Instead we decided to change our second pitch to that of The Bluecoats, an independent creative centre for artists, our plan was to interview different artists in the centre about the importance of Bluecoats in Liverpool.
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Treatment- Councillor Jake Morrison
A personal profile of Liverpool’s youngest ever elected councillor, Jake Morrison. Elected to office at 18 years old, we find him over half way through a 4 year term. A term mired in controversy. We discuss Councillor Morrison’s aspirations, his successes and his failures during his time in office.
We will ask what makes an 18 year old enter the political world and what are the challenges that a young man faces when attempting to do so. Does Councillor Morrison consider himself a victim of his early success? What are Councillor Morrison’s hopes for the future? We will discuss his plans to become an MP, who he is as a person and what shaped his early years. In addition we will focus on what Councillor Morrison considers to be the biggest challenges facing local government today. Does he feel like his youth and relative inexperience have caused difficulties? Has his use of social media helped or harmed him?
The film will aim to not simply focus on Councillor Morrison as a political figure but as a person to drill down to the man beneath. The man behind the headlines. We will follow Councillor Morrison through the course of his day as he attends to his constituents and see the challenges faced by those who have the task of representing the people.
The mood will be reflective, introspective and insightful. We will take a more stylised approach in terms of the filming of the documentary. Rather than to take a traditional approach such as a direct interview like set-up, they suggested using the idea of the documentary “Pockets” which is not directly shot of the interviewee but rather objects they are carrying and the story which each of the pockets unfold. We would apply this to our documentary idea so that Councillor Morrison’s responses and story will be shown in a series of shots about his life such as the area in which he grew up and his ‘rise to power’. This will strongly express and strengthen his story, in a way which is engaging to the audience with the intention of creating a response from our peers about Councillor Morrison and his life. Specifically drawing upon what he has achieved, the controversy around his persona as a political figure and his life in the online spotlight (Twitter). We will use point of view shots to compare both the subject matter to the visual, so that the audience can identifying and understand what Councillor Morrison is identifying within the interview.
We imagine the film will be of interest to academic institutions hoping to raise aspiration in young people as well as this the film could also appeal to those interested in politics/local authority figures.
Treatment- Bluecoat Creative Community
An exploration of a thriving arts community based in Liverpool’s most historic building. The Creative Community at Bluecoat consists of three groups; create industries, independent creative retailers and artists who work across all art platforms.
The Bluecoat houses a wealth of artists working across a wide range of artistic disciplines including painters, video and sound artists as well as fine artists, textile designers and multi-media collaborators. The documentary will feature interviews with artists asking what makes Bluecoat so unique/ successful and how they feel Liverpool benefits from having such an established creative community. We will look at the rise of the nine independent retail units, selling variety of handmade and unique objects from textiles to ceramics. Alongside this we will ask how/ if they can compete with big chains. Also looking at the stories of why some people set up these businesses. We will consider the contrast between the thriving creative community at The Bluecoat and the struggling contrast between the thriving creative community at The Bluecoat and the struggling high street and ask if the Bluecoat faces any issues in its immediate future in terms of budget cuts and how will it plan to sustain itself as an enterprise. We can ask the independent stores how they are faring in the economic climate, how important the Bluecoat is to them to continue trading and what they would do without it. Also we can ask the shoppers why they choose to support small shops instead of large chains.
The piece will be light in mood and focus of the positive aspects of regeneration and community spirit. We will be mostly using diegetic sounds recorded in the artists own workshops to accurately represent their world. Given the artistic nature of the community we will be profiling we intend to reflect this in our treatment of the footage during post production. We intend to use colour tones to further enhance the emotion of the film. We will begin with a brief history of the building utilising old photographs of the building then fade them in/out to our own shots of the buildings now. Alternatively we will use time-lapse shots of various parts of the building and people making art. While using voice over of contributors stating how important the community is to them. We plan not to use a traditional interview set up whilst speaking to the artists instead we will film them while they’re making their art. There will also be lots of close ups and short depth of field shots of the art.
We intend the film to be accessible to all audiences however given the nature of the documentary it will appeal predominantly to those with an interest in the arts or independent scene. The film could be used as a promotional tool for the benefits of small business and arts communities nationwide.
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