2. The Idea
The idea that my documentary is going to be based on
is the adoption process and what people have to go
through whist doing this process. I was given this idea
by a specialist who works with adoption who feels that
people need to know what the adoption process is like
and how it can be made easier as well as giving
advice and tips through out each step of the process.
This is going to be a documentary as well as a
potential training resource.
3. How I concluded my
decision
Even though I did not pitch this idea in the first 4 initial
ideas my mind was changed as a person who works
on a adoption support line suggested that I make a
documentary/training resource for prospective
adopters that local councils could use too teach them
the process of adoption. This is similar to the ideas I
pitched in my initial 4 ideas however I have developed
and merged it into 1 documentary
4. The important steps its
going to contain
This documentary is going to cover all 5 points of the
process and I am going to cover each step in
approximately 1 minute and 5 seconds.
The steps I will be covering are:
5. How I am going to cover
this
I am going to be showing each stage of the adoption
process and explain what happens through out each
process and give the key stages as wells as advice for
the adopters. At the beginning of the documentary I
am goings talk about a brief history of adoption and
how it has changed. I will also say a few statistics that
will also show up on the screen. I am also going to
show what professionals opinions on what to do as
well as get them to give tips and advice for those who
are interested in adoption.
6. Where its going to be
filmed
This documentary is not going to be filmed inside
school.
I am going to be filming this documentary in my
house, in a office setting and also in a children's
playground. I am doing this because there all places
that are relevant t the documentary. For example in a
office to represent having your assessment. And in a
playground for when I talk about the parents being
matched too a child.
7. Focus group
I conducted a focus group with a group of prospective
adopopters to find out what they would like to see
within the documentary, not everybody spoke however
there were a few important things they said they would
like to see.
8. Results from my focus
group
They said the following things:
People said they thought it would be useful to have examples of what they should do and what they should
not do in certain stages of the adoption process they also said they would like to know a brief history of
adoption
Ben said that he thought it would be useful to have tips and advice regarding each stage of the process. (a lot
of nodding and agreement occurred)
Most people also said that they wanted most of the focus to be on the assessment part of the process
Karen said she would like to have a young adopted person or somebody who had been through the process
to present the documentary.(more nodding in a agreement)
However some of the other people said they would prefer to have a professional within adoption system.
(mixed reactions)
Chris said he would like to have a social worker talking in the documentary.
9. Costing for filming this
documentary
Costs for
key staff
personnel
£26,600
Total cost for
hiring
equipment
£5,602
Additional
costs e.g.
transport
£18,728
Overall cost
for whole
production
£50,950.42
These are the cost for hiring key crew
members such as a director, editor
and a camera crew.
Total cost for hiring all the
equipment including cameras and
sound equipment and any extras
we may need
These additional costs include
things such as food for the whole
crew and transport ect
Total cost for everything for the
full amount of filming and
editing.
10. Contacts and locations of
filming
I have already spoken to people who may be
appearing in my documentary and they have agreed
to being filmed. I have found places where the filming
can take place:
My house
Brocwell park children's playground
And Coram offices
11. How my research has affected
and changed my ides
My research that I have conducted has enabled me to
make changes to the initial idea of the documentary
and improve it for the better.
For example:
I decided to talk about the recent changes within the
system as it relates to people who are wanting to
adopt as recently the process has changed and
people need to meet more requirements.
12. I got 20 people to do the following questionnaire:
Where you asked to create a short video about yourself and were you live for the social workers? (please circle
the appropriate answer)
Yes No
If yes, do you think you could have done with some advice on how to produce the video and what things are best
too add in?
Yes No
Where you asked to create a video or a book for the child you may be adopting?
Yes No
Do you think you would have like to have some advice on how to make it appeal to them?
Yes No
Would you like to have other advice for the different stages
Yes No
questions from my
questionnaire
13. Results from the
questionnaire
Question 1: 7 said yes, 13 said no
Question 2: 5 said yes, 2 said no
Question 3: 11 said yes, 9 said no
Question 4: 20 said yes, 0 said no
Question 5: 19 said yes, 1 said no
19. Key facts and figures I'm
going to use
I think that its important that prospective adopters as
well as the general public know key statistics about
adoption. This is because people will often be
surprised about what they are seeing and also it
teaches them key things about how small the numbers
of adoption actually are.
20. Key facts and figures I'm
going to use
0% 20% 40% 60% 80%
under 1 year old
aged between 1-4
aged between 5- 9
aged between 10-15
aged 16+
amount of children adopted by age
amount of children
adopted by age
21. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
white
mixed racial background
black or black british
asian or asian british
other ethnic groups
other (classified
information)
Ethnicity
Ethnicity
Key facts and figures I'm
going to use
22. 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100%
adopted by couples
single adopters
same sex ccouples
adopters
adopters
Key facts and figures I'm
going to use
23. Things I'm going to be
adding to the documentary
Things that I'm going to be adding t my documentary
are things such as:
I'm getting a friend of mine to create the music for the
documentary so its personalised.
I am also going to be animating the beginning title
page which introduces the show.
At the end of the documentary I will put up phone
numbers people can call if they have any questions
ect.
