2. Purpose
My documentary is going to be based on male domestic violence. So the purpose of
my documentary is to find out why male domestic violence is not taken seriously
let alone why it is not covered in the media and the press. Also I want to educate
people who didn’t take male domestic violence seriously by showing them some
extreme cases of male domestic violence. This would hopefully show people that
male domestic violence is very really and should be taken seriously and be covered
in the media.
3. Articles
I looked at 6 different articles on male
domestic violence the best article I
looked at was “Domestic violence is on
the political agenda like never before”.
This article is about how domestic violence is
a hot topic and what political parties say
about domestic violence in their
manifestos. They discuss 4 different
parties and what they have about
domestic violence.
I found this article useful because it was
quite relevant as it was published this
year and it had good information and
facts about domestic violence.
4. How did my idea start
My idea started as a domestic violence topic because there isn’t many documentaries
on domestic violence and it’s quite a uncovered topic.
However my idea changed when I did some secondary research I saw a video online of
a domestic violence case but people were laughing and not taking it seriously because
the male was being abused.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PR5ryhnYtQ&safe=active
After watching this video I decided to change my idea and focus on male domestic
violence because it is a much more controversial topic and hot topic.
5. How my idea developed
My idea was developed from focus groups. The information I found out from my focus
group was that a lot of people don’t take male domestic violence cases as seriously.
So because of this I decided to make my documentary focus on male domestic. Also
everyone said that they would take a male domestic violence case les seriously than a
females. This developed my idea because it made me realize that I need to be
informing people in my documentary.
6. Facts and statistics
• 40% of male domestic violence victims are men
• Gay and bisexual men are twice as likely as
straight men to suffer partner abuse.
• Men make up over two=thirds of murders
victims, 68%.
After looking at some facts and figures about
domestic violence I decided to make my
documentary informative. I decided this
because it would help show people that male
domestic violence is as serious as female
domestic violence.
male
female
7. Audience research
From my focus group I find out that most
people would like to see vox pops and
interviews in my documentary. I also found
out that people would want slow paced
music in my documentary.
I also did a questionnaire which showed that
most people think I should include a real life
domestic violence case. I also found out that
3 out of 5 people would like to see both an
interview with a professional and vox pops
with the public.
8. Similar documentaries
Fathers’ rights is a documentary about male domestic violence. In the documentary
they have an interview with a victim of domestic violence and also an interview
with a doctor who is an expert on domestic violence. The style of this
documentary is investigative. The message to the audience is to try and be more
open to different domestic violence cases so that all male domestic violence cases
are taken seriously.
9. budget
This is the budget I am using on my
documentary. Because my documentary is a
low budget documentary I had to reduce the
cost. I could try and reduce the costs by
making my own music, graphics and editing
software.
10. distribution
This documentary will be shown on BBC two because it is a serious documentary that
appeals to a mature audience. Also it appeals to a young audience and also an
older audience so I think BBC two will be the perfect channel for my documentary
because it has a wide audience of old and young people. My documentary is
commercially viable because at the moment this is a very hot topic and is a unique
documentary idea so will probably get lots of views.
