Documentary Unit Introduction

Challenge yourself, being original is key. Even if it’s been covered try and look at it from a different angle.

“Team spirit” Is the motto

Research, develop and construct your documentary to tell this story.

Unit Aims:

Promote understanding of a commissioned piece of work.

Enable understanding of ethical concerns of impacts of representation

To facilitate research which supports and develops your ideas of storytelling

To support the development of professional ideology

Film must be outlined and consider relevant brand and audience expectations (Barb)

Pitching your ideas as a GROUP

Groups do get marked differently, the individual input from each person.

Bullet points and heading

Outcomes:

Demonstrate creative skills in response to the brief

Develop broadcast strategies for clients and audiences

Employ research methods

Deploy management skills

30% online portfolio // 70% documentary portfolio including the final project and all work to get there.

Establishing Shots

Actuality Interviews (Interviewing whilst they’re doing something)

GV’S (Framed up shots)

Sequences – Compress time

Commentary

Strong characters (Experts in their own right)

Working title

Story synopsis

Character profiles

Location details including recce shots

Proposed style, narrative

Draft script 31^st March

Final sign off 7^th April

Shoot weeks 25^th April – 5^th May

Sync assembly 10^th may

Rough cut 12^th may

Fine cut 17^th may

Final film submitted 19^th May