| Purpose:To show the pros and cons of a video game specifically one a majority of students play Call of Duty: Black Ops and to see how it affects students daily life. | ||||||||
| Contacts:I need to speak to various students in high school who have had certain hardships in their lives or who are doing bad or well in school. | ||||||||
| Interview Questions: I need to focus on a selected group of students who have different lifestyles and face different struggles. What is Black Ops and why is it so popular? What majority of kids play it? How does Black Ops help you cope with hardships? Does the game distract you or affect your school life? Does the game make your character rougher or reserved, outgoing? How does it affect your character and personality? What makes you keep playing and spend so much time on it? | ||||||||
General Flow: In the beginning of the film I could put background information on the video game and put percentages of people playing the game in our area or data on what majority of race plays it and scientific research on the cons of games especially ones that show violence. In the middle Ill follow a selected group of students who play the game daily and see how they use it to cope with things or use it just for pleasure and fun. In the end Ill come to my conclusions on the games effects on those students and how that compares to the overall data. Shot List- The first shots I could take is full body shots of the students I'm following to show their various body languages at school. Then close ups or waist shots of their participation or awareness in class. Next i can take shots of them playing and their reactions to the game as they play in comparison to school reactions and body language. Rack focus shot showing the group of students being interviewed and their body language after routinely going through their day. | ||||||||
Scripts:Interviews of the students I'm following mainly and there life at school and at home. I'm scarcely going to be in the script If anything only minimal participation. Intro:Background information on the game and introductions to the students I'll be interviewing and following. Closing:Show the comparison of data and what I found out through the game and if it affects student life. |
Wednesday, November 17, 2010
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Your purpose seems to be only game information instead of the person's life. I think you should focus more on that person's life and show how the game effects them or the people around them. Maybe someone who is addicted to the game instead of just regular people who plays it because a lot of people play it.
ReplyDeleteI think it will be an interesting idea examining video games for your documentary. Though examining multiple effects on individuals in positives and negatives is somewhat contradicting, perhaps getting a larger sample of people and then focusing on one aspect like the negative effects of videogames on individuals might make a better theme for your documentary. It might make your life a little easier too.
ReplyDeleteI also think that your documentary is focusing on the actual video game itself too much. It should revolve around the actual gamer's lives and they should discuss what it is that entices them to play Black Ops so much. From that question they may shed light on the benefits of Black Ops and how it affects their life etc. Also you're going to need more shot variety or else the piece will seem too boring and repetitive. Instead of asking only people who play the games maybe ask some teachers and parents on their views as well. But of course the bulk of the interviewees should be the students.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea a lot because video games seem essential to teenagers life; almost becoming an obsession, making them disregard the life they have around them. Problems you may encounter is that they interviewee may be a bit hesitant to say what its negatives affects are. I can see this project as becoming very statistical, yet may lack persuasion but that may solely depend on those you interview. I like the idea because i know that video games do play a crucial role and somewhat take over the life of many individuals.
ReplyDeleteI find the idea very fascinating mainly for the fact that video games revolve around most of the teenagers in the world. I like the idea of capturing different peoples views on the matter and how they feel about video games. To some teenagers video games do not a play big role in their life, and it would be a good idea to see why they do not play a role in their life.
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