Editorial judgements
Any changes that I have made throughout the final production process
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After a discussion with my supervisor, I have decided to cut the 'Committed suicide' mix down I had made, which included an introductionary link informing my audience about the Suicide Act of 1961, and the power of language relating to suicide. I made this judgement after much deliberation - I believed that it took the direction of the documentary down a different route. The discussion of suicide being a crime previously in the UK is important, but editorially I had to pick what I thought worked best for the overall documentary, and therefore I decided that cutting this material would give me more time to develop other areas. The law was passed 40 years ago, and therefore may not be as relevant for me to include, as new methods of suicide prevention.
Sadly, Caroline Chandler's interview had to be cut from the final documentary due to timing restrictions. Overcrowding my documentary with too many stories and interviewee's would harm the overall product, as I would not be able to give enough time to each individual. Despite this, there is a dedicated area on this blog, which will allow you to hear and watch all about Caroline's story, on the 'LEFT BEHIND' tab. This production process has forced me to tighten up on the documentaries narrative structure - something that was mentioned within my pitch feedback, back in October. Caroline's interview, although high quality, was not as essential to the narrative as were Stuart Falconer's, and Julie Newton's.
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After a discussion with my supervisor, I have decided to cut the 'Committed suicide' mix down I had made, which included an introductionary link informing my audience about the Suicide Act of 1961, and the power of language relating to suicide. I made this judgement after much deliberation - I believed that it took the direction of the documentary down a different route. The discussion of suicide being a crime previously in the UK is important, but editorially I had to pick what I thought worked best for the overall documentary, and therefore I decided that cutting this material would give me more time to develop other areas. The law was passed 40 years ago, and therefore may not be as relevant for me to include, as new methods of suicide prevention.
Concluding my documentary was always a cause for concern throughout the production process, as there is no definite answer to why men are four times more likely to commit suicide than women. Although professionals, psychotherapists and members of the suicide prevention community have all concluded some major elements which may be catalysts towards the male suicide rate, they themselves still are not entirely sure why there is a silent epidemic of males killing themselves every year. Upon speaking to my supervisor after handing in my rough cut, it was decided that my current ending, which was a presenter link concluding the story was not objective enough and therefore I needed someone else or a collection of people to solidify my conclusion about where to go from here, or alternatively disagree. Editorially, it is always suggested to get a bed of voices previously heard in the documentary to conclude.