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
Wednesday 31 January 2007
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.
Xx*x****Jalna****x*X
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.
Xx*x****Jalna****x*X
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
xX.Hardy.Xx
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
xX.Hardy.Xx
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
x...Vanita...x
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
x...Vanita...x
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