Thursday 31st May 2012

Issues In Factual Programme. 28/05/2012

Accuracy – It is vital that the information you are sending out is as accurate as can be. This is so that you are giving the audience the right information they need to know about the topic. For example 'The Story Of How Live With OCD' The information that I was giving out had to make scenes and give out accurate facts. If the information was not accurate then the audience would be fed the wrong information and this could create some problems and confusion.

Balance – Making sure that the documentary shows both sides of the argument is shown within the documentary. it is very important because the producer needs to show a balanced view in the documentary to prevent it from looking like a certain opinion is being pushed on the viewer.

Impartiality – Being impartial means that the producer has to show different sides, it is similar to having a balance of both views as it makes the documentary less prejudice.

Objectivity – It is important for the producer to show balanced views from both sides to make sure that the documentary is not bias and allows the documentary to explores different ideas.

Subjectivity – The producer has to make sure that the information shown in the documentary shows both sides and does not stick to one side

Opinion – The opinions which the producer shows have to be for both sides and make sure that they don’t stick to one side, it is important that the opinions shown are balanced and are agreed from everyone involved.

Bias – It is important for the producer to make sure that the documentary looks at different views and does not focus on one concept throughout the documentary. It also makes the documentary fair.

Representation – The producer has to make sure that they present their documentary in a way which will not offend people. For example, they have to prevent labelling and stereotyping certain groups in society to stop the documentary from being prejudice such as 'Gay' people or people who may be 'Disabled'.

Access – It is important that the producer is able to gain access to the resources needed in order to create their documentary, they have to plan this to make sure that it is completed to a high standard.

Privacy – The producer has to consider the privacy of the people who are taking part in the documentary as they might not want to be shown in the documentary. for example, if someone wants to hide their identity they producer can edit the documentary and blur out there face and change their voice. This will block out their identity from the viewers. 

Contract With Viewer – The producer has to stick to what has being written in the contract. If the producer wants anything to be changed in the documentary then the producer will have to consult the viewer. and if this is not done then it could cause problems related to legal issues and the documentary might not be able to be shown.

Questionnaire

Finished Documentary - 26/04/2012

This is our finished version of our documentary.

Questions That Will Be Asked In Our Documentary. 20/02/2012

The Object (The person It Is About): 

1. What age were you when you started having these compulsions?
2. How was it effecting you with your every day-to-day life?
3. What was going through you mind in this period of time?
4. Did you ever feel like you were on your own?
5. How different now from when you were younger?
6. How did you feel when you were diagnosed with OCD?
7. What is it like having OCD?
8. How is it effecting your social life?
9. What compulsions do you carry out?
10. What would your life be like without OCD?

The Witness (Friend/Family Views):

1. Did it change the way you see Josh?
2. How dose it effect you?
3. What would you like to see different in Josh?
4. How do you think it effects Josh?
5. What are your personal thoughts on OCD?
6. Do you think you carry out any compulsions without realising?
7. What do you think it would feel like to have OCD?
8. Do you see Josh carry out any compulsions?

The Expert:

1. What is OCD?
2. How do you help people control their OCD?
3. How do you feel about OCD?
4. Do you find it hard trying to get them to control their OCD?
5. Why do people get OCD?
6. Will people ever be cured from OCD?
7. Are there any other ways to control OCD?
8. What do you think it would be like having OCD?

Students And Staff Views Of OCD:

1. Have you ever heard of OCD?
2. What do you think OCD is?
3. Is anyone you know effected by OCD?
4. What do you think of people who have OCD?
5. Do you think YOU could be effected form OCD in some way?

The Three main people that will be in the documentary.

In our documentary there will be 3 main people which will be involved throughout the documentary. The 3 main people will be, the expert, friend or witness and the object.

The Expert:

                    In the documentary the expert will give his/her expert views and open on the subject (OCD) He/she will explain different symptoms about OCD and how it effects people. Also she/he will explain how their job is to help people cope and treat OCD. She/he will talk about exposure to their fears and how it will help them to break their OCD chain. She/he will shows different ways of breaking the chain and explaining what OCD in depth so people get a better understanding of the subject. It is important to have an expert of the subject in the documentary because you will need to make sure that the audience understands what is going on in more details.

Friend/Witness:

                      In our documentary it will be a good idea to have someone who is effected by the situation. He/she will explain their views on what is going on and how it effect their relationship with the object (Who its about) They will be able to say what they think about the situation and see the changes within the object as he is getting medicated.

Object(Who its about):

                                       It is important to have the object in the documentary because it is all about the object. So this way the viewers can see how the object is living his life with the illness and so that people can help in their own way to break the cycle of the OCD. Having the object in the documentary will help people understand that people who have OCD aren't any different from people that don't have OCD and  that everyone has some sort of OCD. 

Time Line. OCD Documentary. 02/02/2012

• At the start of the video the name of the documentary appears on screen and lasts for at least 8 seconds long. 
• The main person who the documentary is about is walking with the camera facing him as if he is holding it. Also different flash backs of what he dose fades in and out of the screen and his voice echoing about his OCD. 'Its likes having a monster in side of you' This last for at least 6 seconds long.
• Scott (The person who its about) is sitting in a chair having an interview about his OCD. this part of the documentary last about 7 seconds. Also in his interview his name appears on the bottom on the screen. This last about 4 seconds.
• After that there is a scene where scott is repetitively checking and locking the door due to his OCD. However his voice from the interview can still be heard in the repetitive door scene. This last for about 18 seconds long.
• After the door scene it goes back to him sitting in the chair and then shows a flash back of him when he was a little kid with his friends. this scene lasts for about 11 seconds.
• After he talks about his symptoms and how it effects him. It shows him washing his hands and washing the tap heads with water. It also shows him spraying his body with a spray that kills germs and shows him washing his cloths and that when the basket hits anything he has to go and wash the whole basket. This whole scene lasts up to 51 seconds.
• After there is a scene when he talks about how things got so bad he started drinking and show a table that fills with bottles one by one and shows him turning to drugs and goes back to him sitting in the chair talking about it. This lasts about 18 seconds.
• After this there is a scene where Joanna McBride - Psychological Associate where she talks about how OCD is causing problems and creating an impact on people's life who have OCD. This lasts about 16 seconds.
• In the next scene Scott talks about how his OCD effects his job and workers around him. It shows him cleaning his chair and desk at work a number of times. He also talks about how it got so bad that he wanted to give up on life but couldn't because of his family and friends. This clip lasts 30 seconds.
• Next it shows that Scott is walking to a building where he will meet Joanna and sits down and talks to each other about his problems. As this scene is taking place you can here the voice of Joanna talking thoughts and feelings. It then shows her in an interview talk more about OCD. Also shows Scott working a cooker and Joanna is talking as the voice of god and how to handle the compulsions. This whole clip lasts up to 43 seconds.
• In another scene it shows Scott driving in a car and hitting a dent in he road. He talks about how his OCD will make him think that he ran someone over so he gets out his car and keeps checking and doing the sam car route again making sure he don't hit the dent in the road. This lasts up to 36 seconds.
• Next Joanna talks about how they help people with OCD by making them face their fears and trying not to carry out their compulsions. It also shows Scott driving in his car going over the dent in the road but he is not allowed to get out the car and check to see if he has ran anyone over like he would normally do because of his OCD. This clip last 59 seconds.
• Throughout the rest of the video it shows how his life has changed with CBT and what his life is without OCD.

Story Of How I Live With OCD. 30/02/12

Since primary school i have been growing up with a mental health problem which was only diagnosed in May 2011 as OCD (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder). Over the years it has got worse and to the point it was starting to take over my life. I started washing my hands all the time when i was in year 4-5 but I thought it was normal so i just kept it to myself. The hand washing was starting to get excessive and I was starting to do different riterals from; Hand washing, making things symmetrical, getting unwanted thoughts of cancer, illnesses, death, touching things a certain number of times and other things. When i get these thoughts of cancer or illnesses i would do my compulsions (Things I have to do) which would make these thoughts go away. Some of these compulsions would vary between praying in my head, washing hands, covering my mouth, cleaning, making things symmetrical or tapping things a certain number of times till it feels right. I would fear that if i did not do these things, all my thoughts would come true.

When i experience these thoughts my anxiety rises up to a level where it is unbearable to cope with which then makes me carry out these compulsions, but it would only last for so long until the thoughts come back again. The most stressful compulsion that I carry out is my praying. When people talk about praying they assume you are praying to god but the praying I do is like I am begging my mind to not let these thoughts come true and this praying can last up to 10 minutes in one go. For example, I get a thought of me getting cancer so I pray to myself saying 'Please don't let me get cancer, please don't let me get it' and I would do that over and over again until i feel better. I can pray up to at least 30 times a day.

I grew up with OCD with no help throughout school as I was scared that people would think I was mental, I thought I was the only person in the world who dose all of these things. Near the end of year 11 I finally came out and told a teacher about the things I do and the teacher took me to see another teacher who told me about CAMS. however the teacher who told me about CAMS was saying I could have schizophrenia and that I could be putting students and the school in danger. I felt like I was being discriminated because I knew I was not a danger to anyone and I knew I did not have schizophrenia so I was pulling myself back from people and keeping my OCD to myself. however I finally got an appointment at CAMS and was soon told that I suffer from OCD. I was then put on medication but the medication was not working so I make the chose to come off. I soon started my CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) which is helping me controlling what I do and soon to minimise my OCD. CBT helps me believe that my thoughts are not true and that everyone gets unwanted thoughts. Also it has made me stronger and more determined to beat my OCD.

Having OCD in my life is really hard, its like having a bully in your head that is so strong I believe everything my OCD tells me but I have learned to live with OCD and I am getting my life back to how it was. I want people to understand that people who have OCD are not different from other people our minds just work in different ways and I want people who suffer form OCD but are too scared to come out that it is okay, there is help and you can get treated. Get it sorted before it takes over your life. You don't have to be on your own.

This image shows what a normal person brian looks like compared to an OCD person.

This video explains what OCD is

Homework - 5 Types Of Documentaries.

EXPOSITORY DOCUMENTARY

Expository documentaries are documentaries that expose a person or a topic. It is a well known form of documentary, one of the four main types of documentaries. Expository documentaries are well known for having a commentator, talking over the pictures or videos and explaining the story about someone or something. In an expository documentary the commentator talks specifically to the audience explaining what is going on. They include footage, Interviews or pictures exclusive To the documentary.

Initial Idea- Documentary-Discipline In Secondary Schools 26/01/2012

Is Discipline Working At YOUR School?

My initial idea for this documentary is to look at if sending students to the IER or Time Out Room is really a good discipline. I want to get view points from both students and staff and find out what they actually think if this discipline system. I want to see if this system actually works because nearly everyday you can see the same people in IER or the Time Out Room and looking like they are enjoying their time in there. Also i want to find out if sending students to these rooms is effecting their learning. I want to find out what actually happens within these 4 walls. I am also going to try and interview students who have been in the IER or Time Out Room and see what they think about this discipline, I am going to talk to the people who run this system and talk to all the house heads and get their views across.

Also we are going to go to Whitley Academy and see how staff discipline students and see if it works. I am going to interview students and staff from that Academy and get their views on discipline.

What To Do
Interview students and staff.
Find out what happens in these rooms.
See how discipline was back in the olden days and what its like now.
See how discipline runs at different secondary schools as well as Sidney Stringer Academy
Go to Whitley Academy and interview students and staff.

Things we need to do Check List 26/01/2012

Things we need to do

• Get an appointment at Whitley Academy and find out about discipline within Whitley Academy.
• Interview students from Whitley Academy and see how they feel about their discipline.
• Get an interview with Mrs Tomes and talk about what she things about discipline at Sidney Stringer Academy.
• Talk to students and staff at Sidney Stringer and get different views on if they think discipline is working.
• Interview students who have been in the Time Out Room and IRE and see if t effects their learning and if it helps discipline.
• Find out how Whitley Academy copes with discipline compeared to Sidney Stringer Academy.
• Organise who will being doing the voice over, filming, and asking questions in the interviews.