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Pre-Production
Booklet
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Contents:

Interviews:
Research
Locations
Questions
Contact details

Production Schedule

Location Recces

B-roll and Archive footage

Locations
Download links
Music

Shooting script
V/O
Visuals

Equipment and crew lists

Contingency plan
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Interview 1

Cllr Mohammad Hanif

Who is he? Current Wycombe district councillor for the Oakridge and
Castlefield ward. Also served as mayor of the town from
2015-2016.

Why am I I am interviewing him because he has a unique position of

interviewing him? authority within the community and his opinions and thoughts
on matters would be a great perspective to capture.

Contact details +447825564558

Mohammed.hanif@Wycombe.gov.uk

Agreed location Phone interview so I will do it at home.

Date of interview 21st April

Questions
-It would be great to get your opinion on the reputation the town has received regarding terrorism etc. Why
do you believe so many separate incidents have been routed in Wycombe?
- How has your positions as mayor and councillor allowed you to work towards a solution?
- Are there any plans or ideas from the council working towards eliminating this problem?
- What advice would you give to young men and their family regarding radicalisation and how to avoid it?
- Could you comment on the affect that is felt throughout the community when an incident like this occurs,
and what the best way to cope with it is.
- Talk about a possible divide within the community and how this can be bridged in the future. Is the council
doing anything specific to bring people of different backgrounds together.
- What did you learn about your community from being mayor and how has it helped you better
understand the problems at hand.
- What are your visions or expectations for the future. Can incidents or involvement be prevented and what
steps are necessary to ensure this.
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Interview 2

Chaudhry Shafique MBE

Who is he? Founder and chairman of the Council for christian muslim
relations. Also served as mayor from 2012-2013.

Why am I His position as the head of this organization will give me

interviewing him? insight into what they are doing to ease relations within the
community.

Contact details +447976946083

shafique2010@hotmail.co.uk

Agreed location His home - 267 Deeds Grove, High Wycombe

HP12 3PF

Date of interview 4th May

Questions
- Your role and position within the organization and brief background of the CCMR
- Opinion on the reputation the town has received.
- In the wake of such terrible acts occurring locally what is the response from yourself personally and then
from the organizations view.
- Can you comment on the affect that is felt throughout the community in your opinion. (both sides)
- Main steps for tackling radicalization
- Advice to muslim parents within the community
- How much blame would you put on social media etc
- Why in your opinion is the relation between the to faiths so important especially in an area such as
Wycombe.
- What benefits do interfaith activities do to help the community examples
- How can we as a community work towards integration.
- How has working with the ccmr helped you learn more about your community
- What are your visions for the future
- Any future plans for the CCMR
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Interview 3

Mitul Patel

Who is he? Colleague of mine from central London now living in Harrow.

Why am I He was friends with Mohammed Emwazi better known as

interviewing him? Jihadi John back in school. I will get his opinions on
radicalization and how it affects people.

Contact details +447877028008

Agreed location Our place of work - Specsavers store in Chesham

Date of interview 23rd April

Questions
-How you knew him, general info etc
-What changes you noticed over time, how he was as a person
-how you found out
-Initial reaction and thoughts to finding out
-Your opinion on why he did what he did, how he was brainwashed etc
-Any thoughts you have about radicalisation
-Did it affect you in any way
-Your opinions on how it can be prevented
-Anything else you want to say
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Interview 4

Bharat Ghandi

Who is he? Local business owner in Wycombe, is the director of the

Specsavers branch in the town centre.

Why am I He had been based in the town now for over 20 years and
interviewing him? regularly interacts with customers of all backgrounds. So he
will have a unique insight into the nature of the town and its
people. It will also be good to see how a business is affected
by the topic.

Contact details +447833186998

Agreed location My home

Date of interview 4th May

Questions
- Your role and bussiness explained/how long you have worked there
- Opinion on the reputation the town has received.
- What affect so you feel when something happens.
- Forma business standpoint how does it affect you and the customers?
- Your opinion on how to tackle radicalization.
- How to we work to bridge to gap between people in the community?
- Hopes and visions of the future.
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Production Schedule

Date What im doing Where im doing it

2nd Apr B-roll Wycombe

3rd Apr B-roll Wycombe

4th Apr B-roll Wycombe

5th Apr B-roll Wycombe

6th Apr B-roll Wycombe

7th Apr B-roll Wycombe

8th Apr B-roll Wycombe

9th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

10th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

11th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

12th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

13th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

14th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

15th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

16th Apr B-roll Wycombe

17th Apr B-roll Wycombe

18th Apr B-roll Wycombe

19th Apr B-roll Wycombe

20th Apr B-roll Wycombe

21st Apr Mohammed Hanif interview Home

22nd Apr B-roll Wycombe

23rd Apr Mitul Patel interview Chesham

24th Apr Edit what I have so far

25th Apr Edit what I have so far

26th Apr Edit what I have so far

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Date What im doing Where im doing it

27th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

28th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

29th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

30th Apr Edit what I have so far Home/College

1st May Edit what I have so far Home/College

2nd May Edit what I have so far Home/College

3rd May Edit what I have so far Home/College

4th May Chaudhry Shafique and Bharat Gandhi Wycombe and my home
interviews

5th May Reshoot re-edit Depends

6th May Reshoot re-edit Depends

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Interview 1 - Mohammed Hanif

Type of room/area:

My house

Location Address:

Oaktree, Shepherds Gate,

Heath End Road, Little
Kingshill

Sat Nav details (Post code):

HP16 0EB
Nearest Train Station:

Great Missenden

Lighting Information: Solutions:

Since this is a phone interview there is N/A
no need to worry about lighting.

Sound Information: Solutions:

I will need to figure out a place that is
quiet and also a devide I can use to
record the conversation.
I have chosen a place to talk to him and
will call using the landline therefore I can
use my mobile to record using the voice
memo app which has good quality
recording.

Power Information: Solutions:

I am in my house and not using any N/A
camera equipment so dont need to
worry about this.

Hazards: Solutions:
No potential hazards. N/A
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Interview 2 - Chaudhry Shafique

Type of room/area:

His home

Location Address:

267 Deeds Grove, High

Wycombe

Sat Nav details (Post code):

HP12 3PF
Nearest Train Station:

High Wycombe

Lighting Information: Solutions:

I will be inside his home so I am N/A
presuming that the lighting will not be a
problem.

Sound Information: Solutions:

This is the same as the sound and I will Make sure we are in our own room and
have to make sure that we are in a quiet set up the camera in an appropriate
place so that there is no interference. place.

Power Information: Solutions:

I will need to make sure everything is up Make sure everything is charged fully
and running with no chance of failure and that I have not forgotten anything
since he is giving up his time to speak such as tripod or SD card.
and it will look unprofessional if things
go wrong with equipment.

Hazards: Solutions:
He lives not too far from me so it I will be driving to his house.
shouldn't be a problem to get to him.
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Interview 3 - Mitul Patel

Type of room/area:

Specsavers testing room

Location Address:

9 High Street, Chesham

Sat Nav details (Post code):

HP5 1BG

Nearest Train Station:

Chesham

Lighting Information: Solutions:

The lighting inside the testing room can Need to make use of all natural light and
sometimes be dim. also switch all of the lights on.

Sound Information: Solutions:

The sound could be a problem if there is I have co-ordinated with him regarding
someone outside the room making a lot times in order to make sure there wont
of noise. be many people in store, also we will
close the door to the room.

Power Information: Solutions:

I will need to make sure everything is up Make sure everything is charged fully
and running with no chance of failure and that I have not forgotten anything
since he is giving up his time to speak such as tripod or SD card.
and it will look unprofessional if things
go wrong with equipment.

Hazards: Solutions:
Could potentially be intrusive to a Need to stay wary and respectful at all
patient of the store. times, I will be driving to the interview as
well.
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Interview 4 - Bharat Gandhi

Type of room/area:

My house

Location Address:

Oaktree, Shepherds Gate,

Heath End Road, Little
Kingshill

Sat Nav details (Post code):

HP16 0EB
Nearest Train Station:

Great Missenden

Lighting Information: Solutions:

The lighting shouldn't be a problem and N/A
if it is I can always find another room
better lit spot.

Sound Information: Solutions:

I will need to figure out a place that is I have chosen a place to talk to him.
quiet and will pick up the sound well.

Power Information: Solutions:

I am in my house so will have access to I will still need to make sure everything is
power and anything else necessary. ready before he arrives.

Hazards: Solutions:
No potential hazards. N/A
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B-roll

Location - High Wycombe (various places)

Archive footage

Video Link

Furniture making https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZFIWJlOHoo

Paper making process https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lltkdyE1OG0

7/7 bomings https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwyqT7rcCYk

Germaine Lindsay picture https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/25/

Germaine_Lindsay_terrorist.jpg

Transatlantic plot https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CZHVmSiZ_o

Assad Sarwar picture http://shatasm.blogspot.co.uk/2011/04/photo-assad-

sarwar.html

Umar Islam picture http://www.zimbio.com/photos/Umar+Islam/Men

+Accused+Plotting+Blow+Up+Aircraft+Headed/
kafwx3NitlS

Yousaf and Nadir Syed pictures http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36550155

Shabazz Suleman picture and video https://news.sky.com/story/shabazz-suleman-british-

is-fighter-says-he-spent-time-on-playstation-and-
riding-bike-11105793

Omar Hussain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bT9g7tkz6Y

Thomas Evans documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=pN5IV6wUFbM&t=6s

Jihadi John https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EnIYPS7LNzI

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Shooting script

Situated between London and Oxford lies High Wycombe, known for
its production of paper, cloth and furniture it is a quiet market
town just off the M40. With a rich and deep history dating back to
time of the Romans, its has since grown into the second largest
settlement in the leafy county of Buckinghamshire with a
population of over 133,000. Although the surrounding areas are
some of the most affluent in the country, Wycombe has areas that
are incredibly deprived and underdeveloped. Not only this but
there is a darker more sinister side to this town.

July 7 2005 4 men attack public transport systems throughout

London by using homemade peroxide bombs in what would become the
deadliest attack on UK soil since the Lockerbie hijacking in 1988.
One of those men Germaine Lindsay whos bomb had killed 27 people
including himself had links to the area and lived only a few miles
away in the town of Aylesbury. At the time the people of Wycombe
had no idea that this was the start of a long and dark path they
would be sent down.

Just over 1 year later in an overnight operation 24 men were

arrested throughout the country as part of an investigation into
an alleged plot to detonate liquid bombs on at least 5 separate
flights departing from Heathrow all heading for the United States
and Canada. 5 of these men were arrested in High Wycombe. Of these
5 men 3 actually from the town were accused of conspiracy to
murder by causing explosions involving liquid bombs. Although 1
was aquitted of all terrorism charges 2 of the 3 men were tried
and sentenced to 36 years and 22 years respectively. Assad Sarwar
and Umar Islam were accused of being the footsoldiers of an
elaborate al-qaeda plot which would have resulted in the loss of
countless innocent lives. The news sent shockwaves through the
town. But unfortunalty this was far from the last of it.

In 2014 an alleged plot to kill the queen at a remembrance day

service was uncovered by police and multiple raids took place in
the Desborough area of town. Yousaf Syed who was only 19 years old
at the time had his home raided and was charged along with his
cousin Nadir and 1 other. When tried the jury failed to make a
decision regarding Syed and he was eventually aquitted, his cousin
Nadir however was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment.
A trend of young men becoming radicalized had started to show
itself.

Over the course of just a few years 3 high profile cases emerged
of young men from the town who had been radicalized and left the
country to fight with terrorist organizations. One was an ex
grammar school student and only 18 years old, One had lived
locally his entire life and worked as a security guard at a local
supermarket and one was an unassuming young man who had converted
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to islam at the age of 19. When Shabazz Suleman and and Omar
Hussain left the country they did so claiming they would be
providing aid work to the people of Syria, both ended up fighting
alongside ISIS forces. Thomas Evans however left for Somalia and
joined the group known as al-Shabaab. He was killed by Kenyan
defense forces in 2015 and his family were a part of the Channel 4
documentary ‘my son the Jihadi’. The programme ended up winning a
BAFTA and highlighted the affect radicalization can have, on not
only those directly impacted by their actions but also the family
and friends that they leave behind. Speaking to someone who knew a
friend who was radicalized I began to understand that truly anyone
can be radicalized.

The radicalization of these men initiated a split within the towns

people, of which roughly 20% are muslim. The affect was felt
throughout the entire polulation, local businesses are affected
and also incidents of violence and retaliation occur. People start
to blame eachother and they become divided even more than ever.

But there are some working to change this, to inspire hope within
the people of this small community. Working to prove that people
of all faiths and cultures can live side by side in harmony and
that select instances would not define an entire population of
people.

The town has certainly gained a less than desireable reputation

but the people dedicated to this place are not going to sit by and
just watch it descend further. Into chaos. People here are ready
for change and are inspiring it now. In my eyes there is more than
a little hope for this old market town in the south of England.
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Equipment list

Item Description Dates needed

Canon 1300D Camera All filming dates

Fotopro FY-583 Tripod All filming dates

Premiere Pro Editing software All editing dates

Crew list

Name Role Dates needed

Manav Thaker Producer, camera man, editor, ALL

narrator

Mohammed Interview 1 21st Apr

Hanif

Chaudhry Interview 2 4th May

Shafique

Mitul Patel Interview 3 23rd Apr

Bharat Gandhi Interview 4 4th May

Contingency Plan

The contingencies for this production will hopefully be kept to a minimum due to the
fact that there have already been problems regarding interviews etc. It is for that
reason that I am certain that none of them will cancel on me, however if one does for
example I will have someone else on hold just in case. This person is also a business
owner in Wycombe but I am very close to the individual with them living with me.
Because of this I can definitely rely on them to replace someone if they do have to
cancel in case of an emergency. I have learnt from my last productions and have made
sure to purchase a tripod in order to make my shots smoother, this was essential and
was done well in advance to filming weeks. I have also given myself ample time to shoot
my b-roll so that if there is an equipment problem I can resolve it and come back and
finish another day.