2. My Perspective
what I want to create is a football based documentary on the struggle and dramatic change of having to work inside a
stadium during covid. We all had to endure some form of change whilst we were going through the pandemic however
not all of our jobs were has drastically affected by this as those who work inside a stadium. It completely cut off nearly
all forms of possible work for this industry and would have ceased all work within a range of different levels and areas
of the industry. I have seen a multitude of documentaries and tv shows based on and casting light onto the actual
football teams and their teams surrounding them during this time; medical, backroom, training and management, and
how this period of time affected them and showed how they overcame their struggle and the changes it created. I am
yet to see a documentary focusing on the media and journalist teams that either are set up on site or are third party
agencies that have been hired to come in and work and how they have coped and survived in this challenging time
3. Documentary Styles
Performance
Participatory
Expository
Essayistic
Observational
Mixed
Dramatization
Interview
Mixed documentaries consist of several different
variations of documentaries, it combines
different aspects of the genres and combines it
into one piece.
This interview consists of some form of recorded
conversation between an interviewer and
interviewee(s)
These create scenes using actors of what is being
talked about or exampled, it allows the audience
to witness and feel a part of a situation.
Essayistic documentaries will have an essay style
narration, allowing it to have a more poetic feel
to the piece however relies on the narration
more so than the images
Refers to the recording of a dramatic
performance ( gig or a play).
Aims to record a situation without affecting it or
relying on narration, ‘ a fly on the wall’
Involves the filmmaker getting involved with
what is being recorded and taking part
Features and omni-present character usually
through narration, filmmaker doesn’t appear on
camera
https://docuseek2.com/wp/documentary-genres/
4. Audience Survey - Overview
Overall the audience survey wasn’t great. I didn’t get anywhere near the amount of responses I wanted to but I have
still had to go off the small amount of replies as it will still give me to a slight idea of what the audience would like to
see and what is important. Based off of these replies, the answers I thought I would get and wanted to get I have got.
The main points which were highlighted and which I wanted to know was what type of interview they would prefer to
see and what type of content they would be interested in seeing. Thankfully they chose the interview in which the
camera is pointed and on full focus to the interviewee and said they were more worried about the aesthetics and looks
of the shot rather than the cut aways.
5. Audience Survey
Question 1
My first question was to figure out which
style of interview I should conduct on my
project. Interview 1 was a close up on the
interviewee and the interviewer is
positioned behind the camera. Interview 2
was a traditional face to face style interview
Although the survey was close between the 5 responses, Interview 1 took the lead and this is my personal
preference as well so I am glad this is the interview style the supposed audience would prefer. I feel a lot more
comfortable conduction an interview in this manner. This is because I have experience doing it this way and I think
my past one went successfully and looked good, also it means I do not have to be present in front of the camera
which is my preference.
6. Audience Survey
Question 2
The next question was to find out what the
audience considered the most important
factor. This helped me consider what I should
focus on putting in the video since we are
only allotted a small amount of time.
The options were Interview, Aesthetics, Cut
aways and the overall questions.
The most popular verdict was the aesthetics and the general questions of the interview. Following this survey
these will be the parts of my video that I focus the most on. I will really think about the shots I am getting so that
there appealing and fit together and don’t feel out of place. I will also spend plenty of time coming up and
designing questions.
7. Audience Survey
Question 3
This is pretty self explanatory, the main and
only focus for this question was to see if they
had watched the series all or nothing. This
was just to get people who had seen it
answer the latter questions.
8. Audience Survey
Question 4 & 5
This question was on for responses that had
watched the all or nothing series. I really enjoy
the way it is filmed which is like a ‘fly on the
wall’ style documentary. This is something I
personally really enjoyed watching so I wanted
to know if it was a general enjoyment, if so It
would be something I would incorporate.
Another part of this was seeing what other
areas of the series they enjoyed and if these
are parts I could also incorporate.
9. Audience Survey
Question 6
This question was an obvious one but still one
of the more important questions. I needed to
find out whether the majority would be
interested in a show about the ongoings around
a sports stadium and how the lower sections of
the media department were affected by
coronavirus
10. Audience Survey
Question 7
This was potentially one of the most important questions
as my main focus for the project is what the change in
their life and job was like during the pandemic and the
focus is on the difference and the struggles of that
period.
Thankfully every response I got was that they believed it was harder, this shows
some form of sympathetic or empathetic feelings towards the potential themes.
11. My Chosen Style
For my project I would like to create a mixed documentary, it will be mixed between an
interview style and an expository style documentary. I want to interpret different styles that I
have seen from other products. There is more professional takes from things like all or nothing
and the overlap which I would like to take. As well as this id like to take small ideas and designs
from Youtube video documentaries
Expository Documentaries Interview Documentary
Gary Neville – The Overlap
All or Nothing series
12. All or Nothing Series.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-or-Nothing-Tottenham-Hotspur/dp/B08G1YYZYN
Amazon primes series, All or Nothing is potentially the peak of football documentaries. It has the almost
unlimited budget that amazon has to offer () and the exclusive up close and intimate interviews and behind
the scenes access that it only accessible otherwise from the premier league clubs themselves. All though I
think the show as an entirety is amazing, it is not something I am able to recreate or take complete
inspiration from. This is due to the access all areas and budget it has, however there are smaller factors from
this that I want to take and use within my own creation. The small cut away shots they have of the matches
and training where its isolated entirely onto one player I really like, all though it seems small and something
really simple theres just a way about their framing and the moments they choose which really resonate with
me. Considering the fact a lot of this will be a one time chance as they cant ask them to repeat so the choices
they’ve made when editing is something I will have to try and do in the moment as I don’t have the
equipment or man power to film the entire match or training session like they’ve done
Overview – Existing Product
13. Audience Profile
All or Nothing
I found it rather difficult finding out much about the
audience, very little past research or surveys into it. Probably
because it is still a relatively new tv show. However IMDB
offered a male – female and age range and what rating they
gave the show. We can also decipher how popular the show
was with each age based on how many times its was
reviewed and rated.
14. Gary Neville – The Overlap.
The overlap is a sports based interview show hosted by ex footballer Gary Neville. Its produced by sky bet so is predominantly
funded by sky and will be part of their reach to their sports fanbase and made for their audience for Sky Sports as well as Sky
Bet. The Series doesn’t have a consistent fanbase and has featured guests from world heavy weight Tyson Fury to co-MNF
pundit Jamie Carragher. The show is formed on the base line of it being an interview and doesn’t really take a detour from
this; from start to finish it is an interviewer asking questions to an interviewee. However as the show develops and in the later
episodes we have seem a larger growth of the shows surroundings and where its filmed. The older episodes are usually set
within one place, either a seated interview with the shots just ranging from close ups and wide shots all within the same
place. The other is a match of golf; this does give some visual movement and makes the whole episode a little more
interesting. Later on in the series it becomes more of a tour of a specific area to do with the guest, this makes it a lot more
interesting to watch, it consists of different settings, public integration and many different shots and cut away shots of the
area.
Overview – Existing Product
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjXIw1GlwaY1IzpW_jN9iCQ
15. Audience Profile
Gary Neville – The Overlap.
Basing this on Sky Sports Football and the
Youtube channel.
The overlaps audience seemingly consist of a heavy majority of male viewers, based of who leaves comments and
interacts with the videos. The accounts that have left registered comments have usernames and profile pictures which
suggest a male viewership. This can be backed up by sky sports’ demographic being 75% male. ( comparing it with sky
sports’ viewership makes sense as it is what Gary is currently best known for and The Overlap is a sector of Sky; Sky Bet.)
16. Overview – Existing Product
XO – How Liverpool Reached the Champions League Final.
XO are a former Youtube group whos usual content was quite bland and basic youtube
Style videos which included challenges and q&a videos. However every now and again one member
Lawrence, would create a video that feels at points it has a higher production value
with more care and effort albeit not perfect. The main part of this video that I like and want to take from is the intro and
opening few shots. At the start of the video it felt high quality and like it could become a strong attempt at a decent
documentary, however it became more like a vlog as it continued. The intro and opening scenes where he half ‘interviews’
Calfreezy felt like a much more in depth video than it ended up being.
17. The intro in Xo - HLRtCLF
XO – How Liverpool Reached the Champions League Final.
The intro consists of a montage of stock footage,
images and text. The text that is overlayed onto the
black background conveys the monologue which the
narrator is saying. This is something I want to use in
my intro as I think it creates a clean looking and
professional feel to the video. Its simple but
effective.
The stock footage that is used is predominantly images and screen caps however they do use stock footage from the UEFA
Champions League draw to show the Manchester City and Liverpool game being drawn. I think this is done extremely well, it
fits with what is being talked about and the overlayed filter in which they use I think adds that kind of retro vintage nostalgia
which helps to make it feel like this cherished spectacle and really highlight its significance as a derby. The rest of the footage
used are things like images showing what is being spoken about. This includes a screen grab of Manchester and Liverpool and
the surrounding areas, 3 screen grabs are used as it slowly gets closer to the areas with them being the focal point. Images of
the differing cities are also used to show how they are quite similar yet also differing, the use of photos of Happy Mondays,
Oasis and The Beatles are used to show how the culture is very similar but again have a slight form of rivalry that spans far
back. The final images are ones showing past Champions League moments of the two clubs, the images overlap over the top
of one another, I really like this as it makes it feel more like actual images that have been piled up rather than flicking
between images
18. Posters /
Advertisement
Ideally if I were to create a form of poster it would be very similar to this
matchday poster however I would swap out the images of the players and have a series of
media professionals take their place. For example a cameraman mid photo instead of
where Mane is.
19. Filming Protocols around
Stadium
The protocols around the stadium regarding covid have almost entirely
been removed, however there are still a couple which are in place.
Albeit they are more suggestions or requests rather than rules and
protocols.
The main form of protocols that are still applied
are regarding travel to the game and how early
you are allowed to arrive and how late you are
allowed to stay. They advise and request that
when travelling to the stadium you try and stay
away from public transport ( This will be fine as
Greig is giving me a lift to the stadium). The
arrivals for photographers are allotted to be
there 90 minutes before and after the match.(
Again this is easy to adhere to as Greig will be in
control of when we arrive and leave)
20. Remote Interviews
For part of my footage I am going to struggle to be able to get a hold
of and be able to record a face to face interview with some of
my potential interview candidate. So I am looking into possible ways of
conducting an interview remotely from home
Although I have not been able to find many examples of documentaries using a
remote interview. There are other places that often use this such as the news
when they have reporters abroad or have celebrities/guests video call in.
21. Remote Interviews II
I think the most suitable method for me to host my interviews
remotely would be through emails and have them send me a
recording or a voice note of their answers. Preferably a recording of
them answering the questions as it would make the project easier to
create
In the eventuality of being sent a voice note I will more than likely attempt to
make a phone call type video to overlay ontop of their recorded answers.
22. Music Overview
For the music I want it to be songs that are linked to football and have
some form of significance within the sport. I don’t mean that I want
the club anthems like You’ll Never Walk Alone and Forever blowing
bubbles, but the actual songs that are in some way affiliated with
clubs and there pre match rituals.
Using songs by the likes Oasis due to Noels link to Manchester City, or songs by
the stone roses as Manchester United use it as a walk out song for the players. I
think this will be a nice nod to what my documentary is based on while still
allowing it to flow smoothly and not sound weird with the football anthems
blasting in-between certain aspects.
23. Music Choice 1 – This
is the one – stone
roses
Music Choice 3 – right here
right now – fatboy slim
Music Choice 2 –
Twist and shout The
Beatles
I think choices 1 and 3 are the best
fitting for my project as they both
have a good tempo and speed while
also including a very good
instrumental riff which would fit in
well as a backing song behind
someone speaking or in-between
main shots or sequences
24. Bibliography
XO. (2018). HOW LIVERPOOL REACHED THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL.
Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lgyCW17-ic. Last accessed
09/03/2022.
The Overlap / Gary Neville. (2022). Declan Rice talks West Ham, Chelsea, England
and more with Gary Neville | The Overlap.
Available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdcMPQJs6zY. Last accessed
09/03/2022.
Amazon Prime. (2018-). All or Nothing .
Available: https://www.amazon.co.uk/All-or-Nothing-Tottenham-Hotspur/dp/B08G1YYZYN.
Last accessed 25/04/22.
Sky Media. (2020). Sky Sports Football. Available:
https://www.skymedia.co.uk/channels/sky-sports-football/.
Last accessed 05/05/22.
IMDB. (2020). All or Nothing Tottenham Reviews. Available:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt11188556/ratings.
Last accessed 05/05/22.
