A2- Culture in the Digital Age

  The Beginning Before I started filming My Documentary, I wanted to create a general plan of what i was going to create. This is so i wasn't going into the production process headfirst otherwise the documentary would be unorganised. This is because it wouldn't follow a general flow with no beginning middle or end and i wouldn't know what i would include and therefore it wouldn't be entertaining and wouldn't tell a clear message. In order to prevent those things and help it entertain my audience of young adults aged 16-24 years old, i wanted to create a plan. What things i would include with the documentary, such as the codes and conventions, shot types, camera angles, people I'm including, what I'm talking about, how long each section will be, the overall message ect. To start off with I create some notes to brainstorm m general ideas on paper so i could start to structure a chronological plan of what order i would show things in the documentary. I will the...

Before starting the production phase, i needed to fill out consent forms to make to negotiate with the people of the property a deal so i could film in their facilities. This was to make sure i was getting any sorts of legal permissions and requirements before filming. I also created risk assessment forms to ensure i was outlining any sort of risks that could potentially happen during production even if they were highly likely going to happen and would rarely be an issue. I then outlined the likelihood of these risks happening to make sure i could identify what things might happen. Then these risks could be stopped i would mention anyway i could try to prevent them from happening. I created a contributors release form to make the owners of the land aware that i would have full permission to collaborate with them and film in their property. by signing this they have give me full permission to film footage inside their facility for use in y documentary. I would also have permission off t...

  I then created a Pitch power point presentation in order to present briefly show the audience what the brief is, my opinions and thoughts on the brief. I then talk about my ideas and explain my final chosen idea by explaining what i want my documentary to be about and how i am going to present it such as what shots i will use, what codes and conventions i will use. This will help paint a picture to the audience on how this documentary will look like. The point of doing the pitch is to get my audiences opinion on the pitch to see if they like it or not or if they think there is anything i could add or change to my idea in order to make it look better. At the end of the day, if they don't like my idea then my audience wont like my documentary so its important to know if my target audience like it. I first start the first 2 slides off by introducing to the audience who the client is and what the brief is and what we have been asked to do. This is so they know what i will ...

Researching into the Audience  I created a shot survey to ask people in my target audience some questions on what they think about documentaries. This is so i could get more information on what my audience do and or don't like about documentaries. This would let me develop my audience research as i could find out what they would want to see in my documentary. This help the documentary i make fit my audiences needs as it includes the things they want to see. I asked them 6 questions. They were: 1) Have you watched a documentary before? 2) What are your hobbies/interests? 3)What type of documentaries do you like to watch? 4)What interests you most when watching a documentary? 5)What makes you feel bored when watching a documentary? 6)What would you like to see most in a documentary? 1) I asked my audience if they have watched a documentary as I wanted to know what sort of things they knew about documentaries so I could do some follow up questions about what documentaries they have se...

  The Client- The BBC   There is three main areas within this client that suit the younger age demographic: The BBC, BBC Three and Northern voices. I will focus to do my research into these areas as it will help me find out about the client but will also show me how the BBC targeted their shows and documentaries towards a young audience. This will help me generate ideas for creating a documentary for young people BBC The British Broadcasting Corporation (The BBC) is the worlds biggest leading broadcaster. They were established by a Royal Charter. They are well known for Creating high quality, world class programs t hat are broadcasted on the television across Britain . They have a range of portfolio TV services such as BBC One , BBC Three which is the online only youth service . They also have many regional and national TV programs and services across the UK and Northern Island. Their world wide television services support more than 40 languages   The BBC have...