During today’s session we began to discuss the different ways a documentary could be constructed, whether it be: hopeful, fearful, informal, biased, un-biased etc.
Our project will be a solo documentary about a topic which encapsulates the themes of hope and fear. At this point in time I have decided that I would like to explore the possibility of producing a political documentary. My decision stems from the big political divide between the right and the left especially in American politics. Both sides fear the influence that the other has on the nation and hold hope that they will change their opinions. There is a common consensus that the vocal minority of each sides represents the thoughts and ideologies of everyone within that community, “if you’re not with me, you’re against me” is a common train of thought especially in younger activists.
My podcast will be based around the question “Do you know your enemy?”. The piece will inform the listener of misconceptions about each party. Potential negatives in creating a political piece include the likelihood that it will be biased due to my own political beliefs. Being biased in itself isn’t inherently negative, the negative arises from my earlier statement that “if you’re not with me, you’re against me”, this carries the potential that potential listeners that are not politically aligned with me may feel alienated or do not believe that they should listen to it.
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