1. ASSIGNMENT 23: MUSIC & SOCIAL
ACTORS PLANNING
Jodie Foster-Pillia
Pamela Younes
Laura Cuk
Abigail Menzies

2. Music
Links
Initial
research
Why this music is
appropriate
➢http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M37VucWh06Y
➢http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UjsXo9l6I8
➢http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lTB1pIg1y0
➢http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NTa6Xbzfq1U&safe=active
➢ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M37VucWh06Y
These songs are well known and
the target audience will be able to
recognise them
Music for 1
minute
➢ http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=NTa6Xbzfq1U&safe=active
Music for 2
minute
development
➢ http://www.freesound.org/people/Timbre/sounds/
152845/
(slow piano)
This is the theme song to a well
know video game (super mario
bros) that majority of the
audience will be able to identify.
Also, this music is appropriate as
it links to the overall topic of the
Slow pace background is
effective when discussing a
serious part of the documentary
for example how video games
addiction has become a disorder
Music for
Introduction
(montage)
This is an upbeat song and would
create an uplifting mood to help
support the preview of the entire
series

3. Social Actors – Presenter Research
Inspirational presenters
What do you like about
them
Name: Jimmy Doherty
•He is an active and cheerful
presenter who keeps
audience engaged in
documentary
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•He speaks clearly and loud,
when explaining things,
making it easy for audience
to understand
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Previous documentary:
Food unwrapped
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Name: Morgan Spurlock
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Previous documentary
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•He takes part in the
documentary by being
involved interesting
experiments to keep
audience entertained
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•He is quite humorous, isn't
boring
Pictures of them

4. Social Actors – Presenter Research
Inspirational presenters What do you like about
them
Name: Nev
Gets up and close with
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social actors. Talks to
Previous documentary: them on a friendly basis/
Catfish
comforts when upset
Pictures of them

5. Social Actors – Your Presenter
Presenter Info
Why this person?
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Name: Pamela Younes
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Age: 17
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✓ Because she is
dedicated
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✓ She is always available
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✓ Committed
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✓ can talk in front of a
camera without
Gender: Female
Pictures of them

6. Social Actors – Public Interviews Research
Types of people to
Why this particular person
Black(afro/caribbean) Male
teenager
Likely to play video games, as
this is quite typical of young
males afro/caribbean aged
between 13-18 as they are
stereotyped as being quite lazy
when it comes to education, and
more into games and social life
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Age: 13-18
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Therefore it would be useful to
hear their opinions.
(White British)male teenager
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Male teenagers tend to have an
interest in games, so it would be
interesting to hear there views on
video games.
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Pictures of these types of

7. Social Actors – Public Interviews Research
Types of people to
interview
Why this particular person
Female/male
Smart clothes/work
clothes
Appears to look quite intelligent/
educated and knowledgeable
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Would probably know what she/
he is talking about and would
put forward a view that may be
quite strong, and therefore
interesting to include in our
documentary
Age: 25-35
Female/Mother
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Interviewing a mother would be
useful as they possibly have
children who play video games,
and can therefore express their
Pictures of these types of
people

8. Social Actors – Public Interviews Research
Types of people to
interview
Why this particular
person
Male/female child
It would be interesting to see how
a young child's opinion of video
games differs from that of adults.
And how video games has
impacted on their minds from a
young age
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Age 7-11
Pictures of these types
of people

9. Social actors- Public interview locations
Type of people to
interview
Where will you find these
types of people?
How do you know?
Female/Mother
Age: 30-50
On a Saturday taking their
young children out on a family
outing – possibly to public
areas
Public areas
It’s a common motherly thing to
do on a weekend with the/their
children.
Male/Father
Age 25-35
Teenagers
Male Age: 16-19
Public areas, i.e. cinema,
public park
It’s a common fatherly thing to do
on a weekend with the/their
Most likely to go to the public
areas with other friends
-beneficial for interviewing
because of the variety of people
Teenagers
Public areas, i.e. cinema,
Female Age: 16-19 public park, shopping centre
Similar to male teenagers, on
Saturdays/Sundays; teenagers
are likely to go to public areas to
hang out after a week of school
Male/Female child
Age: 7-11
Children at these ages would be
around their mother(s) and
father(s)
Public areas
- Mothers and fathers will be
with children so both will be
interviewed

10. Social Actors – Public Interviews Techniques
Important techniques to apply when trying to get public interviews:
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Be friendly
Talk to the person first before putting the camera in their face
Explain to them the purpose of the interview
Tell the person that this video interview won’t end up on YouTube
publicly
• Allow the person to think of their answer before starting to film so they
don’t feel under pressure

11. Social Actors – Expert Interviews Research
Why this/these particular experts?
Pictures of those type of experts
A psychologist
They can give a psychological insight
to how video games can help and
damage the human body.
A psychologist would be able to explain
why some players more addicted to
video games than others
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Type of experts to
interview
A sociology
They can explain how socialising
teacher/sociologist children to play video games from a
young age can effect them throughout
their childhood
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12. Social Actors – Expert Interviews Research
Type of experts to
interview
Why this/these particular experts?
A doctor/GP
They would be able to explain the
possible physical and mental effects
that video games can cause
Video game
This expert would be able to explain
designer/developer why video games are becoming more
realistic and why stereotypes are
reinforced in video games
Pictures of those type of experts

13. Expert interviews locations
Type of people to
interview
Where will you find these How do you know?
types of people?
Psychologist
Convent of Jesus and
Mary Language College
(Psychology teachers
office)
Ealing
Doctor
Sociologist
Convent of Jesus and
Mary Language College
(Sociology teachers
office)
They teach at the school
and are aware of the
interview process
By calling him up at his
profession and then
booking an appointment
to do the interview
They teach at the school
and are aware of the
interview process

14. Expert interview techniques
• Important techniques we will apply when trying to get
expert interviews
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➢Make initial contact before turning up
➢Introduce yourself and the reason for your call/contact
➢Don’t assume people will respond to emails
➢Present questions before filming them
➢Don’t stick the camera in their faces (intimidation)

15. Social Actors – Health & Safety
Interviewing Risks/responsibilities
Interview precautions
If the individual doesn’t want to be
on camera
Explain to them the video won’t be
shown publicly
Interviewing alone
Always interview strangers from the
public with a friend
Filming people under 16
Ask parents permission
Filming in a store
Ask the store managers before
filming their customers