On Thursday (26th September) we got placed into pairs to work on our documentary. Jamie and I got placed together, and like the rest of the class, got thinking of ideas from the get-go. I wanted to sleep on our ideas before we made a final decision, just in case we thought of anything else we would like to try out. Below are the ideas that we thought of on Thursday.
The Opposable Thumb
Our first idea was to research the opposable thumb and how we would live our lives without it. We had thought of doing a day in the life without our thumbs; we didn't necessarily know anyone who doesn't have a thumb but if we were able to tape up our thumbs for the day and pretend we didn't have one, then we could see the challenges that we would face without them. The use of archive material could be used, maybe from news stories or something very similar and a visit to the Zoo was also suggested to go and look at the monkey's specifically for the fact that they use their hands more than most zoo animals. I also threw in the idea of having a short stop motion animation, just to have a different take on the documentary. We're not exactly sure what we would have the stop motion piece be yet, but it's on the cards.
The Future of Technology
Our second idea is a mix of two ideas; not only the world of technology that seems to be growing every day but we also wanted to see the effects that this new technology seems to be having on people. Not mentally but more physically; we wanted to look at carpal tunnel syndrome in terms of video games particularly and how technology has had an impact on this condition. We also wanted to look at sensors, keypads and touch screens and how they are becoming more and more, a part of every day life for many people. Again, I suggested the idea of a stop motion piece but we hadn't decided how we would incorporate that into the documentary.
Exploring Knitting
Our third idea was to look into the craft of knitting. Over the past decade or so, knitting has become more popular in younger people, as well as celebrities being open about taking up the craft. We wanted to know the type of people who knit, what they knit, and how they all get together; as well as some information on people who actually sell wool and yarn, to ask them if they have seen a difference in the type of customer bases over the years. I suggested we talk to a number of knitting groups to get their input of knitting and why they think it is becoming popular; but also to talk to every day people from different background and various age ranges and how knitting connects them together with the variety of skill levels too.
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