Interviews

 Interview section

The main aim of my research is to investigate the impact culture has on an individual’s identity. By interviewing my family members, I will be able to draw on experiences and challenges they have faced as well as drawing on the impact it has had on their identity. This section is the basis of my project as I will be using my parents information in the form of a case study meaning, carrying out an in-depth investigation based around their experiences which, of course, are different to any other individual. Their data is my main source of data collection which will then be compared and contrasted to my questionnaires answered by students who have experienced migration. This objective data will allow me to make comparisons and understand the impact migration has on an identity as well as how these changes are accommodated. 

My film ideas: 

• Film with and without masks - all participants- against a white wall
• Interrogation style- light up against a white wall
• Keep camera in the same position for the whole process
• 8-10 seconds of filming for each person as they face the: front, side and back
• Shots of looking in the mirror with the masks on 
• Shots taking the masks off and putting them on 
• Cut up sections of the mask as it gets closer to the end so that identities start to show 
• Film in the dark with just the mask showing 
• Do a behind the scenes sections- walking around, setting up etc

I want to edit clips together, flickering between clips with masks and no masks to show the transition from alienation- not knowing where you belong to someone who now understands their own identity.

One of the main aims for my interviews are to portray the feelings of alienation and isolation which my parents and other participants experienced when they first migrated to England. I have to decided to look into "anonymity in interviews" as well as combining my own ideas to best execute these feelings. 

My ideas include:

• Blurred faces
• White masks 
• Filming behind the shoulder so their face is not clear
• Filming them as a silhouette so that no features are prominent 

I am going to try out each idea and pick out a few that I like. The silhouette idea needs to be prepared for as their needs to be light in the back in order to outline the body, removing the features. 

The blurred face is edited which means i will not have to film anything extra. 

The behind the shoulder effect is also simple however, I want to include close ups of different parts of the body as the interview goes on.