Filming Ginger headline archive footage

Today we filmed some headlines that we will use for the archive material before the interviews with the red-haired people. The filming went well and we will use it in the documentary

Filming Archive Material

Today we filmed some still images of celebrity and iconic hairstyles through the past 90 years.We used to rostrum to keep the camera steady and instead created movements by moving the paper. We used a variety of different movements

Chris interview redo

Today we had to redo the interview with Chris because the framing wasn't right. We asked the same questions and made sure he answered in more detail than the first time:

1.       Tell me how long you’ve had alopecia for

 

2.       Tell me what it is like living with alopecia.

 

3.       Have you ever been bullied because of your condition?

 

Tell me about that

 

 

4.       Has your condition affected your confidence?

 

5.       Do you feel your hair important to you?

 

 

6.       Does your condition make you feel different to anyone else?

Why? /Why not?

 

7.       Would you consider wearing a wig?

 

8.       Would you feel comfortable without a hat or wig?

 

9.       Is there anything your condition has stopped you from doing?

Ask him to expand if he hasn’t already

 

10.     Would your life be different if you didn’t have alopecia?

This is the framing used:

 

 

Paige interview

Today we interviewed Paige, who chooses to dye her hair ginger.

These are the questions we asked her:

1. Why did you choose to dye your hair ginger?

2. Do you feel people treat you differently now that you have ginger hair?

3.Were you unhappy with your natural hair colour?

4. What other colours have you dyed it?

5. What are your views on the word 'ginger' and the connotations that surround it?

This is the framing for the interview;

Alex Interview

Today we interviewed Alex, who has ginger hair.

These are the questions we asked him:

Have you always had your natural ginger hair (Have you ever died your hair before)?

Do you feel comfortable with your current hair colour?

(why/why not)

 Would you ever consider dying your hair?

(why/why not)

Have you ever been teased or bullied because of your hair colour?

(If yes, tell me a bit about that experience)
 
Tell me about your views on bullying people because of their hair colour?

What are your views on the word ‘ginger’ and the connotations that surrounds it?

What are your views on sperm banks stopping ginger people from donating sperm?

 

This is the framing for the interview;

Interview with Chris

Tonight I interviewed an alopecia sufferer, Chris. These were the questions I asked him:

1.       Have you always had alopecia?

 

2.       Tell me what it is like living with alopecia.

 

3.       Have you ever been bullied because of your condition?

 

 

4.       Has your condition affected your confidence?

 

5.       Do you feel your hair important to you?

 

 

6.       Does your condition make you feel different to anyone else?

Why? /Why not?

 

7.       Would you consider wearing a wig?

 

8.       Would you feel comfortable without a hat or wig?

 

9.       Is there anything your condition has stopped you from doing?

Ask him to expand if he hasn’t already

 

10.     Would your life be different if you didn’t have alopecia?

Here is the framing and mise-en-scene I used:

Title Sequence

Today we made our title sequence, we used hair we had got from Wirral Met college when we went and we spelt out out title 'cutting edge'. We filmed it using the jib/crane in order to get the angle that we wanted. We also filmed hair falling in front of the camera which we will slow down and use as cross fade when the words are being spelt out.

Student Questions

Today we interviewed some students in the common room about what they thought about hair and how important it is to them. Here are the questions that we asked:

How important is your hair to you?

(Why?)

What are your views on the theory that a person’s hair gives them individuality?

Tell me about how important it is to you to keep your hair healthy and on trend?

What advice would you give people about looking after their hair?

Do you think you can tell a lot about a person from their hairstyle?

Do you think people’s hair has an impact on their mood?

We asked six different students questions and this is the framing that we used for each interview: