New potential approach

Today I spoke with Debbie and later the rest of my group about the direction of the project with our problems securing contributors and only a few weeks left to complete the film.

I spoke with Debbie first and she suggested to opt for a safer option now that we have not enough time to pursue more contributors in hope that we find something in return. After liking our poetic piece about my granddad, she suggested creating the film with a focus on my family, and perhaps the various generations, memories and photos that I could find. Suggestions made by other students during our presentation were also raised which I will consider too, such as creating a moving portrait. It was difficult to understand the approach we'd take with the film in interviewing my grandparents again (and possibly auntie/uncle/dad too), but I gave the initial suggestion to my family afterwards who said they'd speak with my them again to ask if this was possible.

I met with my group in the evening to talk through the project and to share the suggestion Debbie had made. Jamie said that he'd spoken to his Gran's friend John and he said he'd get back to him if he finds any photos that he'd talk about with us. We still have Ralph to meet on Wednesday morning to see what photos he has and if he'd be comfortable with us filming, and Bob had many photos to share with us but after mentioning it briefly we were unsure if he wants to be recorded.

We decided that Saul and I would meet Ralph on Wednesday and then we'd revisit the Hawthorne Corner group on Thursday as some of the people the other group members met expressed an interest but did not give contact details to speak to them afterwards. With very few people comfortable with us filming them, we may ultimately have to use the technique we employed in the poetic film and spread it across the entire film using only audio and images of the photos. It is definitely not ideal nor what we wanted for the film but at this point we have to take any opportunity to be able to tell a story.

At this point we are waiting on what Ralph shows us on Wednesday, what the group shares with us on Thursday and whether John replies to Jamie with any potential photos. In the meantime I will continue to pursue the idea of making the film within my family and will try and think of ideas and approaches to that without re-covering ground speaking to my granddad for the poetic piece.