First Case Study: Jake Renouf

Today, I met with Jake and and his sister Beck at university to discuss my documentary in more detail so they had an understanding of what I was doing and to interview them.

I started off by explaining the purpose of the documentary and why I have chose this topic to make a radio documentary about. As I was still unsure on a documentary name, I asked them, and in specific Jake, if they had any opinions on what I should call it. I had an idea in mind: ‘Living with KLS: The Real Nightmare’, and I explained that it wasn’t my intention to offend anyone, however Jake wasn’t sure that it would work because it was his nightmare and not nice for him.

We came up with the idea ‘Living with KLS: The Unknown’ as we agreed that it was a rare condition that no one really knew about, and Beck also explained that each episode is different and they never know what to expect, which is why ‘The Unknown’ would be suitable. So voila, my documentary now has a name. Living with Kleine-Levin Syndrome: The Unknown.

Both interviews featured both strong content and I was really pleased with the answers I had got from them both. Beck even wrote down on pieces of paper to remind Jake of things to say and mentioned to me things that might be worth asking. They were both very helpful and patient with me.

However, Jake’s interview didn’t record the whole thing. The interview lasted 26 minutes and the computer only recorded 11 minutes, half way through the interview. I was gutted and only had the studio booked for a certain amount of time, and didn’t want to keep Jake back as he is doing so much for me already. So, I have decided to edit the content I already have, and we have agreed to meet next Thursday 23rd to redo the interview. This also gives me the opportunity to expand on my questions and think of more detail I could add.

I have a busy few days coming up as tomorrow is my birthday, so over the next week I plan on editing exclusive snippets together from Jake and Beck’s interview, and I hope to post them on my blog soon to give you a sneak peak!