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Last minute adjustments...
In the final days leading up to submission I have made some vital changes to my documentary. Firstly I have had to add a sentence at the...
Ellie Smitherman
Feb 25, 20212 min read
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Creating a radio studio from my bedroom..
I returned home from uni this weekend and have begun seriously putting the documentary together! In the last few weeks I've found it...
Ellie Smitherman
Dec 18, 20201 min read
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Deciding whether to place myself in the narrative..
One issue I came across very early on, even before my pitch, was whether I would include what happened to me in the documentary. In talks...
Ellie Smitherman
Dec 13, 20201 min read
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Building trust through a faceless phone call..
Today, I spoke with a victim of doxxing over CleanFeed, a website that allows you to conduct audio calls by connecting over the internet...
Ellie Smitherman
Dec 5, 20202 min read
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Testing positive and feeling pretty negative..
The most recent set back in the production of this documentary is that on the 6th of November I tested positive for Covid-19 after having...
Ellie Smitherman
Nov 18, 20201 min read
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The difficulties of interviewing in a global pandemic..
Last year, when we were creating our Feature for Change projects, we were told repeatedly how incredible our Major Multimedia Project...
Ellie Smitherman
Nov 3, 20202 min read
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Why I chose this topic..
In the summer of 2020, in the midst of a global pandemic and mass Black Lives Matter protests across the world following the horrific...
Ellie Smitherman
Nov 3, 20203 min read
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