Primary research is directly contacting people to find out first hand their thoughts and their opinions. Ways of doing this include going onto forums. Putting questions on sites such as yahoo:answers and contacting people directly to set up interviews.
Forums
http://www.studentfilms.com/eve
Contacted directly
http://www.sutton.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=1
http://content.met.police.uk/Borough/Sutton/Contact
More to come: results to be posted shortly.
I am also trying to get in touch with other practitioners that have experienced in this field and have made similar films to the one I am making. I first e-mailed Itchy house cinema who made a film called 'Change' that is reviewed on my reviews page. |  |
I have put a survey online asking about the issues I am tackling in my film. Please answer the questions so I can get a better idea of people opinions on these issues.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NMGV727
Warning
Some of the content in this section is tackling particularly stressful issues.Including events that involve breaking the law.
Interviews
The nature of the film is something that is quite familiar to me. Obviously the things in the film have never actually happened to me or my friends. However, there have been similar occurrences or occurrences that potentially could have escalated to these circumstances had the cards been dealt that way. I talked to some of my friends about their experiences. To avoid identifying the people who I am talking too I am using fake names. all the names are anonymous. Also all interviews were informal, the answers given were the general overviews of the answers I got.
Anonymous - For the purposes of the interviews anonymous will be referred to as Dave.
Dave's story: Dave, at the age of 16, was dealing drugs. Him and a friend went to sell drugs to a guy that they had never met before. This guy had got their number from a friend of his, so rang Dave and introduced himself on the phone. They agreed to meet to sell him some drugs. Upon meeting him the guy pulled the gun on Dave and his friend and told them to hand him over the drugs. They handed over the drugs and he ran away.
How did you feel?
I felt scared, shook up, relieved but mainly angry. I wanted to get him back. the next couple of days I was filled with rage more than anything. I was angry at myself for letting it happen. Over time I learnt to appreciate how lucky I was and how things could have been different.
Did you believe the gun was real?
I really didn't but I just couldn't bring myself to take that chance. He was very focused if he was more casual I genuinely believe I may have chanced that it was a replica gun.
What would you have done if one of you were shot?
I don't like to think about it. Anything could have happened and I don't like to think what I would have been capable of if he had pulled the trigger on my friend. I'm just thankful he didn't.
Anonymous - For the purposes of the interviews anonymous will be referred to as Ben.
Ben's Story: Ben usually gets his supply of drugs from his older brother. While his brother was away he went to a different drug dealer. Upon meeting them for the first time, the drug dealer and two other friends jumped Ben and tried to mug him. Ben managed to fight them off so that they didn't take any of his stuff but he was injured in the process. The irony of this particular situation was that he only went to get these drugs for his cousin as opposed to himself.
How did you feel?
Just angry. Think it's cowardly they outnumbered me and still very much consider it an unresolved issue.
So are you going to do something about it?
No, not actively, if I happen to run into one of them or all of them then that might be a different story. I don't want to start a constant chain of I beat you up, you beat me up.
How did your cousin and brother feel?
They are both all talk but wanted to head out to find these guys and get them back. I new we wouldn't but they were very angry about it and i'd like to believe would back me up if a situation where we did need to confront them.
