Mind Mapping Initial Ideas

Our group began the creative process by brainstorming ideas and concepts for our project. We displayed these concepts visually through the use of a mind map as shown below:

Our initial idea was to film a documentary exploring and capturing the issues involving sea life on the coasts of Qatar, primarily sea turtles. These issues involve the large amount of pollution and littering in the country and their effects upon the sea life of the nation. The nature of this project would likely be very time consuming as it would involve journeying out to coast lines where sea turtles nest and scuba diving in order to capture underwater camera shots.

A documentary exploring health and fitness among students in Doha was also considered. This would involve exploring the country's high obesity rates and other statistical information, whilst also including a personal element portrayed through interviews with those involved in fitness groups such as 'Crossfit'; exploring their motivations and troubles they have encountered in their pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. Whilst this project would logistically more practical and less time consuming when compared to the sea life concept, it features a somewhat duller subject matter, which may hurt its success.

Next, we contemplated documenting the mistreatment of tradies in Qatar. The film would primarily explore the poor living and working conditions involved in their occupations. The aim of this documentary would be to expose these factors to the audience and evoke an emotive response. This would be achieved through the use of narration over images in order to emphasise their harsh conditions and personal interviews with the construction workers to further humanise them and allow for the audience to experience a personal connection with the interviewees.

Our final concept is based around the developing skateboard scene in the city of Doha. this documentary would be portrayed through pro skater Kamel Zara, as he has been throughly involved in the scene for a great deal of time and has experienced personal troubles with pursuing skateboarding, donating a personal element to the films narrative. In order to stress this characteristic of the film, we would film a casual interview that includes voiceovers with Kamel, detailing his background and involvement with skateboarding.