Synopsis

Our 9 minute documentary is based on teenage sex, however as sex in young teens is such a big topic we have decided to focus on why young people from the age of 13 up are experimenting so early on in their childhood. We will look into why teens think this is, if their is peer pressure into having sex at such a young age. Also we will look in to why people experiment in such weird ways, at such a young age, and with who ever they generally can experiment with. Within our documentary we will reconstruct scenes were sex is forced and not done by choice. We will interview different teens to see their view on the situation. But also adults to see what they think of the whole situation.

Pre-Production

Risk Assessment

 

Crew List

 

Project Proposal

Topic

Our document's topic is going to be teenage sex.This all includes on how adults perceive teenagers these days and there sexual antics.

Important questions that need an answer We will also be looking at why the age teenagers loose their virginity is decreasing every year. Furthermore we will be looking into how teenagers are now experimenting, and why.In addition to this we will be asking adults about their experiences and ask them their opinion on the matter.

Three talking heads 
i will formally interview a number of teenagers, ranging from 13- 19 both male and females. we will also be interviewing a few adults, asking their opinion is important as they will more than likely bring another argument to the table.

Voice-over narration
We will be using a Voice-over narration, showing short clips or photos in the background, me (Carrie) will be the Voice-over narration. Whilst narrating i will be showing footage of Soho, sex/ bondage shops and reconstructions of a sexual nature. 

On-location footage
The main twist will be the extreme bondage, we will show them exactly what teenagers are experimenting with and we will also include genital piercings.

Script and outline for documentary

Ele and Ed open documentary:

First shot of Ele and Ed introducing the subject and what the documentary will be about..

" We will be exploring into teenage sex and why it is happening at such young ages, in such weird ways, in such weird places"

" We want to find out what the publics general view is and ask teenagers why there doing it"

" We will look in to S&M and ask why its such a growing thing within younger ages"

Different reconstructions of people having sex. 5 different shots. (quickly shown)

Then fades in to us in London on Old Compton Street walking around introducing the first topic.

Ed: So we came to Soho on Old Compton Street to investigate why S&M is happening at young ages now"

We will then go into some of the shops and interview people working their asking them what there most popular items are and if younger people visit the shops.

Ele and Carrie will try out different "outfits" from the shops and see what we think of it.

We will then ask the general public what they think and prove if youngsters are really experimenting in such weird ways.

We will then be filming at college and ask the students why young people are experimenting, why girls seem to get a name for themselves at this age, why people have no self respect at this age and have sex any were and with anyone, last of all why sex isn't a "special" thing anymore.

We will then have footage of a party and how girls and boys perceive them selves and how what they wear gives of different impressions to people.

We will then show a reconstruction of drunken sex, peer pressured sex.

Then interview adults on there view.

As a twist we will show a christian who only believes in sex after marriage.

But finish off with its official that sex is a growing trend and is the new trend for teens and it doesn't seem to be decreasing but only increasing.

Research On Teenage Sex

Research
The point of my research is to get a vague idea of why teens are experimenting so young and are happy to give there body to everyone who wants it. Also to find out statistics about young teens and also so when we interview students we know what to ask.


ADULT VIEW ON THE SITUATION

Should kids be having sex at ages 10-17?

Arguments For
Overall, most people feel kids under 16 years old should not be having sex. If they are 15 or above, they should be allowed, as long as they are mentally mature, using protection, and respecting their partners. They should be educated about pregnancy and STDs, and how to avoid them. It can be a lot of fun for those who choose to stay safe. Many of teens consider it a rite of passage, and are mature enough to handle it. It may cause some hurt feelings during breakups, but as long as everyone is being safe, no one is going to really get hurt. Make sure that if someone says stop, you stop. Also, be sure that you stay within state or national laws so no one gets in trouble. In most places, the legal age of consent is 16 years of age or older.

Arguments Against
The truth of the matter is that having sex at such a young age is unnecessary, especially at anything below 16. Even so, sex at an age still below 18 is still not a good idea, seeing that it can result in pregnancy. Not even the condom can 100% protect you from STDs and pregnancy. Parents may not be able to stop their children, but a parent should not be enabling their child to have sex either. Children have their entire life in front of them to have sex. Love at this age should be sweet and romantic. It will be spoiled by immature "adult" thoughts that the child may not be ready for. Before having sex, people must be physically and emotionally mature. That means it's not a good idea to have sex before late adolescence. Many children in this age group are not informed about contraception, hormones, or pregnancy. Depending on your family, religion, or culture, young or premarital sex may be considered immoral, sinful, or even forbidden. It could cause serious family, legal, or cultural problems for both partners. There are also many that believe sex should be something that is saved for marriage. Some feel it is as basic as saying if they are being referred to as kids, they are too young.

Undecided
It is okay to educate at this age, but not to enable. If you were to find out your child was having sex, it is hard to say what you should do. It depends on your child, their age, their maturity, their situation, and their partner. For some kids, you should probably do everything you can to stop them. For others, it is probably best just to educate them the best you can.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Should_kids_be_having_sex_at_ages_10-17

"New study finds teen girls regret having sex earlier"

A study led by The University of Western Australia has found that teenage girls who lose their virginity when they are not ready; often at an earlier age, are more likely to feel disappointed and regret the experience.

The study highlighted how more vulnerable young people were influenced by peers, social expectations, needing to fit in, alcohol and keeping their romantic relationships, Dr Skinner said.

The median age of participants was 17, while the age of their first experience of intercourse ranged from 11 to 17 years, with a median age of 14.

If they have sex at a young age, before they are ready, it is reflected on as an unpleasant experience which they regret. This is an undesirable outcome in itself,” she said.

http://insciences.org/article.php?article_id=5101

It may seem like a good idea at the time, but alcohol and sex, or other drugs and sex are not a good mix. An even worse combination is to mix sex with alcohol AND other drugs. But according to the research, almost one-third of Australian high school students were drunk or high the last time they had sex (La Trobe University, 2002).

Jami, 15, says "I thought I really did like him but it was a drunk thing…I don't really remember it, it's kind of sad actually cos I always pictured it to be like this really nice thing."

It can be hard to avoid either the pressure or the temptation of alcohol and other drugs, like marijuana or ecstasy, if everyone around you is into it. It's a normal part of Australian culture to drink alcohol, and alcohol and other drug use in certain environments, like the Ball and Leavers, are pretty common.

http://www.getthefacts.health.wa.gov.au/2/40/1/bacterial_vaginosis.pm

Although the threat of hanging was removed, the law against homosexuality was strengthened. In the 1950s, a Home Office-sponsored report recommended an age of consent of 21.
But it was not until the government of Harold Wilson in 1967 that homosexuality was legalised at 21

although teenagers feel that waiting to have sex is a nice idea, they believe that hardly anyone does it. In fact, many teens -- particularly boys -- feel pressure to have sex, and they say drugs and alcohol usually lead to sex -- often without condoms.

The teen survey, released Monday by the Kaiser Family Foundation, portrays a comprehensive picture of youth attitudes and the risk of STDs and pregnancy. Despite the fact that both teen pregnancy and birth rates have been declining for a decade, the Kaiser survey spotlights areas of concern:

About one in six young people say having sex without a condom occasionally is not a big deal.

About one in five say they have had unprotected sex after drinking or using drugs.

Four in 10 sexually active teenagers have taken a pregnancy test or had a partner who did so.

More than half of 15-to-17-year-olds say they have been with someone in a sexual way.

Among teens that have abstained from sex, nearly a third say they have been "intimate" with a partner.

Age of consent (heterosexual and homosexual)

France: 15 Germany: 16 Ireland: 16 Italy: 14 Portugal: 14/16

Source: Stonewall

Outline of our nine minute documentary

In our nine minute documentary we will be interviewing male and females, adults and teenagers. We will mainly be focusing on teenagers as the subject is to do with them. At the beginning of the documentary will discuss what the subject is, the facts and figures, and short snippets of our opinions, giving our opinions right at the start means we can compare them at the end. After all the facts are out of the way we will start to interview people on the topic, and with each question we will have a voice over on which will elaborate on the matter further. Towards the end of the documentary we will come to a conclusion of everyone’s opinion, and state our new opinion if it has changed. 

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Pre-production booklet

List of Stories were going to do we will report on:


Big Story: Lion and Bear charges at Police
 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-15602401

Local Story: Man rapes woman in Oxford
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-15616598

Sport Story: Anton Ferdinand recieves death threat http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11711/7296710/-Death-threat-to-Ferdinand

Breaking news:

Archive News: Alfonso Cano killed in jungle
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/world/880882-farc-leader-alfonso-cano-killed-in-gun-battle-at-jungle-retreat

Script of what happens:
Carrie and James welcome channel 4 news with background of channel 4 news behind.
Carrie speaks about our first story which is "Lion and Bear charges at Police" she gives the outline of the story and then we cut.
It goes live to the scene where i report on on what happened and show the mess the animals have caused.
Then i say " Back to you in the studio"
The next clip it the studio with Carrie and James where James reports on the local story of the women that was raped in Oxford. James speaks about the story and then we go live to Ed where we their women was raped. Ed reports the story and the updates on the situation. Then the scene cuts and we go back to the studio.
Carrie speaks about "Anton Ferdinand recieves death threat ". Their was no live footage recorded so Carrie just explains the story.
Finally James speaks about "Alfonso Cano killed in jungle " he speaks about the story. Meanwhile in the background of all the stories their are pictures of the story.
Carrie and James end the news and Channel 4 music plays.


Script used for reporters and in the studio:

Clark:

Welcome to the Friday night news with Clark Ryding

Carrie:

and Claire devine

Clark:

And for our first story of this evening, animals attack.  In yesterday in Canada Terry Thompson

 The report reveals just how close some animals came to the policemen and defends their decision to kill them.

Police say they were defending the public from aggressive animals - including tigers, wolves and monkeys.

They killed 48 wild animals after their owner, Terry Thompson, 62, opened their cages before shooting himself dead

For more on the story we are joining Ele live in Canada, Ele over to you.

Police hunt man after woman raped in Oxford

Carrie:

Detectives have started an investigation after a woman claimed she was raped on a night out in Oxford.

The blonde 19-year-old, dressed in a pink ruffled top, said she met the man, aged in his 20s, in Anubar before they moved on to Bridge nightclub.

The rape took place in a car after the pair left the club early on Saturday.

The woman has given police her permission to release her description in a bid to catch her attacker and trace witnesses.

With more information on the story we Join Ed Live at the scene of the crime,

Over to you Ed.

Ed:

Queen's Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand has received a threatening letter in the post, sparking a police investigation.
The document reportedly contained a death threat and was sent to the club's ground, Loftus Road, in Shepherd's Bush, West London last week.
One daily newspaper reported that the contents of the letter were so graphic that QPR officials did not show it to Ferdinand, who is at the centre of a race row involving John Terry.
The 30-year-old Chelsea and England captain is alleged to have made a racist comment to Ferdinand, 26, during a QPR v Chelsea match last month.
Terry denies the allegations but police and the Football Association are investigating the claims.
The threatening letter to Anton Ferdinand was apparently delivered by hand.

Carrie:
News just in, the leader of Colombia's left wing Farc rebel group, Alfonso Cano, has been killed in a military raid, President Juan Manuel Santos has confirmed.

Capturing or killing Alfonso Cano was worth 4 million Dollars.

We haven’t yet heard who exactly killed Alfonso Cano but he was reportedly tracked down to the jungle camp with the aid of telephone intercepts.

That’s all the information we currently have, our website will be updated as soon as more information is released.

To check our website go to: www.channel4eveningnews.com

That’s all from us tonight; thank you for joining us tonight, hope you can join us at 7pm tomorrow evening.

Good night from me Claire  Button

ED:

And me Clark Ryding.

The kind of questions i think we will ask are: What they think of the situation?
If they were present when it happened?
If so do they have a personal account of what happened? 
List of interveiwees:

List of location shoots:


Rape story- Rotherfiled wooded area
Lion and bear- Near the Henley youth club
Sports story- from classroom (studio)
Archive news: from classroom (studio)

New's Values

http://www.bbc.co.uk/i/b016r2sk/


The stories reported on the news programme in order of appearance:
- Syrin : Impact, threshold, negativtiy. Audience Identification, Reference to Elite Nations. Pragmatics of media coverage, Continuity.
- Austrailian Airline Forced to start flying again: Impact, threshold, frequency. Audience Identification, Reference to Elite Nations.
- Protests outside St Pauls Cathedral
- Ships in the Middle East
- Nato and Libia
- BMP
- Snow fall in New York
- Grand Prix

Super Size Me: Film language and mode of address

List of different styles of filmmaking:
There was alot of interveiws with doctors, professionals, people that suffer from obesity. He made it very personal by his girlfriend being part of the documentary. There was also live action, they were showing him being sick, he made a diary to log how he felt this made us get to know him and what he is like. Also their is alot of advertising, the impact of advertising was that it made me realise how branded Mcdonalds is and how they draw you in with so many different techniques each one targeted at different age groups so all ages are drawn in by Mcdonalds.


List of Interveiwees
Kelly Brownelly - PhD professor at Yale, he was sat in front of a library indicating hes intelligent and well spoken and when he was telling us about fat people there were pictures of fat people.
Jacob Sullum- Senior Editor, he had his certificate on the wall so we could tell he was intelligent and we should listen to him.
Jared Fogel- Ex fat man, he was at a conference.
Victoria- the fat girl was with her mum who is also large.
Tommy Thompson- secutery of human health and services
John Banzhef- law professor, he was talking about how children relate to  mcdonalds as happiness as a child they are taken to Mcdonals as a treat. The mise en scene was happy children in the background playing in Mcdonalds this empahsised Banzhef point.


The relationship between the voice over and the images is that they are both related through out the whole documentary, this then resulted in you not only hearing the information but you also visually which helps the understanding of what he's trying to get across to you.


The music that is featured in the documentary is traditional American music. It is jolly and happy and makes Mcdonalds see a safe good place to be and eat. The type of music is most likely aimed at the the older Americans. They aim it at them as they have the money to buy their food.

Docu-soap : Kidulthood

The poster image completley confirms what the film is about. Straight away you can interpretate what each character is like. As soon as you look at the picture i have a understanding of were roughly the film will be based, each characters role and who are the nasty characters. ( Sam has a massive pole in his hand).


I think the name "Kidulthood" was chosen as it does give you an idea of what the films dialouge will be about. "Kid" tell you straight away its obvioulsy about kids. "Kidult" tells you its about about kids who are trying to act like adults and "Hood" tells you the setting of the film. So overall as soon as i read it i think its a film about school children trying to act maturely as adults in a "hood". I think this is a good title of the film because after the you have watched it you can see that the title explains the film.


My idea of a playground is children running around, skipping and playing games. The playground in the first scene completley contradicts my idea of a playground as you wouldn't normally see people smoking cannabis, bullying, intimatly kissing. This has a strong effect on the audience as most peoples general idea of playgrounds is not this. Its main effect is straight away you can see what the teenagers lives are like at school. Also it shows how they are even feared by the teachers, when one of the teachers tell Sam to go in side and Sam just stares at him and the teachers walks away. This is a very unusual playground and sets the scene straight away of a rough nasty community.


Tension and aggression is conveyed through body language and facial expressions. When you see Sam straight away you notice the way he is standing, the way his face is all scrunched up, his eyes wide open looking around as if for trouble. The girl bullies also look like this to looking around as if for trouble, frowning and standing as if they are wating to hurt somebody. The quiter characters (ones getting bullied) stand looking down at the floor as they dont want to look up just incase the bullies interpretate them looking at them in aggressive way (an excuse to start a fight) they stand in silence and well away from everyone else, so frightful of being hurt or tormented. This also explains how you can tell who the outsiders are. The camera is mostly filimg the arrogant, loud, nasty characters and only a few times do you see shots of the timid quiet characters.


The filmmaker builds tension into the story between Sam and Claire by using quick cuts between the two when they are being aggressive to the "outsiders". This shows the aggression between the two characters. Tension is also built up by their language, their clothing and the expressions on their face. The fact that both characters are seen as bullies and "hoodies" again builds up the tension of the characters.


When you first see Trevor in the opening scene you think he is a bad character as he has a gun and his hiding it so straight away you you think the worse of him. After seeing what the playground is like, when you see Trevor with the gun you kind of expect it as the images you have seen from the playground have the same effect on the audience as Trevor with the gun. I obvioulsy assume he is hiding a gun for later use, but it fills my mind with a lot of differnt reasons for why he is hiding the gun. For money, his on use or a friend.


Personally i think the soundtrack of the film is perfect for what is happening. The music is intense and goes well with the scenes with alot of drama. The faster rapped music ( Dizzee Rascal) goes well with the scenes when theirs alot of aciont. The music represents the characters well as it is the music they would listen to.
The music overall sets the scene well and lets you know when intense, sad, aggressive scenes are going to happen.


Reprensation of young people


The main stories in the film are about Violence, bullying, teenage pregnancy, gangs and weapons. This is very stereotypical and has alot of emphasise on it. In real life these situations do happen but not in the space of 48 hours.


In the film the "activities" the "kids" do during the day are smoking cannabis, jumping taxis, alot of drug use, sex, shop lifting, not paying for taxis, playing on the playstation and shopping. Also alot of aggressiveness between characters.


The language in the film that the "kids" use represents the area they are from, not all youngsters speak like that but were it is set they most likely probably do.


WhenTrevor is accused of stealing a hat, it makes me think two different thoughts, as the camera is filming Trevor, i feel frustrated that he has been accused just of how he looks and how he talks and walks, however from the security officers point of veiw, they probably get alot of people that do shop lift from their so they just kind of expected it, as they were being loud, disrespectful and rude.


The adults in the film are very naieve and clueless to what is going on in the childrens lives. I don't think any of the adults are seen in a positive light. The aren't influencing the teenagers so they have no role models to look up too.




The way in which young people are represented by media obvioulsy does annoy me as personally i am not like how they percieve most youngsters, however some teenagers are like this but the majority of them are normally like that for a reason and probably just need to talk to someone about it. Teenagers in print media dont really frustrate me as their in the media for a reason for doing something wrong. The only thing i dislike alot is when we are accused of doing something or having something we shouldnt have because how we look or were we are. I also sometimes don't think we are respected because of the stereotypes youngsters have.


The reaction for 50+ would probably make them belive that all youngsters are like this and we all use drugs, are rude, dis-honest and get pregnant at young ages. I would tell them not to be so judgemental and realise just because were all young does not mean we are cloans of eachother and all act the same way, im not saying some youths arent fluenced because they are. But just because a few kids commit crimes does not mean every single youth should have that label.


The film shows that the males and females dont have morals, the males don't respect women are rude and do what they want, and the females don't respect themselves and are percived as "sluts". .


It could help empower young people by giving them confidence to talk to teachers and adults with disrespect and get away with it, it powers them by giving them the authority over weaker students. The use of weapons impowers them because they feel indistructable.


Activity Two


Docu-dram is a fictional film based on real life.
I think Kidulthood is a drama it sensationalises a crime and gang culture only a small pocket of young people in london are like this but this makes it seem like everyone is like this


Newspaper articles and their views on the film


http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/feb/26/features.mirandasawyer


This article clearly states what the film is about and how it "examines every current teenage media cliche you'd care to name" It says how the film is seen only from the teenagers point of view and also points out things like how the film makes sex out not to be a big deal. However the article says how its not realistic in the way that all the things that happen (pregnancy, drinking, stabbing,shop lifting) would not all most likely happen in the space of 48 hours.  Also how in one scene at the beginning the young girl who goes on to committing suicide gets beaten up, no one sticks up for her or even says leave her alone this would not happen, someone would of said or done something in a school. But overall it says how the film is a fun amusing film filled with scenarios teens do experience in these areas of london.


http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2007/feb/11/ukcrime.theobserver 


The article makes me think that what is show in Kidulthood is not as strong as what happens in some areas in london. The film is a much softer version. The article talks about how guns are as easy to get hold of as a take away. In Kidulthood when a gun is shown its a big deal even when a knife is pulled out its a big deal. I believe the write of Kidulthood has only showed a snippet of what life is really like in some of these areas. After reading this article i do believe the film has educated some people in to realising what some teenagers are like and how their life is determined on were they live. The article also says how their is a lot of murders. This is show in Kidulthood. It also says how you "work your way up" this is shown in the film as Sam is the feared male of the area. 


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-15120082 


This article links to the film very well is talk about 3 young women being involved in a gun shooting, overall i think Menhaj Huda the writer of Kidulthood as stereotyped the film on such articles as this and has used source information to direct the film. However i can't say this is a bad film because things like this should be made aware in anyway it can to citizens of this country. The one thing i don't agree with is that if a elderly person watched the film they would think this of every teenager and i don't think that is fair. I suppose their are a few characters who aren't like this but however are made too as they do not feel safe in their area or want and need to prove a point.


If i was to make a docu-soap i would most likely make it on use of drugs with teens because it is very common and think teenagers and adults should see in a humorous but serious form what their kids can and do get up to and how to maybe spot out if there using drugs or not. Also what the effects of taking drugs can do you not only the drugs themselves, but the trouble it gets you in to with police, friends, family and most of all the debt you get yourself in to and obviously how much it damages your health and how much danger it can put you in.

Documenatries on TV

Friday:

BBC1:
Planet Dinosaur- exploring the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. 4:30pm
BBC2:
Digging For Britain- Alice Roberts goes in search for our elusive Stone age ancestors. 8:00pm
Channel 5:
Police Interceptors: Police officers dealing with day to day crime 8:00pm

Saturday:
BBC1:
British Olympic Dreams: meet withs famous athletes and talk about their sports. 1:30am
ITV1:
People do the funniest things abroad: People doing funny things on holiday 3:30pm
Channel 4:
RedTube- Funny, weird, extravagant clips from the world wide web. 11:45pm
BBC3:
Worlds Craziest fools: Mr T tracks down the worlds craziest fools. 8:05pm


Monday:
BBC1:
Motorway Cops: motorway cops catch up with the drivers who try and cheat the system. 9:00pm
ITV1:
Wildlife Patrol: About looking after animals. 12:05am
BBC3:
The Truth about child brides: finding out what its really like as a child bride. 9:00pm

Evolution Documentary

We found our idea from the Daily Telegraph. This idea being about the missing link.

Evolution has many different public views due to their religious veiws.

Most Religions believe that the missing link is an abomination. The missing link is blasphemous. Whereas others find it hard to believe that after all these years a missing link is found.
It was found in South Africa. Scientism are fascinated by this new discovery.

We researched the topic by asking public opiniosn of peope in Henley Town centre.

We had a very interesting interview with a lady who had done documentaries previously in her life. She was very happy to talk to us about our questions and queries and take into account what research and work needs to be done before the release of the documentary. She named certain production companies we could go to.

This no doubtingly would help our research and start us off on a foundation goal as to which direction we needed to go. She agreed that this would make a good documentary and could be aired on channels such as; Channel 4 and Horizon BBC.
As well as in-debt scientific information, I want to look at how, what and why it effects peoples religion. As well as looking at other articles and other information upon the subject.

Definition of Documenatry

Documentaries

Definition of a Documentary:  Consisting of, supported by, contained in, or serving as a document or documents. Also designating or of a film, TV program, etc. that dramatically shows or analyzes news events, social conditions, etc., with little or no fictionalization.
The definitions give for the word "Documentary" by a variety of people all have differermt interpretations of what they think defines a documentary. Some believe its to interpretate actual facts but then some others think that documentaries should act on our hearts.

Children on 9/11- this helped me to see how so many young children of my age and even younger were effected with their parents being killed. Its inspring to see how some of them have changed or started different things in the life to honour their parents. A girl took up wrestling as her Dad always enjoyed it and thought she should do it.

Big fat gyspy wedding: It very different to something like 9/11 documentaires, its strange but also interesting to see how other familys choose to live their lives and their certain rules and regulations they have to follow to be part of the family. Aswell as that how their culutre can be percieved to us as violent and strange but to them its normal and obviously respected.
If documentaires should act on our hearts i think they should be on personal experiences or personal interests to enspire people to do things they think they couldnt do. For example if you saw a documenarty on someone who participates in the parallel olypmics and are very succesful and somone who was in a wheel chair and was ashamed and didnt think they were worthy, could watch it and be inspired to take up a sport even with a disability and even become like the person in the documentary..

The selling of a SERIAL KILLER

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rExhihAZGxg

Aileen Carol Wuornos

"She was a prostitute who admitted to killing six middle-aged men in 1989 and 1990, luring some of them by posing as a stranded motorist in the Central Florida area. After trials involving her detailed confession, pleas of self-defense, prosecuting testimony by her lesbian lover, and occasional abusive outbursts towards the jury, Wuornos was convicted and sentenced to death. Appeals over the next 10 years were finally stopped at her request, and she was executed by lethal injection in 2002."

http://www.news-journalonline.com/special/wuornos/

Types of footage used in the opening: Interveiws, Archive footage, real life news bullitens, photos, voice over. Keeping the story going and keep the audiences attention. The function of the news bulletins and archive footage is to make it more beliveable and the voice over is used to in "the voice of God" style, which makes the audience belive him.

The voice over gives infortmation about Aileen and her life it also tells us about the people she had murdered and the viticms family members. Also it tells us about her execution.


We find out about Aileen (the centeral subject) and how she is a bit mental. We find out she is on death row.


The documentary opening is simalir to the opening of a fiction film as we get introduced to the main characters. Also we know about the situation plot and it attempts to attract the audience with the visuals.


Name of documentary: LIFE AND DEATH OF A SERIAL KILLER
Date of production: 2003
Film maker/ producer: Nick Broomfield
Sub genre: Crime
Context of production: Michiganc anf Flordia
Purpose: the purpose is to inform people, expose how it happened and reasons for it and also maybe educate people.
Use of selection: Aileen being interviewed, interveiws with friends and family, a few shots at the begining of the documentary of the victims family, interviews with people who knews Aileen. Their was no footage or interviews with the police or with the victims family members.
Narrative sequences and editing: There are a lot of interveiws then footage of were she lived and voice over of Aileens background it keeps the veiwer hooked and interested all the way through and builds suspense of the final day she actually gets executed.
Use of interviews: The interviews were very basic to give you a full understanding of the simpicity of the documentary the camera is often held still in place and the sound is seemingly uneditted to give that live feel.
Noddies: they are frequently use throughout the interview
Presence of crew: At somepoints you can see the crew but most of it is audible.
Non-diegetic sound and use of music: Music related at the her, and music she wanted played at her funeral.


Activity 1
As the documenatry is only about Aileens side of the story and not the polices veiws or victems family members veiws. I quite like Aileen, to me she does seem a vaguely insaine, however very honest and is happy with being executed. I think she is very brave for being able to want to do that. After hearing what her childhood and life before inprisonment was like i had a small understanding of why Aileen is like how she is. However that does not jusitfy killing men. She confuses me alot as she says how it was self defence but does not want to admit it as her execution will be changed again. That leaves me thinking if that was true why would you not want justice. However she has made the police out to be corrupt, if these were true accusations they would of been looked in to. I respect the Aileen for being able to own up for what she has done and accept the fait or death.


I believe Nick Broomfield, did show Aileen as what she was, he showed interviews of her admitting what really happened and her admitting she should be killed and if she was let out she would kill again. However he only interviewed friends and family of Aileen who are overall going to have a postivie veiw of her. Their was no interveiws with police as i said before so she could be really different when not being filmed. I think Nick Brromfield wanted her to be percieved as generally an ok person ad how her death was unjustified and how there should of been more interveiws and infortmation given from Aileen to the police.


Im not sure i belive Aileen deserved the death penatly, as firstly i belive death is not the answer, it menas they have done a sin and dont really have to suffer more than two minutes for it. Other people may think differently but i belive they should serve their time in misery and learn of they have done is so wrong. I dont think their was enough research and invetigations to be able to kill her straight away.


Newspaper articles of Aileen

'I can't stand being in here, it's just too awful'
As his film Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer opens, documentary director Nick Broomfield talks to Polly Corrigan

 

Aileen Wuornos: At the time of her arrest for the murder of seven men 

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Rage: during the final interview, the day before her execution 

Polly Corrigan

12:00AM GMT 19 Nov 2003

"Ten years after making his first film about the trial of Aileen Wuornos, America's first female serial killer, Nick Broomfield opened his front door one morning in 2001, and was served with a subpoena to appear at the final appeal before her execution. Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer, which is released today, follows events from his appearance in court to Wuornos's execution in October 2002.

Having claimed that the seven murders she committed were in self-defence, Wuornos changed her story at the last moment, saying she acted in cold blood and wished to die immediately. In the film, Broomfield seems convinced that this admission is more to do with the fact that she simply could not cope with life in jail. Broomfield describes death row as "a form of legalised torture." By the time Wuornos was executed, she had copied the bible out three times by hand. Her mental state was precarious, to say the least.

While Broomfield never denies the fact that Wuornos was a murderer, she is portrayed in the film as an essentially sympathetic character, and the murders she committed as the desperate acts of a woman who had led a tragic life. It becomes clear that Aileen, far from being the man-hating, lesbian killer portrayed by the US media, is herself the victim of scandalous abuse and violence, homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction and possibly even incest.

The film makes a devastating case against the death penalty and although Broomfield remains reasonably neutral throughout the film, in person he is quietly outraged.

"You either say we have the declaration of human rights so killing someone is unlawful, unacceptable - or you don't. You can't then be executing people yourself; it rubbishes the whole thing. The whole idea is to break the circle of violence. Aileen had an incredibly violent life and her execution was just a completion of that violence."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/3606954/I-cant-stand-being-in-here-its-just-too-awful.html