Task 3

Units 4, 5, 24, 31 - Task 3
Lauren Rosenfeld, Ben Karrass, Millie West, Ben Goldstone & Nikon Ahamed
Task 3
Idea Explanation and Examples Advantages Disadvantages
Rising Crime Rates -
Lauren Rosenfeld
In the year 2017, the crime rate in
Redbridge has far exceeded the UK
average crime rate across similar areas.
The main sources of crime were from anti
social behaviour, burglary, robbery, vehicle
crime and violence. 683 more crimes were
reported in the last year, which is 242%
more crime than national average. There
were also 352% more burglary/theft
offences than average, 250 anti-social
behaviour crimes reported and 177 violent
and drug offences reported. The number of
homicides, weapons offences, criminal
damage charges, incidences of shoplifting
and acid attacks have all seen an increase.
Due to these increases in crime rates within
the Borough of Redbridge, it is important
that the local residents are made aware of
them in order for them to feel safe in their
community. By creating a social action
project on the rising crime rates, we will
not only inform the public, we will also
have informed potential criminals of the
implications of committing crimes in order
to deter them from doing so. East London
is also the epicentre of acid attacks, and
Redbridge has the fourth highest recorded
One advantage of creating this
social action project is that we
have the technical, equipment to
create a professional production.
This means that there is the
possibility of a lot of people
watching it and spreading the
word on the rising crime rates.
More people will also want to
watch it if it runs well, due to our
experience in creating short films.
Another advantage is that we and
the audience will learn more
about our local area, due to the
research we will have to
undertake. This coincides with
Blumer and Katz's uses and
gratifications theory, in which
people actively seek out specific
media to satisfy their specific
needs. The audience are
responsible for choosing media
that meets their needs, especially
if they are interesting in local
issues that may affect them.
However, there are also some
disadvantages that may prevent us
from creating the video. One of
these is time constraints, as we
only have a certain amount of
time to film the video. Especially
as we have to film interviews,
reconstructions etc. Therefore we
will need to make sure we stick to
deadlines in order to have the
most amount of time to film the
video. If we run out of time this
would result in a low quality
production that would deter
people from watching it.
Another disadvantage are our
finances. We will need to make
sure that the budget is well done
in order for us to create a
professional production. If we
spend our money wisely this will
contribute to us creating a video
that looks good so that others are
encouraged to watch it.
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rate in the capital. This means people may
feel unsafe, especially as acid attacks can
have both emotional and physical effects
on a person's health. Therefore, i have
chosen rising crime rates as a potential
social action project, as if nothing is done,
it will keep on rising, and become out of
control. This project will also raise
awareness of the rising crime rates and
what the locals can do about it in order to
lower it, and stop them from rising further.
For the social action project, i will
interview several different people who
have experienced different types of crime
within the area, ranging from theft and anti
social behaviour to acid attacks, to hear
how the crime has affected their lives. We
may also be able to contact the local police
department to hear what they are doing to
stop the rising crime rates, so that locals
feel safer. Another thing we will be able to
show in the video are reenactments of
crimes that have happened, which adds
realism, and may shock the audience into
taking action. We will also interview local
people on the high street, asking if they
feel safe and what should be done about it
if they don't, which means we will get a
range of opinions.
Another advantage of creating a
social action project based on the
rising crime rates is that it is a
niche in the market. Meaning that
it has not been done before and no
one has looked into creating a
video on it, which would benefit
the community. By having an
idea which is niche, this means
that there is the possibility of
several people watching it as it is
brand new information that they
have not seen before.
Another advantage is that by
interviewing people who have
experienced crime we can help
them and they can discuss their
emotions with us. This may also
help anyone else who has been a
victim of crime and has not had
the chance to talk about it with
anyone. By adding in real life
experiences and having others
view it it may encourage them to
be safe in their neighbourhood.
For example, if people say their
experience on being burgled this
may motivate others to install
security system stems and
cameras within their houses
constraints. For example, we
cannot breach the defamation act,
which states that we cannot
damage another person's
reputation as they will have the
right to sue. Therefore, we need
to take the time to make sure all
pre production documents are in
order especially the release forms
and that they are signed by the
right authoritative figure. For
example, if we are to film on a
location that requires permission,
we must make sure to get the
permission forms, so that we are
able to film and finish the project
on time.
There are also ethical constraints,
especially if we were to interview
victims of crimes we would need
to remain professional and
consider others feelings. Victims
may feel uncomfortable as this is
a sensitive topic and therefore, we
may need to build a rapport to get
them to open up which would
take time to do.
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In the past two years 528 of the 800-odd
acid attacks took place in east London,
with the victims usually male and in their
20s. Acid Survivors Trust International
(ASTI) is a not-for-profit charity whose
sole purpose is to end acid violence at a
global level. Executive director Jaf Shah
stated “It does seem like within the
criminal community acid is becoming the
weapon of choice,” he said. “It’s very
cheap and accessible.” Therefore,
something needs to be done to stop the
easily accessible sale of acid.
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/crim
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acid-attacks-redbridge-has-fourth-highest-
recorded-rate-in-the-capital-1-5117684
Burglary is also prevalent in Redbridge,
with 55 homes in every thousand in
Redbridge have suffered break-ins in the
last five years, which is the highest in the
UK. Redbridge Council leader Jas Athwal
stated that burglary remains a top priority
for the Redbridge Safety Community
Partnership. He added “As part of this
work, we urge Londoners to take action to
safeguard their homes by following our
simple crime prevention advice.”
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/crim
e-court/redbridge-postcodes-top-the-list-
which will in turn help police if a
criminal has been successful.
Another advantage of us creating
this video is that we will raise
awareness of the types of crimes
that are on the rise, such as acid
attacks and how to remain aware
at all times. We will also
highlight common crimes that are
still prevalent such as theft, and
show reenactments to enforce the
idea to be aware, particularly on
the high street.
realistic, and therefore, we will
need to select appropriate actors
to portray people. We will also
need to spend the budget
appropriately on props that will
add to the realism.
Another disadvantage is that we
will have to spend a lot of time
researching people within the area
who have been victims of crime.
Once we have found people, they
may not want to feature in the
video, which means we have
wasted time and could cause a
disruption to the production.
Another disadvantage is that
when interviewing people on the
high street, we must remain
professional in order to keep
those we are interviewing calm.
The interviewees may become
confrontational/aggressive if they
do not perceive the question
properly and therefore we must be
clear when asking questions. We
may also have property stolen by
people passing by, thus we must
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this to the police.
Domestic Violence and
Women's Aid - Millie
West
Address:
11 Bentley Way,
Woodford Green
IG8 0SE
Contact:
0808 2000 247
The UK government defines domestic
violence “Any incident or pattern of
incidents of controlling, coercive or
threatening behaviour, violence or abuse
between those aged 16 or over who are or
have been intimate partners or family
members regardless of gender or
sexuality.”
The different types of abuse that domestic
abuse covers, but is not restricted to
include, psychological, physical, sexual,
emotional and financial.
Controlling behaviour includes a range of
acts that are designed to make a person
subordinate and/or dependent by isolating
them from sources of support, exploiting
their resources and capacities for personal
gain, depriving them of the means needed
for independence, resistance and escape
and regulating their everyday behaviour.
Coercive behaviour defines as an act or a
pattern of acts of assault, threats,
humiliation and intimidation or other abuse
that is used to harm, punish, or frighten
One advantage of creating a
documentary on domestic
violence and Women’s Aid, is
that it can make the public aware
of such issues. As mentioned,
domestic violence is almost seen
as a hidden crime, due to the fact
that most cases of it, occurs
behind closed doors. By
publicising the truth about what
does happen for some women
when partners get home from
work or when the door shuts and
there are no longer out in the
public eye, videos and
documentaries such as ones like
this can help to make people more
aware of the issue, what domestic
violence actually is, and what is
considered to be domestic
violence. It can also help to
inform the public that crimes such
as this can occur to anyone, and
what signs to possibly look out
for - if there are any.
A second advantage of creating
this production, is that we have
One disadvantage of creating a
production on the topic of
domestic violence, is that it may
be too much of a sensitive topic.
As a crime that does not always
prevail itself, and can be all three
of physically, emotionally and
mentally damaging, to ask people
or possible victims to speak about
the topic on camera, may be a
large ethical issue. Moreover, if
people would like to feature in
our project and speak about such
an issue, they may not want their
faces shown on screen, or they
may wish to remain anonymous.
This means that the actor or
interviewee would need to be
filmed without their own face, or
real voice and so all interviews
with victims of domestic violence
or other talent, would need to be
shown as a silhouette.
One huge ethical concern presents
itself, in terms of a production on
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their victim.
Domestic violence also includes so called
‘honour’ based violence, including female
genital mutilation (FGM) and forced
marriage - which are both also illegal acts.
It is clear to see that victims are not
confined to one gender or ethnic group.
From the work and research that Women's
Aid carries out, they concluded that
domestic abuse is very common. However
this specific crime is often very difficult to
accurately quantify. Considering domestic
abuse is a largely hidden crime that occurs
primarily at home, victims of the crime and
the crime itself may not be easily
identified. Victimised women often don’t
report or disclose domestic abuse to the
police, and they may also under report
domestic abuse in surveys - particularly
during face-to-face interviews. In addition,
statistics do not always take into account
important context and impact information.
Such as what form of abuse a victim may
have been subject to, or how many times
the incident/ incidents occurred. When
these factors are taken into account the
gendered nature of domestic abuse
becomes clearer.
the necessary equipment to do so.
Some of the basic equipment that
we are eligible to use includes,
cameras, boom microphones and
tripods to name a few. Not only
do we have high standard and
quality equipment, we also have
the relevant experience and
ability to use such pieces of
technology, due to using them in
our previous productions. This in
turn gives us the power to create a
realistic and powerful project.
This style and theme of
production is one that is
Interesting and is only rarely
covered, which will hopefully
give us a chance to make our
production the most successful
that it can be.
Another advantage of creating
this project is that considering we
are trying to inform anyone who
is part of the public and anyone
could be a victim, if the
production becomes popular and
gets publicity, then there is a
chance that it can be shown all
over the world. When there is not
are planning on informing and
educating viewers about, then it
may be hard for some people to
watch. It can be both a sensitive
topic for possible victims of
domestic violence and younger
viewers. In addition it could-be a
distressing subject for both of the
above mentioned audiences as
well as others as a consequence of
the possible inclusion of
distressing scenes.
Similarly, it will be extremely
hard to find talent and people who
will be willing to take part in our
project, as it is a sensitive and
personal subject.
A practical disadvantage that as a
group creating a production on
domestic violence that we may
come across, is that it may not be
new information for our intended
audiences to find out. If our target
market and primary audience are
already aware about the rising
issue of domestic violence -
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This topic is one that is very important, and
it is crucial that people know about it. This
is because it is seems as almost a ‘taboo’
subject in Redbridge. One that is seen as
too sensitive to be spoken about, and
therefore is almost a secret crime, which
should not be the case.
It is an immensely important subject,
because of the harmful effects that it can
have on a victim physically, emotionally
and mentally. In turn, people must know
about it to be able to help possibly deal
with a person who is a victim of such
abuse, as well as be able to spot out what
the signs of such a crime are. In Redbridge,
as mentioned it is not a subject that is
commonly spoken about and therefore by
creating this video, not only could it be a
conversation starter on the topic, but it
could also could lead men and women to
come forward about their experience of
being possible victims. Some victims may
be so used to this abuse that they may see
nothing wrong with it, and may believe
that it is normal, and therefore this video
with educate and enforce that such
behaviour is a crime and needs to be
reported to the appropriate agencies.
In Redbridge, domestic violence has not
such a specific focus on domestic
violence crimes in England and
Wales, the worldwide statistics of
such a crime dramatically
increase.
Moreover, this production can
make people aware of what they
can do to help someone that they
may know to be a victim of such
abuse, on a personal level. For
example be a friendly face to
them, report it to an agency such
as Women’s Aid or an institution
with higher authority, such as the
police, as well as support those
who may have experienced or be
subject to such a type of crime.
In addition, this type of project
can educate the public on what
people can do for charities such
as women’s aid. For example
volunteer to work on the help
line, or educate people about the
work they do, at events. As well
as benefit themselves by learning
more about the charity, what it
does and what it aims to do.
A huge advantage of creating this
disinteresting for viewers to
watch. As a result, creating a
production based around both
domestic violence and Women’s
Aid, may be pointless, and the
hard work, time and effort used to
create a project which can inform
people of the issue (which would
turn out that they already know
about) and publicise it would
have gone to waste.
Programmes such as Panorama
and Dispatches have created
media productions based on this
topic before and so to make our
successful, we must ensure that it
is audience captivating and
different from all of those that
have been done before.
If the production were to focus on
both the issue of domestic
violence, as well as Women’s
Aid, then ideally it would be
useful and informative for our
production company to film some
of the charity workers, doing
what they do on a daily basis as
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got as much exposure at it should do, and
by creating this video, it may help to reveal
the issue in greater depth.
Key statistics provided by Crime Survey of
England and Wales (CSEW) show that it is
estimated that 1.3 million women
experienced domestic abuse in the last year
and 4.3 million women have experienced
domestic abuse at some point since the age
of 16. In addition, on average two women
are killed by their partner or ex-partner
every week in England and Wales alone.
Domestic abuse related crime is 10% of
total crime, an increase of 2% since the
previous year. Moreover it has been
averaged out that the police receive over
100 calls relating to domestic abuse every
hour.
Last but not least, the volume of domestic
abuse prosecutions completed rose in the
year 2015/2016 to 100,930 from 92,779 in
2014/2015 – this is the highest level ever
recorded.
Where gender was recorded, 92.1%
(92,851) of defendants were male and
7.9% (7,992) were female (in 87 cases
gender was not recorded). In addition,
project is that we have many
contacts who would be able to
help and inform us on the issue of
domestic violence. They may be
able to give us facts and statistics
regarding the crime. These
contacts include Women’s Aid, as
well as other charities.
Finally, another advantage of this
production is that it can let
women or men who are possible
victims of or subject to such
cruelty know that if they don't
have the ability or power to speak
out, that there are people who are
their to and can help. As well as
this, most importantly it can let
victims know that they are not or
ever alone.
charity, what their goal or goals
are and question how we - as the
public can help to achieve this.
One issue with this is that it may
be hard to film workers as what
they do is crucial, and so we
would have to film in the workers
free time - that is is they have
some. Moreover to be able to film
on the charity's premises as well
as their workers, we would need
completed and accepted filming
permission, location release forms
and talent release forms.
A massive disadvantage of
creating this project is a legal
consideration regarding the talent
that we may use or need who are
under the age of 16. If any talent
of this age range were to feature,
they would need parental consent.
Parents may not want to give
consent as the subject of the
project is one that may be both
distressing and upsetting to some.
Not only will we need to find
talent who are over the age of 16
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83.3% (71,706) of victims were female and
16.7% (14,406) were male, (in 18,081
cases the gender was not recorded).
To visit the Women’s Aid webpage visit:
https://www.womensaid.org.uk/
full of under 16 year olds because
it may seem too unrealistic, and
we want our production to be a
realistic as possible. Instead, we
would like and need an actor who
can portray and reflect the
situation of a domestic violence
case or interview study as closely
as possible, to enhance the
projects realism. In addition,
talent must remain anonymous to
ensure that any victim's reputation
(who is used in our production) is
not damaged and they do not
become a target or get targeted by
abusers or audiences.
Swiftly linking on, finally the last
disadvantage of this project is that
we would have to follow the
Defamation Act of 2013 to make
sure that we are not at risk of
being libellous towards
‘Women’s Aid’ and ensure that
we do not damage the charity’s
reputation.
Recycling - Benjamin
Goldstone
Recycling helps to reduce energy usage,
which means it reduces the consumption of
fresh raw material, air pollution and water
pollution.
There are four main recycling bins Plastic
which include water bottles, plastic bags,
recycling minimizes global
warming and its devastating
impacts. During waste disposal,
huge amounts of waste are
combusted that lead to emission
of greenhouse gases such as
Recycling is not always cost-
effective. Building up a new
waste recycling unit takes up a lot
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plastic wrappers and rubber bag another
one is glass products that can be recycled
wine, beer bottles and broken glass. The
third bin is Paper which takes magazine,
newspaper, books and cardboard books.
The last one is metal which takes drinking
cans.
Waste materials are collected through
drop-off centers, curbside collection,
deposit or refund programs. The waste
materials are then transported to a
materials recovery facility or recycling
centers where they are sorted out, cleaned
and processed into ideal materials for
manufacturing. Manufacturing is when
materials have been recycled are converted
to useful products. Every year Redbridge
residents produce around 100, 000 tonnes
of waste. That’s almost 1 tonne per
household. By taking simple steps to
reduce, reuse and recycle your waste you
can help save money and make a difference
to your environment. recycling must be in
carbon dioxide, sulfur, and
nitrogen, which contribute to
climate change and global
warming. The great benefit of
recycling waste material is that it
plays a big part in protecting
Mother Nature in the most
balanced way. While many trees
are felled every day, recycled
paper manufactured from specific
trees is continually utilized to
reduce deforestation. Recycling
old and used materials into
reusable products enormously
reduces the possibility of choking
of landfill sites. This is very
helpful because it helps minimize
land and water pollution.
A major source of pollution today
is industrial waste that comes
from factories producing plastics
and cans. If both products are re-
used, instead of manufactured
from scratch repeatedly, pollution
can be reduced significantly.
Recycling also promotes
responsible and proper
management and disposal of
plastics and cans. Another good
advantage is Electronics, old
water bottles, and other trash can
upgrading the recycling unit,
waste, and chemical disposal and
schooling the locals by initiating
useful programs.
recycling waste may not be less
costly as most people think. This
will only drive up the costs
related setting up the new unit or
upgrading the processing facility,
collection of waste materials,
acquiring different utility vehicles
and other programes.
recycling plays a bigger role in
reducing the rate of pollution, the
process has not been widely
embraced and developed.
Unfortunately recycling still is
just a small part of long-term
success. Recycling is mostly
common in schools and homes.
recycling results in more
pollution, higher energy
consumption, and cost-
inefficiency, making it less
effective than what everyone
wants to believe. Moreover,
recycling still failed to dent
demands. The demands for
aluminum, for example, increase
about 10% every year, but the
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the blue and black recycling boxes that we
provide. Boxes should be left just within
the boundary of your property by 7am on
the day of collection.
be sold for cash. So if you sell
them, you not only save the
environment, but make money as
well. If you buy recycled
materials, which costs less than
the new ones, you will also save
money. The more money you will
make and save if you re-use some
of the trash that your home
produces. Recycling can help
minimize the cutting of trees,
which are used to make paper. So,
by cutting less trees and
producing more recycled paper,
we preserve the environment for
future generations. Besides that,
conserving forests will help the
environment. This is because
trees are known to improve air,
prevent floods and provide raw
materials
falls short. Another disadvantage
is The need for extra bins for
different kinds of trash will also
be needed. This can equate to
more trucks to pick them up
which then means it would
increase air pollution. Collecting
garbage on a daily basis may
leave debris on the streets and
recovery sites, rendering these
places unhygienic. Aside from
that, recycling companies might
abandon dump sites and leave
harmful chemicals to contaminate
the land and the environment. If
chemicals are left on land which
are harmful either the company
can get sued or worse he land can
get destroyed with something
contagious. Recycling is only the
first step of many towards
preserving the environment. This
is because they believe that the
only real benefit of recycling is
slowing the damage of humans.
They also believe that unless
humans really know the extent of
the damage of waste, recycling
will remain of little value to a lot
of people.
Pollution - Nikon Pollution is the introduction of substances One advantage of creating a A clear disadvantage of this social

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Ahamed that can affect the natural environment and
can cause various problems. Pollution can
also be in the form of energy, such as
noise, heat or light. Pollutants, the
components of pollution, can be either
foreign substances/energies or naturally
occurring contaminants. There are mainly
three types of pollution that can affect a
local community and these are: air
pollution, water pollution and land
contamination.
Specifically talking about air pollution
which is the most impactful in such an
urbanised city, it has been calculated that it
causes a staggering one in 14 deaths in
Redbridge and is knocking years off
residents’ life expectancy. Also, recent
findings have exposed dangerously high
levels of toxic pollutants in the borough,
especially around the A406 for example, in
South Woodford, which is one of the worst
roads in the entire country.
A report by the authority estimated that
long-term exposure to particulates, fine
particles of dust and fuel that get into the
lungs is the cause of 7% of deaths in
Redbridge.
Exposure to this type of contamination can
also lead to heart and respiratory
conditions including heart attacks and
bronchitis.
project dedicated to pollution
includes the fact that this will
address a problem that is affecting
not only the local borough, but
also the entire world as it is being
urbanised as days pass. Also due
to the equipment we dispone
information will be spread out
digitally which may be visible by
the vast majority of the people as
nearly everyone dispones of a
digital device that allows them to
access digital content such as
these type of documentaries.
Although pollution is a topic that
has been touched in a numerous
amount of times, we know that
there are many people who ignore
information given by other
groups/companies/government as
they tend to be professionally
dedicated for a specific target
audience whereas we will also be
targeting teenagers which
compone a big part of our society
and local community and are the
ones (alongside with people
between 20-30) who get affected
the most by pollution (air
pollution especially) and/or are
the main cause of it. So focusing
project is that it requires a certain
budget which we don’ t dispone
as much and this is due to the fact
that we have to compete against
other students who are going to
produce high quality products
which means that we will have to
invest more in order to create a
good final product. Alongside the
problem of competitiveness, there
is also the fact that pollution is a
topic that has been tackled many
times by different group of people
or even by the government and it
may be the case that people in the
local area are already aware of the
problems that pollution is causing
as well as facts and datas
meaning that the product might
not be as successful as expected.
Also seen as this project is aimed
at people at a younger age, we
need to be careful whether they
have permission from their
parents/guardians to be shown in
the public or not as this can cause
legal problems.
Another disadvantage may
include the fact that some people
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High Road is London’s second most-
polluted place in London as Nearly 20,000
vehicles pass along the A118 through
Ilford, Seven Kings, Goodmayes and
Chadwell Heath a day, pumping out
exhaust fumes, according to a London
Assembly report which releases huge
quantities of nitrogen dioxide, which can
be toxic, alongside with carcinogenic
benzene and particulates, which can cause
asthma and other respiratory diseases after
being inhaled by people. Other than them
places, also Chapel Road, in Ilford, the
A12 Eastern Avenue, Cambridge Park
Road, in Wanstead, and Cranbrook Road
also had high levels of pollutants.
Other than pollution impacting the
population, it also can have some
consequences on the environment and
climate as we all know, due to the use
gases that pollute the air the Ozone layer
for example has had a steady decline of
about 4% in the total amount of the ozone
which let ultraviolet rays and other unsafe
radiations which have increased the overall
temperature of the Earth as well as
bringing more problems and health issues
to those who stayed under these radiations
without knowing. The main cause of
ozone depletion and the ozone hole is due
to manmade chemicals, especially man-
this specific target audience in
such a project can be really
convincing and advantageous for
both us and the local community
as awareness will be raised
towards those who get involved
most in the problems listed.
Another advantage is that as
people get interviewed we can get
real life experiences of what has
actually happened to those people
affected by these problems which
will strengthen our documentary
as the audience will feel more
involved and dedicated and
motivated to improve the
community as an overall as the
real life experiences will affect
them emotionally.
Furthermore, as we are going to
research and give information to
the audience about Redbridge we
will also learn more about it and
about the local areas as well as
the audience who by being young
will also spread out the word to
other people as they often times
use technology to send
information around on social
this documentary is being issued
to solve the problems they are
making, this means that there has
to be consistent professional use
of language and interaction to not
to offend the audience who is
going to get interviewed and
having a professional approach
also involves being in care of the
equipment as they can be easily
damaged when being outside in
the public either by people or us.
Going back to the budget, the pre-
production process needs to be
crucial as to interview people in
certain private or public places a
certificate or permission from the
“owner” of the place needs to be
in our hands and sometimes they
may ask us to pay in order to
record in specific places which
may add up to the budget
required.

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made halocarbon refrigerants, solvents,
propellants, and foam-blowing agents
(chlorofluorocarbon (CFCs), HCFCs,
freons, halons) which have anti Ozone
reactions. The ozone layer is crucial for us
as it prevents most harmful UVB
wavelengths of ultraviolet light (UV light)
from passing through the Earth's
atmosphere, these wavelengths cause skin
cancer, sunburn, and cataracts.
As mentioned before, other crucial effects
of contamination and pollution in general
include the well known global warming
and the largest human influence has been
the emission of greenhouse gases such as
carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide
and public reactions to global warming and
concern about its effects are also increasing
but not as much as it should which is
another reason why this social project aims
at raising awareness on these things. Since
1906, the global average surface
temperature has increased between 1.1 and
1.6 degrees Fahrenheit (0.6 to 0.9 degrees
Celsius)–even more in sensitive polar
regions.
http://www.ilfordrecorder.co.uk/news/healt
h/air-pollution-causes-one-in-14-deaths-in-
redbridge-report-finds-1-3545150
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ozone_deplet
medias especially.

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ion
Underage Smoking -
Ben Karrass
Smoking is the primary cause of deaths,
disabilities and diseases in the UK.
Nowadays many young people start
smoking or have tried smoking at the age
of 16. 3% of people aged 16 and under are
regular smokers in the UK, 18% have tried
smoking before and 40% of young people
start smoking under the age of 16.
Nowadays cigarettes and Tobacco is very
easy for people to get their hand on as the
legal age to buy tobacco is 18. Young
people who smoke have high risks of
getting lifelong health problems such as
cancer and heart disease. Children often
want to try tobacco as it may make them
feel older and more mature, not only does
this persuade people to smoke but also
being peer pressured by other smokers can
lead young people to start smoking. One
other cause of young people to start
smoking is for people to watch
advertisements on smoking as this could be
eye catching, this is bad as they don’t
include the health risks when smoking.
Tobacco is known to be harmful to mostly
every organ system in the body, smoking is
An advantage of creating a social
action project on underage
smokers is that it can raise
awareness to those why dont
understand or realise how bad and
dangerous it is to smoke at a
young age. Smoking is a big issue
and if we raise awareness of it it
can get more people aware of the
issue and stop them from
smoking.
Raising this awareness to
underage smokers can prevent
them from developing health
issues before it starts. Creating
the video allows parents to
become more aware of their
children and what they may be
doing if it includes smoking as it
is very dangerous. Parents will be
able to learn new ways of
preventing their children to not
smoke at a young age as they
know the risks smoking can
cause.
A disadvantage of making a
social action project on underage
smokers is that we would need to
get parent permission from people
under 16 who smoke as it's the
law film people without
permission under 16. Another
disadvantage towards this is that
the underage smokers may have
parents who don't know they
smoke so they wouldn't be able to
get permission to be filmed from
their parents.
People may feel humiliated to be
filmed on underage smoking as
they don't want other people to
know about it, its private
information so they don't have to
be filmed if they don't choose to.
Another disadvantage is that if
people don't want to be filmed
smoking underage it will be hard
to make a video about it without
anyone smoking. I disadvantage
in this is that it can become very
time consuming to find underage

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responsible for nearly a third of all cancer
deaths in the United States. Smoking has
been linked to other big health causes such
as pneumonia, leukemia, heart disease and
reproductive problems. The most serious
health problem is lung cancer and lounger
people who are smoking have more of a
chance of catching these health problems
and not being able to live their lives to the
fullest.
Smoking can very very addicting from the
substances it contains such as nicotine.
Nicotine has more of a threat on younger
people as it can get them more addicted at
a young age. people who start smoking
before age 21 have more difficulty quitting
than those who first try cigarettes later in
life.
Creating a project on young smokers can
spread information around the community
on the problems and health issues it can
have on their children. Sending a message
can get parents more aware of the problem
and allow them to try and prevent. The
purpose of the video is to get underage
smokers to become more aware of the
health risks smoking has and what effect it
can create on their lives. The young
smokers the watch our video may realize
Another advantage of creating a
project on young smokers is that
at this day and age a lot of people
smoke so it won't be hard to film
young people smoking for our
video if necessary. As a lot of
people smoke nowadays there are
a lot of fake cigarettes in the
market so for us to get one for the
project won't be hard or
expensive.
As we will be filming with
professional equipment we want
to make the video as realistic and
eye catching as possible so we
can create more higher quality
footage to appear to the audience
better, this will also allow they to
take the video more seriously.
The video will help people learnt
the health risks and dangers
associated with smoking.
Showing this in our videos can
decrease the chances of underage
people start smoking or if they
already smoke it can make they
stop. The video can teach
underage smokers and adults
different alternatives to smoking,
smokers as not a lot of young
smokers are comfortable with
being filmed for a documentary
about the effects of smoking.
People may take the message the
wrong way of smoking and find it
good and desirable for people
who smoke as it's hard to stop and
easy to become addicted.
Furthermore a disadvantage of
creating the video can make
parents, friends and family
member very nervous and
worried about their young ones as
they may think they smoke. As
they see the negative of the video
they can become very nervous for
the people around them.
Underage smokers may see the
video but not want to watch it as
they don't want to know what it's
about as they choose to smoke.
This is a disadvantage as the main
target audience are underage
smokers and they wouldn't watch
the video as they may not care
about the consequences and the
health issues smoking holds.

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the dangers of smoking and their actions
making them want to quit and stop
smoking. During the video we will
interview people on their views on young
smokers so the audience who watch the
video can see other people's opinions on
their actions. As there are a lot of health
issues with smoking it will be good to
include them into our video because it can
take effect on our audience that smoke or
even people who don't smoke so they don't
start in the future.
An example of an article talking about the
issues and effects with underage smoking
in the world is ‘Live Strong’ the article
talks about the facts and effects on
underage smokers and how people can
prevent these things from happening:
https://www.livestrong.com/article/210918
-facts-about-underage-smoking/
An example of another article is ‘DO
Something’ in this article they mention 11
facts about teen smokers and the problems
it can cause, its a simple article that include
important information regarding young
smokers:
https://www.dosomething.org/facts/11-
facts-about-teen-smoking
these things may help them quit
smoking. The alternatives may
include E-cigarettes and a
nicotine patch.
Friends and family members can
help smokers find ways to quit
and stop smoking by watching
our video. The video will overall
warm and help people the risks
there are when smoking and it
will make underage smokers
aware of what they are doing to
their body, our video will help
people who may smoke to stop
and not get addicted before it's
too late. There is a wide audience
of smokers in the world who will
probably want their children or
friends to watch the video if they
smoke to help them stop.

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