Identify key facts about the topic:
The idea behind the documentary is to create awareness for homeless people in my home town of Tunbridge Wells, and what problems might be faced in middle class areas. The two different interviews will be about different peoples attitudes towards homelessness and whether they think it is a huge issue in today's society. I will then compare what they say to the facts that I have found. This will be done in both a TV format which will also be included in my final factual program, and a radio format. They will be done with different people that have no connections or outside knowledge of homelessness.
Potential issues:
The issues that might occur are mainly about arranging the interviews with the different people, and finding space for us to conduct the interview, with as little background sound as possible. Fortunately there is a lot of different types of equipment that can be used at college, including cameras with microphones. This will allow for recording the radio interview with a standard camera if need be. The plan is to use the audio both in college, which will allow for no background noise at all. However this can be busy at this late stage of the year.
Areas of interest:
Homelessness is the main topic of conversation in this interview so it will revolve around that. I will be focusing on how being homeless in middle class areas differs from others. Either by the local council taking more or less action towards it, or the money that people get is more or less because of peoples incomes.
Areas of interest or concern surrounding the topic:
The interviews themselves will be between me, the interviewer, and a member of the public with no link to homelessness. The shouldn't be any concerns around the topics covered that might be to intrusive to a homeless person if we were interviewing someone without a home. This will make the points that can be covered easier to distinguish.
Relevant matters in background of interviewee:
I will be using the question, 'do you think enough is being done', in both interviews to get the opinions of both my interviewees. I think this is a very important question, especially when interviewing people with very little knowledge on the topic. Their ignorance makes them the best people to ask this question to.
Preparatory Research:
https://www.dosomething.org/us/facts/11-facts-about-homeless-teens
While there isn’t a national figure for the number of
homeless people in Britain, government street counts and estimates suggest that
around 4,100 people slept rough across England every single night in 2016. This
is a 16% increase compared to the previous year and more than double the amount
in 2010.
Around 80% of homeless youths aged between 12-21 use drugs
and alcohol as a means to self-medicate to deal with the traumatic experiences
and abuse that come with living on the streets at such a young age.
https://www.crisis.org.uk/ending-homelessness/about-homelessness/
The average age that homeless people die at is 47 years old.
People sleeping rough are 17% more likely to be victims of
violence. More than one in three have been deliberately hit, kicked or
experienced some other kind of violence whilst homeless.
Homeless people are over 9 times more likely to take their
own life than the general population.
Some of the main reasons for people becoming homeless are
the rising prices of housing, unemployment, leaving prison, care or the army
without a place to stay.
A lot of homeless women become homeless when they escape violent
relationships.
While rough sleeping is the most visible form of
homelessness, many homeless people still live in housing that isn’t securely
theirs, and might be at risk of being kicked out at any point. This can be
through people that they know or by the council or local charities. To get
housing from the council, there are strict criteria that you have to meet. Families
with children and people with disabilities are much higher on the list for housing
making it more difficult for normal people.
86% of homeless people reported some form of mental health
issue. 44% have been diagnosed, compared to 25% of the general population.
68% of the total homeless population said they take or are
recovering from a drug or alcohol problem.
Interview with a homeless many in Dublin. Shows the cycle
that homeless people get into, which makes it so hard to get out. This man is
trying to turn his life around by going back to college, however it is
difficult because he has nowhere to live. This creates more problems than just
having nowhere warm to sleep. This man is homeless because he fell out with his
girlfriend which is quite a common reason for people being homeless. Breaking
up a relationship is one of the main reasons for homeless women in Britain.
This could be included in our interview.
The ongoing cycle of homelessness might be an interesting
topic to focus on or at least include in our questions. This interview also
includes talk of drugs and alcohol and how it is obvious when you’re on the
streets.
Methods of Research:
Primary Research
My primary research was very basic, and involved me asking my friends and family questions about what they knew about homeless people. This helped me to find out how little people knew about homelessness here. It also helped me to come up with ideas for questions by asking them what they would be interested in knowing regarding homelessness. I could also asked them what they thought of the questions I wrote up, and if they would find it interesting and informative. They could put in their own ideas as well all in an effort to create a great documentary.
Secondary Research
My secondary research mainly came from sources that I knew I could trust such as government websites and homeless charity information formats (websites, pamphlets .etc). I have included some of the information above. I also looked at BBC documentaries that showed homelessness. Whole its not directly applicable to Tunbridge Wells, it was still interesting and informative.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-20704588/banker-sleeping-rough-in-par
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