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Planning My Project

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I originally aimed to illustrate the daily struggles people with mental illnesses face. I wanted to film people while they were getting ready, doing makeup or doing their hair while being interviewed, and run through the challenges they face in their day-to-day life. Often the motivation to start your day: get out of bed, shower, and even eat breakfast is very common among those with mental disorders. However, through viewing documentaries surrounding mental health I realised this was very a very typical representation of those with mental health disorders. I decided I wanted to focal point of my video to be the interview with my informant, India. I still filmed some clips with India of her putting on her makeup and getting ready to use as b-roll rather than being a focus of the film. I aimed for my video to be like a casual conversation: my ideal response from viewers would be if they felt they were having a conversation with India; that I asked the same questions that they would want to ask to understand what it's like to experience anxiety and panic attacks. Hypothetically, if you had 5 minutes to sit down with someone with anxiety, what would you ask?

Planning My Project: About My Project
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