I chose to watch 'Remembering Captain Tom', a short documentary on BBC iPlayer as this had similarities to our documentary that we are making in this unit. Both the BBC and our documentary focus on inspirational people that have created more positivity during the Covid-19 pandemic. Both documentaries have a personal storytelling approach, using a one-on-one interview technique, the settings were similar between Captain Sir Tom's story and Karl's segment, as they were both filmed outdoors with a calming atmosphere. Also, the Covid-19 pandemic restrictions meant that filming outside was safer at the time of filming. Being in the Woodland Trust linked well with some of Karl's nature-themed photos that he has taken, of which he has an avid passion. The use of atmospheric piano music helped to keep a general, calm mood. This was used in the BBC's documentary at the beginning and at the end and we used similar piano music throughout our documentary in the background.
One of the big differences between the BBC documentary and ours is that the BBC used a lot of their own previous footage to help tell the story as Sir Captain Tom Moore was very famous during the Covid-19 pandemic for his inspirational charity work. Our contributors were also inspirational in that Karl, was not only a mature student on the photography course at UCA Rochester, but was also happy to speak about his views on diversity, especially as one of his daughters, that was interviewed, is openly transgender. In my opinion, having Sir Tom's daughter, Hannah, talk about him as a father, is quite similar to Lewie talking about his dad and introduces an emotional element to the documentary.
Whilst Zoe and Zara are not related, they have known each other since Zara was two when she attended Maidstone Dance Studios for the first time. Before the pandemic, Lewie commented on our documentary saying that Karl would normally be rushing around, stressed doing the school run, and that the pandemic changed his outlook and made Karl become more positive and focused on family life. At MDS, Zoe maintained her positivity by adapting the ways in which she continued to teach online on Zoom and social media. Captain Sir Tom, inspired millions of people, including the Queen by his selfless actions and many people have followed his good example, raising millions of pounds for charity. In fact, one of Captain Sir Tom's famous sayings is: "Tomorrow will be a good day" (Rogers, 2021). In conclusion, the impact of both of the documentaries show examples of goodness and positive attitude despite a global crisis.
His family even started a charity called 'The Captain Tom Foundation', who celebrate the great achievements of Sir Captain Tom, they state on their website: "Captain Tom united the nation and gave hope when it was needed most. The Captain Tom Foundation has been set up to ensure Tom’s message of hope becomes a lasting legacy. It supports causes that were close to Captain Tom's heart and remain dear to his family, these include: combating loneliness, championing education and equality, continued support for the wonderful NHS. This spring, as restrictions begin to lift, we are focusing some of our work on mental health". (Moore, 2021) This shows how much impact that Sir Captain Tom has made on the world in such a hard time.
References:
Moore, T. (2021) Inspiring hope where it is needed most. At: https://captaintom.org/ (Accessed on 18/05/2021)
Rogers, J. (2021) WORDS OF WISDOM Captain Tom Moore quotes – What inspirational words did NHS fundraising hero leave us with?. At: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13950581/captain-tom-moore-inspirational-quotes-words/ (Accessed 16/05/2021)
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