Over three or four days I have thought very seriously about the skills and recourses required in undertaking a thriller film. The narrative I mentioned earlier could potentially work on screen if it were executed properly. However I now feel like that challenge of creating a thriller would be completely overwhelming, especially after watching the high quality thriller at the Bond University presentation. I realize that its seriously late in the year to change completely change directions however I couldn’t see the project being a success.
My project will now be a short documentary about fulfilment. I discussed the idea with a teacher and he rightly pointed out that a documentary on fulfilment could really be anything. I need a direction, point of view or question that will determine what the documentary will be and how I will approach it. I thought on this and decided that I would focus on the question ‘what is fulfilment’ and ‘what do you find fulfilling’.
I will feature a number of interviews with people of varying ages and varying occupations. The first group of interviews will centre around the question of ‘what is fulfilment’. I have already established that the opening interview on ‘what is fulfilment’ will be held my brother Simon, on top of the Argyle St. car park. There is an impressive view I can have in the background and I believe Simon will have some fairly interesting thoughts to share.
I will then move onto the question of ‘what do you find fulfilling’ This will be relatively simply, I will have a number of segments where an individual will discuss how they find a certain activity fulfilling. I would move on to show a short segment of the subject actually participating in the activity. (it would seem counterproductive to show lots of interviews about fulfilment and not actually show anyone doing anything fulfilling)
Because I have completely altered the direction of the project from a thriller to a more documentary orientated film, the research I do also has to change. The research will be similar to what I was planning to do for the thriller, being involved in documentary forums, watching other documentaries etc. This week I will initiate the research by simply examining a few big budget documentaries then what others thought of the techniques used. Through this process I can expand on my knowledge of documentary film making and employ the new understandings in my own project. First up I will be examining - An Inconvenient Truth (Davis Guggenheim, Al Gore, 2006) and Outfoxed (Robert Greenwald, 2004)
This late change in direction it is paramount that I begin production as soon as possible, this means this week end I will do the shooting with my brother Dave. I have pre arranged to hold a short interview in Sandy Bay addressing the question as to what fulfilment actually means. I hope to include a few of these interviews with a subject discussing what they think fulfilment is. By including a broad range of opinions I will be enriching my documentary, a good documentary or essay for that matter usually offers some variety in its messages. Would the documentary work if I had multiple interviews with subjects communicating the exact same message in different words? To the audience it would feel as if the one concept was being forced on them for the duration of a very repetitive and bias documentary.
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I don't think this change is too late because it sounds as though you have quickly arrived at a clear idea with a central question. As you say you can move forward quickly now...
Good luck.
I think everyone finds at one point that what their intentions were change as we come to realise that no, we don't really have the resources necessary for the exact intention of our work as, especially with film, money and time is a major factor. Though despite this we still try and make do with what we have, and if you need to change your direction to do so, then good on you and well done. It is excellent that you have such a clear idea of which direction you are heading in aswell. =)
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