1. Questionpreparation
What kindsof fundingdoyoureceive fromlocal professionalclubs,whatkindof fundingif anydo
youget fromsport England?
(Paul) (Marwan)
These will be satdownina typical interview style (shotreverseshot)
I will alsotryto incorporate a passive participantrole intomyinterviewingIwill be runningsome
basicball skillsandhavinga chat with(Rosie andPaul C)
Alsotalkingaboutthe newrugbyleague sportEnglandcutsand whetherthe new amateurclubled
schemeswill workand hopefullyincreaseparticipants.
I will alsobe talkingaboutthe waythat low level fundingcutshave possibly affectednew clubsin
the way of buyingequipment
“The RFL’sbolddecisiontocreate a competitionframeworkforthe communitygame basedonthe
summerwill deliverbothbetterintegrationof competitionstructuresandagreaterflexibilityfor
those wishingtoparticipate atall levelsof the game.Ourdiscussionswiththe RFLhave givenus
confidence thatthe verysignificantinvestmentwe are still makinginrugbyleague willdelivervalue
for money.”
In additiontothe creationof a summerbasedcompetitionframework,the RFLplansto buildonthe
successful workithasbeguninexpandingtouchrugby.Stepsare alsobeingtakentomitigate the
impactof youthrecruitmentbyprofessional clubsthroughanew duel registrationbetweenboth
communityandprofessional clubs.
http://archive.sportengland.org/about_us/our_news/rfl_and_egp_funding.aspx
The EGP’s maximumfundingawardfor2009 – 2013 was £12,851,500. As a resultof SportEngland’s
decisionandthe reductionstoSportEngland’sExchequerfundinginthe Comprehensive Spending
Review,the total SportEnglandinvestmentforthe periodwill be £12,538,477.
£550 a month tobe divertedtoamateurinsteadof the rfl,how will the clubsbe spendingthis
money?
Furtherresearch
The keyto choosingthe rightstorytellingtechniquesforyourdocumentaryistoknow whoyour
primaryaudience will be andwhere/how itwill be viewed.If youraudience isagroupof third
graders,youmay choose a verydifferenttechnique thanyouwouldforagroup of college fraternity

2. brothersor fora groupof seniorcitizens.Anotherwaytochoose your storytellingtechniqueisto
thinkaboutyour subjectmatter.If yourdocumentaryisaboutwar, youmightchoose a very
differentstorytellingstylethanif yourdocumentaryisaboutadoptingpuppies.The ideaisthatyou
wantto create the propersettingandtone to create an experience foryouraudience.Youwantto
buildthe storyinsuch a way to keepthe audience engagedandfollowingthe story,youdon'twant
themto getborednor do youwant to overstimulate.
Narration– This isa traditional style of storytellingusinganarratorwho isoff-cameraandnever
seen.Thisgeneric“voice”isanobjective storyteller.Thisstyle isoftenusedinnewstype
documentarieslike PBS'sFrontline.
Host – This isa style of storytellingwhere youlearnthe storythroughaguide or a host.You see this
persononcamera and theytake youthrough the storyin theirownwords.The hostcouldbe you,it
couldbe a celebrityoraprofessional hostorjusta personwho has some connectiontothe story.
Thisis a great technique foratravel documentary.IusedthistechniqueinmydocumentaryBriarsin
the CottonPatch withformerUN AmbassadorAndrew Youngasthe host.
No Narration – These are my favorite type of documentarieswherethere isnonarration.The storyis
piecedtogetherusingonlyclipsof interviews,raw footage,on-screentextandgraphics.The Cove is
a compellingexampleof thisstyle.
Recreations/Drama–Thisstorytellingtechnique isoftenusedinhistorical documentarieswhere
importanteventshave alreadytakenplace andthere isnoexistingfootage.Orthere are piecesof
the story missingthatneedtobe dramatized.A greatexample of adocumentaryusingthis
technique isManon Wire.
FollowOne Character– Thisis a style of storytellingwhereyouchoose one persontofollow foryour
story.The filmmakersthatmade the documentaryAnInconvenientTruthtookthisapproach by
followingAl Gore totell a bigand complicatedstory.
All of these are importantwhenitcomesto