When planning for our presentation this week, we began to become unsure of our initial idea. The narrative was very unclear and none of us felt interested enough to believe the documentary could become something we enjoyed creating. So, we began looking instead into ‘The Disco Bunny’ – a man we have all seen around Brighton before. He dances in the street, in very minimal clothing, to catch attention and confidently express himself. He is quite a character, and there is alot of information surrounding his reasons behind doing it online. He’s also faced alot of abuse whilst performing, which could lead to a narrative similar to the diabetes documentary we watched in class – that led to a narrative reveal where the main character wasnt exactly like the image they portrayed to the world. Here are the presentation slides we briefly compiled on our initial ideas.
However, when we met Peter – he basically said The Disco Bunny is controlling and self-absorbed, and the idea had been done many times before, yet never really turned out well. He prompted us to continue with our initial idea, but perhaps change it to a focus on the beach as a Brighton Place. He left us to consider the namesake of the beach, the business surrounding it, who owns the beach?, conspiracies surrounding other beaches and the divide between human vs nature prominent on beaches. Overall, he basically gave a complete new light to our idea and saved us completely.
After this session, my group has decided to go away and independently research some new ideas surrounding the beach, and specifically read ‘Reading The Popular: Reading The Beach’ by John Fiske, as recommended by Peter.
Amy's Documentary 