paper lol!! We have done some editing this week and have loads more to do yet soo dats next to be done!
xXx Hardy xXx
xXx Hardy xXx
Sunday, 11 March 2007
Vanita's Progress Report...(",)
Me and Hardy hand painting!!
Well wev captured our footage and have started editing and it is so long!! it takes forever, but...its quite fun... we also done some hand painting which was soo fun!! for our opening title and it came out really good...amazing!! We have been working so hard on this production waking up extra early and staying behind till half 5!! Our prodution is coming along now and it seems to look good so far!!
x...Vanita...x
Friday, 9 March 2007
Jalnas Progress Report
Well, Over the past week our team has been working hard in the editing suite capturing and editing on the computer, We have captuted pretty much what we need and have finished editing a few sceenes such as the vox pops. We have also filmed a few more scenes that needed to be fimed which became clearer as we added scenes onto the tme line.
We went to interview another teacher who knew about ADHD on thursday, and captured come scenes for our montage and also captured some Archive footage...
Well keep you posted !!
Jelly xx
We went to interview another teacher who knew about ADHD on thursday, and captured come scenes for our montage and also captured some Archive footage...
Well keep you posted !!
Jelly xx
Wednesday, 28 February 2007
Monday, 26 February 2007
progress report
Afta a slow start so far we have managed to film what we need from our phyciatrist... filmed scenes with our new character, Re-filmed our Vox Pops of people from varied settings... ALSO managed to get footage for our Montage sequence!! We have thought of another possible character that would be usefull for our documenary, a younger character then the one we allready have, and are thinkin of including maybe another character in our producation... and older and younger example of ADHD sufferers... wel keep you posted!
J a l n a
J a l n a
Saturday, 24 February 2007
Test Screening Feedback
MCCAT:
Media Language:
Conventions:
Creativity:
Attention to detail:
Technical Proficiency:
Positive Comments:
Cinematography
~ Good steady shots
~ Good shots of people being interviewed
Mise-en-scene
~ good use of different background
~ good use of natural settings
Lighting
~ Good bright/clear lighting used could see all the footage taken
~Natural lighting
Sound
~ The sound was clear as you hear everything what people were saying
~ Natural sound, Microphone was used well
Conventions/matching audience?
~ The audience can relate to the people in the vox pops
~Range of people were being interviewed
Constructive Criticism:
Cinematography
~ Need to use a tripod when doing vox pops getting steady shots
~ Lacking a variety of shots
Mise-en-scene
~ Visit more town areas
~ Use a variety of locations
Lighting
~ You can’t see the person as the light is too much in the person face.
~ Lighting could be brighter
Sound
~ could hear background noise such as noise of cars
~ Microphone needs to be away from the person as the sound is not so good
Conventions/matching audience?
~ Interview more educated people
Suggestions and ideas:
What else would you (or the target audience) like to see in this production? (scenes? sequences?)
~ A montage sequence; a range of opinions form all ethnicities, voice over and cut up footage into sections.
~ More interviews of a professional and maybe having archive footage in the documentary may be good.
Suggestions for post-production/editing (music? voiceover? cutaways? montage? cross cutting? titles? slo-mo?)
~ Include some sad/emotional songs to shows this is an emotional subject.
...[*Hardy*]....
Friday, 23 February 2007
Progress report
What have we done so far...
- We had a change of character as our other character couldn’t film this week, but we managed to get our selves another character which is good news.
- We have done most filming with our new character, we have completed most of our storyboard which is interviews with a teacher, parents and Haley asking their views on ADHD.
- Me, Jelly and Binu went to see Dr robin on Monday ...unfortunately i didn’t turn the mike on...sooo we got footage of him ...buh we cant hear him....:(:(....soo i booked another appointment on Monday with him soo we can re-shoot. However, when we saw Dr robin he helped us soo much understanding ADHD better and answered our key question woohoo!
- We have got different scene with Haley such as a bedroom, playground, living room scene therefore most of our production is nearly done....soo the question is what’s left????......basically, we jus got to re- shoot Dr Robin again!!!!!!
X...*Hardy*...X
- We had a change of character as our other character couldn’t film this week, but we managed to get our selves another character which is good news.
- We have done most filming with our new character, we have completed most of our storyboard which is interviews with a teacher, parents and Haley asking their views on ADHD.
- Me, Jelly and Binu went to see Dr robin on Monday ...unfortunately i didn’t turn the mike on...sooo we got footage of him ...buh we cant hear him....:(:(....soo i booked another appointment on Monday with him soo we can re-shoot. However, when we saw Dr robin he helped us soo much understanding ADHD better and answered our key question woohoo!
- We have got different scene with Haley such as a bedroom, playground, living room scene therefore most of our production is nearly done....soo the question is what’s left????......basically, we jus got to re- shoot Dr Robin again!!!!!!
X...*Hardy*...X
A twist!!
Well from all this filming me Hardy and jalna worked something out that theres a twist in our production, instead of having just one aim to the documentary "is this disorder inherited or a form of socailing?" we now have to "can this disorder be treated or not?" This came out when we interviewed our phycologist and did some more in delth research which i am going to post up.
Many people think ADHD is a fraud because they believe that children are naturally meant to be be a bit loud and hyper however some argue that this is a disorder because having lack of concentration is not part of a child's healthy lifestyle.
i also did some research on how ADHD is actually diagonosed, and this how it is; The following ADD / ADHD Adult Self Report Scale (ASRS) questionnaire can be used as a starting point to help you recognize the signs/symptoms of Adult ADHD but is not meant to replace consultation with a trained healthcare professional. An accurate diagnosis can only be made through a clinical evaluation. Regardless of the questionnaire results, if you have concerns about diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADHD, please discuss your concerns with your physician. (This Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener is intended for people aged 18 years or older.) Are you living with Adult ADHD? The questions below can help you find out
Circle the number that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months. Never
0 Rarely
1 Sometimes
2 Often
3 Very Often
4 Score
1. How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization?
0 1 2 3 4
2. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?
0 1 2 3 4
3. How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?
4. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
0 1 2 3 4
5. How often do you feel restless or fidgety?
0 1 2 3 4
6. How often do you have difficulty waiting your turnin situations when turn taking is required?
0 1 2 3 4
Total
A score of 11 points or higher indicates that your symptoms may be consistent with Adult ADHD. It may be beneficial for you to talk with your healthcare provider about an evaluation.
x...vanita...x
Many people think ADHD is a fraud because they believe that children are naturally meant to be be a bit loud and hyper however some argue that this is a disorder because having lack of concentration is not part of a child's healthy lifestyle.
i also did some research on how ADHD is actually diagonosed, and this how it is; The following ADD / ADHD Adult Self Report Scale (ASRS) questionnaire can be used as a starting point to help you recognize the signs/symptoms of Adult ADHD but is not meant to replace consultation with a trained healthcare professional. An accurate diagnosis can only be made through a clinical evaluation. Regardless of the questionnaire results, if you have concerns about diagnosis and treatment of Adult ADHD, please discuss your concerns with your physician. (This Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS) Screener is intended for people aged 18 years or older.) Are you living with Adult ADHD? The questions below can help you find out
Circle the number that best describes how you have felt and conducted yourself over the past 6 months. Never
0 Rarely
1 Sometimes
2 Often
3 Very Often
4 Score
1. How often do you have difficulty getting things in order when you have to do a task that requires organization?
0 1 2 3 4
2. When you have a task that requires a lot of thought, how often do you avoid or delay getting started?
0 1 2 3 4
3. How often are you distracted by activity or noise around you?
4. How often do you leave your seat in meetings or other situations in which you are expected to remain seated?
0 1 2 3 4
5. How often do you feel restless or fidgety?
0 1 2 3 4
6. How often do you have difficulty waiting your turnin situations when turn taking is required?
0 1 2 3 4
Total
A score of 11 points or higher indicates that your symptoms may be consistent with Adult ADHD. It may be beneficial for you to talk with your healthcare provider about an evaluation.
x...vanita...x
So Far!!
Well so far we have done some filming of our character, interviews with our character, interveiw with the parent and interview with the teacher. We also done some other filming...we are also doing an expert interview again as the sound did not come out on the other one and thats re scheduled for monday so hopefully that will be the end of the filming!!
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Monday, 19 February 2007
Filming Mission... 19th Feb
Well today, Jelly Hardy and Binu woke up Extra early... and went to Harley street to meet our Phyciatrist Dr Robin E Lawrence, for a session on our Topic ADHD, He answered our questions and gave us a brief History Of ADHD, what the Symptons were, and how it was Diagnosed, also the Main concerns and our main question.... 'Is it a form of socialisation' . We can safely say that we are thouroughly pleased with this footage, as Dr Robin answered our questions in Great detail, and would add the special touch we needed in our documentary, a sense of Proffesionalism.
Thankyou for your time DR Robin!!... Much appreciated!
We also put our heads down and wrote and planned our storyboards 2day... and wrote down a brief outline of our sketches... for example whats scenes to film with our Character, the mis en scenes and the type of shots to use...
which where Pan's of our character when we first introduce her, Zoom in of settiges, etc.
Here are scenes we will include
*Intro (with music)
*Questions ADHD? Vox pops
*Definition of Vox pops
Here are some of the scenes we are going to film with character:
*The character playing playstation, (Pan from foot to face slowly to introduce us to character)
*hOMELIFE
*PLAYGROUND SCENES
bALCONY sCENES
*Interview with characters Mother
And then we would include...
*Proffesional Interview with Dr Robin
*Plus other scenes....
OH YEH... DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES... OUR MAIN CHARACTER HAS CHANGED FOR OUR PRODUCTION, AND WE HAVE FOUND A NEW CHARACTER!
x JALNA x
Thankyou for your time DR Robin!!... Much appreciated!
We also put our heads down and wrote and planned our storyboards 2day... and wrote down a brief outline of our sketches... for example whats scenes to film with our Character, the mis en scenes and the type of shots to use...
which where Pan's of our character when we first introduce her, Zoom in of settiges, etc.
Here are scenes we will include
*Intro (with music)
*Questions ADHD? Vox pops
*Definition of Vox pops
Here are some of the scenes we are going to film with character:
*The character playing playstation, (Pan from foot to face slowly to introduce us to character)
*hOMELIFE
*PLAYGROUND SCENES
bALCONY sCENES
*Interview with characters Mother
And then we would include...
*Proffesional Interview with Dr Robin
*Plus other scenes....
OH YEH... DUE TO CIRCUMSTANCES... OUR MAIN CHARACTER HAS CHANGED FOR OUR PRODUCTION, AND WE HAVE FOUND A NEW CHARACTER!
x JALNA x
Tuesday, 13 February 2007
So Far....
Well... so far, Jalna and Hardy WENT to central London to film some vox pops... and they we went to an councli estate to film some more... the Idealogy behind this was to get a varied response... i.e to show audiences how people from Different backgrounds thought and the knowledge they shared about our topic ADHD....
(we also filmed some vox pops in school... however we decided to scrap this idea as we thought it wouldnt be authentic enough).....
ALSO.... we reviewed our comments from our fellow media classmates and will be taking some of those ideas in and using them....
Vanita came back... Wooo... Hardy and Jelly and Binu back on trackk yeyahh x
Oh Yh... we arranged a meeting with Beckles for an interview about Hayley... arranged to film a classroom scene with Ms Elcock.... Well keep u posted from there!!
Xx Jalna xX
(we also filmed some vox pops in school... however we decided to scrap this idea as we thought it wouldnt be authentic enough).....
ALSO.... we reviewed our comments from our fellow media classmates and will be taking some of those ideas in and using them....
Vanita came back... Wooo... Hardy and Jelly and Binu back on trackk yeyahh x
Oh Yh... we arranged a meeting with Beckles for an interview about Hayley... arranged to film a classroom scene with Ms Elcock.... Well keep u posted from there!!
Xx Jalna xX
Progress so far...
well today me Hardy and Jalna met up with Ms Elcock and agreed on a time and date to when we are going to film a classroom scene with Hayley, so we have managed to set a date and time to that...we also spoke to Mr Beckels who Mentals Hayley to be interveiwed and he agreed so we have that time an date sorted aswell....thats all so far!!
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Blog comments
1. What do you think of our blog?
What do you particularly like about it? What's especially impressive?
What could be improved? What's missing or could be added?
2. Based on what you've read on the blog (and maybe seen in test screenings in class) what suggestions do you have regarding what we could do to make our Practical Production really successful?
What other things could we include in the production?
How should we go about filming any remaining scenes or editing the footage during post-production (+ suggestions for music, etc.)?
What do you particularly like about it? What's especially impressive?
What could be improved? What's missing or could be added?
2. Based on what you've read on the blog (and maybe seen in test screenings in class) what suggestions do you have regarding what we could do to make our Practical Production really successful?
What other things could we include in the production?
How should we go about filming any remaining scenes or editing the footage during post-production (+ suggestions for music, etc.)?
Im back...
Well im back from hospital and into school now...well i dont think iv missed to much but anyway we still need to do some more filming so now i can take part in that and Hardy has managed to fix a session with a psychologist about ADHD...thats on monday 19th february... thats all so far!!
x...Vanita...x
Sunday, 11 February 2007
So FaR...
What progress we have done so far....
- I made an appointment with Dr Robin on 19th feb, whilst talking to him on the phone, he knows a lot about ADHD as he deals with many patients who contain this disorder, and knows a lot of background info.
- We have finished our vox pox, asking the question ' what is ADHD', we have asked a variety of people showing a good understanding of the subject.
- We were suppose to film Hayley in a classroom scene last week, but looks like we didn't achieve to get there, therefore we have to complete the classroom scene with ms Cole this week, as she is happy to star in our production.
- As a group we wanted to get a professional voice over, i e-mailed BBC 1, Channel 4 and five... i received a mail back from five saying that we are able to get a professional voice over......BUT.....we got to pay £250....so the idea of getting a professional voice has vanished. Therefore we will test out all three of our voice and who ever voice seems the most professional will be doing the voice over.
- This week we need to start shooting our main story line which is Hayley ... on monday we will begin with doing a playground and classroom scene.
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
- I made an appointment with Dr Robin on 19th feb, whilst talking to him on the phone, he knows a lot about ADHD as he deals with many patients who contain this disorder, and knows a lot of background info.
- We have finished our vox pox, asking the question ' what is ADHD', we have asked a variety of people showing a good understanding of the subject.
- We were suppose to film Hayley in a classroom scene last week, but looks like we didn't achieve to get there, therefore we have to complete the classroom scene with ms Cole this week, as she is happy to star in our production.
- As a group we wanted to get a professional voice over, i e-mailed BBC 1, Channel 4 and five... i received a mail back from five saying that we are able to get a professional voice over......BUT.....we got to pay £250....so the idea of getting a professional voice has vanished. Therefore we will test out all three of our voice and who ever voice seems the most professional will be doing the voice over.
- This week we need to start shooting our main story line which is Hayley ... on monday we will begin with doing a playground and classroom scene.
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Friday, 2 February 2007
WhAt wE dId 2DaY....
Well.... seeing as one of our crew members BiNu has fallen ill...(recovering)... it was up to jelly and hardy to carry on... 2day we went out to film... colecting some footage for our vox-pops... asking the people of london 'what ADHD was'.... it was pretty hard getting people to agree to starring in our production... n jelly n hardy had trouble setting up the camera lol... (big heart attack) when we thought we lost all our footage)... but overall today was a success and we will now focus an collecting even more footage for our vox-pops... meeting up with the phyciatrist and also start filming with Hayley... the (*) of the show!! Well will keep you updated!
Xx Jalna xX
Xx Jalna xX
Thursday, 1 February 2007
Planning this week....
1. Voice pop or pox ... - visit a shopping centre asking people what is ADHD
2. Arrange a meeting with Mr Beckles
3. Film Hailey in a classroon - arrange when with Ms Cole (Firday)
4. Start filiming cuts of our story board e.g. shooting in the playground sene two
....
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
1. Voice pop or pox ... - visit a shopping centre asking people what is ADHD
2. Arrange a meeting with Mr Beckles
3. Film Hailey in a classroon - arrange when with Ms Cole (Firday)
4. Start filiming cuts of our story board e.g. shooting in the playground sene two
....
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Psychologist
Wel, we final found a physiatrists after me and jelly called a number of
psychologist , DR. Robin whom is willing to meet up with us on the following Monday to tells us his views on ADHD we are looking forward to meeting him....
Dr Robin E lawerance
96 Harley street
London
WIH 1AD
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
psychologist , DR. Robin whom is willing to meet up with us on the following Monday to tells us his views on ADHD we are looking forward to meeting him....
Dr Robin E lawerance
96 Harley street
London
WIH 1AD
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Preparation of practical production - Wild disorder
Scene one
1. Intro – showing on BBC 1 (people dancing) research openings for programmes form ideas
2. Voice pox asking people ‘What is ADHD?’ – we want to create an authenticity by making people not know what this disorder is as it is not very common
3. Types of shots included in scene one
- Close up
- Long shots
- Fast edits
- Cuts
- Shots used such as fade, pan ect.
The last person shown on the voice pox is a psychiatric who will tell us the definition of ADHD.
Scene two
* We will introduce our main character who is a 13 year old girl called Hailey which suffers from ADHD
* Hailey will be shot in the school playground – there will be a voice over introducing her whilst the camera is focusing on other children in the playground. When the voice over has finished introducing Hailey we will zoom the camera into Hailey and final show who she is.
* A song will be playing whilst the character is being introduced.
Scene three
Ø This will be a shot of a classroom when Hailey is shown to be much disrupted and very talkative.
Ø Do not pay close attention to details;
Ø Don’t stay focused on play or school work;
Ø Don’t follow through on instructions or finish school work or chores;
Ø Can’t seem to organize tasks and activities;
Ø Get distracted easily; and Lose things such as toys, school work, and books
We will show some of these things in our scene three as they will show Hailey to have this disorder well.
Scene 4
- Run over car scene – we have looked at other adverts such as ‘pay attention when crossing roads’
- We will show how Hailey is careless and doesn’t seem to bother about the things around her as she runs into the road, but she doesn’t die as the car stop close by her.
- This scene will have many long shots of young teenagers
Scene 5
* In our documentary we want to film a professional to make the documentary have a realism effect.
* Therefore we are interviewing Mr Beckles Hailey councils as he will tell us the ins and outs of ADHD
* As interviews do tend to get boring whilst Mr Beckles is talking we will focus the camera on Hailey to make the documentary more interesting
* We will have a sound bridge going on to the next scene
Scene 6
- To end the documentary we will answer our key question which is ‘is this disorder inherited or is it a form of socialisation?’
- We will debate at the end
- We will show medical evidence what doctors say that there is no cure or some says that this is not even a disorder
- Final at the end of the production we will provide help lines were suffers can talk to someone
Settings
- Classroom
- Playground
- School
- Shopping centres
- Home
- Bedroom
Back scenes
Kitchen scene
Bedroom scene
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
1. Intro – showing on BBC 1 (people dancing) research openings for programmes form ideas
2. Voice pox asking people ‘What is ADHD?’ – we want to create an authenticity by making people not know what this disorder is as it is not very common
3. Types of shots included in scene one
- Close up
- Long shots
- Fast edits
- Cuts
- Shots used such as fade, pan ect.
The last person shown on the voice pox is a psychiatric who will tell us the definition of ADHD.
Scene two
* We will introduce our main character who is a 13 year old girl called Hailey which suffers from ADHD
* Hailey will be shot in the school playground – there will be a voice over introducing her whilst the camera is focusing on other children in the playground. When the voice over has finished introducing Hailey we will zoom the camera into Hailey and final show who she is.
* A song will be playing whilst the character is being introduced.
Scene three
Ø This will be a shot of a classroom when Hailey is shown to be much disrupted and very talkative.
Ø Do not pay close attention to details;
Ø Don’t stay focused on play or school work;
Ø Don’t follow through on instructions or finish school work or chores;
Ø Can’t seem to organize tasks and activities;
Ø Get distracted easily; and Lose things such as toys, school work, and books
We will show some of these things in our scene three as they will show Hailey to have this disorder well.
Scene 4
- Run over car scene – we have looked at other adverts such as ‘pay attention when crossing roads’
- We will show how Hailey is careless and doesn’t seem to bother about the things around her as she runs into the road, but she doesn’t die as the car stop close by her.
- This scene will have many long shots of young teenagers
Scene 5
* In our documentary we want to film a professional to make the documentary have a realism effect.
* Therefore we are interviewing Mr Beckles Hailey councils as he will tell us the ins and outs of ADHD
* As interviews do tend to get boring whilst Mr Beckles is talking we will focus the camera on Hailey to make the documentary more interesting
* We will have a sound bridge going on to the next scene
Scene 6
- To end the documentary we will answer our key question which is ‘is this disorder inherited or is it a form of socialisation?’
- We will debate at the end
- We will show medical evidence what doctors say that there is no cure or some says that this is not even a disorder
- Final at the end of the production we will provide help lines were suffers can talk to someone
Settings
- Classroom
- Playground
- School
- Shopping centres
- Home
- Bedroom
Back scenes
Kitchen scene
Bedroom scene
Xx...*Hardy*...xX
Wednesday, 31 January 2007
Disaster!
Disaster has struck!! One of the crew members Vanita has fallen ill and has ended up in hospital so now its just me and jelly trying to do most of the work...Well hopefully Vanita will be out soon...so get well soon!!!
xX Hardy Xx
Saturday, 27 January 2007
Thursday, 25 January 2007
Work done today
Well, Hardy and Jalna looked up and called a phyciatrists local to the area that would be suitable for our production...Dr Robin has agreed to tell us about ADHD but fist we have to arrange an interview... Fingers crossed it goes well! Wooohoo! x
Xx jelly n hardy xX
Xx jelly n hardy xX
Tuesday, 23 January 2007
Is this the cure for ADHD ???
The aim of this medication:-To improve focus, attention and concentration
- To enhance neural growth, brain function and memory
- A natural antidepressant, to elevate mood and relieve anxiety
.......hm.......the question is ' is this the cure for ADHD....? we will soon find out...!
Xx...Hardy...xX
Monday, 22 January 2007
Does this look like a laughing mattter?
Well this was featured in the cartoon 'Southpark', and is an example of where the condition ADHD is made fun out of.
The video above was produced in 1988 which is a new report in America; a medical report which tells us about the in and outs of this disorder (AHDH). The video shows what the professional, real life people and people who have suffered feel about this disorder and how it has affected them or people.
The target audience for this medical report are people who don’t know about this disorder, doctors, nurses and people who suffer from ADHD. This documentary appeals to them as they are able to see what type of medicine is available to them.
This video follows typical conventions of documentaries e.g. uses voice over, real life people and professionals.
Overall, by looking at this video as a group we do tend to inherit a few ideas, mainly the use of professional such as a psychiatrics we want to add that in our documentary as it give a sense of realism.
Xx...Hardy...xX
Statistics
On average, there are 1 to 3 children who have ADHD in every classroom of thirty students.Three to six more boys are diagnosed than girls. The rate of emotional development for children with ADHD is 30% slower than their non-ADD peers. For example, a ten-year-old with ADHD operates at the maturity level of about a 7-year-old; a 16-year-old beginning driver is using the decision making skills of an 11-year-old. 65% of children with ADHD have problems with defiance, non-compliance and other problems with authority figures, including verbal hostility and temper tantrums. 25% of students with ADHD have other serious learning problems in one or more of these areas: oral expression, listening skills, reading comprehension, and math. Half of all ADHD students have listening comprehension problems. About one-third of these students have one or more of the following: Languange deficits (poor listening comprehension, poor verbal expression, poor reading comprehension) Poor organizational skills Poor memory Poor fine motor skillsStudents with ADHD are two to three times more likely to have problems with expressive language than their non-ADD peers. 75% of boys with ADD are hyperactive; 60% of girls with ADD are hyperactive. 40% of children who have ADHD have at least one parent who has ADHD50% of children who have ADHD also have sleep problems. Parents of a child who has ADHD are three times as likely to separate or divorce as parents of non-ADD children Teenagers with ADHD have almost four times as many traffic citations as their non-ADD peers. Teens with ADHD have four times as many car wrecks and are seven times more likely to have a second accident. 21% of teens with ADHD skip school repeatedly. 35% eventually drop out of school. 45% have been suspended. 30% have failed or had to repeat a year of school.Scary Facts?
xx J A L N A xx
Documentary Research
I did some research on documentary conventions we can use in our production.
As a type of film or television develops, filmmakers and directors find certain techniques that become useful or effective in creating texts. These techniques get used again and again, and eventually they are associated with and are used to define certain types of texts. The techniques then become known as conventions.
Documentary has its fair share of conventions, which we can recognize in such mockumentaries as This is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind, for these films call heightened attention to the conventions in order to make fun of them.
Below is a list of some conventions in documentary, along with some example works. Note that not all documentaries possess all of these traits.
Archival Footage and Photographs
Archival materials include old photographs, newsreel footage, and even shots from fiction films. For example, The Atomic Cafe makes exclusive use of archival footage from the 1940s and 1950s to spoof American’s Cold War fear of an atomic bomb, and Feed culls footage from the 1992 primaries to show presidential hopefuls being anything but presidential. The Civil War employs an endless number of still photographs.
Talking Heads
Talking heads are people interviewed to explain or comment on the text’s subject. These people usually are shown in their offices (sometimes with a wall of books behind them) or in their homes. For example, Hearts and Minds includes interviews with both American and Vietnamese people to offer their perspectives on the war. Vernon, Florida also makes use of an interesting selection of talking heads.
Jiggly Camera
A wobbly camera is often attributed to documentary. As cameras became more portable and more affordable, filmmakers did more on-location shooting, and keeping the camera steady was somewhat difficult when it came to following the action. Steadicam, a camera stabilizing system, aids in correcting what some perceive as a problem. The fiction film The Blair Witch Project makes use of the jiggly camera as a means of reinforcing its documentary-like style.
Voiceover Narration
Voiceover narration occurs when a voice is heard on the soundtrack without a matching source in the image. In other words we hear the voice speak but we cannot see the speaker utter the words. The voice often explains or comments on the visuals. Early documentary made extensive use of this convention, including Pare Lorentz’s When the Plow Broke the Plains and The River. A more contemporary example is Ansel Adams.
Re-enactments
A re-enactment stages real events that already have occurred. Sometimes they include the people who experienced the events orginally, but more often they incorporate actors playing parts. The Thin Blue Line makes extensive use of this convention to assist in making its argument. Most documentary filmmakers shoot events where they actually occur.
Real People
For the most part, the people we see in a documentary are real people. We can assume that if we went to Flint, Michigan, we may meet the “Pets or Meat” lady from Roger & Me. Or if we went to Texas, we may meet the people participating in the content to win a new truck in Hands on a Hard Body.
x...Vanita...x
As a type of film or television develops, filmmakers and directors find certain techniques that become useful or effective in creating texts. These techniques get used again and again, and eventually they are associated with and are used to define certain types of texts. The techniques then become known as conventions.
Documentary has its fair share of conventions, which we can recognize in such mockumentaries as This is Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind, for these films call heightened attention to the conventions in order to make fun of them.
Below is a list of some conventions in documentary, along with some example works. Note that not all documentaries possess all of these traits.
Archival Footage and Photographs
Archival materials include old photographs, newsreel footage, and even shots from fiction films. For example, The Atomic Cafe makes exclusive use of archival footage from the 1940s and 1950s to spoof American’s Cold War fear of an atomic bomb, and Feed culls footage from the 1992 primaries to show presidential hopefuls being anything but presidential. The Civil War employs an endless number of still photographs.
Talking Heads
Talking heads are people interviewed to explain or comment on the text’s subject. These people usually are shown in their offices (sometimes with a wall of books behind them) or in their homes. For example, Hearts and Minds includes interviews with both American and Vietnamese people to offer their perspectives on the war. Vernon, Florida also makes use of an interesting selection of talking heads.
Jiggly Camera
A wobbly camera is often attributed to documentary. As cameras became more portable and more affordable, filmmakers did more on-location shooting, and keeping the camera steady was somewhat difficult when it came to following the action. Steadicam, a camera stabilizing system, aids in correcting what some perceive as a problem. The fiction film The Blair Witch Project makes use of the jiggly camera as a means of reinforcing its documentary-like style.
Voiceover Narration
Voiceover narration occurs when a voice is heard on the soundtrack without a matching source in the image. In other words we hear the voice speak but we cannot see the speaker utter the words. The voice often explains or comments on the visuals. Early documentary made extensive use of this convention, including Pare Lorentz’s When the Plow Broke the Plains and The River. A more contemporary example is Ansel Adams.
Re-enactments
A re-enactment stages real events that already have occurred. Sometimes they include the people who experienced the events orginally, but more often they incorporate actors playing parts. The Thin Blue Line makes extensive use of this convention to assist in making its argument. Most documentary filmmakers shoot events where they actually occur.
Real People
For the most part, the people we see in a documentary are real people. We can assume that if we went to Flint, Michigan, we may meet the “Pets or Meat” lady from Roger & Me. Or if we went to Texas, we may meet the people participating in the content to win a new truck in Hands on a Hard Body.
x...Vanita...x
What needs to be done....
RIgHT..... Well we've got our actor ... shes perfect for the role and she fits into the type of character we needed to represent the type of family we are portraying.
NOW... we need to find a proffessional Psychiatrist and an expert on ADHD to give us a better explanation of what this condition is about.
We then need to work on organising a schedule.... we will fill you in!!
Xx Jalna xX
NOW... we need to find a proffessional Psychiatrist and an expert on ADHD to give us a better explanation of what this condition is about.
We then need to work on organising a schedule.... we will fill you in!!
Xx Jalna xX
This video is about ADHD. It outlines the symptons of ADHD. The video focuses on one person who suffers from ADHD. The video was produced in 2000. This is a newspiece from 2000 (Global News in Montreal). The target audience for this video is suffers and adults because the video is mainly targeted at adults who suffer from ADHD. Other audiences can be those who want to find out about ADHD. You would expect to see this video on BBC1 as it is to educate the audience. The camerawork and editing follow the typical conventions of documentaries. There is no music edited to the documentary. Voieovers have been used. The typical genres it uses hand held cameras and 'real people'. We could borrow the information that is given in the video, we can also borrow the convention of interviews.
x...Vanita...x
Saturday, 20 January 2007
Key question
... Throughout our production the key question we will answer at the end is...
...'Is this disorder (ADHD) inherited or is it a form of socialisation?'...
xX..Hardy..Xx
PrOgReSs dONe sO fAr!!!
Basically...we have completed our story board, we met up with mr beckles and found our main character called hailey, shes jus perfect to play the role. We've planned shots and scenes which will be in our production. Also we have included some back up scenes if the our other scenes don't go according to plan.
work carried forward:
- research beginnings of programmes (BBC 1)
- research songs which will be ideal for the production
- Prepare interview questionaire for our professional
OooO yh...we met up with Hailey and she agreed to everything we would like her to do in our production.
work carried forward:
- research beginnings of programmes (BBC 1)
- research songs which will be ideal for the production
- Prepare interview questionaire for our professional
OooO yh...we met up with Hailey and she agreed to everything we would like her to do in our production.
xX..Hardy..Xx
MeEtInG Up WiTh HaYlEy
We met up with our character Hayley today. We gave her a overview on what she has to do in our production. We also negotatiated filiming times with her. Fortunatley Hayley agreed to everything we expect from our character.
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Thursday, 18 January 2007
Hardy and Vanita did work today!!
Today instead sitting there and gossiping with Hardy in our free periods we actually got down to some work. We made our storyboards, we met up with Mr Beckles and fixed a meeting with our character. We also wrote down a list of more research we need to do. We made up some back up scenes just in case the scenes we have decided on doesnt go to plan.
x...Vanita...x
x...Vanita...x
Tuesday, 16 January 2007
TrEaTmEnTs.... A wAy oF CoPiNg ....
It is quite normal for a child under five to be hyperactive... remember a diagnosis of this dissorder needs to be made by a trained proffessional.
The childs progress at school would need to be checked often, therefore in some extreme cases a specialist would need to be there.
Although there is no cure for this dissorder, it can be treated and maintained. This can be done with the use of therapy, where drugs are also used to help the child cope with the dissorder.
Some experts think that certain vitamin, mineral, or omega-3 fatty supplements can help to treat ADHD. Again, the evidence is not conclusive, but the safety of high doses of supplements is unproven so care must be taken. Nevertheless, eating a varied and balanced diet, including oily fish (eg mackerel, herring, trout), which is high in omega-3 fatty acids, certainly helps to promote healthy development in children. Some also believe that the reduced intake of sugar might help, however these are not for definate and changes in the childs diet would need to be cheked with the GP.
It can be difficult caring for a child with this dissorder, however to make it easier there are National support groups available for those who have members of their famile with ADHD, and are given opurtunities to meet other families with the same problems.
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The childs progress at school would need to be checked often, therefore in some extreme cases a specialist would need to be there.
Although there is no cure for this dissorder, it can be treated and maintained. This can be done with the use of therapy, where drugs are also used to help the child cope with the dissorder.
Some experts think that certain vitamin, mineral, or omega-3 fatty supplements can help to treat ADHD. Again, the evidence is not conclusive, but the safety of high doses of supplements is unproven so care must be taken. Nevertheless, eating a varied and balanced diet, including oily fish (eg mackerel, herring, trout), which is high in omega-3 fatty acids, certainly helps to promote healthy development in children. Some also believe that the reduced intake of sugar might help, however these are not for definate and changes in the childs diet would need to be cheked with the GP.
It can be difficult caring for a child with this dissorder, however to make it easier there are National support groups available for those who have members of their famile with ADHD, and are given opurtunities to meet other families with the same problems.
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What is AD/HD?
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a condition that can make it hard for a person to sit still, control behavior, and pay attention. These difficulties usually begin before the person is 7 years old. However, these behaviors may not be noticed until the child is older.
What Are the Signs of AD/HD?
There are three main signs, or symptoms, of AD/HD. These are:
- problems with paying attention
- being very active (called hyperactivity)
- acting before thinking (called impulsivity)
Inattentive type:
- do not pay close attention to details
- can’t stay focused on play or school work
- don’t follow through on instructions or finish school work or chores
- can’t seem to organize tasks and activities
- get distracted easily
- Lose things such as toys, school work, and books
Hyperactivity and impulsivity type:
- fidget and squirm;
- get out of their chairs when they’re not supposed to
- run around or climb constantly
- have trouble playing quietly
- talk too much
- blurt out answers before questions have been completed
- have trouble waiting their turn
- interrupt others when they’re talking
- butt in on the games others are playing
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a condition that can make it hard for a person to sit still, control behavior, and pay attention. These difficulties usually begin before the person is 7 years old. However, these behaviors may not be noticed until the child is older.
What Are the Signs of AD/HD?
There are three main signs, or symptoms, of AD/HD. These are:
- problems with paying attention
- being very active (called hyperactivity)
- acting before thinking (called impulsivity)
Inattentive type:
- do not pay close attention to details
- can’t stay focused on play or school work
- don’t follow through on instructions or finish school work or chores
- can’t seem to organize tasks and activities
- get distracted easily
- Lose things such as toys, school work, and books
Hyperactivity and impulsivity type:
- fidget and squirm;
- get out of their chairs when they’re not supposed to
- run around or climb constantly
- have trouble playing quietly
- talk too much
- blurt out answers before questions have been completed
- have trouble waiting their turn
- interrupt others when they’re talking
- butt in on the games others are playing
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What is ADHD...Research
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) (sometimes referred to as ADD when only inattentiveness and distractability are problematic) is, as indicated by research, a neurological disorder initially appearing in childhood which manifests itself with symptoms such as hyperactivity, forgetfulness, poor impulse control, and distractibility. In neurological pathology, ADHD is currently considered to be a persistent and chronic syndrome for which no medical cure is available. Within society, there is disagreement if a diagnosis denotes a genuine impairment/ disability or simply serves as a label for different but normal behaviour. Some believe that the disorder does not exist or that it need not be treated. According to a majority of medical research in the United States, as well as other countries, ADHD is today generally regarded to be a non-curable neurological disorder for which, however, a wide range of effective treatments are available. A wide body of evidence has shown that stimulant medication is the most effective way to treat the disorder. Methods of treatment usually involve some combination of medication, psychotherapy, and other techniques. Some patients are able to control their symptoms over time, without the use of medication. Other individuals who meet the diagnostic criteria of ADHD do not consider themselves to be handicapped by the disorder and therefore may remain undiagnosed or, after a positive diagnosis, untreated.
ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in children and, over the past decade, has been increasingly diagnosed in adults. It is believed that around 60% of children diagnosed with ADHD retain the disorder as adults
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ADHD is most commonly diagnosed in children and, over the past decade, has been increasingly diagnosed in adults. It is believed that around 60% of children diagnosed with ADHD retain the disorder as adults
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