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I have a clear idea for how I want my personal study to come out. I have researched many documentaries such as ‘heavenly bites’ a Mexican food documentary, as well as several short YouTube videos focusing on themes of ‘food around the world’ to educate myself on specific food cultures as well as gain inspiration for my own film. To manage time within the film itself I have set a 10 minute timeframe in which to present to present each culture. To give each culture enough airtime I aim to explore 4 different areas with around 2 and a had minutes of airtime each. The cultures I am going to explore are from Yorkshire, Jersey, Mexico and Scotland, which is very scaled down compared to the initial 8 cultures I wanted to investigate. I chose to do this because I felt that the film would be more fulfilling if each culture had the ability to be explored in depth rather than many cultures with limited information because of insufficient allotment of time.

NameCulture FoodDatenotes
Erin MiddletonScotlandIrn-Bru, Shortbread, Caramel wafer29/12/21tartan hairband
Margaret WilliamsJerseyBean crock (les pais au fou)10/12/21bring extra light as environment is dark
Carmen KirchnerMexicoGuacamole, Micheladas, Elotes27/01/22Bring gluten free beer for michelada
Glyn WilliamsYorkshireYorkshire pudding28/01/22bring extra light as environment is dark
Timesheet for filming shoots

To add to the mise-en-scene and create a atmosphere relating to the specific cultures I plan to create backdrops with specifically stereotypical decoration, subtle enough to blend in with the rest of the scenery. Speaking from hindsight this did not happen as decorations felt gaudy and offensive to cultures represented, instead background indicitive of the subjects homes where used as they gave a more personal representation of how each culture lives.

To prepare for filming I created a storyboard. Despite making a documentary and not having specific scenes to storyboard I felt that this was the best way to visualise my idea and plan my frames.

Storyboarding in preparation
Controlled Conditions

Photos- shoot one

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Plan

  1. what? First shoot: what stereotype do I often see on the media, My Mise en scene : First shoot – Mexican Drunk ; Second- Mango ; Third shoot- Angry Mother and final shoot – Luchador.
  2. how? Mimic those stereotypes like Cindy Sherman or Martine Gutierrez. Pay attention to details like the clothes, the accessories, make-up, background, lights, the mood… to create the Mise en scene.
  3. when? I’ll start to do my shoots during Christmas holidays.
  4. where? I want each photo to be a different story so for me it would be more suitable if I do each photo in a distinct location, They mostly be in house but I want to be spontaneous so anywhere that reminds of Mexico or I think is a perfect place for one of my stories would be great.

First selection:

Editing test


The challenge for my shoot was to create an advertisement poster, I used the Mango to aid in this process and therefore mimic the work of Martine Gutierrez, who uses this technique to convey the numerous messages in her work: (white wash, cover girl, go go boots). I began the poster by experimenting with various shades of brightness and contrast. I decided to do to make it darker. I played with the vibrancy/saturation. To create texture on the image you must first unlock the image, then you have to press the blend option. You then press the option texture, I chose grass effect for image. I then looked for an old Mexican fruit brand to put on my image. After having chosen my brand, I use the quick selection tool that helps you select what you want more easily. Copy, paste on my image and I repeated the same process that I did to create texture on my image. Finally I decided to name the brand ”Rico Mango” which means delicious mango. I’m wearing a sombrero and a poncho which is stereotypical items of clothing of Mexico. The outfit is very colourful, that’s what you notice first on the picture. The photo is staged the light is also artificial.