[Imc-g8-2005] Re: Convergence party

[euan2000 at onetel.com]

> Quite, but remember not everyone in that audience is a dance or technohead.
> Important issues are far better explained with intelligent interviews or
> voice-overs.


yes, I can understand your concerns, however, some kind of story to the 
film, a
device that will draw an audiance into the film, and keep them hooked, will
ultimately make any film far more accesible to a wider audience.

The easiest device that i can see, is the process of indymedia 
preparing for the
event, it has a natural beginning-middle-end to it already, so the meetings,
the fundraisers, an individuals pursuit of the truth!! '-), round which 
all the
talking heads and VO's can be hung.

I certainely don't see it as being aimed towards 'activisty types', these
'process' stuff would be just in small doses, to help tell a story.

un.



> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <euan2000 at onetel.com>
> To: "IMC-London" <imc-london at lists.indymedia.org>
> Cc: "IMC-G8" <imc-g8-2005 at lists.indymedia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 03, 2005 9:50 AM
> Subject: [Imc-london] Re: Convergence party
>
>> Hello
>>
>> I agree, filming the convergence workshops would be a bad idea.
>
>  Maybe not such a bad idea but obviously there'd have to be complete
> consensus which is more likely to be achieved with some types of workshops
> than others.
>
>>
>> What might be handy though would be to film interviews with individuals
> there
>> who would not mind talking on camera.
>>
>> What I was thinking of was, however,  of filming the music at the
> Convergence
>> Party on the sun night, which could then be used for any G8 film
> soundtrack.
>
> Include more partying footage in an activist flick? Ugh! Sorry I have a
> problem with that - too many activist vids are already spoiled by intrusive
> music. A regrettable stereotype of the protest movement is that our often
> used solution to all the problems of the earth getting fucked over by the
> rich & powerful etc is to hold another party.
> If this vid is being made purely for the entertainment of activisty types,
> fine. But if it's intended to explain serious and important issues to peeps
> possibly from mainstream who may approach it with less than an open mind
> then it'll likely fail as it'll appear just too alien.
>
>>
>> My main concerns for any G8 film, is that it would explain to Joe Bloggs,
> why
>> people are going to the G8, and have a personal element to it where by any
>> audiance would be able to relate to it and thus enjoy watching it from
>> beginning to end.
>
> Quite, but remember not everyone in that audience is a dance or technohead.
> Important issues are far better explained with intelligent interviews or
> voice-overs.
>>
>
>