31.2/5.2 Be able to research for social action and community media production work

 Homelessness in South London

outline of the project: this project is based around the homelessness going on in south london.

aims of the project: 

The aim of this project is to make people aware of homelessness in their area and how we should stop ignoring them and think of ways to help get them back on their feet. I wish to make people aware of the fact that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of London

target audience: 

The target audience of my documentary is everyone as i believe that this is a message for everyone to hear even though homelessness is not an issue in all areas it is still possible for people in different communities to help with situation but they do not due to be them being unaware of the situation I also believe everyone should watch this is because the areas that are suffering with extreme homelessness are used by all of us such as croydon shopping centre as people from all over south come to use this well known shopping centre but are unaware of the vast people living in dirty allies, car parks and behind some of the most used stores.

timescale: 

My aim is to complete filming with in a maximum of two weeks and have the final edit prepared after another week.

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different types of brief

There are two different types of brief, contractual and cooperatives. Contractual briefs is where a client well hire a media company to complete a project while following all instructions giving in the brief. Cooperative briefs on the other hand are very brief and giving out to multiple media companies instead of just the one, because there are more then one media companies competing on one project it allows them more freedom to try and do things there way instead of already being told how things should be done by the client.


why is it important to follow a brief

it is important for the media companies to follow the brief given to them by the employer because it makes things easier for them as it well tell them in detail what the product is and what they want them to do with it. for example if the company does not fully understand what they are being asked to do the brief is full with content to help them understood what they are being asked to do.



why do you need to negotiate

being able to negotiate with the employer allows for improvements to be made where the employer may not have seen. it also helps the media company get the better over their competitors who have also been hired to work on the project as it allows their project to have more individuality.



why do you need to identify your strengths and weaknesses

it is important to identify your strengths  and weaknesses as it underlines what part of the project you should put your attention to.




what are the most important things to consider; deadlines and reading it correctly

The most important thing to consider is that the project is completed o the set deadline and that the brief has been read correctly if it is a contractual so the employer is satisfied with the project.

assignment task 1

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Project summary:

This project is based around making people aware of homelessness in their area and how we should stop ignoring them and think of ways to help get them back on their feet. i wish to make people aware of the fact that the number of people sleeping rough on the streets of London has risen by over one-third in the past year, new government figures reveal. The crisis has prompted homelessness charities to call for sweeping reforms but unfortunately alot of people are un aware of these figures, so the aim of my documentary is to bring these kind of things to light.


Target Audience:
The target audience of my documentary is everyone as i believe that this is a message for everyone to hear even though homelessness is not an issue in all areas it is still possible for people in different communities to help with situation but they do not due to be them being unaware of the situation.
I also believe everyone should watch this is because the areas that are suffering with extreme homelessness are used by all of us such as croydon shopping centre as people from all over south come to use this well known shopping centre but are unaware of the vast people living in dirty allies, car parks and behind some of the most used stores.


Perception/tone/guidelines:

i want this documentary to be serious containing a lot of factual information.

Homelessness questionnaire summary/evaluation.

1. Why do you think there are so many homeless people in the uk?

A lot of the people who believe a lot of people end up homeless due to the lack of jobs. But statistics show that the most common reasons for people going homeless are; drugs, alcoholism, relationship breakdowns etc…

2. What’s your reaction when you see a homeless person on the street?

There was a vast variety of different answers to this question some people said they would just wonder how the homeless person ended up there, others that they would just feel naturally bad for them and there were the few that said they would just try to avoid eye contact to prevent an awkward situation.

Homelessness in London.

*7,500 people sleep rough on the streets of London every year.

*A lot of people end up homeless due to a relationship breakdown, redundancy, poor mental

health, alcohol/substance addiction, domestic abuse etc....

Questions

1.Why do you think there are so many homeless people in the uk?


2.Whats your reaction when you see a homeless person on the street?




3.Do you a friend or relative have any personal experience of homelessness?




4.if yes how did it make you feel?




5.How many family members or friends would let you stay at their house if you went homeless?




6.when you see a homeless person do you help them, smile, offer something, anything, buy them food, stay there for a moment and engage in a conversation?




7.How do you think we can help homeless people in the uk?

Interview 1 Analysis.

Name of interviewer:

John Snow

Person Being interviewed:

Vitaly Milonov

Context (role and importance of interview):

Purpose of interview:

To gather the opinion of the person being interviewed and why he feels that way about homo sexuality, although I have a feeling that John Snow purposefully got Vitlay Milonov into a corner where he could make an example of what the homophobic mindset is, by using Milonov's own wrds against him    

Question types:

John Snow challenged Vitaly Milinov's points on the way he thinks by bringing up quotes of   

Structure:

Communication Skills:

the interviewer remained calm and collected but stood his ground in an professional manor. 

Interview 2 Analysis.

Name of interviewer:

Person Being interviewed:

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Kids being excluded.

Over 4,500 kids are permanently excluded from secondary school in Britain every year. This three-part observational documentary series goes inside one of the country's largest secondary alternative provision academies to find out what happens next. With up to 90 kids and 30 staff including teachers, mentors and therapists, the Bridge AP Academy is one of the biggest schools of its kind in the country. All of its students have been permanently excluded or subjected to a managed move from schools across west London, many for behaviour issues such as fighting or verbal abuse.

As much as I want to be hopeful for each and every one of them... It seems like many of them suffer from deep mental and emotional issues that have gone unresolved since childhood and coupled with a troubling home environment I can't see these programs being as effective as they intended them to be. I don't want to call them a lost cause but at the end of the day you can't force a child to care about being respectful, working hard and seeing a future when the only way they know how to cope with their internal issues is through acting out. However, I'm happy for the few see that are able to lead successful and changed lives because of what they learn through the program.

Friday 18th september 2015.
The purpose of social action and community media.

• To bring about local, national and global change.
• To change attitudes.
• To raise awareness.
• To create access to media production for non-traditional groups.
• To challenge dominant representations and agendas.
• To create or strengthen community ties.
• To provide information.
• To campaign (work in organised and active way towards a goal).
• To change voting behaviour.
• To infiltrate main stream media.
• To build relationships with subjects.

1. Which of the list of purpose apply?

Clip 1)To bring about local change, to create or strengthen community ties and to provide information.

Clip 2)To raise awareness, to change attitudes.

Clip3)To raise awareness.

2. What is this media form trying to tell us or make us do? 

Clip 1)help homeless people.

Clip 2) the greed of large companies can lead to the end of small businesses

Clip 3)understand what kids these days are going through.

3. What emotional techniques do you think they use and why?

Clip 1)photos of homeless men on the streets and the sad music.

Clip 2)the continuos sad sounding piano soundtrack

Clip 3) it feels like he's loosing his sanity.