Our sound project is complete, and I am pretty happy with it. We checking that it sounded okay in Johnny's car speakers, which it did, so hopefully it will sound better in the actual assessment.
Overall, the whole production process went pretty smoothly. We thought a lot about our piece before we started recording so we had a good idea of what we wanted to achieve. I think a problem that we did have was in how to really express that our 'space' is a dystopian city on the brink. We played around with a few ideas but decided that we should try to get good recordings of sounds that would be in the city rather than descriptions or allusions to what was going on in the city. Though this may mean that it isn't immediately obvious that the city is based on a dystopian backdrop, I think the idea of a city and the respective rebellion that is taking place with in it, are pretty clear.
Edit
So far so good. The min bulk of the editing is complete and I'm happy with how it sounds. The frying onions work really well as rain, and as we begin with this it really sets the mood. Though I think it isn't that clear that it is set in a city that has just brought down a dystopian regime and is now in a bit of a mess, it certainly sounds like a city in ruins.. which I think is more or less the same thing..
Now all that is left to do is refine every aspect, ensuring that we have equal sounds on right and left speakers and they fade in and out appropriately, to effectively convey that our character is walking through streets.
Now all that is left to do is refine every aspect, ensuring that we have equal sounds on right and left speakers and they fade in and out appropriately, to effectively convey that our character is walking through streets.
Editing, without a script
Now putting together our three minute sound scape. Hoping that it will all sound okay and that we have enough for the three minutes..
We decided not to record a script in the end, simply because we couldn't come up with anything that we were happy with. We kept finding that it was too obvious, with sounds being described rather than implied. This being the case, we felt that having narration might actually take something away from our piece so I think that it is probably for the best....I am just hoping that what we have is good enough on its own.
We decided not to record a script in the end, simply because we couldn't come up with anything that we were happy with. We kept finding that it was too obvious, with sounds being described rather than implied. This being the case, we felt that having narration might actually take something away from our piece so I think that it is probably for the best....I am just hoping that what we have is good enough on its own.
Sound Log
1. Tie Clip mics – Stereo city
2. Rifle mic – Grace sings Jonah Man Jazz
3. Rifle mic – Plastic bag ruffle
4. Rifle mic – Paper bag ruffle
5. Rifle mic – tapping mic – heartbeat
6. Rifle mic – faster heartbeat
7. Rifle mic – inhale
8. Tie Clip mics – stereo crowd
9. Rifle mic – crowd
10. Rifle mic – Lucy falls to the floor
11. Rifle mic – banging recycling bin lid
12. Rifle mic – Lucy and Grace argue it out
13. Rifle mic – “the end is nigh!”
14. Rifle mic – crowd
15. Rifle mic – frying onions
16. Rifle mic – outside Corp.
17. Rifle mic – kicking over cans and bottles
18. Rifle mic – road
19. Rifle mic – glass being smashed
20. Rifle mic – knocking over old TV
21. Rifle mic – factory making cutlery
22. Rifle mic – factory making cutlery, different angle
23. Rifle mic – police siren
24. Rifle mic - footsteps
Tutorial
Just had a second tutorial. The recordings that we have captured so far are good and clear, which is a good start as these are going to feature as a base line for our soundscape. The main point that came out of the session was that for our character, which we have decided we are going to create a script for, we need to make sure that we are really careful about the script itself. We need to ensure that its pretty tight and doesn’t take anything away from the sounds we are doing. It can’ t be too obvious, with our character just saying out right everything that he sees and we create a sound for.
More planning
Had another meeting about our soundscape, just to properly plan for our second round of recording. We have decided to go with a story line a bit like this…
Our character – Boy A – lives in a dystopian city with a regime that is slowly falling apart; the authorities are losing control over the ever-angered public. We are first introduced to Boy A as he wakes up, regaining consciousness after being knocked out during a bout of rioting. The piece beings with us hearing what he hears muffled sounds that slowly become clear as he regains consciousness and sounds slowly filter into his head.
Boy A then walks through town, down streets that have remnants of the protesting and rioting left all over them. He describes to the listener some of the things that he sees.
There will be sounds of things left over from the destruction but also sounds of life still continuing such as factory noises, people walking past, general city sounds etc.
Brainstorm no. 2
Thinking further about the idea of a dystopian city. Things that might be featured:
fights
food markets and stalls
car/spaceship repairs
homeless people
people protesting against the regime - Watchmen/1984/Brazil
drunks
rain
bottles smashing
cars/lorries/ships going past
plastic bags rustling
flyers blowing in the wind
foot steps
running
Underlying rumble, minor chords, surreal, dream like
fights
food markets and stalls
car/spaceship repairs
homeless people
people protesting against the regime - Watchmen/1984/Brazil
drunks
rain
bottles smashing
cars/lorries/ships going past
plastic bags rustling
flyers blowing in the wind
foot steps
running
Underlying rumble, minor chords, surreal, dream like
Soundtrack
I love a good soundtrack. Its one of the best things to come out of the cinema and have the soundtrack playing through your head as you walk home, like the whole experience of the film is continuing and you are still there, in the fictional world of the movie.
A soundtrack that works is one that when you hear it, out of context of the film, you are immediately brought straight back into the feel and mood of the film and I think that is something really special.
I was recently lucky enough to see Planet Earth Live at the Barbican in London. First off, it was an incredible experience, just to be the wonderful environment of a theatre with a live orchestra, and with the people who made Planet Earth so incredible.
The premise of the evening was that George Fenton, who wrote the music for the series, would be conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra to specially cut montages from the Planet Earth series. I haven't seen a live orchestra before and I wasn't prepared for how much of a different experience it would be to have the same great music played live. It was definitely a lot more powerful and really did add something to the viewing experience.
What I took away from the evening was simply just how crucial the soundtrack to a film or television programme is. It takes you to other places, just as much as the footage in front of you. It informs your imagination, allows you to be transported completely; even if there had been no footage of Dolphins, with this music you can completely imagine them.
A soundtrack that works is one that when you hear it, out of context of the film, you are immediately brought straight back into the feel and mood of the film and I think that is something really special.
I was recently lucky enough to see Planet Earth Live at the Barbican in London. First off, it was an incredible experience, just to be the wonderful environment of a theatre with a live orchestra, and with the people who made Planet Earth so incredible.
The premise of the evening was that George Fenton, who wrote the music for the series, would be conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra to specially cut montages from the Planet Earth series. I haven't seen a live orchestra before and I wasn't prepared for how much of a different experience it would be to have the same great music played live. It was definitely a lot more powerful and really did add something to the viewing experience.
What I took away from the evening was simply just how crucial the soundtrack to a film or television programme is. It takes you to other places, just as much as the footage in front of you. It informs your imagination, allows you to be transported completely; even if there had been no footage of Dolphins, with this music you can completely imagine them.
Tutorial
Feed back from first tutorial was good. We have a good idea but need to think about the character a bit more and be careful not to over complicate things.
Just had a second tutorial. The recordings that we have captured so far are good and clear, which is a good start as these are going to feature as a base line for our soundscape. The main point that came out of the session was that for our character, which we have decided we are going to create a script for, we need to make sure that we are really careful about the script itself. We need to ensure that its pretty tight and doesn’t take anything away from the sounds we are doing. It can’ t be too obvious, with our character just saying out right everything that he sees and we create a sound for.
Brainstorm
We had a brainstorm today about our soundscape. The Sci-Fi theme is something we are keen on so sticking with that. However, we are thinking less deep space, more futuristic city.
To allow us to have the most scope for a variety of sounds and to help us make the piece as interesting as possible, we are thinking we shall have our music set in a dystopian city, specifically on a street. We may even have it through the eyes of a character, so the piece would begin with person A walking up, as if knocking out - or something along those lines, in the street, sounds gradually filtering into their consciousness.
Inspiration wise, my mind leads to the epic film that is Blade Runner
I imagine our soundscape to be a bit like the scene at the beginning of Blade Runner, where we see Harrison Ford eating noodles on a street that has so much going on.
By doing something similar I think we can incorporate some really great stuff into our track, especially as the idea doesn't really restrict us in anyway; anything can happen. However, we to need to keep it constructive and not over complicate things for ourselves. Initial ideas about what might take place on this imagined street are people talking, arguing, having physical fights as well as sounds of all varieties of transport. I think it would also be great to record just little things that you hear when you walk down a main street, such as snippets of conversations and activity within shops, restaurants and cafes. Industrial and mechanical sounds I think are key too. Might try to include a dog bark or two in it as well.
To allow us to have the most scope for a variety of sounds and to help us make the piece as interesting as possible, we are thinking we shall have our music set in a dystopian city, specifically on a street. We may even have it through the eyes of a character, so the piece would begin with person A walking up, as if knocking out - or something along those lines, in the street, sounds gradually filtering into their consciousness.
Inspiration wise, my mind leads to the epic film that is Blade Runner
I imagine our soundscape to be a bit like the scene at the beginning of Blade Runner, where we see Harrison Ford eating noodles on a street that has so much going on.
By doing something similar I think we can incorporate some really great stuff into our track, especially as the idea doesn't really restrict us in anyway; anything can happen. However, we to need to keep it constructive and not over complicate things for ourselves. Initial ideas about what might take place on this imagined street are people talking, arguing, having physical fights as well as sounds of all varieties of transport. I think it would also be great to record just little things that you hear when you walk down a main street, such as snippets of conversations and activity within shops, restaurants and cafes. Industrial and mechanical sounds I think are key too. Might try to include a dog bark or two in it as well.
Sound
So, we have been given our first sound assessment: to create a 3 minute sound scape, evoking a sense of space.
My immediate thoughts?
Deep deep SPACE
My immediate thoughts?
Deep deep SPACE
Reflections
We have now completed our film! Very relieved. I think we have done the best we could with what we had. Overall though, I think we could have done some things differently.
The main problem we faced was not having enough footage to fill the three minutes so I definitely would get some stock footage in the future. Also, we could have got some general view shots. Though in our piece I think they would have looked out of place, in future projects I would like to make sure I have some, just as back up.
I think we could also have done our planning a bit better. Though at the time, we felt like we had everything sorted, when we got to edit there are a couple of things issues that came up when making our rough cut. I think the most obvious being that we - or I certainly - didn't always think about the audience. Which is a big thing to not do. But for me, at first, our idea and what we were trying to show was very clear and so assumed that of course everyone would get the same ideas from our film. Rubbish. Of course not. I think that sometimes, when you work on a project and think about it a lot, you can forget to take a step back and think, will this make sense? If we had thought about this more in our planning, our film could have turned out differently.
But I am happy with our short and as I said, I think with what we had, we did the best we could. We worked hard at editing it right and think what we have got is good.
The main problem we faced was not having enough footage to fill the three minutes so I definitely would get some stock footage in the future. Also, we could have got some general view shots. Though in our piece I think they would have looked out of place, in future projects I would like to make sure I have some, just as back up.
I think we could also have done our planning a bit better. Though at the time, we felt like we had everything sorted, when we got to edit there are a couple of things issues that came up when making our rough cut. I think the most obvious being that we - or I certainly - didn't always think about the audience. Which is a big thing to not do. But for me, at first, our idea and what we were trying to show was very clear and so assumed that of course everyone would get the same ideas from our film. Rubbish. Of course not. I think that sometimes, when you work on a project and think about it a lot, you can forget to take a step back and think, will this make sense? If we had thought about this more in our planning, our film could have turned out differently.
But I am happy with our short and as I said, I think with what we had, we did the best we could. We worked hard at editing it right and think what we have got is good.
Finished...but not quite...
So, we were finished and ready to head off before quickly burning our DVDs. This didn't happen as easily as we thought...
We decided to use iDVD and so, after exporting our file in 16:9 and then setting up iDVD to be 16:9 we burnt our DVD and all was well. When we checked the DVD however, it turned out is was 4:3. What?
So, after a quick check of all our files and all the preferences, we found that everything was set to the correct ratio. More confusion set in. We checked it out online as there was nothing obviously wrong, and found this...
Well done Apple.
We decided to use iDVD and so, after exporting our file in 16:9 and then setting up iDVD to be 16:9 we burnt our DVD and all was well. When we checked the DVD however, it turned out is was 4:3. What?
So, after a quick check of all our files and all the preferences, we found that everything was set to the correct ratio. More confusion set in. We checked it out online as there was nothing obviously wrong, and found this...
Well done Apple.
Edit update
All is going well. The close up of the TV bookending the film I think works really well and definitely helps to add meaning to the piece. It is taking a fair bit of time to put our video clips inside the TV, and then with the added zooming in and out its taking even longer to match all the elements up. But I think it will be worth it. The last scene especially looks really good because we end with the river scene and the flowing water looks great when on the TV. Really makes it seem realistic. I think the hardest part is going to be to get the lighting and colouring looking decent; the weather conditions have given our work a beautiful dull grey look. Brilliant.
Rough cut after thoughts
Today we had a big talk about how to improve our little film. Questions such as how to explain why there is a person sat in the middle of a field? Why is there a TV there? and why are they watching it? Our main concern is that when we first planned this projects, we never intended there to be much of a plot. It was always going to be a fairly abstract piece. So, the fear is that trying to impose a plot on it, will just not work in anyway. It could also make it seriously complicated.
We had planned to film extra bits today, potentially in my dorm living room (this could be made easier now we've had a lighting workshop..). But we decided against the filming because neither of us felt very confident in being able to create an adequate lighting set up. Also, the fact that we would be filming indoors, away from Edale bothered us slightly as it would mean that we would be deviating from the brief. Despite that we have permission to do so, I think we would both feel more comfortable completing the assignment as closely to the brief as possible.
We discussed all sorts of ideas, from dreams to adding adverts to having this person wish they were on holiday. But as I have just said, none of these ideas really worked for us because we never really intended for this person to have an identity or story.
So, in the end, we have decided that we will have a close up a TV and zoom in as suggested but we will use the shots that we have from Edale. I think zooming in and out of the TV - which will fit the screen pretty much I think - will nicely book end the film and also add a bit of context. Its just trying to get a good mix between sticking to our original idea but also keeping the viewer engaged...
Hopefully, this will work!
We had planned to film extra bits today, potentially in my dorm living room (this could be made easier now we've had a lighting workshop..). But we decided against the filming because neither of us felt very confident in being able to create an adequate lighting set up. Also, the fact that we would be filming indoors, away from Edale bothered us slightly as it would mean that we would be deviating from the brief. Despite that we have permission to do so, I think we would both feel more comfortable completing the assignment as closely to the brief as possible.
We discussed all sorts of ideas, from dreams to adding adverts to having this person wish they were on holiday. But as I have just said, none of these ideas really worked for us because we never really intended for this person to have an identity or story.
So, in the end, we have decided that we will have a close up a TV and zoom in as suggested but we will use the shots that we have from Edale. I think zooming in and out of the TV - which will fit the screen pretty much I think - will nicely book end the film and also add a bit of context. Its just trying to get a good mix between sticking to our original idea but also keeping the viewer engaged...
Hopefully, this will work!
Rough Cut Feedback
Just had a tutorial about our rough cut. A lot needs to be done.
Its strange because when it is just yourselves watching and editing your footage you get it to a level that you think is okay. But then you watch it in the presence of another, someone external to the creative process and you can view the piece completely differently. The feedback we got was really useful and some of the points seemed glaringly obvious when pointed out by someone else.
Main points for final cut;
- It is far far too slow, must drastically pick up pace. Its better to have a shorter, better film than one that is obviously padded out and isn't at all good.
- The cuts need to be more considered
- There is a lack of context. A way to overcome this would be to film in a living room and zoom in on the TV.
- Would be nice to include some nature shots, which could also pad it out.
So, looks like we are going to have to shoot some more footage. I think the point about context is really key.. our film so far jumps straight into it, so as a member of the audience you don't have a clue what is going on. Going to have to think of a good way of doing this. Not sure about filming in a living room as we'd have to use a dorm living room where light is rubbish and it looks like a prison cell. ...
The Shoot
Edale lived up to expectations by being pretty chilly and damp. However, all was good as the shoot itself went pretty much according to plan, and we had hand warmers.
As we were unable to do a location reccie before hand, we were very lucky with how easy it was to find locations; pretty much everywhere you turned had postcard potential. We also found a beautiful little stream which we used that I think will look great. Steve managed to get hold of the front of a TV which was great because it will massively improve the look of the piece.
As said, all went well. Until the camera screen packed up within the first hour of shooting. Still, despite the fact that the view finder makes it a lot harder to correctly expose and focus our image, it could have been a lot lot worse.
If we were to do the whole thing again, I think I would definitely have gone for an actor in the piece instead of myself. Even though the nature of our film meant that I could still have just as much input the shots, there were occasions in which, to match up two shots, I had to remain in position. This meant that for a couple of shots, I was unable to check the camera, which is a little annoying.
Shot List
Because we want our film to be simple, we are keeping the shots simple. We want there to be a rhythm and similarity in the different shots used for each 'channel' or scene. So, here is the shot list..
Intro/Channel 1
Close up from behind person.
Mid shot, TV in view
Wide, countryside view dominates screen, puts person/TV into perspective, situation looks ridiculous
Mid, person changes channel
Channel 2
Mid, person and TV
wide, countryside
close up of remote
Mid, change channel
Close up of TV, viewer can see view of what is on the 'screen'
Channel 3
close up TV, match cut here
mid, person and TV
wide, countryside
mid, change channel
Channel 4
mid, person and TV
wide, view of scenery
close up of TV, see view
mid, Tv turn off
close up of TV turning off
Intro/Channel 1
Close up from behind person.
Mid shot, TV in view
Wide, countryside view dominates screen, puts person/TV into perspective, situation looks ridiculous
Mid, person changes channel
Channel 2
Mid, person and TV
wide, countryside
close up of remote
Mid, change channel
Close up of TV, viewer can see view of what is on the 'screen'
Channel 3
close up TV, match cut here
mid, person and TV
wide, countryside
mid, change channel
Channel 4
mid, person and TV
wide, view of scenery
close up of TV, see view
mid, Tv turn off
close up of TV turning off
Edale Plan
Deciding to have at least three - preferably four, but depends on how good the locations are - different scenes or 'channels' in the film. Each is going to be a different postcard view, with individual watching TV in the corner. Plan is to keep it simple, with basic wide, mid and close ups:
Also thinking of Escape to the Country as a working title...
Sea Change
By Rosie Pedlow and Joe King
This short film is based in a caravan park. It traces it through day and night, with a seemingly never ending tracking short. The place changes with the changing light, managing to go from bleak and desolate to warm and atmospheric.
I love the way the film begins with the camera pointed to the right, all you can see is fields of the countryside, and a boy gets on his bike. The camera and audience then follow him through this park and cross many more very human things in the natural environment. At one point, a balloon floats in front of the camera, at another, some cars drive towards the camera. I think what the film is commenting on is made clearest by the first and final shots. The last shot is of a tree, with pylon wires going into it. The camera pauses here for a minute. From this, for me, the film is talking about the impact of this caravan park - which seems pretty permanent - on this natural space. I think the film shows a negative view of it, which is enhanced by the pausing of the last shot; as the rest of the film has been moving image, this is something that really stands out. The shot simply shows a permanent human imprint on this part of countryside. However, I do think that this is a piece that is open to a lot of interpretation, simply because of its minimalist approach.
I think in our short film, it would be great if we managed to achieve a similar affect. We are also doing something very simple but something that we hope will be open to a bit of interpretation.
Portrait of Place
For our first film project, we have to come up with a three minute piece that is an interpretation of 'portrait of place'. Our initial thoughts are to do something exploring the idea that nowadays people stay in doors, are 'couch potatoes' and are generally a wee bit more lazy than they used to be. As our project is going to be set in Edale, a beautiful place in the Peak District, we thought we could toy with this idea and have an individual looking through a TV, watching the environment their in. In other words, they would rather look at it through a TV than look around them. I think it will also be nice way to do a literal portrait of the place.
But Edale!! Did some online research to see what the place is like -
Looks pretty idilic and postcard perfect. I think for our idea, this could work out pretty well as the frame of the TV can act almost like a picture frame. It would be good to get some sheep included too!
But Edale!! Did some online research to see what the place is like -
Skin Deep
Skin Deep is a powerful short film. Directed by Yousaf Ali Khan it is a film primarily about identity but it also explores racism and the influence of group mentality. I think that fact that the main character is a teenage boy, really makes a difference, being a similar age myself, as those feelings of wanting to belong are still really easy to identify. It makes the story so believable (the use of pov shorts really helps with this as well). And I think that is why I was so moved by it. I completely believed in Romo's pain and frustration and his anger.
I think the fact that Romo has a younger sister, who he has to look after and walk to and from school makes the story all the more horrible to watch. It is her innocence contrasted with Romo's anger, and the choices he make - such as joining in with a group of racist gang in threatening a young Asian man, despite the fact that he is mixed race himself - that makes his actions so much more awful.
The film begins and ends with Romo looking at himself in the mirror, shouting racist abuse at his refection. The second time we see Romo do this at the end of the film, for me is the climax. The anger and hatred that Romo subjects himself to is hard to watch and one can't help remembering the title of the film. The shot ends with Romo seeing his younger sister in the mirror standing behind him. This works so well because it is a reminder of who he really is, where he as come from. It emphasises how wrong his actions are.
Overall, I think that Skin Deep is a really interesting piece of work and if it the aim of a film is to provoke you, emotionally involve you, make you think, then I'd say it does a pretty good job of it.
I think the fact that Romo has a younger sister, who he has to look after and walk to and from school makes the story all the more horrible to watch. It is her innocence contrasted with Romo's anger, and the choices he make - such as joining in with a group of racist gang in threatening a young Asian man, despite the fact that he is mixed race himself - that makes his actions so much more awful.
The film begins and ends with Romo looking at himself in the mirror, shouting racist abuse at his refection. The second time we see Romo do this at the end of the film, for me is the climax. The anger and hatred that Romo subjects himself to is hard to watch and one can't help remembering the title of the film. The shot ends with Romo seeing his younger sister in the mirror standing behind him. This works so well because it is a reminder of who he really is, where he as come from. It emphasises how wrong his actions are.
Overall, I think that Skin Deep is a really interesting piece of work and if it the aim of a film is to provoke you, emotionally involve you, make you think, then I'd say it does a pretty good job of it.
Encounters
This week I watched Werner Herzog's Encounters at the End of the World. It was a great film that unlike other documentaries set in the Arctic, focused more on those who live and work in this extreme and beautiful environment. Herzog was interested in why people would choose to live in such conditions; there was such a variety of people interviewed, all with their own reasons for choosing to move there. I find this sort of stuff really interesting because unlike moving to Europe, living in the Arctic involves making so many sacrifices, whether it's the home comforts or the removal from the rest of the world and family. Admittedly, the folks that Herzog interviewed had set up their own little community but for me it just would not be the same.
Throughout the film, there were a number of references to Scott's famous expedition and I was reminded of Herbert Ponting's 1924 film The Great White Silence.
A few years ago I went to an exhibition featuring Ponting's photographs from the expedition and was blown away by the shear beauty of the images yet also the warmth and humility with which the voyagers were portrayed. Having since seen The Great White Silence, I feel that Ponting continues many of these themes through to the film. It was a beautiful piece of work that had me gripped, laughing and crying all at once - true cinema. I saw the film with my mum who, at the time had no idea what the film was about until we were in our seats. When I told her the synopsis, she wasn't exactly enthused about sitting through two hours of a silent film set in the Arctic. However, she left the cinema just as taken by the film as I. And if it has mum's approval, then it must be good.
Throughout the film, there were a number of references to Scott's famous expedition and I was reminded of Herbert Ponting's 1924 film The Great White Silence.
A few years ago I went to an exhibition featuring Ponting's photographs from the expedition and was blown away by the shear beauty of the images yet also the warmth and humility with which the voyagers were portrayed. Having since seen The Great White Silence, I feel that Ponting continues many of these themes through to the film. It was a beautiful piece of work that had me gripped, laughing and crying all at once - true cinema. I saw the film with my mum who, at the time had no idea what the film was about until we were in our seats. When I told her the synopsis, she wasn't exactly enthused about sitting through two hours of a silent film set in the Arctic. However, she left the cinema just as taken by the film as I. And if it has mum's approval, then it must be good.
Inspiration #1
RIGHT HERE ALL OVER
What I find so great about some demonstrations and protests, is that it involves a huge number of people from all over a country, who don't know each other, come from different backgrounds and jobs, coming together, united in their beliefs or views. And they get on, meet people they perhaps would never have encountered before. Having been on a few protests myself, I know that you can certainly meet some characters, but these individuals can be so inspiring in their enthusiasm for the cause! They can challenge you and present to you new ideas.
Another great thing about going to a protest is seeing all the home made banners. I love seeing how creative people can be when they are so passionate and pissed off.
The recent Occupy Wall Street event that took place in New York, is a great example of this. I found this video and I just love how a whole community has evolved and that there is a make shift media centre, made for anyone who wanted to create a film through out the week. This is inspiring stuff.
What I find so great about some demonstrations and protests, is that it involves a huge number of people from all over a country, who don't know each other, come from different backgrounds and jobs, coming together, united in their beliefs or views. And they get on, meet people they perhaps would never have encountered before. Having been on a few protests myself, I know that you can certainly meet some characters, but these individuals can be so inspiring in their enthusiasm for the cause! They can challenge you and present to you new ideas.
Another great thing about going to a protest is seeing all the home made banners. I love seeing how creative people can be when they are so passionate and pissed off.
The recent Occupy Wall Street event that took place in New York, is a great example of this. I found this video and I just love how a whole community has evolved and that there is a make shift media centre, made for anyone who wanted to create a film through out the week. This is inspiring stuff.
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