Tattoo/Piercing Addiction Documentary

      For our Documentary, Emma, Mike and myself will be looking into Tattoo's and Piercings around the Bristol and Weston area. We aim to look into whether people find it simply a form of body art, or if they find it an addiction. Today we assigned our job roles; Director and Producer- Emma, Camera Operator - Mike and Editor - Myself.

This link, from 'Psychology Today' talks about the views of tattoos and piercings being a form of self harm. It is quite a deep, full on piece, but I do like the view and the argument she tries to enforce. 

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-scarred-soul/200912/tattoos-and-piercings-self-injury

I also just watched the latest episode of 'My Tattoo Addiction'. Wow what an eye opener..!

My Tattoo Addiction is on TV this week ... 4seven 10:50pm Fri 4 Oct Season 1 Episode 2 of 3 The documentary hears from people whose love of body art has had a profound effect on the way they conduct their lives. Mark's many photo-realistic tattoos challenge accepted notions of taste, and Deke talks about his attempts to conceal one particular image from his girlfriend's parents. In Maguluf, reveller Liam tries to persuade other holiday-makers to brand themselves with his `burger nipple' design, while Joanne's tattoo of an ex-wife's name is a painful reminder of her previous life as a man See full details

Mike and I have been talking on Facebook about a few ideas we have gained from watching this. We aim to trigger emotion in our audience, in hope of finding someone with some sort of 'a story' behind their tattoos, so this means we must visit a variety of tattoo shops in various areas. I also mentioned the idea of the title for our documentary, something inspired by that of 'My Tattoo Addiction'. It is the 3 words of the title, 'tattooed' on 3 individual people. I guess I just like the irony.