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For our documentary we are looking at the Stereotypes of three country which is Russia , America and Tanzania. This is just the examples of media representation on the country, and if this  representation  influence opinion of the 3 countries.

Reggie Yates: Extreme Russia

There have been a recent documentary about Russian extremest that the BBC have put forward, documented by Reggie Yates. He explore the the influence of Putin's have on the community  with posters and Russian protests that disallow gay rights in the country, also the Russian Gangs that support, have potentially beaten and killed civilian only by the racial and sexual preferences.

Since this documentary right wing is made by the BBC the documentary is made with 'voice of God' documentary most of the opinion that have been said was by Reggie Yates himself, so his opinion and narrative of the story can change our perspective of what we thing of Russia.

In a lot of News reports  Russia as well, it  Russia is always have been look down upon as a nation we don't usually see the other side of the story or nuance of people from Russia that are different from what we hear and see on TV. Our only thought are from what we only see, so therefore effects emotionally or politically or decision making based upon a media.

African Misrepresentation by Media

This mini-clip explain the consent issue raised by Hollywood mainstream media that we choose to believe in , Hollywood show same traits in most of here films and having a white protagonist in every film that 'save the day' in a poor corrupted continent like Africa, however people are mislead the fact these are only fictional characters and the have been exaggerated by the preference of entertainment and thrill.

However these 4 African men shows the really traits of being African based by their studies and career and their love of sport, exploring different values to expand our mind in what we know about Africa.




This is also another example that I have find which is an short clip from Aljerzeera that show statistic and fact that we may not know about Africa. This clip back up our documentary as it show fundamental facts  that we have believed which is not entirely true.





Steven Fry documentary about America has is also about ones person opinion about there experience and journey to America, this American football sums up the idea of them thinking that there a powerful nation, with lots of cheerleaders and big crowds celebrating, the football match everything is a grand scale.

Though our tutorial with Rosie Gunn, the question that I have displayed wont fair and it offensive to people, my lack of researching the question came to that, I had to change the questions to become more subtle and more open nothing offensive to someone country

 

QUESTION TO ASK THE PUBLIC

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUSSIA  

What do you picture when you think of Russia?
If you could describe Russia in 3 word what will it be?
How do you describe the Russian economic state?
What do you think the social values of Russia are?

 

 

 

 

AMERICA

What do you picture when you think of  America?
If you could describe America in 3 word what will it be?
How do you describe the America  economic state?
What do you think the social values of America are?

 

 

 

 

 

TANZANIA

What do you picture when you think of Tanzania?
If you could describe Tanzania in 3 word what will it be?
How do you describe the Tanzania economic state?
What do you think the social values of Tanzania are?

 REFLECTION
These question was much better then the first one as it was more quick and simple. there is a minimal of 4 questions, is not too long, it short and snappy, also broad enough for people to answer and easy for the public to understand.

 

QUESTION TO ASK THE NATIVE COUNTRY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RUSSIA

How does it feel like to be Russia?
Can you sum up Russia in 3 word?
What do you think about the social values of Russia is?
Traveling outside of Russia what do you draw about how your country is perceived?

 

 

 

 

AMERICA

How does it feel like to be American?
Sum up America in 3 word
What do you think about the social values of America is?
Traveling outside of America what do you draw about how your country is perceived?

 

 

 

 

 

TANZANIA

 How does it feel like to be Tanzania?
Can you sum up Tanzania in 3 word?
What do you think about the social values of Tanzania is?
Traveling outside of Tanzania what do you draw about how your country is perceived?

#PrivacyProject is a video about the concern on app term and conditions agreement, the public read the term and condition that realizing most of the apps we choose to agree upon allowing them to see text messages and reading personal information, this is a concern because, since we don't necessary take the time to read term and conditions this allow companies to take this advantage by looking at imformations without us knowing.

This video is helpful to know the type of style camera shots and editing techniques we want our documentary to be, the video does well is showing different shots of different people reading the terms and conditions, there was also shots of reactions of what they have heard, also feedback from what they have read, this is useful to know the types of question to ask by  Native Country and people from the public.

Back Up Plan

This is just an back just in case the first project was too overwhelming and if we gave us to much to do in our hand.

We still plan to tolerate on the issue on inaccurate representation of a countries and the mainstream opinion have dominant in the media and whether those information will give us bad opinion or simple views of a country.  And giving people awareness of the information they get isn't always true and be more concern on the message that is getting to people and if opinion only formulate to only majors views. This could also show the means and to why there are so many confused opinions and the conflicts between country could be dealt with by just providing the real truth of what a country is.

Simplified Project Plan

We will still interview people from the public from different ages and background, the countries that we chose, we will still  want there thoughts and views associate about the country and what they iconic views of the country. And their opinion of the people of there country. And instead of doing an artwork, we will show people from the native country the opinion of the country. See if this is correct with their thought and opinions.











This is just an example of people interviewing public from the street and asking question that support the simplified version.

Camera Shots
The camerawork that we may be using for the interview as well, with basic medium shots and close up shot of there face of the public.





These are the shot that we might use for our documentary film, that I implanted in the documentary, I think we might use simple shots however having fast cuts on people dialogue so that we may have an a range opinions on the five native countries.

These question will be ask from the public that from two categories one with the public that regard to the countries and the other is from the  five native countries that we chose Chinese, Japan, America, Africa, England, and their responses other opinion of their own countries.

 Questions ask the public regarding other countries:

1. What country are you from?

2. This is a piece of art we made based on the views of the public about your country, do you think this represents your country?

Question asked to natives of each country:

1. What country are you from?


2. This is a piece of art we made based on the views of the public about your country, do you think this represents your country?


3. How do you feel about the public thoughts of your country?


4. How far do you think the public’s perception is from the truth about you country and why do you think they see your country in that way?

Limitation

The issue with my concept of the narrative since I'm using few medium it will be time consuming to do just by myself. So the downfall of my narrative is that I would have to have a lot of collaboration in order for this to work. It will be nice as a subject to have ideas from others peers cause the subject of failures

Solution

I have decide that it would be best to join the documentary with Nathan and Allen and to experiment with the mix medium with them so that I can find it easier for us to make it easier and to use there ideas to make an experimental documentary.

Documentary Project

Synopsis
This documentary project is about  challenging the perspective of the public and there opinion of other well known countries we choice Chinese, African, America, Japan and England  these countries usually have a particular images in them. So this will be done by interviewing people of all ages and local area about their perspective  of known and iconic country e.g America  and state to see if this statement is true by a fellow public who are originated for there, and to see there reaction about the viewpoints being mentioned and to see how they view their own county.

Five object behind with our documentary film

Maps and Journey could be incorporated in so many different ways, many of my ideas based in this projected to combined the elements of animation in the film based environment .

Kill Bill
This is one example that I inspired upon in the my film. Using different style of elements in the film by the style of moving images and different color in the film.

 

Jan svankmajer

The name of the project, is Map and Journey, this can be distributed in so many different ways weather its in a metaphor, or a journey through time, travel and space, it can be vary for different people in there experiences or someone else's experience.

 Art Installations

 One way of expression the Map and Journeys can be explored by Installations. This is by showing a set of medium where is shows a 3D experience in a use of video, sculptor. It express mainly on the use of space in gallery or environment, giving  the spectator a interaction with the piece of work  instead of just looking at the piece and observing it.

 

Antony Gormley

Antony Gormley is British sculptor,  widely known
for its sculptures that sculpted the famous angel of the north in North of England in 1994. He use a range of mediums in installations and public network to focus deeply on body language and space.

Antony Gormley

His work is based on the distributing the feelings and the emotions of a human body externally, showing human form in abstracted art and expressed by the patterns , and object. The space that interlinked with the objects shows an period of time or journey. This shows the viewer different perspective of the human form and the different types of expression it gives them.

Although his work is done by sculptures, it does show the ideas of  installation, it doesn't particularly focus mainly on the style of the sculptor but the outward connection of the space or environment that provide in , which in the reason why some people might conclude that it very minimalist. In a way it show the void and the emptiness in the room, that the figure or human sculptor fills it with. Its interesting because it let people not focus not only on the sculptor put the surrounding of the piece.



Quantum Cloud XVII

Quantum Cloud(the one above) is one of an example the Gormley works that ponders on the idea of space and time. This sculptor was made  in the year 2000 with material of  stainless steel. This show a human form by particles or neutrinos, however the particles decent further outwardly. It convey the idea of  expression of energy. The fact that it particles comes outwardly shows its emotion from the environment its in. it shows are very gradual expression, so it taking it in embracing the emptiness  that surround itself. 

James Turrell

James Turrell

James Turrell is an American artist the focus on the idea of  light and space in his artwork is to challenge viewers of perceptions of light . His famous piece was the Roden Crater , which is a natural carved cater that located in the Arizona in America. If you see it in a  bird eye view it look like a massive naked eye. His main profession  in art is working with light and the use of light in interior and exterior designs. Turrell give viewers not an object or a particular image to look at however the idea of wordlessness.  Gives the audience there own perspective as to what they are looking at and there own mindless thought.

 It strongly link with the idea of installation since it give the view a way of looking and observing light and how powerful light can travel or fill the space. He shows the  viewers now a different perceptive, things human take for granted. Enabling us to see clearly in a dark.

Aten Reign   at Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation