Research and Planning

Michelle Maxted

BriefAn extract from a new documentary TV

programme (5 minutes)

• a radio trailer for the documentary

• a double-page spread from a listing magazine focused on the documentary

• a newspaper advertisement for the documentary

Target Audience What audience and how is it targeted at audience.

Age

Class

Gender

Social profile

My Target audience would be 18+ middle class both

male and female This means

I’m allowed to involve such content matters as violence sex and drugs.

DocumentaryI have decided to make my documentary on the homeless I have researched

facts and information on the homeless in the UK.Content of documentary-Title with shocking image

Cut shots of real homeless with voice over of facts I have researched also use of music.

Interviews with ‘homeless’ (which fellow students will dress up as). This will contain many close up shots and wide angle shots of the conditions there

living in.

• Why people become homeless• Issue with being homeless

• Shelter• Getting off the streets

Finial shot fads in to black with rolling end credits also use of music.

Short (5 Minutes)

Newspaper advertisement

Layout

for the documentary

-Shocking Image

-Large Title

-Clear message

-Clear time and channel

A double-page spread

Layout

from a listing magazine focused on the documentary

Purpose - To inform

Contents-Summary

-The making of the documentary

-Best bits-Quotes-Facts

A double-page spreadfrom a listing magazine focused on the documentary

AnalysePurpose - To inform

-To persuade (give money to charity)Contents-Summary

-The making of the documentary

-Best bits-Quotes-Facts

Documentary Research

• Voiceover• ‘Real’ footage of events

• Archive footage/stills• Interviews with ‘experts’

• Use of text/titles• Visual Coding

Codes and conventions

Documentary Research Facts-The Homeless

Home Background  -Between a quarter and third of people on the street have been looked after by local

authorities while they were children.  -Of those in hostels for the homeless, 40% have one or more indicators of

disordered family back ground; being in care, being sent to a young offenders institute, being suspended or expelled from school or being fostered or adopted. 

Becoming homeless -Relation breakdown =39%

-Heavy drinking= 21% -Losing job= 18%

-Having no money to pay for housing=13% Staying Homeless

-Over half have mental health problems -Around a half have drink problems

-And a fifth have drug problem

Source: www.kalimata.co.uk

Documentary Research

Similar Product I found this similar product on

you tube a 5 minute documentary about the

homeless on the streets of Portsmouth made by university

students.

From this similar product I have seen some techniques and lots

of ideas for music and fonts.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgKMfLHcv64

Title and Credits

I have decided to go with a black and white theme as I feel this is most fitting for the topic.

Fonts and Colours

FONT font Font Font Font Font Font

I I have decide to choice a very simple and formal font of Arial it’s a very

well know and used font which people recognize and is easy to read.

With my earlier project I spend a lot of time researching fonts, looking on the internet to download a shocking and different font this caused problems

choosing a simple but effective options this project.

Voice OverResearch and Script

I Conducted some research on voice over's to see what sort of voice would suit the theme of my documentary I

also found tips to the narrative can be affective.

www.ksanderson.com/voice_over_talentSource

The Homeless

Picture Analyse Newspaper advertisement and Magazine focused

Black and white

Simple image

Shocking image

Normal people continuing

Invisible

Realism

Reality

Social level

Moving

Organisation

• Photo shoot/ interviews • Crew/ Cast lists

• Call Sheets• Prop/ Costume Lists

• Equipment lists and booking forms • Location Recces • Risk Assessments

Time Management and Schedule