Final Project: Initial Ideas

In my final project, I would like to make a short 3-minute long film, which is related to my future studies. 

I have a few concepts that I need to think about and choose the best one. The best idea seems to me to be to create a  film about the culture shock of students after coming to the UK. Another concept is to make a video about the most interesting places in Leicester. However, a film related to students' lives seems to be a better choice because I can discuss important topics that also concern me.

6 Biggest Culture Shocks for International Students in the UK

After doing some research, I came up with the idea that my film could take the form of an interview. I would like to film several students from different countries and continents talking about culture shock like YouTube creator INTO Study in the video 'Studying abroad: culture shock'. They could talk about their experiences and share their thoughts. 

Studying abroad: culture shock By INTO Study

I think it would be a good idea to record my film in one of the DMU buildings for example in the Kimberlin Library. This should improve the sound and recording quality and prevent viewers from being distracted by a dynamic background like in the video above. To shoot the video, I can use some tips on setting up equipment, lighting and audio from the video 'How to Shoot an Interview'.

Its creator, Full Time Filmmaker, is a well-known YouTuber with millions of subscribers who has an easy way of explaining everything.

How to Shoot an Interview By Full Time Filmmaker

I really liked the idea of ​​creating an interview that raises issues that concern most of DMU's international students.  It might be difficult to handle the technical aspects of recording and processing the film, but I think I can handle it, because I have  the basic equipment necessary to make the recordings and a bit of experience in recording. 

I will try to consider all my ideas again and if I come up with something interesting, I will add it to my project.

References:

Our Reporter. 2023. 6 Biggest Culture Shocks for International Students in the UK - Tribune Online. [ONLINE] Available at: https://tribuneonlineng.com/6-biggest-culture-shocks-for-international-students-in-the-uk/. [Accessed 16 October 2023].