My documentary for brief 3, described in detail here, was pitched to a panel last week. The feedback I received was largely positive. However, I did receive some good advice regarding technical aspects of the actually filming I will be doing.

Paul Ritchard mentioned that I should potentially avoid a talking heads style interview with my dad, mostly because it is hard to achieve decent audio with this method. He instead suggested that I should record audio separately, with an audio recorder, and add it over the top of non-interview type footage. In order to both follow his advice and also stick to my original idea, I will probably do both; a talking heads interview and a voice-only interview.

The panel also suggested that I should add an emphasis to the moment after my dad describes the explosion. This can be done through a long, stark black shot as well a silence. The weather conditions could also be brought into the film, with my dad describing what the weather was like on the day, complimented by shots of the building in similar weather conditions.

Another suggestion was finding another interviewee. However, due to limited access, and the busyness of myself and any other interviewee, this will probably not be able to happen.

Abigail Belfrage, an historian, suggested I search trove for images from newspapers at the time. This has proved to be a great resource for me, as I have been able to see how people were reacting the event at the time.