After this week’s tutorial, and with Professor Aditi’s advice on how we had to make sure there are relations between the people we chose to interview, our team became concerned about our research question because we felt we weren’t in line with our research question anymore. Although parents were willing to be interviewed, many were hesitant for us to interview their children.
In addition to our interviews, the person who was going to talk with us this past class (03/19) did not show up. Our team decided it was best for us to take this time and capture more footage and b-roll for our documentary. It was a great experience bonding with our team, laughing at how we should capture bits, just enjoying the weather and the sunset.
Renee’s thoughts during this week’s progress:
“Though I was a little disappointed that we couldn’t get our interview, I think it was great that our team got to have time for ourselves and really sit down and brainstorm what works best with us. It was also nice visiting the playground across from Daniels Spectrum and having Lexie take clean cinematic shots of the area. I’m really excited about how our documentary is going to be! ”
As we continue with this project, our current plan is to reschedule with the person we were going to interview this week, and see if they are also a part of Mothers of Peace Regent Park (MOPRP), and try our best to contact the founder of MOPRP once we are certain of the topic change, going from how parents and children perceive the downtown east area, into perhaps, how mothers or women in general in Regent Park find a sense of community and safety? Furthermore, we are excited to finally have an interview with a student who lives in Regent Park and is able to give us a perspective of this neighbourhood from someone close to our age. We also might look into the Children’s Book Library at Daniels Spectrum, as recommended by Adonis.
From Lexie on MOPRP:
“As of today (Tuesday, March 24th), we have reached out to Sureya Ibrahim, the founder and leader of MOPRP. We’re currently looking at having an interview with her sometime this weekend or during class. I’m incredibly excited, and think this will be the best thing for our documentary, as I do not believe our current research question will last much longer. ”
This week has been mostly trying to decide how we want to approach our documentary, as well as starting to gather data and literature for the final article. As we collect more footage, this upcoming week will be a shift in focus to planning out the final article and beginning writing. Despite the setbacks this week, our team is beginning to find clarity in both our direction and our purpose. By adapting our research focus and continuing to build connections within the community, we are shaping a documentary that feels both more feasible and more meaningful. As we move forward with new interviews and ideas, we’re excited to see how these shifts will strengthen our project and the stories we aim to tell.
The team members of Yellow Brick Road are Lexie Young, Renee Chiu, Alpha Vu, Makita Depradine and Ali Joya.