60 second pitch

By KT Wright

Documentary

• I have decided to create a documentary for my A2 coursework.

• It will be a combination of observational and interactive documentary.

• The documentary will focus on the lifestyle of a cosplayer.

Conventions of a short

documentary

• Interviews

• Soundtrack/incidental (non diegetic) music

• Titles and credits

• A range of clips relating to the

documentary topic

• Changes in the music according to the

mood created by the person talking

What’s a cosplayer?

• Cosplay. [kos-pley] /ˈkɒsˌpleɪ/ the art or

practice of wearing costumes to portray

characters from fiction, especially from

manga, animation, and science fiction.

Target audience

• My target audience for the documentary

will be teens and young adults aged 13-24

• This is because the topic of the

documentary appeals to a younger

generation and so is then more relatable

to the audience if it’s a culture that appeals

to their age group.

Inspiration• There was a documentary on BBC three a while

ago called “Tom Felton meets the super fans”.

• The actor Tom Felton presented this documentary and went around interviewing super fans of Harry Potter.

• He also did interviews with Daniel Radcliffe and went to comic con dressed up to embrace cosplay lifestyle.

Location

• For my documentary, I plan to film in places suited to the people being interviewed so it reflects upon their culture in terms of Mes enscene.

• For my interviews, I want to film in an environment so the interviewee feels comfortable but so it also reflects their cosplay culture, so I one of the locations will be in their own home.

• This is a good place to film as I will have no sound interference and I can adjust the lighting to a good setting.

Location• I will also be filming at Birmingham Comic Con • Comic Con is an MCM convention where people

cosplay and embrace geek/nerd culture• By filming at this location, I hope to give the

audience an idea about their culture through the mes en scene and costumes

• I also hope to do interviews of professional cosplayers here

Costumes

• I hope to interview the cosplayers in their

outfits that they would wear when

attending conventions.

• This is fitting along with the mes en scene

in both locations

Shots and editing

• For my interviews, I will use medium close

ups and place the camera on a tripod so it

is still and not in motion.

• I will also use a range of long shots when

establishing new locations

• The editing will be slow paced and set to

create a happy atmosphere.

Incidental score

• For the soundtrack, I will create my own

music using my guitar or ukulele

• I can use these instruments to create a

happy and uplifting atmosphere.

• If this fails, I will use royalty free music on

incompetch.

Thanks for watching lol