2. Pitch
• The plot would be focusing in-depth into Marriages of all different
backgrounds, looking closely at the way in which couples live. We would
focus on a range of couples including heterosexual, homosexual,
transgender, strict religion beliefs etc. We would focus on how couples last,
and the reasons many couples divorce. We would compare the beliefs of
specific relationships from modern days compared to historic beliefs and
traditions.
• This would be engaging to our target audience as they would be interested
to see the way many people with other backgrounds to themselves live their
lives.
• This documentary would be presented to the UK citizens, specifically on
channel BBC, as they currently show serious documentaries reflecting real
life. We believe this is the correct channel to broadcast our documentary as
it appeals to our target market.
3. • We believe that our target audience would consist of two main
demographics that would be interested, from young adults to
middle-aged adults, interested to see the differences of
relationships in modern days.
• We have decided to use mainly a Reflexive mode for this
topic, having the documentarian behind the camera. We
believe this would be most effective when interviewing as it
focus’s the attention to the interviewee, provides a more
professional manor to approach the topic.
• We would throughout have a voice over of the narrator,
especially in the opening sequence introducing the topic.
• We would use a range of archived footage when appropriate.
4. • The style we would approach this topic by would be similar to Louis
Theroux’s documentaries, as he approaches his topics on a serious
attitude to the audience.
• Similar existing documentaries such as ‘How will we love’, ‘After
Happily Ever After’ and ‘Single: A Documentary Film’ all very
different to one another but focus’ on the different types of current
and previous relationships of real life people. This is one similar
aspect to out documentary.
• ‘How will we love’ by Chris Bricker. As he focus’ on one couple on
their 63rd anniversary, and goes through their life together and the
secret to a happy marriage. ‘After Happily Ever After’ by Kate
Schermerhorn. As she searches for answers about the success of
marriage’s and shares her own personal experiences. ‘Single: A
Documentary Film’ by Richard Atkinson, comparing single life to the
life of being in a relationship.
