Joined a Group

After a discussion with Mimi on Tuesday and in view of there not being many other projects that I was interested in doing, I decided to join the Act for Change project. I think there is about five of us and we will be looking at survivors of war and children who have taken an Act for Change Workshop. Latest news on Studynet is that some footage is being re-formatted so that we can edit it - I understand that we will also be using the studio at De Havilland at some stage and doing our own interviews. Although this is a serious subject I think it will be interesting to do.

Mockumentary Idea

A reporter gives an account of the assassination of Gordon Brown for the news, based slightly in the future (in the midst of a long depression). Gordon Brown visits University of Hertfordshire and is shot (!) - could include jerky, camera phone type material but after discussion in class, probably difficult to do well (permission to film might be difficult to get?). Would probably need a large number of 'extras' and without any budget, not likely to get very far? I just like the idea for shear cheek!

Subjects For Documentary

Having had loads of snow over the past week, Uni lectures/seminars have been cancelled, however Mimi has asked us to post at least two ideas for a film project on the studynet discussion board. Have come up with another suitable idea based on the 'safe sex' one mentioned before, although somewhat less controversial. 'Safe Drinking' - based mainly around having a safe night out, e.g. don't leave drinks unattended, make sure you have money to get home or are accompanied home if drunk, etc, etc. Could have a series of short scenes with people doing the wrong thing with inter titles suggesting correct advice. Also just thought of another historical one - the Six Hills of Six Hills Way, and/or the Boudica uprising which flattened Colchester, St Albans and London? Was having trouble thinking of things and then two crop up at once! N

Hatfield House

Having done a little research it seems that Elizabeth I stayed at Hatfield House, not Knebworth House! (I knew it was somewhere local, ha!) She was educated there before becoming Queen, and was one of her favourite residences - only part of the original house remains that she would recognise as a newer house was built nearby in 1611. Still have similar problems of access etc but probably won't do any further research until I'm part of a group and we've agreed what we are supposed to be doing. N