Ghosts Research Tasks

Article from Nick Broomfield about the making of Ghosts http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/filmblog/2007/jan/10/modernslaveswithoutaghost

Guardian review of Ghosts http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2006/oct/24/londonfilmfestival2006.londonfilmfestival

Ghosts MySpace page http://www.myspace.com/ghoststhemovie.
Activity: Watch the video 'The Making of Ghosts' - what research did Nick Broomfield complete before making the film? Why were the Chinese immigrants tempted to go to England?

Nick Broomfield discussing Ghosts

Activity:
How big was the crew for Ghosts?
Did Broomfield use professional actors?
Why did Broomfield chose to shoot Ghosts handheld?
How has technology helped Broomfield?
Was the language barrier a problem for Broomfield?
Where did Broomfield shoot the film? Why?
What was Broomfield's main concern about using non-actors?
What cameras did he use to film Ghosts?
What was Ghosts edited on?
Do a little bit of research on the cameras and editing software.


Wider issues and debates:
The web site below is for the UK Border Agency. Have a look at the rules. What barriers are there for non-EU people entering the UK?
http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/policyandlaw/immigrationlaw/immigrationrules/part1/

Below are web-sites for three major human rights charities. I would like you to pick a charity and research their work. What does the charity do? What campaign is the charity currently involved in?
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/
http://www.unchosen.org.uk/
http://www.antislavery.org.uk/