Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that causes unusual shifts in mood, energy, activity levels, and the ability to carry out day-to-day tasks. Symptoms of bipolar disorder are severe. They are different from the normal ups and downs that everyone goes through from time to time. Bipolar disorder symptoms can result in damaged relationships, poor job or school performance, and even suicide. But bipolar disorder can be treated, and people with this illness can lead full and productive lives.
We came up with this idea because it is more personal. We wanted to do a documentary on someone's life, with the camera following them - like Seven, because it is a style of documentary that myself, Matt and Tilly like to watch. It would be observational and expository, as well as educational because it would follow a teenage girl with the disorder, and give the audience an insight as to how it affects her day to day life, and also how her family and friends cope with it. This way we could include interviews and maybe even a Video Diary where a camera is placed somewhere in their house/office and they come and talk to it when something has happened or they want to talk about their feelings.
We would quite like to make our documentary have a funny side and not too serious, but need to think of a way of doing so without making it look like we are mocking the disorder.
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