Diary of Documentary Planing

Meeting Notes:

Meeting One:

Ang Discusses her idea for a documentary. A ‘Who do you think you are’ style voyage to discover about her greek heritage and the grandmother that she never got to know, Calliope.

We discussed the troubles that we might face talking to family members, especieally her father.

Meeting Two


Discussion on how much research should be done before the documentary is shot. How much should Angela do by herself on the trip and how much should be revealed to her as she travels

Meeting Three

Discussion of family documentaries that we have see read about. Daughter from Danang, Sugar Curtain, Finding Aleida.

the structure of the documentary is throught through. There will be a beginning in Australia, where all the family is reviled. then there is a journey to Greece, where she will meet greek relatives and discover the places where her grandmother lived. And a return to Australia where she will attempt to fit all this new information into her present life.

Meeting Four

I show Angela photos of the Oronsay, the ship that Angela’s grandmother travelled to Australia in. She found it more Luxurious than she expected.

Meeting Five

Discussion on our visit to the immigration Museum. Angela discusses how she does not feel particulary greek, and how we can work this into the documentary.

Meeting Six

The idea of focusing on milk bars is canvised, as her grandmother worked in the family milk bar. How has economic life in Australia changed since they were prevalent?

Meeting Seven and Eight

Review of electro shock theropy. I present a lot of research I did on the subject. We find that the practice is contentes and feel that is is too big of a subject for the documentary to tackle in a way that would do it justice

Meeting Nine

The structure of the doco is worked out and it is decided who will work on what section .


Meeting Ten

First draft is edited