BBC announces major new documentary project to capture unique snapshot of Britain today
Britain In A Day
On 12 November 2011 the BBC is inviting people from all corners of the country to contribute to the definitive self-portrait of Britain today by turning the camera on themselves. To enable the country to contribute, a unique channel on YouTube will be dedicated to the Britain In A Day Project.
While the London Olympics fast approaches, a major documentary project called Britain In A Day is about to be filmed – by you. Britain In A Day will be based upon Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Production Life In A Day, which was created through showing clips of occurrences from around the world on one particular day, July 24 2010.
Everyone will be able to upload footage of something significant in their lives. This footage will then be used to create a time capsule of Britain as well as a feature-length documentary, which will be screened next year on BBC Two. The material uploaded should be the best samples of your rushes not an edited film.
A dedicated team coordinated by Rosa Productions will run filmmaking workshops with people in different communities around the UK. In Cornwall they will be partnering with West Cornwall based awen productions cic to support the initiative. The workshop will take place on Saturday 22nd October. Venue/time tbc. Places are limited so booking is essential.
Anyone can take part but in particular stories of ‘coastal communities’ are of interest so if you know any fishermen, surfers, Coastwatch, RNLI etc please let them know.
There will also be a series of "how-to" films and guides supplied by the BBC and aimed at teaching anyone to use phones or cameras to record their day and how to upload their material.
If you would like and further information about the Britain In A Day project, check out the BBC’s press release below.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/10_october/05/britain.shtml
To book a place & for further info contact Barbara Santi on barbara@awen.org.uk
