Weekend Filming

Over the weekend I did a bit of filming to try and get a treatment down, but found it very difficult, but I have  given a bit of information on what I have been through with Endometriosis. The footage which I filmed is a bit to long for Youtube and the blogger sit. But you will see some of the clips which I filmed in my over all documentary.

Spoke with Natalia

This afternoon I went to the John Radcliffe Hospital and spoke with Natalia, who is my gynaecologist and surgeon with Endometriosis. Natalia has been very supportive with me and is giving my lost of help with making this documentary.

JR Hospital Enquireis

  

 





Today I contacted the JR Hospital Oxford media center to see what the requiments were for interviewing the womens clinic. I called first and spoken to Amy, who then asked me to email her the details of my project and what I hope to do with it afterwards.

Below is my email too her:

Testing Edit

Above are three images, two are the camera set up I have to film myself taking about everything I could think of from before being diagnosed with Endometriosis.

The third picture, I am converting the MXF film footage file to Quicktime movie one so that I am able to send it to my teachers for them to have a look at.

Test filming

I have taken camera equipment out on Tuesday 20th October, as I am going to film my self talking about my project and trying some out to get a rough treatment out. Below is the equipment I am using and refreshing myself on it, since I last used it.

Endometriosis Poster

This is a Endometriosis poster which was in Christian's and Krina office, its really interesting giving information about the research.

StroyBoard Draft

Above here is a rough story board that I have come up with. (Excuse the pictures), this has really help me to get a much better picture of my documentary. I feel once I written up my treatment, I will be able to create a official storyboard.

Production Calendar

This moning I created my production calendar to help give me an idea on: Film, Deadlines, Research, Meeting and Research.

Through out this project I will be adding to the calendar until I have to submit everything. Below is so far what I have done of the calendar. I still need to add filming dates and a few more editing ones, but apart from that I feel on top of the everything so far!

What is Endometriosis

I feel I haven't explained fully what endometriosis is and how it can effect women. I'm still coming to terms on what it actually is and by making this documentary, I am learning something new each day.

I have created a PowerPoint with some of the research that I have done into Endometriosis.

What Endometriosis Is from Catringc

Food Diary

From the 10th August 2015, I deiced to keep a food diary and try and write down everything I ate and drank. So far it has gone well, some days I little and other more then I should. Its been really good to see the amounts and what type of foods that I am eating.

Most of them are low GI, but there have been the occasions where I break the rules which have painful consanguineous now.

Like the other day I ate a banana, non-gluten free pizza and some rice, and it had so much stomach crap and pain for two days that I have to stay in bed most of the time.

Even though I haven't been diagnosed to be Gluten Free, seeing as the Low GI diet is mostly cutting out carbs, I call my self Gluten Free.  Yesterday evening I have a Gluten Free Pizza Hut Pizza and it was yummy, not a soft as a normal pizza would have been but wasn't bad, and I have no craps afterwards and fell fine.

Meeting Christian Becker and Krina Zonderva

This morning I met with Christian Becker and Krina Zonderva who both work at the John Raddcliff Hospital, Womens Clinic in Oxford.

I met Christian in person and Krina over Skype. It was really helpful to meet them both and find out more about the research that there doing for Endometriosis.

I am really disappointed in myself, because I did do research in to what they were both doing, but because of my dexlesia, I couldn't remember any of it and the bullet point sheet that I have written up had gone missing and I didn't make a copy because it was hand written. Also when I tried to explain the documentary, if found that really difficult, I can picture the documentary in my head but just cant get out or on paper.

It was really kind of both of them to have taken the time out of there busy morning/schaguals to speak with me, I really do appreciate it.

Christian says hes going to ask one of his patios about maybe me becoming involved with a support group for Endometriosis, which would be fantastic if that did happen.

 Thank you Christian (Left) and Krina (Right)

Twitter

I've had a twitter account for a while, but have never used it. But I thought I would use if the my film project and see if I can get anyone come forward to tell the story on Endometriosis.

So will see what happens.

A level Documetnary

This is the documentary that I did for my final A level project. The reason that I have uploaded on to my film project blog, because it is something personal again to do with me.

I'm not going to tell you what the documentary is about, that can speak for its self. But the quality of sound is awful. I used final cut pro to edit it.

Contactin Michael Mosley

During the meeting yesterday, Brain mention a journalist called Michael Mosley. Who films a lots of documentaries himself and he is the presenta. Brain made a few point about contacting him and see if he could give me any tips and advice.

I went straight on to google and type in 'Michael Mosley contact details'. A agency email address came up, under the name Sophie Laurimore. I emailed her straight away, she replayed very quickly saying that Mr Mosley wouldn't be able to help me, though maybe Lady Oona King could. Ive been trying to contact Lady Oona King for the passed few weeks, and Sophie very kindly is passing on my email on to her. So will see what happens!!!

Meeting Alsion and Brain

Today I had a meeting with both Alison and Brain, they were both really helpful and gave me some really good advice and tips to help me with writing down my treatment. I have voice recorded our conversation.

Equipment List

Equipment list from Catringc

Above I have create a powerpoint on the equipment I am going to use to make my documetary. I have uploaded the powerpoint to slideshare.  

Interview shots for Documentareis

Below is a Youtube video I found of different styles to interview someone for a documentary. Its really helpful as I dont want to interview my interviewees in the same style.

Documentary Styles

Today I have been researching diffrent styles of documetnaries that I could use.

I have found a few  sildeshare power points presentations that I have found very helpful, there is one of them below:

Styles of Documentary from Daniel Williams

From the research into diffrent styles of documetnaries that I have done, I feel that my documentary 'Diagnosing E' is a style mix between Poetic and Performative with a little bit of Reflective style in there.

Low GI Dite

Since my operation I have to have change my diet. Its a annoying diet because its not 'Gluten Free' or 'Dairy Free'. The Low-GI diet means Low Glycaemic index diet, where I have to eat only center foods. 

Here's is some of the foods that I can't eat:

Banana's-One of the all time favorite fruit
Shreddies and Wetabix cearals
Honey
Bread and Bagels
Rice and Ricecakes
All types of Pasta
Bake Potato's

This is a like to a guide: Guide

After being on it these passed few mouths I still find it hard, there's no indication on prepared foods of the GI content and its not like in a restaurant I can be like 'do you have a GI menu' as its unheard of. 
 

I bought myself a guide book for supermarket shopping and what I can eat. I find it really helpful.

 

Globel Health Film Festival

Last week my older sister who is a junior doctor sent me a link the the London Globe Health Film Festival (GHFF). I have been uming an arring about it for the pass week and just have book a ticket.

I feel that it is important that I go to this event because I want to make my documentary globel to the world and I will me many people through next working networking at the event. Plus I am going to see so many interesting and inspiring films.

The festival runs from Friday 30th October to 31st October. I am going for both days, I had the option to go for one, but I didn't want to miss any of the films.

I have attached two images that give a bit of information about the festival.

This is a like to the website About GHFF

After the festival has finished I will have a lot more to say about it.  

Natalia Price

The great thing about living in a house is that when someone comes home drunk and wakes you up and is so loud you cant get back to sleep, so I thought I would do a bit of work, but first of all I check my emails and I was thrilled to see one from my gynecologist Natalia Price.

Her email below with my reply afterwards:

Natalia Price knows Christian Becker well as she works along side him at the JR Hospital in Oxford.

Emails to John Radcliffe Hospital

This morning, I not only spent time reading the guardian but also was sending emails to those researching in to Endometriosis.

As well as Nicola Higgins telling me about the guardian she also gave me the email address for Christian Baker, who is one of the researchers.

This was my email to him this morning:

Only 20 minutes ago I saw that he had replyed with this email below:

 

 I am thrilled that he wants to meet with me to find out more about my project  and it gives me a bust of exictment that maybe things will start to pick up as I have been feeling really down about making this project as no one seems to be getting back to me. 

I have just send a reply back to Christian now: 

 

 Christian is very effisionet and has reply back along with Susie:

I have a meeting on with Christian on Friday 16th October at 10am in the Women's Center now, yay!!

The Guardian

Today I have spent many hours on the phone trying to talk with people researching Endometriosis and seeing if there is any way that I could come and film and interview them on what there doing.

One of the people that I spoke too Nicola Higgins who works at the Nuffled Hospital in Oxford told me of an articular that was written on Endometriosis by the Guardian.

As soon as our conversation finished is type into google, 'the guardian-endometriosis', the amout of articals that appeared astonished me.

This is the link to the page: Endometriosis-The Guardian

To the left are two of the articals. The last one is by Labour MP Lady Oona King, who I have sent and email too about what I am doing, I'm hoping to hear about for her and maybe there will be a change we can meet and I can interview her on how she has coped with living with Endometriosis.