Tuesday, 27 October 2009

Task 5

Possible Content for our Documentary:

History of Tattoos - Origin, Creator, The First Tattoo, First tools used, Now and then comparison, Historical people with Tattoos, Military

Designs - Tribal, Animals, Names, Symbols, Cartoons, Famous people, Different languages, Flowers/Hearts/Stars, Cover-ups, Make-up, Deeper meaning

Fear - Phobias, Shame, Needles, Pain, How they affect people and their lives/views, Regret

Opinions - Parents, Doctors, Religious, Atheist, Youth, Friends, The Media - how they contrast

Stereotypes - Emo, Mosher, Chav, Preppy, Indie, Rockers, Punk, Nerds - is there a link?

Copycats - Fans for celebrities (why?), Friends, Relations

Culture - How they relate themselves with tattoos, Do some cultures value them more than others? E.g. Chinese, Arabian, Hebrew, Scottish, Welsh, etc. How Do they differ and why?

Symbolism - Symbols related to religion, Hobbies, Love, Passion, Meaning - where do tattoos come into this? What do the symbols mean? Are any mistaken?

Interviews - Famous Celebrities (e.g. Rihanna, Cheryl Cole, David Beckham, Paris Hilton, etc), Parentals, Teenagers, Young adults, Older adults with tattoo's, a Tattooist (artist), People who have had them lasered off, People with regrets, Anyone related to subjects above. Ask why, how, what it means to them. Pain? Any problems? Voxpops!

Voxpop - Obtain image (i.e. of lizard man) and wander Liverpool shopping area asking opinions - What do you think? Would you do this? Do you know anyone with unusual/shocking tattoo's? Do you have any yourself?

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