documentary ideas?

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

i have to make a documentary for my film/video class and i duno what to make it on. i'm not allowed to do any board sports Sad

my mom keeps telling me to do a day in the life of our dog, but that seems like it would be really boring

jboss · Kickflip Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 3210 City: Chalmette

Make a documentary of how fatly retarded and one-sided Michael Moore is.

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

a documentary on the history of documentaries

jonnyUTAH · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1951

Make up a fake character and provide fake evidence which support the existence of this character, and do a documentary on him/her/it.

Do a documentary on documentary film making.

If I were to ever do a documentary film on anything, it would be based on the book "None is too many" which describes how racist and evil Canada's immigration policies were during the second World War. Everyone thinks Canada is this peace-loving and caring nation, but we took steps to not allow any Jews into the country during WWII. It is really nuts: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/None_is_Too_Many

cjbecker · Posted: May 23, 2007 9:48 pm Post subject:

wowjonnyUTAH,

ridehatzic · Posted: May 23, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject:

jonnyUTAH, I learned all about that this year in Socials, very interesting.

Hyperlite_06Byerly · Posted: May 23, 2007 10:50 pm Post subject:

Gnarly Dancer 42, your mom was right, some kids in our school made a documentary of what their dog did when they werent there, (ordered pizza, booty call, skateboard, smoking) and now hes going to chapman.

MikeyLSkate · Pop Shuvit Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 154 City: Austin

no board sports....what is your school a prison?

kyle13 · Posted: May 23, 2007 11:57 pm Post subject:

Do it on inline skating and make it as satirical as possible.

s34n · Posted: May 24, 2007 12:29 am Post subject:

do a mockumentary... A la Fubar,, Spinal Tap,, that sorta thing.

I can understand the boardsports thing, I'm sure 95% of all the males would pick that. Kudos to your teacher to make kids be a little original

TWG · Kickflip Joined: 25 Sep 2006 Posts: 3258

how bout the history of tattoo. you could teach alot of people that its more than a dumb ass show on tv...

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: May 24, 2007 9:23 am Post subject:

Do it on Teachers sexually abusing students and make it very shocking then when its done being presented or whatever just say " Well I was going to do it on wakeskating but...."

PIRATE · Kickflip Joined: 11 Jul 2006 Posts: 2651

GO FIND A HOMELESS DUDE. and follow him around find out how he got there and his day 2 day routine.

88skisupreme · Backside 180 Joined: 11 Nov 2004 Posts: 1342 City: ATX

I like Pirates idea, do that.

jonnyUTAH · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1951

Here's the homeless dude routine in my town (which by-the-way has a highier crime rate than NYC).

Get up around 11:00
Take a few hits from the bottle
Pan-handle
Buy some crack
Smoke the crack
Ask to mow my lawn while cracked out at 10pm
Take more hits from the bottle
pass out
repeat.

There are two types of homeless people in the world (see below) - those who deserve help, and those who deserve a firm kick in the a$$. If you are going to interview any homeless person, make sure they are the kind that fit into the former group ("situational"). These folks normally have very compelling stories, while those in the latter group are just drunk lazy bums whose stories can be described such as I have provided above.

If you want an incredible documentary on homeless people (in this case) homeless kids, rent Children Underground. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Underground

It showcases both type of homeless....

“I've interviewed many homeless people in my previous line of work, and I've had a few realizations about their psychology. There are two distinct types of people that end up homeless, many of whom keep the same mentality that sent them homeless after they recover with societal help, and many of whom end up back on the streets regardless of what we do to help.

The first type of homeless is situational. These are people who, for whatever reason--from mental distress to physical problems-- lost their jobs and possessions and are forced to live on the streets. They tend to see their situation as temporary, and are willing to do just about anything to get back on their feet, but just need some help doing it. After coming in to get help, they tend to be grateful, and thank every person who's helped them along the way, and accept responsibility for their mistakes. When they successfully get out of their situation, they no different from most people. You can usually spot these guys on the street-- they don't usually beg, but rather sing, perform menial jobs like picking up trash or squeeging (btw, I've also got a chance to interview some squeegee folks, and don't be fooled; the good ones can make over 50 bucks an hour). Their mentality is that they need help, and they're willing to help themselves.

Then there are the second group. This accounts for the majority of the people who beg on the streets. They see everyone--EVERYONE, as owing something to them. They truly believe that the world owe them something for their troubled past, and any hand-out they get is deserved. They have trouble understanding that the people they are taking from, either in charity or through theft, are actually people, and can justify their actions through retrospect very easily. They almost never take responsibility for their negative situations but refuse to acknowledge others when it comes to the positive ones. You can usually spot these guys when you pass them on the street; they'll ask for money, you would give them some money and then they ask if you have any food or cigarettes. You can pass by these people every day and they'll just about never remember you-- you're just a walking wallet that owes something to them. These people keep this same mentality even after they get helped, they always see the world as owing them something, and have a sense of deserving coupled with low self-respect. It's a scary combination."

JB_CANSKATE · Posted: May 24, 2007 11:45 am Post subject:

jonnyUTAH What do you do for a living?

jonnyUTAH · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1951

many things mainly computer crak....but I don't interview homeless people. That was a quote that I pulled off a Survivor Sucks listserv where everyone was making fun of that idiot homeless retard Dreamz. It was probably the best quote on homeless people I have read in a long time - hence the "" marks.

TTUFAN24 · Posted: May 24, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject:

why dont you dress like a homeless person and spend a few hours begging and trying to find work. make a documentary about it.

jonnyUTAH · Backside 180 Joined: 27 Aug 2004 Posts: 1951

Do like they did on WKUK...where they do a mockumentary of Super Size Me....where instead of just eatting McDs food, just drink Whiskey. It will not need to be very long.

Gnarly Dancer 42 · 360 flip Joined: 21 May 2007 Posts: 5121 City: kalamazoo

jonnyUTAH, im scared of hoboes Sad

i had an idea where i would have two people live in a boat on the water for a day and document it