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Stock footage – quick flashes of famous videos and photographs. Starting from oldest to newest.

Continuing to fake footage and the most famous events.

Roswell newspaper headline.

Aliens in movies, television shows and adverts.

Displaying UFO cults and religions.

Modern day footage – some internet videos claiming to be real. Generally poor quality.

Audio

Fast paced music, loud as film begins then becomes quieter.

Music continues

Music ends

Narration

Introducing Alien culture, when the first sighting was reported, first coining of term ‘UFO’. Facts and figures of alien sightings.

Explanations behind the fake footages, the famous incidents and how aliens are portrayed in movies.

Description of cults and religions. Our aims: can ufology be taken too far?

With ‘evidence’ being patchy or low quality why to people believe?

Research, To Dos, Extras

Find the figure of how many sightings are reported per year.

Find appropriate music.

Get permission for any television or movie scenes that are planned to be used.

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Introduction to Andy Ryder.

Quick montage of Adrian Hicks, his website, lectures and personal UFO videos.

Adrian’s interview

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Andy speaks to camera his thoughts about being this documentary

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Adrian discussing his experience. Ending on telling us where he believes the Aliens hover and then land.

Narration

Introduces Andy before he begins talking.

Introducing Councillor Adrian Hicks and about how he had an experience in February 2004.

We decided to go film over Chilcomb where Adrian had told us to, to see if we could find anything interesting.

Research, To Dos, Extras

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1^st nights attempt at filming. A light in the sky

Interview with David Hodrien. BUFOG leader

Psychologist

Audio

Explaining what the camera can see.

Individual outlook – experiences – What is the aim of the group? What happens outside the lectures?

The sceptics point of view on UFO sightings.

Narration

We saw something but decided we needed another source of input to understand UFOs better.

Introduction to Dave Hodrien

Introduction to psychologist.

Research, To Dos, Extras

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Andy Ryder

A couple of points on crop circles from lectures with Alan Foster.

Interview with crop circle group who believe they are made by aliens.

Contrast to crop circle group who make them.

Audio

His thoughts on meeting Dave Hodrien and the psychologist. What he learnt from meeting them.

Deciding to look into different aspects of ufology.

Alan Foster and crop circle group discussing them.

Key points from interview: how they make them, when, how they get permission etc

Narration

How we decided to look into a specific phenomenon of crop circles.

Introduction to group.

Research, To Dos, Extras

Organise time to go to Wiltshire.

Find group willing to participate.

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Andy Ryder on green screen or on the train returning from Wiltshire

Media representation of aliens: recent Specsavers advert.

Andy Ryder phoning James Gilliand.

Photos of James Gilliand and his ranch.

Audio

His personal thoughts on crop circle. Which group he believes more and what he has learnt.

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Interview with James Gilliand on the specific work he does.

Narration

A brief description of current alien representation in the media.

Introduction to James Gilliand

Research, To Dos, Extras

Find music

Organise time to James Gilliand.
Find pictures of him and his ranch on the internet.

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Interview with abductee.

Maybe anonymous with dark lighting intercut with where he had his experience.

Interview with other abductee. – Conference call?

Interview with Chris Williams.

Audio

Maybe changing of voice to kept anonymity

What he does at his group in Swindon, his experiences and thoughts. What he thinks of Adrian Hicks.

Narration

Introduction to abductee and explaining he will be anonymous if he so chooses.

Introduction to Chris.

Research, To Dos, Extras

Organise exactly how he wants to do interview, if he wants it to be anonymous and if he still wants to show us where he had his experience

Find other abductee willing to participate.

Organise when Chris can come to Winchester.

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Two lectures at the Swindon UFO group.

Following Andy Ryder going to the Aetherius society for their Sunday prayer.

Andy Ryder on green screen

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Andy Ryder being introduced to other members and them explaining what they will be doing today.

His thoughts on the whole experience, what he has learnt, is he richer for the experience?

Narration

An introduction to the society. Stats on how long it has been running and their beliefs.

Closing narration

Research, To Dos, Extras

Organise permission with Chris Williams

Find statistics on the society. Organise date to go visit.

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Closing montage of peoples stock footage of lights in the sky.

Audio

Music

Narration

Closing thoughts of documentary. Will there ever be any concrete proof?

Research, To Dos, Extras

Find music

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