Let’s play a game that could be interesting

I just got an email from the wonderful peeps at Daylight Magazine (top magazine).

I almost always enjoy their monthly photofilm podcasts. This month they have a photofilm by Tim Freccia: Mogadishu.  No guesses as to which city  it’s about.

There is an argument that photography, particularly about the developing world and conflict zones has become very predictable.  That it seems more interested in referencing a photographic language passed on by the masters then actually engaging with these places in a more honest, less contrived way.

So. Don’t watch the film yet. STOP.  First, tell me what you expect to see?  What images?  How do you expect the film to be presented?  What do you think the subject matter will be? What sound, what voices, what kind of story?

When you’ve written down your answers  (which I’ll put up here) then you can go and watch the film.  Hopefully we’ll be surprised.  Either way it should be interesting. (I promise you I have not watched the film before posting here)

When there’s enough answers I’ll put it up here.

Go on, have a punt.

UPDATE:

Fionnbharr Ó Súilleabháin

OK, I’ll have a go. Images of rusty white Toyota flatbeds carrying men carrying AKs, images of shacks, shanty town, remnants of long-abandoned industry, souks selling dried fish etc.
I expect it is presented in black and white, maybe with a succesion of white texts announcing shocking or surprising facts, maybe a series of statements by local people with helpful subtitles, and bits of music that sound like the sort of thing you might hear in The Buddha Bar.

Overall an uplifting story of how locals are getting on with their lives despite the ongoing unrest. I don’t want to sound negative as I haven’t watched it. Going to do so now.

DAVID WHITE:

Well,I reckon it’ll all have been shot on the beach. Showing us what a beautiful part of the world it is, scantily clad beauties skipping along the sand, hand in hand with their girlfriends. The voices will be the Thompson tour reps telling us how they never expected the 18-30 holidays to take off as they did. All in glorious TechniColor ™.

But I could be wrong.

IAMNOT

No shots of people playing football in conflict areas to show how the struggle for normality goes on?

Or clever compositions using a mirror or a reflection?

DUCKRABBIT

What about kids playing with something throwaway as a toy?  Maybe that would be too positive for Mogadishu?