1. Alexa Ranussi
Dafne Caldatto
Rafaella Batista

2. After watching the documentary, what have I learned???
- Transsexual cant find a jobs easily because of prejudice
- That transsexuals don’t feel full field until they do the surgery to change their
gender or the way they look.
- They feel isolated and judged by the society because they don’t follow the
stereotype
- They wish they could be accepted as a normal person.
- They also have to learn to leave with this changing of life.
She went to an interview
and she didn't get the job
because she was a
transsexual.
This is how they feel part of the society

3. This documentary went on The journey makes
Channel 4 Tue 29 Nov, 10PM. them realise their true
By the time we can see identities
clearly that it targets young
adults because it deals with a
subject that can create
prejudice. Transsexual Summer reflects the
Next Episode: Mon 12 same topic that we’ll want to
Dec, 11.45PM on Channel 4 explore in our production. So we
are definitely sure
This documentary portrays well
the LGBT community because as
you can see they became a
family, they found strength on one
another.

4. o EastEnders is a British television soap
opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom
on BBC One on 19 February 1985 and
continuing to today.
Even though the TV show is
made, it seems to be a daily
life of some people which
makes realistic to us. This is
called hyper-reality when
something is not real but we
are so immersed into it that
we have the impression that is
something real.
This soap opera shows very well homosexuality, and
in this case homosexuality is portrayed as an open
subject.

5. o The film is a dramatization of the real-life
story of Brandon Teena, a transgender
man played by Hilary Swank, who
pursues a relationship with a young
woman, played by Chloë Sevigny, and is
beaten, raped and murdered by his male
acquaintances after they discover he is
anatomically female.
o The picture explores the themes of
freedom, courage, identity and Boys Don't Cry is a
empowerment. The film was distributed 1999 American
by Fox Searchlight Pictures and was independent romantic
released theatrically in October 1999. drama film. Directed
by Kimberly Peirce and
co-written by Andy
Bienen

6. o In EastEnders the relationship between the characters are
accepted well, the media portrays some difficulties they
have, but they also show that they are normal
people, and on my documentary I want to show that
people that are LGBT are human just like us.
o On the film Boys don’t cry the main character explore
different struggles, which shows us that is not easy to
make this choice, so what inspired me was that the can
focus on changing the way people look at the LGBT
community.
o My transgender summer is a documentary that follows
the life of some LGBT people. What I found interesting is
that they are coming together to fight their fears, which
showed me that LGBT people are connected.

7. o It’s a semi-reality show on ITV2
o Semi –reality: "real people in modified
situations, saying unscripted lines but in a structured
way.“
o Series 1, openly gay Harry Derbidge is introduced as
the cousin of Amy Childs, one of the show's main cast
members, and reappears throughout the series.
Harry Derbidge

8. o Harry Derbidge supports Stonewall with their
campaign against homophobia and equal rights for
LGBT.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZpxyZI2vZ
g

9. o A film released in September 2005, is a British –
American comedy-romance film.
o A newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another
woman, who questions her sexual
orientation, promoting a stir among the bride's family
and friends.
o Describes the relationship between Rachel and Luce
http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=DnC06mrThg4

10. o The film shows the struggle of being homosexual and how these
girls struggle to be together.
o Also, it supports the idea of accepting yourself and not being
afraid, because society today still has prejudice against LGBT.

11. TV Drama that goes on Channel 4 at
18:30
The TV drama
analyses the
posture of the
homosexual
(gay), being
emotional
The TV drama also
investigates the
relationship and the
The TV Drama also finds out if struggle of telling
people are homophobic when someone about their
they know that people are gay sexuality
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgPT4hY6npc

12. http://www.godhatesfags.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEQ
uW2v6U2o&feature=related
The idea of society
not accepting
them, especially
religion This being This is very well linked to our
Children learning to be ignorant towards this one of the most
topic and other ones. This proves that some main topic because it gives us
extremes types of an idea of what different
people from society are not opened to religion
change and to accept people people from different culture
think about LGBT community

13. This is a Westboro
Baptist church where
they judge
people, and they do
not accept gay people.
It is the most extreme
organization against
gay people
Shirley Phelps-Roper, Leader - Westboro
Baptist Church

14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
LnFpD8urqs8
The documentary talks
about how
Homosexuality (LGBT
community) are not
accepted and
sometimes they are
still abused for
choosing to be
homosexual
Different people giving and saying their own
experience towards the topic, once again It is focused on schools and it
there is the clear acceptance of society. Are gets different people to give
the LGBT community accepted by society? their own opinion

15. Convention Use Develop Challenge
Presenter We will develop this
convention by using
two presenters.
Voice over We will use the voiceover
“ Voice of God” to help the
audience understand the
statistics
Real footage We will only use this
convention because we want
our documentary to crate a
sense of realism.
Past footage We will use this convention
because it crates a debate,
because homosexuality
wasn't accepted in the past.

16. FORM Use Develop Challenge
Framing We will use the standard
interviewing framing in order to
show the serious side of the
argument of the documentary.
Titles We will develop the use of
titles because we want to
target young people (15-30)
Captions Again we will develop this
form because we want to
show what the documentary
is about, such as having the
rainbow flag as captions.
Music We will develop the form
again as documentaries are
usually more informative but
in order to attract our target
audience we will use up beat
music.

17. Presenter
School – Easy access, a quiet place to emphasise that
we’re also considering that the topic is serious.
Westfield Shopping centre – A lot of people, shows
that we’re considering different opinions.
Public Interviews
Central London (Piccadilly Circus) - Easy access to
different genders, ethnicities, age and opinions.
Soho – It is a typical place that homosexuality is
shown in London. It is a social place for LGBT parties
etc.
Case Studies

18. Interview with Experts
Library – books, shows the serious side of the topic
Made up office – a psychologist’s office
Statistics to support topic/issues
Any other background image, setting
Camera shots (fast pace) from busy places, such as Oxford Circus.
Footage of a gay pride to support opinion (small amount of
footage)
Psychologist Office
Gay pride Flag as background, when presenter is introducing the
series

19. Presenter
o The presenter will be Alexa Ranussi, and she will be wearing different costumes within
the documentary to show both the serious/formal side of the topic and the modernism
about it as well.
Alexa - Everyday
life
Casual costume

20. o Interviewees
1) What type of people do you want to interview from public? Why?
People from a wider range of age as possible, to get different opinions and to
reflect that age has an impact on your way to visualise society.
2) What type of people do you want to interview for case studies? Why?
It‟s very complicated to have a case study in this topic. As not many people are
confortable to talk about homosexuality and even to expose themselves in this
topic, but we will try to have a person talking about its experiences in this topic.
3) What type of people do you want to interview for experts? Why?
People from the LGBT‟s Community, because our documentary will reflect on their
idea to make LGBT more recognisable within society.
The Stonewall Charity members which supports LGBT community
A psychology teacher from school as well, to see how psychology explains our
„question‟ (Are you born gay or do you become gay?).

21.  Presenter
Costumes:
Formal costume while Casual costume when
talking to an expert (to interviewing different people
represent the serious and getting different
side of the opinions. E.g.: when filming
documentary) at busy places, such as
central London

22. LGBT Flag
- We want to use as background when filming
the presenter white introducing the documentary.