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= Recession Busters =

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6b0mvWdIOTo

INTRO - done

add text over bridge scene about the recession - "In late 2008 saw the beginning of a global economic crisis. Student are now caught by shrinking job opportunities and cross fire of pessimism." - done

kim - done MUSIC Atrocity Exhibition still playing, blend into Guns of Brixton LEAD to recession busters - " " - bring in cliche images of kim and melanie, agents (TITLE Recession Busters, opening credits, Agent M, Agent K, Victim) - done

CUT into student interviews of student life and recession - done - justin dad - explaining recession as economic adjustment - finance and commerce majors explaining crisis according to market and stocks

BRIDGE into student life and recession - done - do you know about the recession - how much money is spent on average week - reasonable budget

SUBPLOT skit of the challenge and attacking justin - done

INTS what has been affected, luxury items questions -done

SUBPLOT justin going to store, shopping for clothes - done

INTS how cautious about spending - done

SUBPLOT justin shopping for food sales - done

INTS how has your life changed?

SUBPLOT making his own lunch

INTS lifestyle, tips

SUBPLOT ending with justin challenge

IDEAS for ending images collage of images alike to the beginning images cross dissolve bridge walking from black and white to coloured


 * ENDING:**

Interview Justin: - Social setting, or organizing a social setting. Looking up free things. - Final interview revealing how happy he is - How much money he spent? - overall conclusion with his arc

Agents: - Save your money, its possible - recession is real, its affecting students and it will affect you

Finale: - Serious montage with music?

KIM: Filming on Wednesday March 25th: I'm down to film at 11AM before he has class. Bailey is being weird and is NOT replying, maybe I should send another e-mail or drop by his office?

P.S

Funny video Kathleen wanted us to check out. [|SNL Skit]


 * Filming Schedule:**

- he has class from 12-2 so sometime before 12 or after 2. let me know who's up for that. need only 3 people cam, mic, and interviewer.
 * wednesday march 25 2009: Marc re-filming interview**

filming on sunday march 22nd 2009 at 2pm? - 4pm? agent scenes, attacking justin, etc. intro and outro scenes

Patrick: Yeh, I'm good with 2-4pm where? Mel: I'm good with 2 - even later then 4 if needed. BTW i'm nauseatingly sick so i'll be heavily medicated. good times. =) Justin:sweet guys im good for 2 as well. we meeting at UTM? Kim: Yayyyy down for 2-4!

Where? depends on where we are attacking justin, at school starbucks? intro scene are kim and i cruising in a car. outro is us talking to the cam. outside in the day would be nice. we have that scene of us ringing justins door bell asking how's it goin.

monday march 23 2009: 3pm at square one - interviewing kim's friend

KIM: Btw, my friend is down for an interview on Sunday but he doesn't know how he'll get here.

Email to bailey:

Dear Professor Bailey My name is Kimberly Hacuman and I am a CCIT student at UTM. I am currently filming a documentary along side fellow CCIT students for our CCT354-Intro to Documentary Film course. My group and I are exploring the recession and its impact on students today. I spoke to many commerce students and they highly recommended you as a resource. We would love to get your input and views on this subject and we were wondering if you would be able to share your thoughts on film. I understand you must be extremely busy so we'd like to work around your schedule (it will be approximately 5 minutes of Q&A). We can even drop by your office hours this week if possible.

Thank you very much for your time, we greatly appreciate it! Sincerely, Kimberly Hacuman


 * Interviews To Do:**

contact professors and credible sources!
 * prof bailey appointment.
 * Bailey, Lee-K114- Mondays-Fridays from 11am-12pm
 * re-filming: Marc Farah, Finance major (because the sound wasn't recorded)

Suggestions:
 * my sister is a manager at starbucks and pretty much mentioned to me that the business hasn't been affected much and that students still have their jobs and hours. if you think this would be useful. let me know and i'll set up an appointment with her. - m


 * Note: Think up of some really good questions for these interviews using that 5 W's and H method.**

Here is our **prelim notes on the doc**: (i'm putting it on here in case i accidentally delete it again)

recessions busters

kim and melanie agents patrick camera justin subject, character

agents are the voice between interviews and challenge

justins neighbour, or dad professors, bailey michelle daily, financial advisor for UTM kims friend

justins challenge: life of a student: money saving

interview students and tally least amount of money able to spend for a week take what students say and divide by two

-- introduce problem with the facts, interview with students about challenge, give challenge, interview professors to enhance the point

shots of people, stuggle, paying for items, parking lots

don't spend frivoulously, how to live on a minimum amount of money

save your money because the shit is going to hit the fan!

Student questions: are you paying attention to current economic news? how much do you spend on average on a weekly basis? what do you do to cut back on spending? where do you spend most of your money? are you trying to be more cautious about spending money? whats the cheapest meal you've spend your money on? if you had no money what would you do for entertainment?

side note: why would you pay for your condoms? Free stuff! credits: give quick notes and advice, patrick: pizza idea, justin: ketchup idea, scam vending machine, checking phone slots, one token three people

Economics professor tell us in a nutshell the basics of how the recession happened? has the worst hit yet?

has there been a lot of people asking for loans and bursaries lately? have you seen a definite change in student finances since the recession? are the students keeping up with the payments after graduation? do you think students are struggling?