factual treatment form

1. L3 Creative MediaProduction&Technology
Factual ProductionTreatmentForm
WorkingTitle Breakit off
Summary of topic In mydocumentaryill be coveringmanythingsin
termsof dance,mainly focusingonbreakdance
and goingoverthe history andthe impactitshad
on peopleslives. Focusingmainlyon one person
and the impactit had onthemand how theygot
intoit andwhat itdid forthemas a personand
the experiencestheyhad.
Whythis topic/subject Its somethingthathada massive impacton me
personallyandittookup a bigpart of mylife and
issomethingI’mstill interestedinandsomethingI
feel wouldmake agreatdocumentaryandthere is
so muchpotential especiallyintermsof the
footage Icouldacquire, and the editingfreedomid
have and the creativity thatidbe able to
implementintomyproduction.Itsalsosomething
that I thinknoone else will dosoitssomething I
can take riskswithand somethingIcan be original
withwhichissomethingill enjoyasitwontbe a
normal documentary. Ialsofeel itwill be
incrediblyfuntomake asI will be able togo over
oldmemoriesinthe interview andalsohave a
trainingsessionwhengatheringfootage,all this
will me Istay motivatedandalsohave a good
timingmakingitwhichIhope will come acrossin
the final production.
What is the purpose ofthis project, or what
is the point of it?[youcan phrase thisas a
pointto getacross, a central argument,etc]
The pointof thisisto show what a hobbyor
interestlike breakdancingcando topeople and
the effectitcan have on themand theirlives,I
wantto show how somethingthatmightseemas
justa hobbyor a passtime can actually really
impactand influencesomeone’s dailylife andcan
alsoevenbe someone’s source of happiness. AsI
wantpeople toknow that breakdancingcanbe
someone’spassionandisa seriousthingthat
people puttheirwhole life into.

2. L3 Creative MediaProduction&Technology
Factual ProductionTreatmentForm
Intendedaudience and how are you
designingyour projectto appeal to that
audience – reference stylisticchoicesand
intentionshere
So myaudience will be leanedtowardanyone
aged16-26 ,Ifeel these are the age groupsthat
wouldbe mostinterestedinbreakdancingasfrom
experience thatwasnormallyhow the age ranged
whenI wenttoeventsandtraining,thisis
generalisedasthere were youngerandolder
people atthese thingsbutIthinkthe style itsin
alsoadds to the reasonI feel itsmore suitedto
thisage group. I wantthe projecttobe inblack
and white asI feel ithelpsaddcharacterto the
projectbutalso helpsaddthatprofessional look
and will stopitfromlookingtacky.Ialso justlove
how black andwhite looksandI feel withthe
musicand contentsof the documentarythatit will
reallyaddthe aestheticandstyle I’mgoingfor.
Intendedcontributors [whowill you
interview,talkto,etc]
For my interview ill be interviewingmygood
friendLloyd,forthisprojectitwasa nobrainerto
interview him.IdancedwithLloydforalmost10
years,I know how goodand experiencedhe is
whenitcomesto thistopichis knowledge of the
subjectandthe passionheshad andhas for
breakdancingwill helpmake myproject
knowledgeable andauthenticandhelpshine a
differentlightonsomethingIhave a passionfor.
Sources for visual materials [thisisphotos,
footage,images,etcyouintendtouse on
the project– rememberALLWORKSHOULD
BE ORIGINALor from appropriate archive
sourcesthismeansphotos/footageyou
don’townmust be modifiedtoyourown
style andoutputi.e.rotoscopingphotos,etc]
For thisprojectI will be gettingall of the footage
myself. Forthe interviewsIwill use the studioand
I will use one cameraa tripodand a microphone,I
will onlyneedone angle asIwill be makingitlook
more interestinginpostproduction.Forthe
sceneswithbreakdancinginIwill be usingthe
dance studio,Iwill tryto use thison a lunchtime
as I wontbe able toduringlessons.ForthisIwill
alsosetthe cameraup on a tripodand justdo a
trainingsessionwith Antony asforme that was
whatI most enjoyedaboutdancinganditwill
include everythinggoodandbad andalso
interactionsbetweenme andmyfriendtoreally
show whattrainingislike,againIwill alsohelp
make thislookmore interestinginpost
production/editingphase.

3. L3 Creative MediaProduction&Technology
Factual ProductionTreatmentForm
Outline structure for project[for videothis
couldbe a sectionedbreakdownwith
general timingsuchasintro,interview,
montage,etcfor Fanzine thiscouldbe page
breakdownsfrompg1to pg 12]
Top start withitwill be a montage of clipsfrom
the trainingsessionswithsome cool cutsand
transitionsfollowingthe movesof the dancerto
helpmake itmore visuallyengaging
How does your chosenmedium/format link
to your specialism?
Withthe projectbeingadocumentaryIfeel itwill
helpme reallydevelopskillsthative alreadyused
as I dida documentaryformy1st
yearfmpbut
now withthe experience I’ve gainedIfeel I can
reallyshow off how muchbetterI am at doingthis
style of thingand I alsofeel itwill justgenerally
improve myskillswhenitcomestocamerawork
editingandevenaudio.Thisisthentohelpgive
me evenmore experience sothatwhenitcomes
to my fmpI have developedmyskillsinthe video
area of mediasopthat I am fullyprepared. Also
withitbeinganotherdocumentarywitha
differentstyle itwillgive me adirectcomparison
betweentow similarbutverydifferentprojectsso
I can see how ive improvedbutalsowhere I
maybe didsomethingbetterthe firsttime orhow
by usingblackandwhite itdoeshelpmake the
projectoverall lookbetterandseemmore
professional.