Feet
I'll admit (although I'm sure it's evident for anyone following this blog) that I'm usually poo poo from a butt bad at planning and pre-production, but I do feel like somehow it wasn’t that bad for this project (maybe it was just cause the people in my group can actually plan). In particular, we did a lot of research surrounding trends in Gen z, ranging from fashion to mental health (I'll link some interesting sources we found at the end of this post). A lot of the research we conducted was pretty eye-opening. Aside from reading a ton on the subject, I also asked a lot of my friends of their opinions on the topic, and I was shocked to find how averse they were to talking about feet. Like flat-out grossed out by it. After conducting our research, we began to structure out how the doc might look.
I would say that for structuring, Exit Through the Gift Shop was our biggest influence. We wanted the documentary to flow similarly to how Banksy made his flow. Start with more specific story (in our case, Gen z's aversion to feet) and then transition into a broader conversation (in our case, how our mental health may be affecting our views of our body, how social media might be making us hate our feet, and why the hell Gen z is so self-conscious in general). We also wanted to create a tone that was a bit light-hearted while not making the topic seem too comical (or too serious), similar to Sicko. I think what we struggled most on, throughout the entire production, was how we wanted to end the documentary. In fact, we're still struggling with that (more on that in another post.)
During our planning process, we also created a shot list for possible b-roll. None of it made the final project. We also created a list of possible interviewees, which was great because it really sped up the process and we were able to interview them somewhat early, and a list of questions to ask.
Links for anyone wanting to read more about feet :P
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