Here are some of the ideas and the pros/cons:
1) Bath Rugby
There are
plans to demolish the current rugby ground and beloved space “The Rec” and in its place build a larger, more commercially viable stadium. There is out cry from several areas. The supporters and the locals who feel attached to the current building and don’t want to see the “end of an era”. Yet there are strong business reasons why the property developers want to push this venture forward. This is an interesting Money vs. Nostalgia topic.This is an interesting topic and it is also local which would give us good contacts and easy filming. There are two definite sides and it would be interesting to explore the reasons behind each view point.
Although we liked this topic there was an undercurrent of feeling that this wasn’t very adventurous. It is an area of local interest but it has been covered, recovered and brought up in every part of this city. There was even an article that suggested that:
“With no actual rugby to focus on supporters of Bath Rugby can enjoy their other favourite past time, discussing whether Bath Rugby should continue with its plan to redevelop the Rec. This activity, along with checking the progress of Somerset CCC is a good indicator that the summer has arrived.”
That was posted on a website last summer as well so there was really nothing more that we could dredge out of this topic.
2) Bath Spa Students have novels published
There was obviously such dislike of this particular topic that it is simply the title in my notes and a big cross beside it!
It would be interesting as they are students from our University. It may be easy to contact them and they would probably be more than willing to contribute to a project that comes from the same University that nurtured their talents.
Yet, this idea clearly didn’t get past that first suggestion.
3) Festivals- organising or promoting
This was of interest to all of us. We had a keen idea of what direction we could take it in the preliminary stages of organising and preparing for a festival. We thought that this would be interesting but we were unsure that this would be an effective documentary without the final scenes showing the festival in action. As our deadline is in May it would narrow down our chances of being able to film both the planning and the execution. If I were watching a documentary on planning a festival and then it finished before the event took place I would automatically presume one of two things:
a) The festival was a flop
b) The filmmakers ran out of tape/coffee and just gave up
4) Laser Eye Treatment
This topic was met with the least resistance from all parties. It is an area of interest to so many people who wear glasses. Not only is it expensive but it is also risky. This can be filmed locally using local clinics. Rather than the science side there were suggestions to follow the human aspect of the procedure. Why people wanted to get it done.
5) “£27k for slipping on M&S grapes”
The headline shrieked over the front page of the Bath Chronicle and it was hard not to take notice. The M&S in Bath was the subject of a court case which saw them paying up in the thousands to a woman who complained that “had the grapes been sealed in a zipped bag and cleaning the wet area had been facilitated better then this accident may not have happened”.
This is an interesting topic and something that fascinates me. Injury Claim is becoming more and more a bizarre money hungry frenzy of blame and it is one of the things that is slowly eroding the amazing human trait of common sense. Setting aside my personal opinions it is still a huge topic. M&S were licking their wounds and would be unlikely to appreciate student filmmakers chasing them around. Also hopes of contacting the ironically named Mrs. Plumber were dashed by her reluctance to comment in any publication.
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