Beyond the Boundaries 1- Brainstorming ideas + first idea

When brainstorming ideas I though about the previous project I had made, for instance the R.A.M. documentary film I made based around students opinions of moving to university and being away from home. The first project I made was a portrait film based on a local florist, which was informative in showing the flower-making process.

Screenshots from Castle Street Flowers Ltd

Screenshot from R.A.M. film. 

Through my passion for music and interest in documentary film-making I came up with two main ideas that I would like to pursue further, one of which I will discuss in this post.

First film idea

Origin of the Iron

My first idea is a music documentary piece based around the ex-members of Iron Maiden and their lives during and after their time in the band. The film will show an insight into the music industry from the mid 1970s all the way through to the present day through a mixture of visual elements such as archive footage, posters and photos and a voice over of the ex-members of the band, which will help share their lives and will enlighten the viewer with the positives and negatives of being in a band. The name of the piece is based around a compilation album that was recently released called 'Origins of Iron', involving ex-iron maiden members' work after their time in Iron Maiden.




Second film idea 

W.A.S.A.P?

My second idea, W.A.S.A.P (Who are Sam Apple Pie?, loosely inspired by the Arctic Monkeys' EP "Who the F*ck are Arctic Monkeys) is a music documentary piece based around my father's band 'Sam Apple Pie' (Originated from an old badge my dad used to wear with an apple pie on it). The film will predominantly follow the journey my father went through throughout his time in the band. The film will show an insight into the east London music scene at the time, spanning the musical genres of the 60s/70s, what it was like to grow up in the 60s/70s and the rise and fall of the band. My father, now a taxi driver, hates his job and still wishes to fulfil his dream again of performing music again, which will be one of the main themes of the film. Sam Apple Pie had quite a following in the east-London area during the 60s/70s, with fans to this day regularly uploading content of the band, for example live performances and album tracks with short reviews. The film will use a mixture of filmed footage, interviews, archive footage and voice over work with the incorporation of fans opinions and stories of the band (Through Skype, face-to-face conversations, emails and phone calls).