Finding My Models

Luckily for myself, many family members and friends were more than willing to jump in and be a part of my film work. I was extremely happy that such offers came very quickly after my announcing the production of this documentary. This way I had little problems searching for models. Also, this meant that any communication I had was purely on a verbal level. As much as this can help, I now have no way of showing the liaison I have had, so I need to get into the habit of always making sure a written agreement is complete too. Even if I note down the time of a phone call, at least the is proof. Moreover, using friends is good but professionals do not rely on them and therefore I must go out and search. I think, when considering this though, it is safe to say I felt a bit reluctant to do this since the bad experience I had organising my Narrative project. You learn from your mistakes                                                                                                                                             

Name: Simon Johnson Age:19

 Occupation: Uni Student

‘I don’t have my own personal favourite joke but I do remember the one about the Tunneling Electron Microscope in ‘Frasier’ which is great!’

 

 

          Name: James Needham  Age: 29

Occupation: Morrison Customer Assistant

‘My favourite series is Are You being Served? as it based in a store, not so very different to mine!’

 

  Name: Cecilia Saxton   Age 15

 Occupation: School Student

‘I like watching comedy programmes with my family  as they make us laugh so much and we remember   jokes together weeks after.’

 

Name: Pat McQuew Age: Rather not say!

Occupation: Retired

‘I knew Billy Connelly growing up. He was a laugh even before he became famous. Such as great man.’

 

As professional practice all my models will need to sign a Model Release Form which states that they willingly participated. I always ensure this is done with each model before any filming has taken place. It is a good habit to get into.

 

Overall, I am reasonably satisfied with the small range of models I used here, varying in ages which gave me a broader understanding between the differences in humour. The appreciation seems to differ in each generation which slowly becomes evident when talking to each model. However, there is need for improvement and due to lack of time which is both on my part and the time for the project, the range of people interviewed was indeed small and somewhat limited. In order to fully grasp the sense of a real documentary, many more models must be found. If I went out onto the street and interviewed people that way, perhaps more footage would have been captured. Again, this is down to me and personal commitments overtaking the time left.