Yes, Leeds

Editing... Today I began feel slightly disheartened at the possibility of the documentary falling flat, despite working as hard as I can, I still worry that it won't be good. I spent a very long time in the editing suite attempting to cut together the Norwegian interviews. It has become clear that being brutal with editing is a necessity due to the length of the interviews. It is also clear, that whilst editing the underlying theme (which is what will separate the film from being good film or a mediocre film) must always be in mind when editing. Forming a narrative and being able to warp people's perceptions through cutting up audio, is something I find very interesting in documentaries. When going through the rushes and splicing the timelines, I realised that I could turn these lovely Norwegian's into people that a spectator would not warm to. The power of editing and perception is interesting, makes me think what documentary does actually tell the truth... Despite tha...

First Rushes are in! This time last week I went to the discovery hotel to ask about permission, which they granted. I planned to go to the discovery hotel on the Friday, which we did. Whilst getting permission and balancing various other things I found a Norwegian Leeds United fan. He messaged me and offered to write me a paragraph in Norwegian on one of the LUFC Facebook groups. Through this, I got in contact with Tore who was staying at the Clayton. I managed to get permission from the Clayton and we were set to film here also on the Friday. We waited in the Discovery and met an Irish Leeds fan wearing a LUFC scarf and jersey. We interviewed him and found out some interesting things. He told us he remembers vividly his first football game, which was when he was 4 and was also Leeds, he's been a die hard fan since then. He also had a LUFC tattoo, which has proven to be a re-occurring theme within fans. Here's a picture of Liam, Rich and our recruited soundie. ...

Updates on Health and Safety and the current plan. March 15th, Friday. Discovery Hotel, Leeds, 15 Bishopgate Street, LS1 5DY. Filming:  Arrive at 11am. Assuming I'll be there 2 hours. Permission: Just went back to the hotel, they've just sent me the email with regards to filming, I'll forward it after this. 'March 16th, Saturday. Elland road. Filming time: 11am-? Permission: Uncertain. March 19th, Monday. White Hart. Beeston, LS11 1BZ. Filming time: arrive about 5ish - finish when interviews are done. After this going to go the 'club' to recce the club, speak to people and the owners about potentially coming in on the Leeds Millwall game, or to ask when the best time to come in to interview people. Permission: Emailed last week and no answer. Stephen (the person I have met in The Hart) told me he's going to ask the landlord as he's a local. I have a feeling the landlord might say no, but Stephen is confident the Club will...

Progress! After joining all of Leeds United football groups and speaking to a few fans on Facebook, the direction of this film is starting to become clear.  A few conversations: Me and Izzi also went to a pub which is notorious for Leeds United fans. When walking in the pub was silent and we got stared at, however I broke the ice by explaining we've come to do research. We ended up staying for about 4 pints, two of them brought by our apparent new friends. There were many characters in the pub, one showed me a news article which reads 'meet the nastiest crowd in the land' with him in it. They spoke a lot about their holidays to Benidorm. One guy was from Newcastle who was appropriately nicknamed Geordie  and was a die hard fan who hated Sunderland, even having 'I hate Sunderland' tattooed on his stomach. He also spoke about his time in prison, how he used to be a hooligan and having 3 Newcastle United tattoos. I asked why he was in Leeds to which he r...