IDEA ONE Interesting shops or shop. Ideally independent. Southampton, Portsmouth, Eastleigh, Reading? I
know the owner of the shop But Is It Art..? in Reading very well.
Things aren't looking good for the shop due to the recession, and they
have done very well to survive as long as they have. I think an
informative documentary about this shop or at least including it would
perhaps encourage people to go to more independent shops. These kind of
places normally sell very original unique products that aren't sold
anywhere else. The documentary would show the history of places like
this, as well as inform people of the goods they sell. It would not only
help promote the independent businesses, it may well help save them. |  |
 | IDEA TWO Inside a recycling factory. How exactly DO they sort though each bit? Whenever
I put a piece of recycling in the bin, I wonder how it is sorted out
when all the recycling gets to the factory, or even if it gets there at
all. There have been documentaries about recycling before, but none of
them go very deep into the physical sorting of all the different types
of waste. One particular documentary actually tracked a letter that had
been placed in a recycling bin, and instead of going to the local
factory to be sorted and recycled, they found that it went to a landfill
site in a third world country. I don't think enough people respect the
rules of recycling. For example; does a plastic tray get recycled if it
has food stuck to it? They do request you do not put anything in the
recycling if it has food remains on it. I don't know either, so again I
believe this would be another informative documentary. |
Last Shop Standing is a 50-minute documentary that was released on 10
September 2012. It is a celebration of the unique spirit of comradeship
and entrepreneurial ingenuity that has enabled so many shops to keep
operating successfully against the backdrop of massive changes in the
music industry, the biggest recession in years, the growth of online
file sharing and the explosion of choice in music consumption.
Not long ago there was a record shop on every high street, but over 500 independent record stores have closed during the last few years. Record shops were always more than retail outlets, they are part of our culture; they support new bands and local talent. A place for musicians and music fans to congregate, to browse away a few hours, to walk away with music they didn’t know existed. | Though this documentary only focuses on the rise and fall of independent record stores, much of what is said is still very true for any independent store. The shop I specifically wanted to focus on in our documentary, But it it Art, is somewhat of a culture within it's home town; Reading. A lot of people still go there as they sell merchandise specific to Reading, that is only available there. I would still very much like to do a documentary on independent shops, in particular But is it Art. However, I didn't feel it would be suitable for a 15-30 minute one. |
 The development of degradable plastics is a good
thing, but a lot of what we use – new trash as well as old – has
penetrated some very disturbing levels of the food chain and the
ecosystem, and the makes the case that all is not well in our world via a
simple boat trip to the North Pacific Central Gyre, aka the Eastern
Garbage patch, where air pressure and rotating water currents swirl and
push all kinds of floating trash to the water’s surface.
After watching this documentary I came to the conclusion that what I had in mind for our documentary, had already been done, expect on a much bigger scale. The idea was axed. | Addicted to Plastic is a documentary focusing on the
worldwide production and environmental effects of plastic. The host
takes a 2-year trip around the world to give us a better understanding
of the life cycle of plastic.
It’s probably fair to say that we all believe buying goods (pencils, food, electronics, etc.) with less packaging is a good thing, and when we separate our trash and drop the plastic rubbish into the recycling box for the morning pick up, it all gets recycled, and we can feel confident we’ve done our part for the environment. |
