A world-wide documentary

1. Name your Topic:

I am looking at how people from all over the world can contribute to a documentary type film by submitting clips over the web in order to compile a piece that represents the views of many individuals in hopes of creating something that really represents societies views on a given topic.


2. Ask a question:

Can the opinions/clips from many people be put together to create a film that better represents the views of society on a given topic than what the media portrays?

3. Motivation:

So many documentaries in the world today are incredibly biased. They represent the view of one individual and focus on only one side of the issue. In today’s internet world, people are communicating and networking with others from around the globe. It has never been more feasible to interact and get true opinions that really represent what people think about a given topic.
I’d like to create a collaborative documentary that takes into account what individuals really think, not what the media, or political figures, are telling us we think. I want to pose a question, open to anyone and everyone to answer. I will collect film clips, stills, and audio, from people of all backgrounds, submitted to me through the web and I’ll compile it all into a film in the hopes that using only the internet to get the word out about my project, I can draw submissions that represent a wide faction of people and hopefully get a more ‘real’ idea of what society thinks.
I want to show how technology has given us the chance to come together and network, but also to work together to create something. Everyone can have an opinion and their view can become a part of the film’s view as a whole.