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People to People project about Joan’s family working with Alfred Herbert during WW2.
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Tagged Alfred Herbert, Coventry, Herbert Art Gallery, history, Transport Museum
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P2P Edit Process Reflection
Editing is the one thing that led me into Media, it’s something I really enjoy – imagining how the clips will come together and seeing them do just that. Our interviewee stuttered a lot so when it came to editing … Continue reading
P2P Edit Process
Creating a Log sheet helped me figure out what clips were best to use and how the film would be laid out. Production Log Sheet I transcribed all of the interviews and split them into the different locations we filmed … Continue reading
P2P Shoot Process Reflection
When Ken first told me to “set fire to something” I thought it was a joke. Thinking creatively in the shooting process is new to me, I usually do the creative bit when it comes to editing. Just using archive … Continue reading
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P2P Research Process Reflection
Research was a very important part for this particular documentary. This is a subject local people may know about and I wanted to make sure we had the facts right. This is why I went to the Herbert Art gallery … Continue reading
People to People Research
As we are creating the film I originally chose, a lot of my primary and secondary research can be found here. Since deciding to create my film I visited the locations we will be filming in which have a lot … Continue reading
People to People Plan
When meeting with my group Hannah Baines, Caitlan Winters and Jennie Davison we looked at the pros and cons of doing each idea. We decided that my idea about my family working with Alfred Herbert was the only one that could be … Continue reading
My Poetic Eyes Reflection
Being critical of society and our authorities was a large aim of my film and I think this came across in both the words and images. I didn’t look at an extensive history of child abuse in my research, just … Continue reading
My Poetic Eyes
A short poetic film about how children are neglected and exploited by parents and authorities. The smile doesn’t quite reach her eyes, failed by authorities, that’s no surprise. Living in a house, can’t call it a home, more like a … Continue reading
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Tagged child abuse, children, controversy, poem, poetic eyes, political issues
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People to People Treatment
My documentary will be about my nan’s father and grandfather and their life working with Alfred Herbert in his factory and fire brigade. I have chosen this because I think it will have a strong audience in Coventry, being about … Continue reading
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“Because what’s the point in them being happy now if you know they’re going to be sad later?” 