Category Archive: Assignments

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Narrative Spine Short intro with professionals about the state of bay area homelessness. Introduction of characters. These individuals will persent their circumstances and past from birth to their first period of homelessness. They will talk about their struggles with homelessness. How they survive, the dangers. The future Ideal situations, solutions, and ways to get there. Professionals …

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The struggles of 2 young men who are or have been homeless, with a focus on causes and solutions.  

Name, age, and origin. How long have you been homeless? Why? What’s more important food, or shelter? If you could sit and have a conversation with anyone who would be? What would you say? If you were the president how would end homelessness?

Documentary approach will contain Verite portrait on center street homeless population Contrast to sheltered homeless Multiple interviews with homeless and officials Motion shots of the area of interest Still shots Voice Overs Music

  Below is an article from the SFist.com news site. The willingness of the Justice Department to prosecute Michael Lewelling in the beating of a disabled homeless man is a baby step in the right direction. What I love about this piece is that it unintentionally highlights the decline of the Blue Wall of Silence. For …

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