Planning

Part of the community

1. What is your name, and what part of LGBT+ do you identify with?
2. How did you originally become apart of the LGBT+ community? Where there any difficulties or problems associated?
3. Was it difficult coming out to the LGBT+ community?
4. As a ______ who may interact with other members of the LGBT+ community, what have your experiences been like? Have they been positive or negative?
5. How my that differ with people differing from your orientation, or members outside of the community as a whole?
6. What have been the reactions of outsiders of the community to finding that you are apart of it, such as family and friends? Have they been accepting and supportive or less so?
7. What was it like before you became apart of the community? Was it difficult wit the lack of support?
8. Do you feel comfortable with your sexuality/identity?
9. Who where the first people who you came out to, and who are you comfortable coming out to now?
10. What would be your advice to someone coming out?

Not part of the community

1. What is your name, and are you supportive of the LGBT+ community?
2. What is your overall opinion of the LGBT+ community? Has there been any major people or events who have influenced your opinion of this?
3. What was your first experience with someone who was apart of the LGBT+ Community? What was it like?
4. Are there any people close to you who are apart of the community? What is it like interacting with them on a regular basis? 
5. How often does LGBT+ come up in daily life? How often do you talk about it?
6. Is it different talking online about LGBT+ that in real life? If so how so?
7. Do you know anybody who has differing views to you in relation to LGBT+? Are they positive or negative?
8. How do you feel about people who think the other way about the LGBT+ community? Do you see the other opinion much online and offline?
9. Would finding out that someone you know is part of the LGBT+ community change your opinion of them? Why?
10. If you could say something to someone who is apart of the community what would you say? Do you have any advice to someone who wants to come out?

Essay planning, first ideas

This is my first set of planning done for my essay due on the 25th. This was written before a small section of the class went over it with Justin on the 13th to make sure we knew what was happening. After that I need a slight rethink after finding out more from Justin, but aside from that I'll likely keep the same basic structure.

Essay notes from Justin

These are the notes I took when Justin explained how to approach essay and what hes looking for. The main things this helped me with and made me realise is that I need to include the Macro-elements as well as the Micro-elements, and that I should reference both and link them throughout the essay. I also got reminded that the Referencing system is called the Harvard Referencing system, not the Oxford system as I have referred to it before on this blog due to memory lapse. 

Audio/Visual Scripts first draft

This was the first version of the first half of the documentary. I made a second version of which I prefer. I didn't like this one as it seemed to move too slow with not enough things going on to draw the attention of the audience. While the narration seemed like a good idea, I felt it would have more impact later. It ultimately chose the other as it shows more than this tells.

This is the second version of the first half. I picked this one as the quick cutting between the interview confessions has more of an impact on the audience and introduces the topic much more. Also doing this during a black screen takes away the concept of individuality, emphasising community. It saves more of the visual elements until later. 

The final half I feel has more symbolism and hidden meaning as it transitions from city to nature, giving the impression that what the audience is hearing is natural. Also it doesn't just cut off, instead having an ending with the closing title. 

Overall I feel that this first version of this Audio/Visual script is a good start, although is laking full scripting of the spoken audio sections. Thus it is only a draft.