Looking at events during the noughties we have to come up with a idea for a ten min documentary, then pitch it to Helen, Simon and an industry expert... OUCH.....
So my first idea was going to be the letters of a dead soldier that never made it home, incorporating one to one interviews with his mother and using archive footage of the Afghan war, which i was going to obtain from personal photos and news real footage. telling his story right up to when he was killed during the act of duty. Unfortunately it fell apart, as the mother wasn't happy about the letters being released or giving an interview.
So plan b, panic and make phone calls......
The new idea is about a South African couple who left S/A in the early noughties following the reversal of apartheid in S/A , concerned for they're family's well being and the financial situation they were facing with their farm, they made a brave decision to leave and start afresh in the U.K, without any major qualifications or having worked for an employer before they started to re-train and start new careers. This documentary would be looking at the trials and tribulations they faced using one to one interviews and personal archive footage. I have so far manged to secure the interviews on the condition i work around their commitments. I believe this will work well with the time frame i have been given and believe this will make an interesting documentary about life's struggles and how we overcome them. I will have to be careful about how i portray the subject matter insuring i am objective at all times and not racially prejudice .
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