Furry Documentary!
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Hello fellow furry lovers, My brother Dann and I have been big furfans for about a year now. He's been part of this culture a little longer actually, then he got me into it. We were just reading up on it, looking for any conventions we might be able to go to, and lo and behold, we found that the biggest one is being held within driving distance of our hometown, Troy, Michigan. My brother Dann is a film major at a local college here, and he decided he wants to film a documentary about furry lovers for school. I've been reading the rules, and it says any film taken within Anthrocon must be for personal use. We aren't going to make any money off of this, its going to be for a project of Dann's, so we'll have to talk to whose in charge to see if we'll be allowed to film. But as of right now we're planning on not being able to. So we're looking for any interested furries to interview before or after the convention. The prefered method of contact right now would be AIM: RafaelTheCuban If you don't have AIM, then email me at Thanks to anyone who's interested, I'll be sticking around the forums to get to know ya'll better. ^_^ |
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Big time advice here:
Please, if you're going to try and create a video/presentation about the furry fandom for any purpose, please come to Anthrocon first. If you have less than three years experience with furry in general and have never been to a major event, prepare to get a partial slice at *best*.
This has been tried several dozen times before, myself included on the list. (Back when I had only attended two cons and was in film school myself!) It's only been successfully pulled off once for my experience, and there was over three years worth of work put into it. I'm sure someone has the link to it.
Everyone's experience and definition is different. The only way to properly introduce someone via media is to literally present them with a wealth of resources and let them experience it for themselves.
Single video pieces are tough as hell to do, and in my own experience, make for some uncomfortable audience members in classes. Plus, they will be expecting you to explain *in detail* what the furry fandom is in the (sorry to say, but strong chance) you've not expressed it well enough via your video piece. (Oh yes, I've been there! *twice*) In all honesty, if you can, I'd wait a year or two and get some solid furry experience underneath your belt. Local gatherings, furry cons (Try Midwest FurFest too, it's close by to you!), anything you can, including talking in-depth with the 'veterans' of the fandom.
In the end, I'm not trying to steer you away from doing this, but jsut be aware I've tried what you're attempting to do as have several close connections. It doesn't turn out great to be honest, and I'd be glad to share what I got from all those years ago. It's on mini DV if you want the copy.
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I would imagine that being around the con for several years also gains you some much needed street cred. OK, not much, given the size of AC, but you'd need all you can get.
Furries have suffered so many ill-informed and/or mean-spirited documentaries, studies, and articles over the years that some of us have become a tad bit gun shy. Many of those documentaries and articles were done by folks that swore up and down they wanted to get us past the stereotypes and present us in a positive light, for once. And those furries that aren't so skittish around cameras and reporters are often the exactly the ones we'd just as soon not represent us, for various reasons.
So there's a second caveat, to go with Nall's--don't be surprised if some folks are more than a little hesitant to be interviewed.
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It's not even that Des- Most people are happy to help out a fellow fur for a project, especially to give their opinion about furry. It's just in the end there's WAY too much information and (no offense, cause I've done this too) to the inexperienced college student, there's no hope of getting it all off the right way.
My roundabout point is more towards your grade and opinion in class. The subject is WAY too broad, so I'd recommend focusing into a pinpoint about one example of the fandom. Even the "What is Furry?" subject is so big, I could literally run an hour on it alone.
It's like saying "I'm going to do a school piece on artwork and I have 15 minutes or less to do it in." The topic is so broad, you can't do a thing about it. Even less if you've just been enjoying it online and talking about it with friends for under a year. You need to go to an art gallery and get perspective from folks who know about it in detail, then pick a single topic in the broader scope and do everything you can to explain it.
Hell, I'll jump on camera if it's for someone doing a project. But in the end, it takes WAY too much work to make these the right way. The best way? Get some experience, work on your script and do it up next year.
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I did a furry doc in film school, too. And that did not go over well, even with experience, trying to shoot at one con without extensive pre-planning is a pain in the ass and won't result in a good film. To really accurately cover a topic you're going to need to do extensive research beforehand, find a specific angle and find people who can help you make the points you're trying to make is better than just asking anyone you see at a con. The con might be a good place to find all the people, get cover shots and arrange to shoot, but you'll have to plan way beyond just 'shooting the con'
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You should also read our FAQ first.
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