Collaborative Project (Film) : Part 1

Article I read during my research entitled 'The Truth About Size Zero' written by former Australian Vogue editor Kirstie Clements.

Another article on the Mailonline which was interesting and relevant to me, as they list the factor of girls aiming to emulate celebrity role model figures, which gives validation to our controlling statement,

Taken from a Pro Ana blog, showing a shockingly thin female torso, and the blog poster calling her figure 'beautiful'. I found this shocking and was unaware of the extent that this issue exists.

Another photograph of a worryingly-thing female torso, with the messgae ' don't eat' written on her stomach. Underneath is a caption written by the blog user, with what seems to be a mantra for aiming to stay thin.

Image of an anorexic body, with the caption of the blog user hoping to have a figure like this. I found this image disturbing.

A post aiming to gain support and motivation within the users' online community, which immediately sparks concern based on how detrimental this users' goals will prove for their body.

The post found above prompts me to think many sufferers of eating disorders are also carrying other psychological issues.

Another Pro Ana Blog - the user has posted their recent dietary habits, comprising of only vegetable juice and water, alongside a training regime,  a bad combination for ones' health.

Blog entitled 'The Pro Ana Lifestyle Forever" listing a 'Ana Playlist' - songs about anorexia compiled for other users of this website.

Grim photographs depicting young Grainne Binns' health deteriorating and also linking this with her obsession with 'Pro Ana' blogs.

Interim Evaluation:

After the pathway stage within the Foundation Media Production Course, all students that have aptly progressed have been placed onto the pathway stage. During the said pathway stage all students were required to complete a collaborative project together. Out of the many different projects listed, I chose the collaborative film project, as that was the only project I could choose that actually included sound ; my pickings were slim. My team for this project consists of Jason, Jolanta, Ollie, Paolo and myself. I was a late addition due to a misunderstanding with the registration process of the project. Within the first week of planning we were urged by Seb to gain an understanding on Controlling Ideas, how to create them and how to execute them within our short films. I at first found this a difficult concept to grasp, and it has been difficult for 5 people with rather vast differences to all agree on a particular subject in complete unison. This issue again highlights my preference for individual work as I see that as the area where I excel more. After week one we have established a controlling idea/statement and are now deliberating on how to film and who to film. After much deliberation and brainstorming we created the controlling statement: 'Many young girls develop a false idea of beauty when they see digitally enhanced bodies in fashion magazines." I was pleased with this controlling statement and was happy that the group could come together for an agreement. As well as understanding controlling statements/ideas we have also been researching, and during the interim crit were pointed to 'Pro Ana' blogs for research. Pro Ana blogs contain shocking posts and images of anorexia sufferers and have been blamed for their contribution to young girl Grainne Binns, as stated in an article on the Mailonline. As my research was in progress my passion for the subject intensified, shocked by many things I read/saw. We have decided to create a short film in documentary style to inform the audience, containing statistics of anorexia and bulimia sufferers. We intend to ask a range of practitioners within the fashion industry, models, and also members of the general public. We are aiming to ask all groups the same questions, therefore gaining an insight into each person individually.