Documentary Process So Far: Analysis on Prezi

Magazine Article Powerpoint

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This is a powerpoint about the magazine article I am going to write about my documentary. I put in the presentation details about what I am going to write about in my magazine article, for example the target audience, who I am going to interview and the layout I am going to use.

An advertising campaign powerpoint

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This is a presentation about what we are going to incorporate in our advertising campaign as part of our coursework.

Letter to McDonalds

This is the letter that we wrote to ask McDonalds permission to film in their restaurant. However they didnt get back to us and they said that it was not very likely we would be able to film in their restaurent, so we sent the letter to another fast food restaurant (KFC) and we are hoping that they will get back to us soon.   

Storyboard for our documentary

This is the storyboard for our final film.

- We really like the idea of having a split screen and different people talking about our subject. We also think that speeding up a clip of people walking in and out a fast food restaurant will show the audience the vast number of people who visit a fast food restaurant everyday and we think this will be really effective. 

- To improve I think we need to include more variety of camera angles. Also I think we need to make sure our choice of music is suitable for each scene as some parts are more serious whereas some clips will be humerous.

- While filming our documentary I think problems that we could face could be: having trouble finding people in the streets and in a fast food restaurant to talk about their opinion on this matter, also It may be quite difficult to either find a manager or doctor to have an interview with.

- Creating a storyboard has really helped us figure out an order in which the scenes should come and what type of things were going to film.

Locations to film our documentary

We are going to film our documentary at a variety of different locations, including:

-In some fast food chains.

-Walton High Street.

-In someones house (Fridge).

-Doctors surgery (If we interview a doctor).

We have chosen places that relate to what is going to be discussed in the clips. For example if we interview a doctor we will film it in a suitable place like a doctors surgery, or when we interview a fast food manager we will be located in a fast food chain.

Discussing our film idea

As a group we filmed ourselves discussing our idea for our final film, we answered a series of questions about our film. We also asked someone else questions on our film.

Practice Filming

We decided to make a practice film so we could practice our interviewing and camera skills. We interviewed a group of people and one person alone. We chose a random subject to base the interviews on. We used a variety of camera angles like a high angle shot, a low angle shot and a close up to practice our camera angles.

This is a timeline for our documentary which we have put down the dates and what we are doing each week to complete our film. We are planning to get our filming done in around 4 weeks, although it is very likely we will need longer to make it the best we can. We are going to try to get the editing done in one week so we have long enough to write our evaluation.  

 As a group we came up with our final idea for our documentary and we presented it in a presentation. We have decided to look at the impact that fast food has on the younger generation.

We thought this would be an interesting topic to look at, as it's somehting that many people are affected by, so it will give people the truth and facts on this topic. We also thought there would be a lot of places we could film as there is many new fast food chains in our local area.        

Fast food presentation

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Social Networking Sites on Prezi

This is a prezi of one of the ideas we had for our documentary.

Documentary Ideas

During class we paired up and wrote down some documentary ideas. Some of our ideas were:

-Plastic surgery

-The death of Michael Jackson

-Disabilities

-Social networking

-Fast food

-Young mums
-Big families
-Missing people
-Riots
-Animals
-9/11
-Royal wedding

Fast Food:

Summary: How the fast food industry is increasing and children are brought up around fast food, resulting in an an increase in obese children.

Mode:

Interviews: 

-Parents

-Children

-Doctors

-Fast food manager.

Setting: 

-In the streets

-Fast food shop

-Doctors surgery

-Houses

Captive for 18 Years: The Jaycee Lee Story

'Captive for 18 Years: The Jaycee Lee Story' is an American documentary which explores the obduction of a 11 year old girl named Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991. She was waiting at a bus stop waiting for her school bus when a car pulled over occupied by a man and women, she was dragged in and driven away. She was found alive in 2009, after being held captive for 18 years, by a sex offender. 

This is a hyperlink to the documentary of Jaycee Lee:
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/captive-for-18-years-jaycee-lee/4od#3020340

Conventions used in this documentary:

- The title is shown around 1 and a half minutes in to the documentary, after the introduction of the topic. - This informs the audience on what the film will be about.
- Archive footage is used, with the use of home videos of Jaycee Lee and news videos of her obduction.
- A voiceover is used - voice of god. The voiceover is exaplaining the story of Jaycee Lee.
- Interviews are incorporated of Jaycee Lee's family members and friends, aswell as police men, the interviews are mainly formal.

Editing:

- A fade is used in many places to mark the start of the next scene/ topic.  

-  Music - loud and fast music is used to create tension leading up to her obduction. Slow music and peaceful music is to create emotion.

- Voiceover - voice of god.

Mode of documentary:
   

Fahrenheit 9/11 - Michael Moore

Fahrenheit 9/11 is an American documentary which was released in 2004. Michael Moore is the film maker and also stars in the film.

-At the beginning of the documentary there is an introduction of the topic, which helps explain to the viewers what the film is about.

-In this film there is archive footage used whith news reports and newspapers.

-Theres a voice of god at the beginning of the documentary.

-At the start it talks about what happens before the 9/11 disaster.

-Comedic music is used at the beginning.

- The tone changes when they begin to talk about the 9/11 disaster - it becomes serious.

- Different types of interviews are shown - some formal, others informal - showing the change in tone.

- Hand held cameras are used for some clips - they are used for following the action and they produce shaky shots. 

- Comedic music is used through out, when George Bush is the main subject - This makes George Bush look like a joke, showing he is not respected. 

- The film becomes a participatory because Michael Moore almost becomes a character. 

- Comedic narration is used to make George Bush seem humorous. 

- Michael Moore is shown in front of the camera when he is interviewing a women, showing he has a strong connection with the subject and interviwee. 

- The voiceover goes against what George Bush says - making a joke out of him.

Effect on the audience:

- George Bush is put across to the audience that he is a fool and a joke, which is shown by the comedic country and western music, also with the comedic narrator making a joke out of his speaches. 

-Archive footage is used against him and his ways of running the country. Making him seem like a bad president to the audience. It almost chooses the audiences opinion on what they should think, making it quite biased. 

- It's a light hearted view on a serious issue. Although it becomes serious and emotional when the 9/11 disaster is explained - change in tone.

Editing:

- Some clips are slowed down during the explanation of the 9/11 disaster which creates emotion.

- The titles are shown later on in the film.

- Jump cuts.

- Voiceover - usually comedic. 

                                       
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                                     This is the trailer for Fahrenheit 9/11

During class we watched 6 documentaries and this is my analysis of each documentary.

UK Documentaries

                             'One Born Every Minute'

'One Born Every Minute' is an English documentary which exlpores the labour ward of a maternity hospital. It shows the amazing journey that women go through during their pregnancy and labour. 40 cameras are placed in the maternity ward to capture those special moments. This documentary helps to inform the audience of what pragnancy and labour is like.

This is an observational documentary as the camera follows a person as the events unfold. 'One Born Every Minute' shares the womens most special moment with the audience, creating an emotional documentary. This documentary will be mostly watched by women as this is what most go through, so it can be useful and factual for those women.      

'Supersize vs Superskinny'



'Supersize vs Superskinny' is a UK documentary which trys to help two people reach a healthy weight. Two people are put in a house together, one is extremely underweight and the other is over weight. They swap their very different diets with each other to see it they can reach a healthy weight. It is a very hard and emotional process for them both, which makes this documentary emotional for the audeince.

It also informs the audience that they should eat healthy otherwise they too could become an unhealthy weight. This documentary is also a observational type because it follows the two people as they go through their eating plans and try to reach their healthy weight. 

This is a clip from 'Supersize vs Superskinny':

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2P7eo2EON8&feature=relmfu 

U.S Documentaries

'Super Size Me'

'Super Size Me' is an American documentary, which was released in 2004. It was produced by Morgan Spurlock, who also starred in the documentary. This documentary explores McDonalds fast food chain and how it effects the human body when eated in vast amounts. To show this 'Morgan Spurlock' puts himself through 30 days of eating nothing but McDonalds fast food.






This is the opening to the film 'Super Size Me'. It gives facts and figures on America and it's fast food addiction. And gives an introduction on what the film is all about.

'9/11' 

'9/11' is an American documentary film, which was released in 2002. It was directed by Jules Naudet, Gédéon Naudet and James Hanlon. The film is all about the events that happened on September 11th. The awful truth about what happened that life changing day.  

Ross Kemp

Ross Kemp was born on 21st July 1964 in Barking England. He is a broadcaster, actor, author, journalist. He is also a 'British Academy Television Awards' winner.
Before he became well known he a made a TV commercial for a kellogg's cereal. His first major television appearence that he first got noticed in was Emmerdale in 1986. He was also in Eastenders in Februray1990.

He produced the award winning TV series 'Ross Kemp on Gangs' where he interviewed gang members it was broadcasted in 2006. He also produced:

Ross Kemp: The Blue House Warriors
Ross Kemp: Battle For The Amazon

Ross Kemp: Extreme World

Ross Kemp: Middle East
Ross Kemp in Afghanistan.

elephant documentary

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This presentation is showing how we would make a documentary. We had to make it an observational and participatory documentary. We chose to make a documentary on elephants for participatory and observational documentary because we could follow the action with a hand held camera, involve ourselves(film maker) in the documentary as we could feed the elephants and we could do informal interviews with the park keepers, as well as many other techniques that makes it this type of documentary. We were inspired by the film 'March Of The Penguins' because it is also an observational documentary. Loong takes dominate similar to what we will do in our documentary as it follows the animals as they go about their every day lives. Also 'March Of The Penguins' incorporates a voiceover which explains what is going on in the clip and information on the animals which informs the viewer, we aso have decided to have a voiceover in our documentary.          

Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003)

This was Nick Broomfield's second documentary on Aileen Carol Wuornos, who is a highway prostitute who was executed in 2002, because she killed 7 men in Florida.

The film release date was: 21 November 2003.

Run time: 90 minutes.

Awards:

-He won the Amnesty International - DOEN Award at Amsterdam International Documentary Film Festival.

-And nominated for 3 other awards.

Reviews:

- 'Broomfield does not pretend to be totally fair and unbiased in his presentation of the case. He is clearly sympathetic to Aileen and is not shy about voicing his own opposition to the death penalty'.

-'Aileen: Life and Death of a Serial Killer (2003) has to be Nick Broomfield's best film to date'.

Critics:

- The New York Times: 'an absorbing film, partly because its subject exudes a scary charisma'.

- Rolling Stone review: 'this documentary from Nick Broomfield and Joan Churchill is shocking and indispensable viewing'.

Nick Broomfield

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observational documentaries powerpoint

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These are the video clips which are linked to the hyperlinks in my presentation. One video is 'Peter Andre the Next Chapter' and the other 'What Katie Did Next'.
Both videos contain strong language.

Mocumentaries

A mocumentary is a type of TV show or film which fictitious events are presented in documentary format. They often analyze or comment on current events, as well as issues occuring now, using an unrealistic or fictitious setting. They are either comedic or dramatic in form. However comedic mocumentaries are much more common.  Mockumentaries are uaually presented as historical documentaries, Either with b roll and discussing past events or as cinéma vérité pieces, following the people as the action happens. Mocumentaries are often improvised to maintain the pretense of reality.  Comedic mockumentaries dont usually have 'laugh tracks' to sustain the atmosphere.

Examples of mocumentaries include:

David Holzman's Diary (1967),
Pat Paulsen For President (1968),
Take the Money and Run (1969), 

The Rutles (1978)

These are the conventions of a documentary put in to essential and non essential areas.

This is a hierarchy of the importance of documentary conventions. I decided that interviews were the most important as they usually make a programme more like a documentary. I also put titles and introduction of topic near the top as I think this is imortant because it makes the documentary clear for the audience. I put non diegetic music at the bottom of the heirarchy because I thought this wasnt an important convention for making a programme a documentary.

This is an analysis of the A2 documentaries that we watched during class.

Documentary Proposal

This is our documentary proposal that we completed in class in a group of 3. We decided to look at the unexplained death of Michael Jackson. We discussed which modes of documentary we would put in to it, to create an engaging and interesting documentary. We would like to interview his friends and family and many other people linked to his death, to create a moving, emotional and interesting documentary.     

Modes of Documentary

Reflexive:
-The film maker is in front of the camera (film maker ecknowledges their presece)
-It shows behind the scenes footage. For example; Jamie Ovliver's shows.
-Voiceover, not authoritative - usually questioning and uncertain.
-It aids the audience in the understanding of construction in the film, developing a critical attitude from them.
-Uses techniques from fiction film, to create emotional responses.
-Usually relies on suggestion and implied meaning instead of facts.
-Emphasises the expresive nature of a film - for example; expressive lighting, dramatic music, re-enactments.
'Driving Me Crazy' by Nick Broomfield is an example of a reflexive documentary.

Poetic:
-Little narration
-mood or tone created by music
-Usually artistic
-Doesn't tend to exaggerate
-The events can be under developed and situations unsolved.
'Take That: The Official Documentary' is an example of a poetic documentary.

Observational:
-The camera follows the person as the events unfold-watch it as it happens  
-Light equipment is used, i.e; hand held cameras suitable for following the events
-Hand held camera is used for location shots
-No interviews included
-No voiceover
-Synchronous sound incorporated
-Usually this mode of documentary is used for war documentaries- following the person and seeing the events unfold
-Long takes used.
'March Of The Penguins' is an example of an observational documentary.

Expository:
-Trying to prove a point-biast 
-Voiceover - addresses the audience directly
-Images used to illustrate the voiceover
-Contains retorical content
-The voiceover is either a 'voice of god' (heard but not seen) or a 'voice of authority (seen and heard)
-Editing - used to create continuity
-A variety of footage, stills and interviews, also archive material is used.
'The World at War' is an example of an expository documentary. 

Participatory:
-The film maker becomes part of the events - direct engagement
-The film maker becomes a character
-Use of archive material, i.e news footage and headlines
-Hand held camera used for location shots
-Many interviews incorporated but mainly informal.
'When we Were Kings' is an example of a participatory documentary. 

Michael Moore

Michael Moore was born 23rd April, 1954 in the US. He's a film-maker and author. He is the director and producer of Bowling for Columbine and Fahrenheit 9/11 and many more. He starred in the TV shows TV Nation and The Awful Truth and he also wrote them.

Michael Moore's film; 'Bowling for Columbine' is a documentary which explores the culture of guns and violence in the US. It's a 2002 film, it won the 2002 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. It gained great commercial and critical success for a film of it's type.  

This is Michael Moore's official website: http://www.michaelmoore.com/

This is the trailer for Michael Moore's 'Bowling for Columbine' (2002)

The Secret Millionaire

'The Secret Millionaire' is another example of a documentary.
This programme involves a millionaire leaving their luxury lifestyle to go undercover in a deprived area and see who needs their help. They later reveal their identity and give them some money to help with their events. This programme makes the audience feel sympathetic towards the deprived areas and people.

Camera angles:
-Arial shot over the city - it shows the audience the location.
-Tracking shot- Alongside the millionaire, as he walks through streets.

Sound:
-The music stops when the millionaire cries, this emphasises how upseet he is, showing the conditions are terrible.
-When the millionaire is working in the kitchen the music pace is fast showing the pressure.
-Asynchronous sound- voice over throughout, when the millionaire is talking about different events.

Editing:
-There isn't much editing involved in this programme because it is simply filming the lives of people in deprived areas. And the audience want to see the reality.

Louis and the Nazis

'Louis and the Nazis' is a documentary which explores the Nazi-pop folk duo Prussian Blue. He travels to California to also meet Tom Metzger 'the most dangerous racist in America'. This documentary includes some shocking clips which are used to keep the audience intrigued. Louis Theroux interviews these different people and finds their views on different cultures and religions.     

At the beginning of the documentary it immediately becomes engaging with Louis having an intense conversation/ argument with a lady who's a Nazis. This type of beginning shows the audience it is going to be an interesting and full on documentary, keeping the audience watching. The credits start 1 and a half minutes in, after the controversial footage. Asynchronous sound is used when  the titles start, and synchronous sound is used - dialog. The interviews by Louis are very informal and the camera work is also informal, the camera is hand held instead of using a tripod showing how informal it is. A fade is used in many different parts of the documentary. It is used to break up the sections showing different days. It is also used in a different situation, when Louis had no response to a comment. 

Theres continuity editing used throughout. Mexican music music is used when they drive through mexico - stereotypical.    

Born To Be Different

This is a clip from the documentary 'Born to be different'. It shows how the documentary is filmed. This clip shows a young girl who is very ill. By showing a young ill child makes the audience feel very sympathetic also the mother is interviewed and mentions that the girl may be too weak to live, again making the audience feel sympathetic. This clip also shows the doctor speaking about the girl's illness. Showing the documentary involves specialists opinions and facts, making it more interesting for audiences.   

A definition of TV documentary

A documentary is a program that provides a report or record on a subject or event. They are usually very factual. Examples of documentaries include;
- One born every minute
- The secret millionaire
- Poor kids
-The world's strictest parents
-Week in week out
-Our worlds
-Born to be different
-The model agency

Many of these programs like the secret millionaire, born to be different and poor kids make the audience feel very sympathetic due to the deprived areas and unfortunate people shown in the program. Many of the documentaries show people and families with very different lives, making them very interesting for audiences as they may not know how these unique people live.

Born To Be Different - Documentary

'Born To Be Different' is a TV documentary which follows the lives of children and their families, of which the children are living with disabilities which are affecting their lives dramatically. It shows how tough it is for the children as they grow up to go ahead with their every day lives with a disability.

Sound: Asynchronous sound is used with voice overs which are used throughout the programme. The voices incorporate the narrator and the children's parents. The narrator explains the events on screen to the audiences.

The music is quiet and slow to create a calm atmosphere to suite the action on screen. 

Camera angles: 

- Low angle

-Wide angle 

-Extreme high angle

-Two shot 

-Tracking shot 

Editing: There isn't much editing in this programme, mainly due to it being a documentary which are about the real lives of people, so it's mainly all natural to show the reality. 

It explains to the audience all about the disabilities experienced by the children, and its very factual. This programme will make the audience feel sympathetic towards the children and their families.  

  

Louis Theroux

Louis Theroux is an English broadcaster. He was born on 20th May 1970 in Singapore. At present he works with the BBC producing his documentaries and TV series. He is best known for 'When Louis Met...'.  

In the show 'When Louis Met...' Louis Theroux went along with  british stars and their day to day buisness. Interviewing them about their lifestyle. 'When Louis Met Jimmy' was voted one of the top fifty documentaries.   

Louis Theroux has produced a number of documentaries including;

Miami Megajail

America's Most Hated Family In Crisis 

Behind Bars

Law And Disorder in Philadelphia 

America's Medicated Kids  

The City Addicted To Crystal Meth

A Place For Paedophiles

Law And Disorder In Johannesburg.

This is Louis Theroux's official website, which includes personal information on Louis Theroux and his shows: http://louistheroux.com/


This video is a section from 'When Louis Theroux met Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee'. It's a documentary which Louis Theroux created. He produced many of these documentaries following the every day lives of various British celebrities. It was shown on Channel 4.