Saturday 8 March 2014
Heroism research
Me Vic and Ruby had
been discussing what we wanted to do for this project and they suggested some
ideas as to do a story on heroism, as sort of a drama documentary with an actor
possibly doing an re-enactment. I took that into consideration, but also
decided to research some other stories on heroism. Whilst conducting my
search’s I kept in mind that my story would need to contain an introduction,
conflict and possibly a resolution, with access to the people to carry out the
story. Alongside this it would also need to be able to qualify for a slot on BBC 3, so whilst searching i also made sure that the stories would be able to match the criteria for BBC 3's commissioning, baring in mind that the audience would only be able to watch this between the hours of 7pm-3.30pm
Here are my search results:
Hayden Waller
Boy, 12, killed on
school ski trip 'saving friend'
A British boy has died
on a school trip to the Austrian Alps after plunging down a crevasse as he
tried to save a friend from falling.
Ski hero Hayden
Waller, 12, killed on school trip 'saving friend'
Brave Hayden was
killed when he tried to catch a friend who lost his footing and fell off a
steep mountainside in the Austrian Alps.
Thomas Fletcher
Waghorn
Waghorn was a postal
pioneer who shortened the overland route between England and India from three
months to between 35 and 45 days. And why was that so important? Because,
simply, time is money: Faster mail meant quicker and more competitive business.
This statue is in chatham next to chatham train station.
For this story, because its a historical story at first i wasn't too sure if it would fit the requirements for bbc 3, however i thought of interesting twist i could do on the documentary, because this statue is renowned for always having a cone put on the head and also the hand, i was thinking that the story of Thomas Waghord could be told by a young person, and also the club goers could possibly be interviewed to ask if they know whom Mr Waghord is, letting them know of the importance that he plays, but not by bombarding them with factual information, but giving them examples of what we can do today as a result of Mr Waghords work.
Steve Row
Steve Rowe, an 8th Dan,
was my former karate instructor when I was younger, he is a brilliant
instructor and also does a lot of work within the medway area working with the local community.
Shi Kon Martial Arts have
been asked to run courses for more than 40 primary and secondary schools and
currently have 17 permanent after school clubs. The club has also been engaged
by organisation such as Age Concern, Alzheimer & Dementia Family Support,
U3A, Medway Council, BAe Systems, NHS, University
If i was to do a Documentary on my karate instructor and his school, i would possibly try and focus it around the work that he does with troubled youth, seeing if i could find a volunteer whom's life has been positively changed as a result of the Shikon martial arts school and its teachings.
