MyStreet.

We was given the pleasure of meeting Umut an independant film maker to help guide and talk us through our documentaries. This is his second time coming to talk to us which was really helpful. He asked us to take a look at a website called http://mystreetfilms.com/ which had a selection of short documentaries on different subjects. one that particularly stood out to me was 'Our Nation's Sons' which follows a group of boys trying to change their areas perception of boys.

1. What question was the Director trying to answer with the film?
I believe the director wasn't exactly trying to answer a question but change an answer. People heavily stereotype each other which is what this documentary  is addressing.

2. How did they tell their story visually?
Each boy told their story indiviually by expressing their thoughts on sterotypes of themselves in their area. Each boy was spoken to on their own with the camera on them. In certain parts of the film some sections are made faster to show progression.

3. How did sound and music contribute to the narrative?
Music starts the narrative and is played throughout. It is very sympathetic making us the viewer empathise with the people in the film. The voiceover is continued over different scenes to highlight what they are doing; again showing the progress. As the film goes on we see that the boys are making progress so the music changes to something upbeat; highlighting this change.

4. What does this documentary inspire you to do, and not do, with your documentary?
This documentary inspires me to want to use voiceover as the main focus of our documentary to show development. As we want to make our documentary relatively educational, talking through what is happening in the film will help the viewer to understand better. Also, there are interviews from different people giving different opinions therefore we see the different thoughts amongst the boys.