During the summer I started thinking about some ideas. The first idea I had was doing a creative piece - almost a montage type video - as that style is quite appealing to me. I was thinking along the lines of mental illness and how the illnesses are seen through people that actually have a mental illness, rather than the view from the outside. The illnesses I would look into would've been depression, anxiety, insomnia, bulimia (possibly) and maybe something like social anxiety disorder, or OCD.
However, I realised that this all probably wouldn't fit into a 20 minute video, and also it could've come out quite controversial and might've been a sensitive issue for people to watch and venture into. All in all, it would've been an ambitious video to create and a big topic to explore meaning it might've been a much longer project than anticipated.
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The group I have assembled with my fellow classmates consist of: me, Laura & Nisserin (with Josh J joining in after filming to edit the piece).
Due to myself, Laura and Nisserin being the main people in the group, the idea would come from us three together. So, we decided to get together and discuss the idea we would create as a group. When we first joined as a group, the idea of a TV series/sitcom arose which gave us all something to think about individually.
With this idea in mind, over the summer, many different scenarios popped into my head.
- A group of friends (all girls - maybe one male) living together and going through trials of relationships, breakups & job offers.
- Something based around old age pensioners and the antiques they go through day by day.
Developing on from these ideas, I met with Nisserin and we discussed the old age pensioners idea a little further. She told me about a couple that she knew and told me about their funny personalities and interesting lives. After much laughter, we thought that maybe we could base our project around them, obviously this was something we had to talk to Laura about before making any further decisions.We then met with Laura together and mentioned the idea of the old age couple. Laura liked the idea and then we developed on from that.
The type of project we want to make will be along the lines of a sitcom, but due to the budget we will be restricted too, we probably won't be able to make a studio set to film in. However, the idea of basing the filming technique similar to programs like 'Outnumbered' was bought up, and I think this could work quite while. By filming it in the same sort of style as 'Outnumbered' it means we aren't restricted to locations and also it makes the budget more sustainable.
We then when on to discuss the show itself, the characters and the plot of the pilot. (see 'Initial Ideas' blog post)
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