Documentary Unit - Introduction to the Unit and Initial Thoughts

So we've got a new unit to do, and I'm really excited about the project! It seems so far that we've focussed on fictional works, now that we get to focus on factual works and researching on a different level, I can't wait to see how I translate from fictional to factual works. Firstly, here's the brief:

•Conceive, develop, script, shoot and edit an original 10’ documentary which fits either :
–BBC3 –  ‘My Hero’ – stories of heroism
–Or
–Canterbury Cathedral – film for their YouTube channel about the artists and artisans work to keep the beauty of the cathedral alive

To be honest, I think I'm gonna go for the 'My Hero' one, out of pure honesty I think that i feel more connected to the concept, I'm not really an arty person and don't feel that I could use my abilities better in the second than the first. 

So, before I start, I would like to show you something I did whilst studying at college. It was meant to be a fully fledged documentary but I never got to fully finish it, it follows 9/11 and the terror attacks, which I feel very passionate about for a variety of different reasons. Here's the video, it's around four minutes long so sit tight :')

I like the style I was going for in this piece, something about it just works, however it does have its flaws. I think there is far too much black framing in the film, I think it links into the style but it is far too prominant, so I can work on it in this project. The sound is also a bit off in my opinon, something I can focus on in this project as there is many sound workshops to do in this unit. 

My initial ideas are all going off in my head! But I have narrowed it down to two ideas really.

Anonymous

After hearing a quote in a lecture by Helen, it went along the lines of 'truth is the strongest weapon' or something like that, I immediately thought of this. Anonymous are a revolutionist group that are activists and 'hackivists'. The beauty of anonymous is that anyone can be in anonymous, hence the name, which makes it very easy to find out their philosophy, which goes as follows (wikipedia)

We [Anonymous] just happen to be a group of people on the internet who need—just kind of an outlet to do as we wish, that we wouldn't be able to do in regular society. ...That's more or less the point of it. Do as you wish. ... There's a common phrase: 'we are doing it for the lulz.'	”
—Trent Peacock. Search Engine: The face of Anonymous, February 7, 2008.[15] Anonymous to me are heroes in their own right. They essentially are a revolutionist group that fights for the good of free speech against the authorities in any way they want and can't be stopped. They are iconised by the famous 'V for Vendetta' masks.