We had Simon Mullen and John Clements come into college to give us some feedback on our pitches. I chose to pitch my Wesley West idea, along with showing them some of his work.
They thought he was a great subject to interview, and found his work fascinating. They also suggested interviewing his family members, and suggested some good questions to ask him, such as where has his work has been featured, what his job involves, and how he got into model making.
I also pitched my ideas to Tom & Barney, who came up with an ideas spider diagram:
From my feedback I have decided to not just make the documentary a film about his work/career, but also about his personal life such as his family members and events that have taken place in his life. This will give me enough footage to bring more of a narrative to the documentary and help engage the audience and who can really get to know his personality.
I also plan to structure the the film into 3 scenes, the first being his house, the second being his garden, and finally the third being his workshop. The reason for placing him in his home first will be because I plan to open with a quick summary/biography/history on Wesleys life, from his childhood to where he is now and how he got there. I feel his home would be the most comfortable and relevant place to film him for this topic. Then we get taken into the garden, I chose this as its a nice transition from going from the home to the workshop, and I feel the workshop should be last as it would be the icing on top of the cake as people will be intrigued to finally see all of his eccentric creations and where he works.
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