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ABC2’s Head First to attempt Crowdsourced Documentary

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 Sabour Bradley - Head First
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One of ABC2’s highest rating commissioned series, HEAD FIRST presented by Sabour
Bradley, will return to TV screens in 2014 for a second series and will feature
an Australian television first – a CROWDSOURCED
documentary.

Let’s be clear – not crowd-funded, but crowdsourced,
meaning the content of one whole documentary, in the series, will be decided
and shaped by the Australian public.

HEAD FIRST presenter and filmmaker, Sabour Bradley says the idea came after the
overwhelming public response to stories in series one. In the series Sabour set
out to discover the stories of everyday Australians living extraordinary lives
in hidden worlds. He went undercover to catch cyber criminals in Ghana, flew to
Hollywood as the manager of a wannabe star, followed an Australian nurse to war
torn Syria to search for her dead brother, discovered what it’s like to be born
in the wrong body and finally he lived under the rules of The Intervention with
a generation of ‘lost boys’ in Arnhem Land.

After the first episode I started getting all
these emails from people either suggesting subjects for a second series or
asking to meet and pitch their doco ideas in person,”
he said.

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“I’d been mulling over the idea of crowdsourcing
anyway, so I got together with my fellow producer John Molloy and said what if
we throw it open to the people? He was immediately onboard.”

 Molloy says ABC2 was thrilled AND terrified by
the idea.

“That element of jumping out into the unknown makes
television executives very nervous,” said Molloy. “But it’s also where the
potential genius comes from. So now let’s see what the public can do.”

”This is a truly original idea, terrifying
and out of our control – sure, but that is what makes it so ABC2. Actually the
only terrifying bit was the look in John’s eye
”, ABC2 Controller, Stuart Menzies said.

ABC2 and HEAD FIRST want to hear your ideas. Where would you like to send
Sabour? What worlds would you like him to uncover? To get involved and find out
about the different stages of the project check out the specially designed HEAD FIRST crowdsource website www.yourheadfirst.com.au

The
site goes live on Monday, September 23 so come on over and be a part of it – or
just watch and comment – as the process unfolds over the next few weeks.

 

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