Thomas Yeomans recorded in his diary that on September 22nd, 2014, he and his group decided to make a documentary about whether mobile phones are a necessity or luxury. They planned to take an exploratory approach similar to "Supersize Me" by using a video diary to document the effects of withdrawing from mobile phone use. At this point, Thomas and the group were nervous about the production, particularly editing which none were highly skilled in, and Thomas was also concerned about his ability to effectively organize and conduct the filming.

1. Diary
22nd September 2014,
Thomas Yeomans

2. 22-09-2014
• Today, we decided the topic area for our
documentary; mobile phones. In particular,
we decided to focus on whether they are a
necessity or a luxury. Our initial ideas are
to use an exploratory style of documentary,
similar to “Supersize Me.”
• One of our main ideas at this point in time is
to use a video diary similar to “Supersize
Me,” showing the effect of mobile phone
withdrawal and perhaps any benefits; this
will be similar to Morgan Spurlock and his
case study into the effect of McDonald’s,
etc.

3. …continued
• At this point in time we are also very
nervous about how the production of our
documentary will go; in particular, we are
worried when it comes to editing, as we feel
none of us have this as a strong area of our
skills.
• Additionally, I personally am concerned
with the actual filming aspect of the
documentary, as extensive organisation is
required, and I feel this a poor area for
myself. I will most likely struggle with this,
but I think our group will pull together to
overcome this.