Re: Our Pet Lolcow Documentary
bradsternum said:
Dr. Cuddlebug said:
Surtur said:
Eh, not really, just a good cameraman.
It depends on how professional you want it to look. If it's a documentary you'd also need a good camera (Which runs you several thousand dollars), a good editor, a good sound guy, a boom guy, a cinematographer etc.
And that's just the minimum and it'd require a pretty big budget altogether if you wanted it to look good.
Not true anymore, actually. You really only need a skeleton crew of two or three people who know what they're doing. At least, that's true of a lot of places I've worked. (Not to be a pretentious "hur dur ba herrrrrr internets professional.")
At the very least you would need three people: the director/producer/host, the cameraman, and the sound guy. Yes, some people have managed to combine those positions even more into two or even one person (the British guy, I forgot his name, who did the doc on Biggie and Tupac is the only one I know of. He walks around with a boom in one hand, a camera in the other, and still manages to keep his wits about him for the other stuff).
bradsternum said:
Anyway, I don't think a documentary would ever do Chris justice, and here's why: Chris is a new media social experiment. He would not exist as he does today if it weren't for Youtube, Facebook, Skype, and every other new communication platform he has used to reach out to the world. As such, an old media documentary wouldn't suit him, I don't think. The wiki is a perfect representation of his life.
It would be easy to incorporate the videos, photos, and audio, but a lot of the content is also chats and e-mails, and so that would need to be narrated by someone.
The wiki is the best representation for his life, but that doesn't mean an abridged, or focused, documentary couldn't be worthwhile, if done right. Different formats, like adapting books into movies, etc.
bobcat_handler said:
Anna would definitely take part in a doco. I think Mimms and possibly a pastor from his church might too.
A bunch of his trolls would if you could guarantee the protection of their IRL identity.
I'm imagining lots of interviews done in silhouette, with maybe voice modulation, like when they interview people in witness protection.
demiurgz said:
I have filmed concerts and a private video for a care centre, if your interested I can point you where you could view the second.
If people want to keep the anonymity that's fine as is sending a statement to be read.
The filming would be probably on hand held digital cameras, I can do most of the editing and production. There are probably 2 sequences that would require me to outsource somebody
I would hire a suite in a hotel in Cville and do most of the filming there.
The Documentary would probably be done as an arc on how he was affected by the "internet" some things could be omitted. If people are willing to give me any more info I'm quite happy to do listen.
One last thing I have grown up around people with mental illnesses, and Autism and honestly I'm not exactly sure what he has. I could possibly pay for a PS4 but only if he co operated.
I'm going to attempt to contact Cole .
One last thing I'm from the UK so I would probably go at it like Panorama if anybody has seen that.
The response that you'll get from Chris people will change if you demonstrate you are serious about this project. People have said they are going to make a documentary, or write a book about him, before, and nothing ever came of it. But, best of luck.
