Comments on: Major Project http://tdking.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/major-project/ Picture Stories Thu, 12 Nov 2009 21:46:29 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: paul lowe http://tdking.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/major-project/#comment-39 paul lowe Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:12:24 +0000 http://tdking.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-39 hi tom one possibilty - do the asylum story somewhere else......... as for the roma, its well worn territory, so you need to think how to make your project different. the land rights issue is a major one, as they are often presented with a catch 22 situation of wanting to buy land to live on, but not being able to find land with the right planning permission for residential use, or just going ahead and buying land and then being prosecuted for living on it. the key will be access and how you plan to shoot it. think hard if multimedia or some other extended form might give your work a context that is missing from so many other stories on gypsy life (these comments apply just as much to the asylum story) more thought is needed on how you will make your project different hi tom

one possibilty – do the asylum story somewhere else………

as for the roma, its well worn territory, so you need to think how to make your project different. the land rights issue is a major one, as they are often presented with a catch 22 situation of wanting to buy land to live on, but not being able to find land with the right planning permission for residential use, or just going ahead and buying land and then being prosecuted for living on it.

the key will be access and how you plan to shoot it. think hard if multimedia or some other extended form might give your work a context that is missing from so many other stories on gypsy life (these comments apply just as much to the asylum story)

more thought is needed on how you will make your project different

]]> By: Sabrina Thomas http://tdking.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/major-project/#comment-38 Sabrina Thomas Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:53:27 +0000 http://tdking.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-38 Hi Tom, I think the work into Romany Gypsies would be a good idea, as you say they are very dis-advantaged as an ethnic minority and things do need to change. I would also suggest trying to turn the media perception on its head on a national level! Sabrina Hi Tom,
I think the work into Romany Gypsies would be a good idea, as you say they are very dis-advantaged as an ethnic minority and things do need to change. I would also suggest trying to turn the media perception on its head on a national level!
Sabrina

]]> By: CAP http://tdking.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/major-project/#comment-37 CAP Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:51:40 +0000 http://tdking.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-37 That's a pity you didn't feel comfortable in Newcastle. There are some amazing refugee projects: www.wers.org.uk, www.eaassg.org.uk, www.opendoor-ne.org and the Comfrey Project. That’s a pity you didn’t feel comfortable in Newcastle. There are some amazing refugee projects: http://www.wers.org.uk, http://www.eaassg.org.uk, http://www.opendoor-ne.org and the Comfrey Project.

]]> By: sam http://tdking.wordpress.com/2008/06/01/major-project/#comment-36 sam Sun, 01 Jun 2008 22:31:13 +0000 http://tdking.wordpress.com/?p=168#comment-36 " (I’m from Newcastle) to test the water for a weekend one serious problem arose. I really did not enjoy being there." Turn coat, not impressed, bad form. ” (I’m from Newcastle) to test the water for a weekend one serious problem arose. I really did not enjoy being there.”

Turn coat, not impressed, bad form.

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