And Here Begins Our Documentary Project.

Like everyone else in class, we are well under way with the planning stages for the upcoming short documentary assignment.  Our documentary project will be focusing on the enforced smoking bans on the local beaches and their effects on the local aquatic wildlife. For our professional interview we plan to get in contact with either an expert at the aquarium, a park ranger, or a professor at UNCW. Filming will take place at the Ft. Fisher aquarium, as well as the local beaches. We will imply a serious and informative tone for the final product. The ten questions we plan to ask for our expert interview are as followed:

1. How does smoking affect the animal species in the area?

2. What animals are affected the most by smoking?

3. Why was the ban proposed?

4. How long was this proposition being planned?

5. What other kinds of pollution effect aquatic life?

6. Has there been an increase or decrease of visitors at the beaches since the ban?

7. Are there any plans for other bans or restrictions?
 

8. Has there been an increase in the animal population since the ban?

9. Was there an event that caused the ban?

10. Do you smoke? What is your personal view of the ban?

The vox pops questions will also be filmed on the beaches and the aquarium.  The questions will primarily be aimed at children (with permission granted by a parent or legal guardian) and parents.  The main questions will be:

1. What is your favorite animal and why do you like it (this question will be geared toward the younger interviewees)?

2. What do you think if the ban?

3. Are you aware of how littering affects the animals?

Vox pop questions 2 and 3 will be aimed more toward the adult interviewees.