Intro

THE PROJECT: This documentary is done as part of an Oxfam International competition to advocate against small arms by showing their impact on social and economic development. All of us living in Burundi, we are able to see this dreadful connection first hand, in every day life. So we decided to participate, and this is how we came up with: "Bang for your Buck." READ MORE

Monday, August 23, 2010

STEP 3: Re-writing whilst shooting!

Is a script ever final, when it's a documentary script? I don't know really, it's the first time I've tried to write a script for a documentary, then shoot that script verbatim. As you know... there are talking head interviews, and we don't really know what they(the interviewers)  will say. So sometimes the story must adjust to content.   We are in the middle of learning this dance. And I think we're at worst fumbling along... at best, performing "triple sow cows" with occasional wipe outs(don't know if that's a real move). So the third version is written, as well as a 4th idea that's being developed. It's a journey and we hope the destination is worth the travel. As Brice as cleverly photo journaled below, we have shot two news casts thus far, in addition to 4 interviews, as well as  a "weapons destruction sequence." We've met with judges, prison directors, a myriad of experts. But what does it all mean, how will it all go together. That's what we're hoping to discover. Moreover, we're hoping to stay sane in the process. Teddy is winning the sanity aspect of the process so far, followed by Brice, and I'm in last place just out pacing the psych ward.