Individual project..!

As we all know by now, i have chosen to do my individual project on Bulimia. The idea came along a few weeks ago now and i have finally got my research and portfolio sorted out. The scary part is i still have much to do! I have two main filming locations. These will be the two locations of the interviews i wish to carry out. Both taking place in week 9, a little late i know. I have nearly brushed up on the cuttaways and still need to do some more filming in the next couple of weeks. The script is being put together on the 26th of April with the help of another University student who kindly offered to help out. I am also interviewing Lance Workman on the 30th. So far so good.

Bulimia
Bulimia, also called bulimia nervosa, is a psychological eating disorder. Bulimia is characterized by episodes of binge-eating followed by inappropriate methods of weight control. Inappropriate methods of weight control include vomiting, fasting, enemas, excessive use of laxatives and diuretics, or compulsive exercising. Excessive shape and weight concerns are also characteristics of bulimia. A binge is an episode where an individual eats a much larger amount of food than most people would in a similar situation. Binge eating is not a response to intense hunger. It is usually a response to depression, stresss, or self esteem issues.

In the idividual project i want to use this information in the most effective way i can. Using information from a sufferer first hand and an interview with someone who can tell me a lot about the disorder. I also want to include ways it can be helped including where and who you can get help from.

Outside the box..?!

Whilst travelling around Washington as much as i could this week, i managed to get myself in the way of a film location on one of America's well known television shows. Luckily it came to my advantage when it gave me the opportunity to be nosy and explore the equipment and how they framed each shot. The filming location was 15th Street just outside of the White house with a small filming crew of about 10. The scene they were shooting was quite simple. The actor ran through the public on his mobile and stopped outside of a restaurant. Looked into the window, and ran off down the road. One side of the road was completely closed off- which i found out the hard way when a couple of people asked me to get out of the way.

(The Camera from behind)

The camera was put onto a track and rolled as it followed the actor. Everything was there, complete with the boom and clapper board. The scene was then broken up into different angles as the actor when through the same scene over and over again. Obviously the same went for the extras who were all staged in the right places. I managed to get next to the extras and watch the process first hand. It all took a good hour. I also managedto get some half-decent photos. One thing i do regret is not using something like this for my individual project. I am working on this though..

(Film location)

Production meeting 8!

So we're in week 8 now and things are finally coming together for this documentary. Call sheets, location agreements and risk assesments are being finalised and we also have the help of the lovely Donnie, who will start putting together some graphics for a story from one of our contributors. We have also added som more location suggestions for filmng and sorted out the script, which comes within the time limit. we are also debating whether to add the interview from Mark, as we have a lot of content already. However so far we are still going ahead with the flming. I am currently looking into budgets as well for everything, locations, crew, equipment and extras. All papers and emails have also been put into a portfolio. Nothin' but a muffin productions are all happy. Good times.