LEWIS WHITE
CALLUM SNOOK
DAN EVANS
1) Similar Documentaries
I have been watching this documentary which is similar to ours because it is about the obsession of radical islam. It is very interesting in how it portrays the islamics. It does tell us that it is only a select minority but this small majority of them are doing unspeakable things. This documentary goes on to talk about what makes these muslims want to join the radical groups.
In the documentary we see the people from VICE interviewing a cannibal. Cannibalism is something that is seen as just wrong in society, but no one wants to help them overcome their obsessions. This is an extreme example of obsessions but we intend to make people see that the people that have these obsessions don't see anything wrong with themselves. Whereas people that don't have these obsessions assume they are just weird.This documentary is similar to the one we plan to make as we intend to have a similar style. We want to shed light onto the topic that is unhealthy obsessions. In this documentary we see a lot of story telling from the cannibal. We are going to have a bit of this with our examples of obsessions; Eden and the car people.
‘Taboo: Obsession’’ is a documentary which sheds light on a lot of crazy and disturbing obsessions that members of the public have and why they have them, in this documentary we see obsessions like A love affair with balloons, a fetish for female bodybuilders, and a snuggle up to a shrunken head in bed. Much like the VICE documentary, these obsessions are more of an extreme circumstance compared to our planned interviews with obsessions. However this documentary is similar to the one we plan to shoot, as it delves into the mental and psychological nature of obsession and OCD, which is what we feel is the most important in terms of research and content, ‘Taboo: Obsession’ however does focus on the actual obsession, of which we will be doing as well.
2) Primary Research
Obsession is where somebody is so dedicated to something that they dedicate a part of their lives to it. The things can be anything from celebrities to toys and everything inbetween.
3) Secondary Research
I have been researching into car clubs around the county. I came across two groups in particular one called Lincs modified and the other Max’d car club. I found that both of these clubs like to modify there cars ready to show off to other car enthusiasts. I found that the main attraction to this is for boasting rights and being able to say their car is better than someone else's I will be talking to the main owner of the car club of Lincs modified and i will be seeing why they are part of the club. 
I have been researching and gaining information involving the NHS and our local hospital, the Diana, Princess of Wales hospital. Of which i have been trying to contact about an interview with a neurologist and or a person who specialises in matters of the brain and /obsessive behaviour. In this interview we will be trying to avoid closed questions, as we try to get as much information as possible. To do this we will prepare questions in advance.
This website tells us about what exactly happens in the brain when people have obsessions. From this we have learnt that their are many causes for obsessions. Mostly it is a lack of chemicals in the brain or an increase in certain chemicals like serotonin. From this we have learnt a bit more about the Psychology of obsessions, however we are still in need of more explanations, in which I'm sure we will get while speaking to either Open Minds or the Psychology teacher.
4) Participants
Open Minds - Rebecca Smith - 01472 625100
Eden Hiles - 07734286431
Cherie Tacey - 07903535013
NHS, Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital, Interview with Neurologist - 01472 874111
Franklin College Teacher of Psychology,
Car interview - Andrew Gaffney - 07341341956
Car interview - William Fairburn - 07415143736
Car interview - Sophie Maddison - 07808048841
5) Interview Techniques
I started to research things to do and not to do while interviewing people for a documentary. I found this website that had a list of the top ten interview tips. On this website we can see a lot of small things that we wouldn't have even thought about. Such as making sure the interviewee is comfortable in order to get more natural responses. From this I have learnt what to do and what not to do. Such as avoiding closed questions and preparing my question in advance. I also stumbled across a basic picture for interviews techniques. The picture gives us obvious tips for making sure it is a good interview. Overall the picture is saying that good mannerisms make a good interviewer and therefore we will follow these tips and hope to get the best interviews we can.
6) Questions
Open Minds
Q1.Can you explain to us what OCD and obsessive behaviour is and what it does to the person suffering with them?
Q2. How many people, roughly, do you deal with these issues?
Q3. Would you say obsessive behaviour is a common thing and should people be judged/treat differently because they have it?
Q4. How serious do think OCD and similar obsessive behaviour is for the person and their mind?
Q5. Do you think that the public is unaware of the mental effects that having OCD has on the brain?
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Eden Hiles and friends
Q1. What is your obsession with? And where did it all begin?
Q2. How would you describe your obsession with One Direction?
Q3. Out of all the boy bands in the world, why One Direction?
Q4. Have you ever thought that your obsession is unhealthy, why is this?
Q5. What do your friends/family thinks about your obsession? And what do you think other people think about it?
Q6. On a scale of 1-10 how bad would you rate your obsession? Why is this?
Q7. Do you think that it is just a phase or do you think it will always be a part of your daily life? Please expand on why.
Q8. Do you think you are obsessed or would you describe it differently? If so how would you describe it?
Q9. Do you think it is perfectly normal to have an obsession and why so?
Q10. Is there anything that you think sets your obsession apart from others? Please expand on why and what.
Car people
Q1. Why do cars interest you so much?
Q2. how old were you when you first started to like cars?
Q3. do you think you are a nuisance?
Q4. what is your dream car and why?
Q5. is there any events that you like to attend?
Q6. Why did you set up the car club?
Q7. what kind of mods do you tend to see on a modded car?
Q8. how much would you be looking to spend to have a modded car?
Q9. how do you maintain your car?
Q10. why do you think people obsess over cars so much?
Extra Questions
Q1). Could you explain what work you do?
Q2). How serious do think OCD and similar obsessive behaviour is for the person and their mind?
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