Sunday, 29 May 2016
Friday, 27 May 2016
UNIT 27 - Narrative Arc
Narrative Arc to my documentary
The message I will be conveying from my documentary will be bringing up the issue of the lack of Asian footballers in the UK. The documentary will be following me through my own journey as an asian trying to become a footballer. With expert opinions and many different views from different races my documentary will gather an view as whole for this certain topic
1) My documentary will start off with some Archive footage of most of the stadiums in the Barclays premier league and then I will fade it with my local pitches and parks so there is the link between my life and the professional football lifestyle. This will be covered with a voice over of me talking about my experiences growing up in the area I did and then talking about my dreams of becoming a professional footballer. during this i faced many racial problems.
2) I will then get some interviews I have arranged with certain heads of football associations. For example I got in touch with the head of Tower Hamlets Football league to talk and ask him about his footballing experience and then ask him some questions so he can add some information to my documentary. I will also be getting in touch with my old teams and primary school to show my past in football.
3) The next part in my documentary will be me going to a highly populated Asian area (East London, Mile End) and ask some random youths their perspective on my topic and ask them if they have had any experiences they wanna share with me within the documentary. By doing this I will be going into further detail on the Asian community and I will be trying to get an elder view on the topic e.g. Parents or community centre leaders. I will then in comparison go to an area which isn't populated with Asians heavily and ask the same questions so that I get a even view from society.
4) Ending off my documentary I will be ending it with my view and final experiences as this will show a view coming from my perspective and i will finish off with some rhetorical questions asking if society is gonna let/have the number of asians taking part in professional football, This will allow the audience to make their own decision and see what can be done as a solution or maybe it will change the view on this specific race when it comes to professional football in the UK.
SECTION 1
Who - Me
What - Doing a voiceover with some archive footage.
Where - My local pitch/park where I grew up and the archive footage will vary from present day and past football history.
Why - To show what the documentary will be about and how my experiences have effected how I view the footballing world today, it also gives the audience a insight as to who I am and the journey I have gone through up to the end.
Duration - 2 minutes depending on how long the archive footage will be.
SECTION 2
Who - Me and the interviewee
What - The interviewee will give their perspective and thoughts whilst I question them.
Where - The location of the interviews vary from place to place.
Why - This will add more information and professionalism and shows experts opinion.
Duration - 3 minutes with footage over their voices.
SECTION 3
Who - Members of the community within said specific area (varying in age and gender)
What - The members of public will hopefully give their opinion and share some of their experiences that they have gone through or they will give their opinion on the topic.
Where - East London (Mile End / Tower Hamlets) and Westfield shopping centre/ Oxford Circus
Why - This will show that I have gathered opinions form the society and not just heads of specific groups, this will engage more with the audience and get them to see the views from random people.
Duration - 5 minutes
SECTION 4
Who - Me
What - Me talking about my experiences with maybe some of my childhood footage of me playing football for my school team. I will then get some more footage of local areas of where I grew up like my local football pitch and parks and then go back to what I done in the beginning and get some archive footage of present day football stadiums.
Where - My local pitch and park
Why - To show the journey I have been through and how the topic can be left to the audience to gather their thoughts and make their own decision.
Duration - 3 minutes
Thursday, 26 May 2016
UNIT 27-Production Log 6
This week i had gone to get some extra footage for some establishing shots for the school as i would be filming there. I had asked a few students if they wouldn't mind being filmed during football as i needed some action in my documentary. This would make my documentary more interesting and it introduced a way of showing where i grew up pplaying football in school, I would also show my victory with the school by showing my medal and the trophy we won in the school cup
UNIT 27 - Roles and responsibilities
This was an Independant documentary filmed and edited by myself alone. All planning for the documentary was done by me and camera shots and angles were filmed by myself also.
Tuesday, 24 May 2016
UNIT 27 - Sub genres of factual television
Docudrama
Docudramas can appear as full films or re-enactments within factual TV shows, they are reconstruction of real time events, they also focus on the creation point of view. Within a docudrama there would be no commmentary, however docudramas are not always the most accurate as some events are over exaggerated. An example of this would be in the film 'Captain Phillips'. This film was based off of true events about a bunch of Somali Pirates who hijacked a ship. The evnts which followed within the film were more or less true however most scenes would have been over exaggerated to give the audience some entertainment and thrill. This type of factual television can appeal to the audience as it is mainly based on true events however it also can add to those events to add to the entertainment. It can also be educational in a way so audiences can get a clearer picture of certain events which they may have not known about in the past.
Docusoap
This format is a true representation of real lives, in real locations and work related situations. It is an "access all areas" style where the main characters don't interact with the camera however they know they are there and carry on with their day to day life. Some docusoaps have interviews in place so the audience get some extra information on what is going on. An example of this format would be 'Educating Cardiff'. In this docusoap there are various seasons to watch where a school is set up with cameras everywhere and the children and teachers within the school are monitored on their behaviour as they deal with day to day issues at the school. This appeals to the audience as it gives them an access all areas point of view where they can see everything that is going on. It also enables the viewers to get to know how that area works in society or how certain people behave within an area.
Reality
Reality television depicts the lives of real people (most commonly celebrities), the camera follows their day to day lifestyle and usually has some scenes which are staged to add the entertainment factor so the audience get something interesting to watch, but in general it is filmed in real life. The reality format of television is one of the most successful as it brings many factors from other formats into itself as it can carry facts, drama and even interviews with the personnel involved in the actual programme. A majorly well known example of this would be 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'. In this reality TV show the cameras follow the famous Kardashian family on their daily lifestyles and capture many things from their clothing business to problems with the papparazzi and the usual disputes between one and other at home. This appeals to the audience as some people are interested in how these people live their life of luxury and how they deal with their problems.
Infotainment
This format is a combination 'information' and 'entertainment'. It has the factual aspect for an informative television and adds in the entertainment so it can appeal to a larger audience. This type of format can be seen in the example of 'An idiot abroad'. Carl Pilkington gets sent around the world to different countries with various challenges set by his friends Steven Merchant and Ricky Jervais. This gives the audience some information about each different country/city he is sent to and also gives some entertainment as the main character in this has a very ignorant and dull view on things and doesn't seem to enjoy himself as he ventures into parts of the unknown world. Because he is so naive this gives the entertainment factor as well as informing audiences hence why it appeals to most people.
Wildlife
This type of format is typically 100% nature footage which consists of a voice over (voice of god) where they narrate over what goes on in different scenes. The voice over can add their own opinion and talk about various things relating to the topic. This engages the audience as it is showcasing opinions and showing different forms of wildlife in their natural habitat. A very well known example of this would be narrated by David Attenborough on BBC where he narrates over the animals on show as well as including his own interesting opinions. This appeals to the audience as he is informing them and giving his own view so that could possibly influence the viewers to develop their own personal opinion based on his views.
Special Interest
This type of format targets a "niche" audience rather than trying to appal to a wider range of viewer. Although the target audience wont be as big compared to other formats it is effective to the interested parties. It focuses on certain topics and can be in the form of a documentary to add a more informative feature to it. An example of this would be the film 'Ronaldo'. This film is based off of the sports icon and football star/hero Cristiano Ronaldo. In this film the camera follows Ronaldo and explores his daily lifestyle with featured interviews with various people, from sport experts to close team mates and family members the film covers different areas all linking to the main idol that is Ronaldo. This appeals to certain audiences as they may be interested in his lifestyle and how he got to be so successful. This only applies to certain groups of people who want to know more or are interested in this topic so it does limit other audiences.
Make Over
This type of format allows the audience to see drastic transformation to peoples lifestyles. This has the conventions of a before and after whilst involving a production look-in so the audience Image result for pimp my ridecan see the process of how 'drastic' the change is and how it will effect the person. An example of this would be the American show 'Pimp my ride', this show takes in scrappy old cars from random people who want to 'pimp their ride' and it gets taken in by the team of pimpers so they can fix it out and basically make it feel and look ten times better. This appeals to the audience as it offers a feel good factor ad a from of satisfaction after seeing the end result.
Discussion
Discussion shows are shows which usually have a host to act as an impartial referee. The host would spark debate between the two parties or a group of people by asking questions. It is important that the host shows no sign of unfairness as being biass would give a negative response from the viewers. This can appeal to the audience as they can either learn from different points of view from a certain topic or strengthen their belief in their current opinion. Or they can hear the two parties debate and choose an opinion themselves. Either way this format engages audiences as they can see different views being shown on camera with various different topics. An example of this format would be Question Time shown on BBC 1, on this show there are two parties with a host who brings up conversation about certain topics and two parties show their opinion/belief. There is no overal "winner" to this it's only a balance of beliefs. The impartial host does not pick on both opinions on what he believes is right he just brings up the topics.
Review
This type of format consists of (usually) a panel of experts in a certain field who debate about products or services etc. They can talk about anything within a specific area and bring up opinions and facts. This format can be seen as opinionated however it allows the audience to make up an opinion for themselves. It gives the audience a clear insight into the debate and forming their own opinion. An example of this would be the show 'Have I Got News For You'. On this show a panel of people talk about the weekly news and give opinions and their own view on things. Some of the things said can be very humorous and is seen in many ways by the audience. This can be a reason as to why it might appeal to the audience as it adds to the informative part as well as allowing the audience to make up their own opinion/decision.
Chat Show
A chat show will always have a host who is famous who interviews people on different things. The people that get interviewed are usually and mostly celebrities. Chat shows will get certain celebrities on the show if they are the star of attention at that given time. They usually have them on before a film/album release for example. That way the celebrity can promote their work and get more people to know about it. Of the person getting interviews is not famous they have usually done something extraordinary in order to get on a show like that. An example of this type of format would be 'Ellen'. The host Ellen Degenerous interviews different celebrators where they do quizzes, interviews, talk even challenges. This enables the audience to get some entertainment as some of the people watching may want to know more about the celebrities on show. If the person is not a celebrity idol there is usually a prize given out for their achievement of some sort. This appeals to the audience as they'd want to see all of these conventions of a chat show linked with their idols.
Magazine
This type of format is usually seen in the day as it is a part of daytime television however can be seen at any other time. This format can cover a wide range of topics from local news to celebrity gossip etc. It is very flexible in terms of topics and can apply to anyone. Hence why it could gather a wider audience compared to other formats. This is because people would want to know what is going on near them or where they live. This adds to the entertainment and also adds a bit information for the viewed to receive. An example of this would be seen on the BBC show 'The One Show'. This show has two hosts who talk about different events and topics which gather up some experts of a certain area usually and they can talk more into detail with those people. This may encourage the audiences to watch it more and it speaks to them because there is a wide range of topics.
Docudramas can appear as full films or re-enactments within factual TV shows, they are reconstruction of real time events, they also focus on the creation point of view. Within a docudrama there would be no commmentary, however docudramas are not always the most accurate as some events are over exaggerated. An example of this would be in the film 'Captain Phillips'. This film was based off of true events about a bunch of Somali Pirates who hijacked a ship. The evnts which followed within the film were more or less true however most scenes would have been over exaggerated to give the audience some entertainment and thrill. This type of factual television can appeal to the audience as it is mainly based on true events however it also can add to those events to add to the entertainment. It can also be educational in a way so audiences can get a clearer picture of certain events which they may have not known about in the past.
Docusoap
Reality
Reality television depicts the lives of real people (most commonly celebrities), the camera follows their day to day lifestyle and usually has some scenes which are staged to add the entertainment factor so the audience get something interesting to watch, but in general it is filmed in real life. The reality format of television is one of the most successful as it brings many factors from other formats into itself as it can carry facts, drama and even interviews with the personnel involved in the actual programme. A majorly well known example of this would be 'Keeping up with the Kardashians'. In this reality TV show the cameras follow the famous Kardashian family on their daily lifestyles and capture many things from their clothing business to problems with the papparazzi and the usual disputes between one and other at home. This appeals to the audience as some people are interested in how these people live their life of luxury and how they deal with their problems.
Infotainment
Wildlife
This type of format is typically 100% nature footage which consists of a voice over (voice of god) where they narrate over what goes on in different scenes. The voice over can add their own opinion and talk about various things relating to the topic. This engages the audience as it is showcasing opinions and showing different forms of wildlife in their natural habitat. A very well known example of this would be narrated by David Attenborough on BBC where he narrates over the animals on show as well as including his own interesting opinions. This appeals to the audience as he is informing them and giving his own view so that could possibly influence the viewers to develop their own personal opinion based on his views.
Special Interest
This type of format targets a "niche" audience rather than trying to appal to a wider range of viewer. Although the target audience wont be as big compared to other formats it is effective to the interested parties. It focuses on certain topics and can be in the form of a documentary to add a more informative feature to it. An example of this would be the film 'Ronaldo'. This film is based off of the sports icon and football star/hero Cristiano Ronaldo. In this film the camera follows Ronaldo and explores his daily lifestyle with featured interviews with various people, from sport experts to close team mates and family members the film covers different areas all linking to the main idol that is Ronaldo. This appeals to certain audiences as they may be interested in his lifestyle and how he got to be so successful. This only applies to certain groups of people who want to know more or are interested in this topic so it does limit other audiences.
Make Over
This type of format allows the audience to see drastic transformation to peoples lifestyles. This has the conventions of a before and after whilst involving a production look-in so the audience Image result for pimp my ridecan see the process of how 'drastic' the change is and how it will effect the person. An example of this would be the American show 'Pimp my ride', this show takes in scrappy old cars from random people who want to 'pimp their ride' and it gets taken in by the team of pimpers so they can fix it out and basically make it feel and look ten times better. This appeals to the audience as it offers a feel good factor ad a from of satisfaction after seeing the end result.
Discussion
Discussion shows are shows which usually have a host to act as an impartial referee. The host would spark debate between the two parties or a group of people by asking questions. It is important that the host shows no sign of unfairness as being biass would give a negative response from the viewers. This can appeal to the audience as they can either learn from different points of view from a certain topic or strengthen their belief in their current opinion. Or they can hear the two parties debate and choose an opinion themselves. Either way this format engages audiences as they can see different views being shown on camera with various different topics. An example of this format would be Question Time shown on BBC 1, on this show there are two parties with a host who brings up conversation about certain topics and two parties show their opinion/belief. There is no overal "winner" to this it's only a balance of beliefs. The impartial host does not pick on both opinions on what he believes is right he just brings up the topics.
Review
This type of format consists of (usually) a panel of experts in a certain field who debate about products or services etc. They can talk about anything within a specific area and bring up opinions and facts. This format can be seen as opinionated however it allows the audience to make up an opinion for themselves. It gives the audience a clear insight into the debate and forming their own opinion. An example of this would be the show 'Have I Got News For You'. On this show a panel of people talk about the weekly news and give opinions and their own view on things. Some of the things said can be very humorous and is seen in many ways by the audience. This can be a reason as to why it might appeal to the audience as it adds to the informative part as well as allowing the audience to make up their own opinion/decision.
Chat Show
A chat show will always have a host who is famous who interviews people on different things. The people that get interviewed are usually and mostly celebrities. Chat shows will get certain celebrities on the show if they are the star of attention at that given time. They usually have them on before a film/album release for example. That way the celebrity can promote their work and get more people to know about it. Of the person getting interviews is not famous they have usually done something extraordinary in order to get on a show like that. An example of this type of format would be 'Ellen'. The host Ellen Degenerous interviews different celebrators where they do quizzes, interviews, talk even challenges. This enables the audience to get some entertainment as some of the people watching may want to know more about the celebrities on show. If the person is not a celebrity idol there is usually a prize given out for their achievement of some sort. This appeals to the audience as they'd want to see all of these conventions of a chat show linked with their idols.
Magazine
Wednesday, 18 May 2016
UNIT 27 - Legal and ethical issues
I did not have a disclaimer in my documentary as I filmed everything by myself and didn't use anyone else's footage, therefore there is no need for a disclaimer at the beginning.
UNIT 27 - Enquiry email screenshots
The man I emailed here got back to me within minutes and offered his services in help. For me to go and get an interview i'd have to travel to whitechapel centre and meet him there.
This is the reply I sent to him asking to re-arrange the date.
Monday, 16 May 2016
UNIT 27- Production Log 5
this week i had to get some interviews with certain people to add some more footage for the documentary, unfortunately i was unable to get any interviews due to circumstances with classes and time schedules. I was meant to get an interview with Mr Jardine the PE teacher of our school but he wass busy with a school trip. I was going to get him to answer a few questions for me on influencing young people to get into sport, more specifically football. I would also get him to talk about my take in football as i had participated in school football throughout my secondary school life.
Saturday, 14 May 2016
Friday, 13 May 2016
Tuesday, 10 May 2016
UNIT 27 - Production log 4
This week I had done some more pre-production planning and had focused more on my narrative Arc. This is the main plan of my documentary as I broke the whole project up into sections. We have to think about each section and how it will effect the audience. This is important as it makes our job of filming and organising much more easier when it comes to filming, this will also make the quality of the documentary way better. Since my documentary is on the lack of asian footballers in the UK i will be featuring a lot of interviews and many shots of different stadiums, this may require me to do this via archive footage however i will be filming around my local area. The narrative arc has a beginning, middle and end and sets up a structure for our documentary.
Sunday, 8 May 2016
UNIT 27 - Production Log 3
This week our teacher assigned us into little groups and sent us to talk to each other and present our own ideas and reasons as to why we chose those ideas to work with. We were given questions to answer from the rest of the students who weren't presenting at the time. These questions varied form what type of shots we will use to what the audience will feel at certain points within our documentary. This was a good way of thinking out the reason behind some of the shots we will take and informed others about the aim for this project.
Wednesday, 4 May 2016
UNIT 27 - Production Log 2
This week I had developed my idea and basis of what I want to film for my documentary. I had to plan what I would feature in my documentary. I had to send out some emails to specific people as i would have interviews with them within the documentary. So far I had sent 8 emails to different people from different work areas or for different parts for my documentary. I then got some emails back and replied to them so that I could arrange these interviews. For my documentary it is vital/important that I have these interviews so that the quality of my documentary is better and so that it appeals to to the audience.
UNIT 27 - parody news report evaluation
In this parody news report we had to use humour and take real life conventions used in a news report and twist them around to show "how not to report the news". We had to make sure our mode of address wasn't formal and that we were completely going against the rules of a traditional normal news report. A news report would consist of formal/appropriate use of language and our parody version didn't comply or follow any of the conventions.
Our link to the studio who was Selim wasn't wearing any formal clothing that was suitable. He was wearing a tracksuit which showed he went presented appropriately and his mode of address in terms of tone and accent was in a "south London" accent. When it came to looking directly at the camera he didn't do so as he was too focused on other things such as music and his phone. this did not conform with the address in which he was supposed to do as a new reporter and went against the rules.
The field reporter played by me had the role of not paying attention and not being aware of his surroundings, a traditional news report famously has the field reporter walking slowly towards the camera and talking about the subject of matter. We decided to "take the mick" out of that and use that in our parody but with me saying how I have no idea on whats going on, we then followed it on with a mimicked panning shot that the news tends to do a lot of the time.
A normal news report would have interviews with random members of the public or experts in an area. In our parody version of the news report we had an interview however it did not follow the conventions of a formal interview. At first the field reporter wasn't paying attention and was "flirting" with a random member of the public. This is seen at around 0:45 in the video and we then cut to the actual interviews with a "random member of the public" who was meant to have some information about the topic. The field reporter then is told he is live and proceeds to the main story.
Before the interviewing took place we had to show a technical difficultly screen to show how unprepared we are. This would in effect add to the humour and show the inappropriate timing of our studio service. this is not usually seen on national television especially on the news as in reality they'd try their best to avoid any mishaps like this whereas we showed to not give any care when doing so.
The field reporter played by me had the role of not paying attention and not being aware of his surroundings, a traditional news report famously has the field reporter walking slowly towards the camera and talking about the subject of matter. We decided to "take the mick" out of that and use that in our parody but with me saying how I have no idea on whats going on, we then followed it on with a mimicked panning shot that the news tends to do a lot of the time. 
Before the interviewing took place we had to show a technical difficultly screen to show how unprepared we are. This would in effect add to the humour and show the inappropriate timing of our studio service. this is not usually seen on national television especially on the news as in reality they'd try their best to avoid any mishaps like this whereas we showed to not give any care when doing so.
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