Today, we had our first session with Joe who got all of our groups to share one of our ideas. George shared the idea of the Electric Cars (as aforementioned in a previous post). The basic idea was shared to the room and Joe insisted that we go and develop this idea further and find out more about it.
Immediately we set out and started to find more information. I was given the task of finding the nearest dealerships of various Electric Car Manufacturers. Here is the list I made:
Tesla- Bluewater Shopping Centre
LO69 Lower Thames Walk, Dartford DA9 9ST 01322 643007
BMW- Broad Oak BMW Canterbury
Broad Oak Canterbury Road, Canterbury, CT2 7PX 01227 828888
Renault- Motorline Renault (Maidstone)
21 Bircholt Rd, Maidstone ME15 9XX 01622 350920
Nissan- Motorline Nissan Dartford
Bridge Business Park, Rennie Drive, Dartford DA1 5FD 01322 329573
Hyundai- Medway Hyundai
London Rd, Rainham, Gillingham ME8 8PT 01634 408408
Volkswagen- Beadles Volkswagen Maidstone
Quarry Wood retail Park, Wood CI, Maidstone ME20 7TQ 01622 617167
Smart- Smart of Maidstone
Bircholt Road, Maidstone ME15 9YN 01622 914069
Ford- Haynes Ford (Haynes Ford of Maidstone Ltd)
23 Ashford Rd, Maidstone ME14 5DQ 01622 756781
I was also given the task of finding several abondoned locations. The reason for this is so we have some nice shots of run-down areas or buildings that could contrast with the somewhat futurist look of the new Electric Cars.
I did this by searching 'Abandoned Places in Kent' which led me to a big map with certain locations pinpointed onto it. My mind immediately went to the RAF West Malling base that I mentioned heavily when discussing my development of my Beatles idea. The place looked run down from all of the pictures I had seen and I thought it looked perfecter the sort of thing we were looking for. Other locations that appeared on the map I found included an abandoned school. This would have been made for some great shots of the presenter walking through the rotting corridors, possibly then transitioning to the clean and shiny walls of one of the car dealerships, showing a progression of time.This would obviously only be possible as part of the package.
We also needed to find some locations such as castles to create some nice scenery with (something which I wasn't too sure was absolutely necessary and felt didn't quite suit the subject we were using) but, with the help of George, We found such locations as:
-Heaver Castle
-Dungeness
-Rochester Castle
-Chatham Historic Dockyard (We would need extra special permission to shoot here as it is the filming location for many professional films/ TV series).
There are several concerns, some of which I had voiced (though I'm not sure they were taken much notice of) about this project in particular.
- Again, the group appear to still be working in their three, while I struggle to make any input as they seem to talk among themselves. This, again, might lead them to unfairly believe that I am not putting any input into this project, despite the fact that I have clearly helped to find both the locations and the nearest dealerships and how to contact them. My worry is that this may be used by them to reflect badly on me.
- Some other shoot locations that have been chosen are a bit far, especially as I'm still currently not driving and it would be especially difficult to reach some of these places if I'm not driving by then.
- Any input that I have tried to give, such as some aforementioned locations has been almost immediately shot down. Again, giving them incentive to say that I had little to no input.
- Some priority issues: These are mostly minor but the main one is their insistence on using the 4K cameras that the studios has recently acquired. Yes, the picture quality will be even sharper than the standard HD (which I personally think is good enough) but the process of shooting, digitising and editing will take so much longer to do. My issue is, due to short deadline, we won't have much time to mess about with those kind of things.
My enthusiasm for this project is nowhere near as great as it was for the initial Brand Hatch idea. With the Brands Hatch idea, I felt that we had a very plan of how we were going to get to the location, payments, what we would shoot on which day etc. Whereas, with the Electric Car idea, I feel that there is no definite plan as of yet.
When I asked about Brands Hatch and why a decision had been suddenly made to ditch the idea, the answer given to me was that there had been no reply as of yet from them. The problem is that Brands Hatch is a working business with many things to be doing, and the contact email was only put in a day ago. Of course we won't have had any replies yet, we needed to give it time. This is a point I tried to raise with the group but there was no proper acknowledgment of what I was saying.
I'm happy to go with this new idea but I feel that some priorities need sorting out and I want to make sure that my input and concerns are actually acknowledged by the rest of the group rather than them being dismissed and making it look like I'm giving no input at all.
Thursday, 21 September 2017
2nd Lecture Cont'd: Developing Your Story
-Copious research needs to be matched with copious (DETAILED AND ACCURATE!) note- taking.
-Be ORGANISED and ensure you keep your contacts and relevant information somewhere you can easily access it.
Who said that?
-Whenever you are delivering information, ensure you ATTRIBUTE the information to RELIABLE sources- simply say 'allegedly/ apparently' is not enough without saying WHERE the information is from.
Setting up your story:
-Just as with the documentary unit, the proof of your journalistic skills is when you try to set your story up to shoot it.
-By the time you set it up you should be clear about:
-What is your story (and is not)#-Who is in your story (ditto)
-Where is it (location/s)
-When is it to be shot (schedule)
-How you will tell it (treatment/ style/ angle)
-And, obviously- WHY you are making the story!
Following up leads:
-The contacts you make in the early stages of research should leas you to the final elements which you will include in your news story.
-Inevitably there will be decisions made on the basis of availability, location, cost etc, but bear in mind these decisions FRAME your story for the audience-
-Be sure you are including elements which are a FAIR and REASONABLE representation of the facts.
-STAY OBJECTIVE.
Don't Burn Your Bridges!:
-You never know when you might need them again.
-Make sure you treat people with:
-RESPECT- be-
-Open and fair
-Honest and direct
-Aware of the intrusion you are making- respect their TIME.
-Treat others how you would expect to be treated!!
-Thank contributors and let them know when/ where the piece they feature in will be aired/ published.
Televison News Story Forms:
-5 Basic Types:
-Readers ('tell' stories)
OOVS/ VO (Out of Vision/ Voice Over)
Readers:
-A short story which the presenter ewads out with no video to accompany it or any fll screen graphics- aka 'tell' the story.
OOVs (aka VOs):
-Stories which the presenter reads which also includes video material i.e. the voice over is performed by the presenter live whilst the video plays for all or part of it.
-Often quite short- 20- 30 minutes.
-If te presenter is reading over graphics it might be annotated as VO/ g.
-OOVs add variety of pace to the newscast.
-they are especially useful when covering an even and it is not necessary to hear from someone at that event (i.e. it would not add anything to the story).
-e.g. covering a minor event such as a local street fair.
-They are also used if there is a late-breaking story which has been sent through and there isn't time to produce a full package.
How to make an OOV:
-Source your story and relevant information.
-Expand and script information to produce a crafted story.
-Boil down to the essentials of the story and find your ANGLE.
-Can use archive or stock shots.
-Graphics are also useful
OOV/SOT:
-Combination of the OOV (news anchor's voice over pictures) and 'sound on tape' (SOT)
-SOT made up of interview clips.
-Good for varying pace of the programme and allows a more in-depth news report, but not as in depth as a full news package.
-Useful when covering an events and need someone there to comment.
New Package:
-News packages are fully formed self contained news pieces.
-Unlike OOVs and OOV/SOTs the news presenter is not involved in the storytelling itslef, but rather in introducing and wrapping up the story (usually introducing and saying thank you to the reporter at the end) -the reporter takes the lead on the story.
-Therefore the story needs to be worked out BEFORE he shoot to include elements such as te piece to camera.
-This can be done either on paper or if time pressure does not allow (as in the case of a fast turn around story) then it will be worked out on the spot prior to shooting.
-Be ORGANISED and ensure you keep your contacts and relevant information somewhere you can easily access it.
Who said that?
-Whenever you are delivering information, ensure you ATTRIBUTE the information to RELIABLE sources- simply say 'allegedly/ apparently' is not enough without saying WHERE the information is from.
Setting up your story:
-Just as with the documentary unit, the proof of your journalistic skills is when you try to set your story up to shoot it.
-By the time you set it up you should be clear about:
-What is your story (and is not)#-Who is in your story (ditto)
-Where is it (location/s)
-When is it to be shot (schedule)
-How you will tell it (treatment/ style/ angle)
-And, obviously- WHY you are making the story!
Following up leads:
-The contacts you make in the early stages of research should leas you to the final elements which you will include in your news story.
-Inevitably there will be decisions made on the basis of availability, location, cost etc, but bear in mind these decisions FRAME your story for the audience-
-Be sure you are including elements which are a FAIR and REASONABLE representation of the facts.
-STAY OBJECTIVE.
Don't Burn Your Bridges!:
-You never know when you might need them again.
-Make sure you treat people with:
-RESPECT- be-
-Open and fair
-Honest and direct
-Aware of the intrusion you are making- respect their TIME.
-Treat others how you would expect to be treated!!
-Thank contributors and let them know when/ where the piece they feature in will be aired/ published.
Televison News Story Forms:
-5 Basic Types:
-Readers ('tell' stories)
OOVS/ VO (Out of Vision/ Voice Over)
Readers:
-A short story which the presenter ewads out with no video to accompany it or any fll screen graphics- aka 'tell' the story.
OOVs (aka VOs):
-Stories which the presenter reads which also includes video material i.e. the voice over is performed by the presenter live whilst the video plays for all or part of it.
-Often quite short- 20- 30 minutes.
-If te presenter is reading over graphics it might be annotated as VO/ g.
-OOVs add variety of pace to the newscast.
-they are especially useful when covering an even and it is not necessary to hear from someone at that event (i.e. it would not add anything to the story).
-e.g. covering a minor event such as a local street fair.
-They are also used if there is a late-breaking story which has been sent through and there isn't time to produce a full package.
How to make an OOV:
-Source your story and relevant information.
-Expand and script information to produce a crafted story.
-Boil down to the essentials of the story and find your ANGLE.
-Can use archive or stock shots.
-Graphics are also useful
OOV/SOT:
-Combination of the OOV (news anchor's voice over pictures) and 'sound on tape' (SOT)
-SOT made up of interview clips.
-Good for varying pace of the programme and allows a more in-depth news report, but not as in depth as a full news package.
-Useful when covering an events and need someone there to comment.
New Package:
-News packages are fully formed self contained news pieces.
-Unlike OOVs and OOV/SOTs the news presenter is not involved in the storytelling itslef, but rather in introducing and wrapping up the story (usually introducing and saying thank you to the reporter at the end) -the reporter takes the lead on the story.
-Therefore the story needs to be worked out BEFORE he shoot to include elements such as te piece to camera.
-This can be done either on paper or if time pressure does not allow (as in the case of a fast turn around story) then it will be worked out on the spot prior to shooting.
2nd Lecture: Sourcing Stories and Story Types
Sources and Contacts:
-A broadcast journalist relies on a wide range of sources and contacts in the never ending search for NEW news.
-The best journalists do not just sit and wait for a story to 'appear', they go out and FIND it.
How journalists find stories with 'news value':
-Working what Fishman (1997) called 'beats'- 'patrolling' much like a police officer on recognized chains of information to supply potential stories with 'new value'.
-What beats form part of this chain of information?
-Many of these beats are exclusively accessed by news journalists, e.g. calling police stations or press offices.
-But what other stories are ignored?
Where the newsroom finds it's stories:
Primary sources:
-Your ow direct contacts.
-Original sources direct from source material eg archive material from libraries etc such as Kew -(National Archives)
-Public Appeals
-Press releases/ stats/ official statements
Secondary sources:
-Stringers (freelancers)
-Other platforms/ media.
Wires:
Newsrooms frequently trawl the wires for up to the minute tip-offs on news stories such as:
-P.A. (Press Association)- provide a range of news stories and content for print and digital media for the UK and Ireland.
Correspondents:
-These subject specialists work in newsrooms and are prized for their in depth knowledge and well honed contacts- often invited to confidential 'lobby' briefings with politicians and on the mailing lists of important relevant bodies.
-Lobby politics- influential groups 'lobby' the governments with their own opinions.
Foreign News sources:
-Journalists, editors and correspondents based permanently abroad for news networks E.g. Gavin Hewitt Europe Editor or Mark Mardell North American Editor.
-Sometimes pooled foreign news 'bureau' with other broadcasters.
-Again valued for their local contacts and on the ground knowledge and access.
-Often long hours, lots of travelling due to wide area covered and can be in dangerous or politically unstable areas- special training usually needed and obviously good language skills.
-International news agencies and large scale news organisations such as ABC, NBC and Sky with whom the likes of the BBC have deals.
-Eurovision News Exchange- facilitates the exchange of stories between Eurovision countries.
Archives:
-Many broadcasters have their own archived material which is a rich source of pictures, as well as independent archives which sell on their material under license.
Beware- Fake News:
-They look like news packages and sound like them, but stories are to be approached with caution, as they are often propaganda.
-Think about how many 'stories' now pop up via social media- WHO IS SENDING THEM AND WHY?
-Blurring the lines between MARKETING and NEWS.
-How do you verify and check these stories?
Communication:
-Whichever your source of information and stories, you will need to be a consummate COMMUNICATOR in order to access these.
-As with the documentary until, know the essentials BEFORE you make a call- do your RESEARCH and know what questions you what to ask.
-Get used to USING YOUR TELEPHONE.
-Emails are good for exchanging information and more functional tasks, but nothing can replace CONVERSATION thus-
-Build a rapport, gauge the person you are talking to and make a decision about them ad the story.
Be tenacious and have stamina! Get them 'On Side':
-Sometimes you have to be prepared to be creative in order to get what you need.
-Providing you are being ethical, find ways of negotiating obstacles to gain the access you need.
-Often you need to have a stamina and be prepared to push a story and find a new wayof telling your story in order to make it work.
-When people are reluctant to take part, sometimes with good reason. it is useful to explin that this is THEIR CHANCE to put THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY.
Being creative with your methods:
-The art of tracking people down is one you need to master- do your research to identify KEY CONTACTS and build from their.
-Just like a private investigator you will spend a lot of time trying to find people.
-Sometimes you have to think outside the obvious box.
Deadlines:
-Ultimately you will always have DEADLINES so at some point you will have to deliver, wheher ready or not.
Finding your 'Angle':
-the news angle is key to developing your story.
-The angle can be defined as the main SIGNIFICANCE of the story to your partiular ausdience. It is a particular viewpoint of any story.
-There will inevitably be several angles on any story, your job is to decide the angle which beest fits your story/ style.
What makes a story newsworthy?:
-Choosing the 'lead' story is key in determining the 'most newsworthy' story of that particular bulletin.
-The lead story might vary at different times of the day i.e. what is most engaging for the AUDIENCE at different times.
Newsworthiness:
-Subjective!!! But someone has to do it- SETTING THE AGENDA...
-i.e. Deciding what's important (and therefore what isn't!!!) and putting it in order for the programme.
-Typically you will see 15-20 news stories per 30 minute news programme.
-Therefore out of a potential list of possibly limitless stories nationally and globally, deciding what range of stories and the order in which they should be presented is difficult and influential.
-Part of the task is balancing the tone of the range of stories offered- from hard news, breaking stories to softer 'human interest' pieces.
-Journalistic instinct plays a strong part in this decision.
-Key areas which determine this decision are:
-Location
-Timeliness
-Impact
-Prominence/ 'importance'
-Conflict
-Simplicity
-Broadcaster's 'values'.
-A broadcast journalist relies on a wide range of sources and contacts in the never ending search for NEW news.
-The best journalists do not just sit and wait for a story to 'appear', they go out and FIND it.
How journalists find stories with 'news value':
-Working what Fishman (1997) called 'beats'- 'patrolling' much like a police officer on recognized chains of information to supply potential stories with 'new value'.
-What beats form part of this chain of information?
-Many of these beats are exclusively accessed by news journalists, e.g. calling police stations or press offices.
-But what other stories are ignored?
Where the newsroom finds it's stories:
Primary sources:
-Your ow direct contacts.
-Original sources direct from source material eg archive material from libraries etc such as Kew -(National Archives)
-Public Appeals
-Press releases/ stats/ official statements
Secondary sources:
-Stringers (freelancers)
-Other platforms/ media.
Wires:
Newsrooms frequently trawl the wires for up to the minute tip-offs on news stories such as:
-P.A. (Press Association)- provide a range of news stories and content for print and digital media for the UK and Ireland.
Correspondents:
-These subject specialists work in newsrooms and are prized for their in depth knowledge and well honed contacts- often invited to confidential 'lobby' briefings with politicians and on the mailing lists of important relevant bodies.
-Lobby politics- influential groups 'lobby' the governments with their own opinions.
Foreign News sources:
-Journalists, editors and correspondents based permanently abroad for news networks E.g. Gavin Hewitt Europe Editor or Mark Mardell North American Editor.
-Sometimes pooled foreign news 'bureau' with other broadcasters.
-Again valued for their local contacts and on the ground knowledge and access.
-Often long hours, lots of travelling due to wide area covered and can be in dangerous or politically unstable areas- special training usually needed and obviously good language skills.
-International news agencies and large scale news organisations such as ABC, NBC and Sky with whom the likes of the BBC have deals.
-Eurovision News Exchange- facilitates the exchange of stories between Eurovision countries.
Archives:
-Many broadcasters have their own archived material which is a rich source of pictures, as well as independent archives which sell on their material under license.
Beware- Fake News:
-They look like news packages and sound like them, but stories are to be approached with caution, as they are often propaganda.
-Think about how many 'stories' now pop up via social media- WHO IS SENDING THEM AND WHY?
-Blurring the lines between MARKETING and NEWS.
-How do you verify and check these stories?
Communication:
-Whichever your source of information and stories, you will need to be a consummate COMMUNICATOR in order to access these.
-As with the documentary until, know the essentials BEFORE you make a call- do your RESEARCH and know what questions you what to ask.
-Get used to USING YOUR TELEPHONE.
-Emails are good for exchanging information and more functional tasks, but nothing can replace CONVERSATION thus-
-Build a rapport, gauge the person you are talking to and make a decision about them ad the story.
Be tenacious and have stamina! Get them 'On Side':
-Sometimes you have to be prepared to be creative in order to get what you need.
-Providing you are being ethical, find ways of negotiating obstacles to gain the access you need.
-Often you need to have a stamina and be prepared to push a story and find a new wayof telling your story in order to make it work.
-When people are reluctant to take part, sometimes with good reason. it is useful to explin that this is THEIR CHANCE to put THEIR SIDE OF THE STORY.
Being creative with your methods:
-The art of tracking people down is one you need to master- do your research to identify KEY CONTACTS and build from their.
-Just like a private investigator you will spend a lot of time trying to find people.
-Sometimes you have to think outside the obvious box.
Deadlines:
-Ultimately you will always have DEADLINES so at some point you will have to deliver, wheher ready or not.
Finding your 'Angle':
-the news angle is key to developing your story.
-The angle can be defined as the main SIGNIFICANCE of the story to your partiular ausdience. It is a particular viewpoint of any story.
-There will inevitably be several angles on any story, your job is to decide the angle which beest fits your story/ style.
What makes a story newsworthy?:
-Choosing the 'lead' story is key in determining the 'most newsworthy' story of that particular bulletin.
-The lead story might vary at different times of the day i.e. what is most engaging for the AUDIENCE at different times.
Newsworthiness:
-Subjective!!! But someone has to do it- SETTING THE AGENDA...
-i.e. Deciding what's important (and therefore what isn't!!!) and putting it in order for the programme.
-Typically you will see 15-20 news stories per 30 minute news programme.
-Therefore out of a potential list of possibly limitless stories nationally and globally, deciding what range of stories and the order in which they should be presented is difficult and influential.
-Part of the task is balancing the tone of the range of stories offered- from hard news, breaking stories to softer 'human interest' pieces.
-Journalistic instinct plays a strong part in this decision.
-Key areas which determine this decision are:
-Location
-Timeliness
-Impact
-Prominence/ 'importance'
-Conflict
-Simplicity
-Broadcaster's 'values'.
To Do List...
-Talk about the electric car idea
-Finish brands hatch blog
-List the car dealerships I have researched into and their addresses and phone numbers.
(THIS IS FOR MY PERSONAL REFERENCE)
25 word Pitch
We rely on transport, it runs our economy. But is it damaging the environment, is the future greener, and better for our world?
Trouble with Communications
Yesterday I experienced some trouble with communications. This was of no fault of the rest of the group.
During Yesterday (20th September) and apparently the night before, Alex, George and Cailan had tried to message me through a group chat on Facebook. However, for whatever reason, when I looked on Facebook on my phone yesterday morning, there were no apparent messages, meaning that none of what they had been messaging was visible to me. I was therefore under the assumption that there had been no attempt at a group chat just yet.
It wasn't until later that evening that my phone started bleeping at me and telling me that I had several messages coming through that saw the messages (and admittedly panicked).
I'm not too sure why this happened but it appears to be a case of my phone not updating itself when I when I connected it to the WiFi, meaning that none of these messages came through. I have admittedly been having some similar difficulties with this new phone which I only acquired about a month ago. From now on I should check Facebook on other platforms rather than relying on the app on my phone.
I have explained this to the rest of the group and they thankfully appear to understand.
During Yesterday (20th September) and apparently the night before, Alex, George and Cailan had tried to message me through a group chat on Facebook. However, for whatever reason, when I looked on Facebook on my phone yesterday morning, there were no apparent messages, meaning that none of what they had been messaging was visible to me. I was therefore under the assumption that there had been no attempt at a group chat just yet.
It wasn't until later that evening that my phone started bleeping at me and telling me that I had several messages coming through that saw the messages (and admittedly panicked).
I'm not too sure why this happened but it appears to be a case of my phone not updating itself when I when I connected it to the WiFi, meaning that none of these messages came through. I have admittedly been having some similar difficulties with this new phone which I only acquired about a month ago. From now on I should check Facebook on other platforms rather than relying on the app on my phone.
I have explained this to the rest of the group and they thankfully appear to understand.
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Other Group Ideas 2: Electric Cars and Train Service
The two other ideas from our group included:
Electric Cars:
A point was brought up about how electric cars are slowly taking over from both diesel and unleaded cars. The idea mostly consisted of promoting the electric car and showing them in a good light. This can lead to possible staged live interviews in which we can interview on of certain electric car manufacturers such as 'Tesla' and maybe even get a possible test drive.
I'm not too well informed on the subject of electric cars and I'm in a slight disagreement with the idea of electric cars (Not the idea put forward in the group, I must stress, but rather the concept as whole). Therefore I have some strong opinions on the concept which could be incorporated into this group idea in some way.
The Modern Train Service:
Another idea put forward, by Cailan, is the The Modern Train Service. This idea gives an opportunity for us to speak to everyday commuters who use the train and other public transport (with their permission) as well as possibly talking to the train mangers and driver or staff in the tube a discuss with them how they feel about the current state of the train service.
Again, this is also a subject of which I know very little of. I do not use any train services meaning next to no experiences which I can put forward into the group and I only really now what I catch glimpses of on the news. However, I do also think that this idea can be interesting to do with more develop such as what form the show could take (this is also true of the Electric Car idea).
A worry I have is that, due to my inexperience and having little to no knowledge of both of these subjects, I didn't have as much input to say than I did with both my Beatles idea and the Brands Hatch idea. My worry is, because of this, my group might think that I'm not helping to develop their ideas but its simply the case of me not really knowing much of what they are talking about therefore no being able to add to the discussion.
Also, I was told by Alex that they had been brain-storming these ideas for several weeks as they looked at the brief several weeks prior (they were in a group before and presumably had been working together as a three again before I joined yesterday) while I only properly found out about the brief and what it entails very recently. Meaning it was hard for me overall to pitch in to these ideas as the three had already spent a lot more time discussing them without me already. Which also meant that I felt my own idea was being quietly 'pushed under the carpet' as it were.
However, hopefully this won't lead to any mishaps. Despite not feeling I had to opportunity to have much of a say due to lack of knowledge and not having been in the longer discussion taking place within the three group group members prior, I did listen to everything that was being said and I will hopefully gain more of understanding of the subject of their ideas to a point where I can put a good amount of input into these ideas during further development.
Electric Cars:
A point was brought up about how electric cars are slowly taking over from both diesel and unleaded cars. The idea mostly consisted of promoting the electric car and showing them in a good light. This can lead to possible staged live interviews in which we can interview on of certain electric car manufacturers such as 'Tesla' and maybe even get a possible test drive.
I'm not too well informed on the subject of electric cars and I'm in a slight disagreement with the idea of electric cars (Not the idea put forward in the group, I must stress, but rather the concept as whole). Therefore I have some strong opinions on the concept which could be incorporated into this group idea in some way.
The Modern Train Service:
Another idea put forward, by Cailan, is the The Modern Train Service. This idea gives an opportunity for us to speak to everyday commuters who use the train and other public transport (with their permission) as well as possibly talking to the train mangers and driver or staff in the tube a discuss with them how they feel about the current state of the train service.
Again, this is also a subject of which I know very little of. I do not use any train services meaning next to no experiences which I can put forward into the group and I only really now what I catch glimpses of on the news. However, I do also think that this idea can be interesting to do with more develop such as what form the show could take (this is also true of the Electric Car idea).
A worry I have is that, due to my inexperience and having little to no knowledge of both of these subjects, I didn't have as much input to say than I did with both my Beatles idea and the Brands Hatch idea. My worry is, because of this, my group might think that I'm not helping to develop their ideas but its simply the case of me not really knowing much of what they are talking about therefore no being able to add to the discussion.
Also, I was told by Alex that they had been brain-storming these ideas for several weeks as they looked at the brief several weeks prior (they were in a group before and presumably had been working together as a three again before I joined yesterday) while I only properly found out about the brief and what it entails very recently. Meaning it was hard for me overall to pitch in to these ideas as the three had already spent a lot more time discussing them without me already. Which also meant that I felt my own idea was being quietly 'pushed under the carpet' as it were.
However, hopefully this won't lead to any mishaps. Despite not feeling I had to opportunity to have much of a say due to lack of knowledge and not having been in the longer discussion taking place within the three group group members prior, I did listen to everything that was being said and I will hopefully gain more of understanding of the subject of their ideas to a point where I can put a good amount of input into these ideas during further development.
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