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Youths remain one of the most intriguing groups when it comes to how they are portrayed in the media and in the news compared to the actual experiences they go through and the struggles they face. The skaters of Bournemouth Square (and skaters in general) are equally a victim to this; films such as LordsContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 23 – Squares and Skateboards (2020) Critical Analysis”

Although I was not the editor for our documentary, which has taken up the bulk of the post production process, every member of our group is important for pitching ideas for the final cut and has direct influence over the editing process. Using our group chat which was hosted on Whatsapp, we would post bitsContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 22 – Post Production Reflection”

My experience with documentary filmmaking has given me a far greater understanding of people and the experiences that they all have. While researching for our documentary and during the documentary process overall, I heard a whole host of people and found that everyone has a story to tell, and that by learning about these storiesContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 21 – Career Aspirations”

For our documentary, I took the role of cinematographer. This was my first time doing a role like this while making a documentary, so it was initially a challenge to figure out exactly what worked and what didn’t work in the format. During preproduction, I was tasked with writing up shot lists, in which IContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 20 – Documentary Role Reflection”

Asif Kapadia’s objective with Amy (2015) was to illustrate the other side of Amy Winehouse, and to do this, he constructs a very clear narrative throughout the documentary. It displays different periods of the titular singer’s life, such as her childhood, adulthood, and the parts before her death. The narrative begins with showing clips ofContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 19 – Amy Narrative Analysis”

During the first year of my university career, our campus and our student accommodation was sent into lockdown, not for COVID related reasons but rather due to what people thought was a man with an explosive vest. We were all instructed by campus security and police to stay put in our houses and not toContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 17 – Event Account: Participant”

Objects can possess more than their own physical value; they hold deep meaning that is ascribed by the owner, forged through memories and experiences that they share with it. Sometimes, even the most simple, unassuming objects can hold vast meanings, stories and experiences. As described by Baudrillard: “Every object thus has two functions — toContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 16 – Object Interview”

For our short documentary, we have decided to focus on the skaters of Bournemouth. This group was chosen due to the groups that often participate in skating culture the most, that being youths. This is underpinned by UN Sustainable Development Goal No. 10: Reduced Inequalities. In our documentary, we want to focus on the livesContinue reading “Documentary Practice Week 15 – Skaters and Social Inequality”

I am a very avid coffee drinker. The make of the coffee, such as how you make the brew, what you put in it, etc. are all interesting, but what I think makes coffee such a spectacular drink is it’s rich history to go along with it’s rich flavour. Coffee, in many ways, represents unity,Continue reading “Documentary Practice Week 14 – Felix and his story”

As kind of a follow up to my previous post, I wanted to explain my experiences with expats, both being one and being around them. I come from a family of people born in South Africa. If you’ve ever met a South African, they all think of the country very fondly, but couldn’t bring themselvesContinue reading “Expats – Cont.”