Russell Brand Idea

As we were filming I came up with the idea of using Russell Brand as our presenter. I thought using a celebrity with past addictions would be a good focal point of the show as they could understand the struggles that these addcits are going through and be more empahetic. As well as increasing awarness for the show by givng the documentary more media attention, which would increase viewers for the series, What's My Addiction ?

After filming with an actor we decided not to use Russell Brand as my group was wary that the series may appear to comical with him as the presenter so we eventually decided against it. We also decdided against using Russell Brand as we feared that the addicts would be less inclined to open up to a celebrity as they would feel as though they couldn't connect.

Production Plan

Monday 14th Feb
• Script for BK at Coral, script for interviewing a staff member (during lesson)
• Retake ancillary product pictures (6.30pm)
• Interview a staff member, ask for access (4.30pm)

Tuesday 15th Feb
• Continue writing script for BK (during lesson)
• Interview another staff member (4.00pm)
• Interview Drew and Chiamaka (7.00pm)

Wednesday 16th Feb
• Day in the life if BK and filming of him going in and out of Coral (9-10am/ 2-6pm)
• More pillow shots – lottery ticket stands (2-6pm)

Thursday 17th Feb - Catch up work (during lesson)

Ancillary Product 2

Our second ancillary product is an article in a listings magazine of our first episode of 'What's Your Addiction ?' We used Jeremy Kyle to interview the producers of the show as he himself used to have problems with addictions. We originally thought of having him as our main focus and big picture however we decided to use the characters from our documentaries so that the audience could easily identify the individuals struggling with addictions. Much like our original ancillary product, we advertised and emphasised the timing and channel of the new series by including the Channel 4 sign again and the time, so that the audience are well and easily guided when and where to watch the new series.

Filming this week

Our plan for this week was to film in betting shops and get some shots of the virtual roulette and virtual blackjack etc. However this is proving difficult for me and my group, as we are finding it hard to gain access to film on their premises as it is company policy that people cannot film in the betting shops. The other thing we were going to do was to film some shots of lottery ticket stands and scratch cards in post offices etc, however this is also proving hard as we are not allowed to film on their premises either. In order to overcome the situation of gaining access in a betting shop, we phoned head office of a betting shop called William Hill in order to try and get permission to film in a local betting shop. The person we spoke to on the phone was very helpful and said he would speak to a few people in order to try and gain permission, however he didnt get back to us, but we will continue to try and get it sorted out.


If we do not gain permission, we may have to resort to secretly filming in a betting shot. This could however mean that we get some poor quality shots and have the risk of being asked to leave the premises.