PRoduction Logs#1-5

Production log #!
The essential questions I would want to address in this documentary would be:
• What effect does this stereotyping have on life at Punahou?
•Are people aware of the stereotyping at Punahou, and what social grouping they are classified in?
This documentaries target audience would be the Punahou Highschool community including all the people who have experienced and/or are experiencing life at Punahou's Academy. My desired response is that people gain some insight into how deeply intertwined stereotypes and social groups are in the Punahou Academy lifestyle. No radical changes in people's perceptions of Punahou's social scene but a new social awareness.
Some necessary research questions would be:
•What social groups do people see at Punahou?
•Who are the people in these social groups?
•Are people aware of what social groups they are part of?
• What characterizes a social group?
These questions could be answered by simply observing Punahou's Academy and asking the students what they think these answers are in a casual manner. But much of the research is common knowledge shown often through media.

Production log #2
My way of collecting research was accurate and showed the most realistic approach to how students created the stereotypes at Punahou. But in my media research it was assumed that teenagers did somewhat follow the stereotype paths depicted in movies such as Mean Girls. Which could be an exaggerated look at teenage stereotyping, but in my observations the media's exaggerated social groups seemed evident at any school, especially Punahou, to some extent. Possibly I could do some research with a psychologist of some sort to further deepen my understanding of stereotypes and how they are engendered, but I think that my three specific people they would clarify the subject just as well. My first specific person would be Ron Gould; he is the head of the psychosocial department, a dean, and a coach and has huge insight into stereotyping, student perceptions, and the Punahou lifestyle. Then of course there are the students who some might say make the most harsh stereotypes, while the harshest is reserved for them. The students who hang out in front of Bingham have an extreme point of view when it comes to social grouping and to some are considered the "rich and popular" kids. These students are crucial to the documentary having an accurate view into Punahou's social grouping since they would be considered one of the essential social groupings at any highschool. Lastly, it would be interesting to see what the cafeteria ladies have to say, specifically the lunch line regulator, aka "auntie", since the cafeteria is the single most varied spot on campus.

Production Log #3
The essential question of this documentary would have to be: What is stereotyping at Punahou and how does its presence affect the Punahou Academy? The target audience would still be the Punahou Academy community. I would hope their reaction to this documentary would be one of awareness of social grouping and an insightful look into stereotyping from an unassuming view. My interview would probably fit into the part of the documentary as background information, something that showed the students true view of stereotypes. Most likely in the body of the documentary, with quite possibly a harsh angle on the subject from the students point of view which when candid can be very sharp. I am going to attempt to get the most honest look at the students who I interview and find what they really think by talking to students who I know are confident in their opinions.
Some questions would be:
•Who are you?
•What social groups do you see at Punahou?
•Who are the people in these social groups?
•Are you aware of what social groups you're part of?
• What characterizes a social group?
• What do you think about the stigma surrounding Punahou?
•How does all this stereotyping affect you life?
•Would you say it is a correct way to pass judgment on people at Punahou?
•Do you believe social groups are a healthy part of highschool?
•Is there any way to eliminate stereotyping at Punahou?
My biggest assumption would be that there are set social groupings that people are aware of. This could be an adverse effect on my interview if the people I interview say that they don’t see stereotyping as a big effect on Punahou and/or don’t want to comment on the specific social groups. This can be anticipated and I think can be coaxed out of the person if you ask other questions mainly pertaining to them then expanding to the social groupings surrounding themselves and finally getting them to talk candidly about what stereotypes they see at Punahou.

Production Log #4
My location will be at the benches and tree outside of Bingham, since this is where my target interviewers will be. I am also aware that there are fewer people on certain breaks so I will do my shot when the area is relatively clear. The shots I think I am going to use will be the two person shot and a medium close-up. I think these shots will be the most personal for these interviews and match the setting, which will be at the benches. Some potential cut-ins could be a shift in body movement of even other people's reaction to the interviewing situation. I am doing the interview here because I think it will give the audience the greatest sense of location and help them identify who these people are merely by their placement. This interview will easily visually connect with the rest of the film because most of the interviews are going to be conducted similarly visually by all of us using similar medium close-ups the interviews should connect well. We could possibly do all the interviews at each groups "hang out" which would allow the audience to truly get a sense of location.

Production log #5
I was able to get good interviews that enlightened my research on what stereotypes would be expected. It was difficult to keep focus in any of the interviews because as teenagers we are always aware of what other people are thinking. What I didn’t expect was so many people who merely wanted to be on the film but not actually interviewed this was hard to deal with since there were always people attempting to run into the shot. I dealt with that by zooming in on the persons face if necessary. I do not think I achieved the depth I was looking for since in a documentary about stereotypes the real response I got was stereotypical, though a few candid comments gave my interview an edge. My interviews can easily fit in as body pieces that can show what the students perception of stereotypes but I do not think show any real depth on their own. These shots could be used though to show the stark contrast of other group's answers to these questions and that could be an interesting way to piece the documentary together. Instead of just showing stereotypes putting the interviews in a way that they are near opposite views.
*I don’t know how to get videos either on the computer or on my blog.