17/09/18 – 22/09/18
I finished my Documentary research and watched a documentary be Louie Theroux and what type of styles he used in his documentary (Voice of God, Participatory Mode etc) and I wrote down all the styles of documentaries what they are and I gave examples of them. This will help me set up my documentary and what style suits best. I’ve also started thinking about what questions to ask in my interview and how i would make them and who to ask.
24/09/18 – 28/09/18
I researched sites that had talked about peoples experience with mental health (how they coped, what they did etc) and then I researched how teens with mental health problems felt and how you could spot someone who is suffering from mental health. i also researched what you should do when you know someones struggling badly with mental health and who to tell if it get really bad.
1/10/18 – 5/10/18
I started looking for facts about mental health on more website i looked into mental health in girls and mental health in boys and how society kind of makes boys stay silent as it shows they are weak but that leads them into becoming more violent and ending with a lot of long term problems. I researched how many girls and boys self harm because of mental health and staying quiet about it.
8/10/18 – 12/10/18
I did a survey and i think i know more clearly who my target audience is and i also know some extra stuff like how some people cope with the stress and depression and everything i also got some stories and with their permission i could read out. I plan on using the survey to talk about how people really young have been through tough things that have cause them mental pain and started the depression and anxiety.
15/10/18 – 19/10/18
I have started my script i decided to have a little introduction at the beginning hopefully to help parents understand and know how to help their children with anxiety cause i know from experience and friends that most parents don’t really understand how to help their child then i’m gonna tell them the symptoms of depression and anxiety and how to help their kids because most kids are not comfortable talking to their parents.
22/10/18 – 26/10/18
I decided to do a bit more research and went back to went sites one in particular had information regarding how women are more easily vulnerable to psychological abuse and a lot more women than men have hurt themselves and because i have 4 sisters and live in a house full of women i dedicated one segment to women and teenage girls and their mental health. I also tried to give examples to see i i could relate to any girls out their and let them know they aren’t alone for example Sexual assault, Abusive partner or abusive parent.
29/10/18 – 2/11/18
after a bit more research i decided to add in a few musicians which are known to talk about their problems and heartbreak in a song most of their fans are teenagers which can relate to what they are going through i researched and listened to many of their songs but i picked rap because most of the saddest and relatable songs were made by rap artists.
5/11/18 – 9/11/18
i went on an app called whisper where anonymous people can talk about experiences or have chats with each other and i put up a post saying if anyone suffers from depression or anxiety they could come and share their story with me and hopefully help someone in the end i only got one response but if was really detailed and informative and difficult to read at some points so im still debating whether to add it in or not
12/11/18 – 16/11/18
I went around class and asked people if they wanted to be in my documentary for an interview about mental health and i did say that i would block their faces and make sure they were anonymous so they could talk abut whatever they want and not worry about people coming up to them and asking just incase they saw the video.
19/11/18 – 23/11/18
I found some people willing to participate in the interview and now I’ve written down what i’m gonna say and what questions i should ask i need to keep in mind that the stuff the people are gonna share in the interview are very personal things and i have to be respectful and not try to hurt anyone’s feelings.
26/11/18 – 30/11/18
this week i printed out my script and started filming and what i decided to do what just to keep it simple and just sit down look at the camera and have like a one to one conversation with the viewer and whenever i spoke something important or when i’m detailing facts i would add text to emphasis the importance and also make sure they know what i’m saying.
3/12/18 – 7/12/18
i got a lot of filming done last week but had to cut it short because none of the people i was meant to be interviewing didn’t show up and i was stuck not able to do anything except edit they all had something going on which was very troublesome but they did agree to come into class next week for the interview so all i did this week was edit the first part of my documentary.
10/12/18 – 14/12/18
this week i got to film the interview but only 2 of the 3 people showed up so i had to replace him with someone else which wasn’t hard this time cause i had a friend come to me and offer help so i got that done and edited it which took all week because it was quite long and i had to edit a lot.
17/12/18 – 20/12/18
i filmed two more clips of just me talking and managed to edit and finish the film this week on the last day as well
Ibrahim Abbasi Media 