The documentary focuses on Jarmesty Martial Arts Academy in Salford, England. Jack Glennon is a member of the club and chose to make a documentary to provide insight into the sport of martial arts. The documentary, titled "The Life of an Instructor: Martial Arts," will feature an interview between the club's founder and instructor, Russell Jarmesty, and Jack. It will also include footage of classes showing the training involved in martial arts. The documentary will use exposition during voiceovers and participation as Jack interviews the instructor and participates in classes.

1. Chloe Morley & Jack Glennon
DOCUMENTARY IDEAS FINAL SUMMARY – My Life: Martial Arts
The documentary that we are producing is based around Martial Arts, focussing on a club
based in Salford called Jarmesty Martial Arts Academy. We chose to focus our documentary
on this because Jack is a member of the club and has a keen interest in the sport. We both
thought that producing this could provide an insight into a sport that doesn’t get much
publicity but takes a lot of strength, stamina and commitment to do. The documentary will
be ‘The Life of an Instructor: Martial Arts’ – a segment from one episode of a possible series
about instructors in a variety of sports. A general overview of content in the documentary
includes an interview between the instructor and founder of the club, Russell Jarmesty and
Jack; here Jack will ask Russell questions about the new club, his previous work as a Bouncer
and how he feels about Martial Arts. It will also feature a large amount of footage from the
classes held at the club, including a time lapse feature from one of the classes – this giving
the audience a clear insight into the club.
There will be a mixture of modes of narrative used for the documentary - mainly the
expository mode and the participatory mode and the footage will also be non-linear. The
use of these modes will be conforming to the typical conventions of most documentaries
shown nowadays - they usually mix narratives to create a great piece of work. The
expository mode will be used over footage of the class at work, talking about what they do
there – Jack will be doing the voice over. This mode may also be used at the start of the
documentary to introduce the club and give a few facts about it. The participatory mode will
be used as Jack will be participating in some of the classes and he will also be doing the
interview with Russell the instructor.
The characters included in the documentary will be the main instructor and founder of the
club Russell Jarmesty, students in the classes that will be filmed – the students will have an
age-range from 4 years old to 50 years old and will also be mixed gender. Jack will also be in
the documentary as the presenter of the documentary. He will be a participator of the class,
interviewing the instructor and also will be giving the voiceover throughout.
The mise en scene of the documentary is key to providing the audience with more visual
information. The setting of the documentary is at the club which is in an Old Mill in Tyldesly
– here holds the gym where the classes are held. The majority of filming will be inside the
gym and also the interview will be set here. The lighting of the documentary will be mostly
high key to emulate a bright, energetic atmosphere in the club. There will be a possible use
of back lighting during the interview between Jack and the instructor to enhance the quality
of footage. In post-production lighting may be edited to enhance the quality. The equipment
used by the club will be placed around the room to give the audience an insight into what is
used here and what students do; this will include punch bags, pads and gloves. The clothing
worn by the students and instructor would be the Martial Arts gear; this would include the
belts that represent the level of skill they are at - conventional outfits for Martial Arts.

2. Chloe Morley & Jack Glennon
The iconography in the documentary will be related to that of Martial Arts, this would
include the clothing worn by the students and instructor, and this would include the belts
that represent the level of skill they are at and also the techniques performed by them. The
equipment used (such as gloves, punch bags/pads) also is iconic of martial arts. The use of a
gym as the main setting for the TV Documentary shows the audience that it will be mainly
about sport and the sporting world.
There will be a variety of camera shots and camera movements used throughout the
documentary to produce a high quality piece of work. A time lapse of one class could be
used as either a filling shot in the documentary or used in the interview with the instructor
speaking over it. It will be filmed from a heightened angle. This would give a general over
view of a typical class here. This is not used a lot in documentaries so it breaks conventions
and will engage the audience. Shot reverse shot between Jack and the instructor will be
used during the interview - establishes relationship between the both of them - most
interviews are filmed this way so it conforms to conventions. These shots will be medium
shots. Long shots and group shots filming students in the class performing the Martial Arts
will be used as well to demonstrate the class content. Whilst the class is taking place one of
us would move the camera around the class in a circular motion for a 360 view of the
room/class/students; this will make the audience feel like they are a part of the class and
give them a better understanding of what it is like to be there. The establishing shot of the
documentary will possibly be of the setting of where the class takes place, this will then lead
on to a panning shot of an empty gym. In this panning shot when the camera passes a pillar
it will then transform into a panning shot of a class taking place – this showing contrast.
The editing and digital effects of the documentary will be to a high quality. At the start of
the documentary juxtaposition could be used - panning shot of empty class room, goes past
a pillar to see a the room filled with students - could be classed as a cross cut. This could
reflect to how Martial Arts are a lively sport against other classes that may take place in the
room. The time lapse filmed will be edited and cut down; 20 minutes of one class will be
shortened to 30 seconds of time lapsed footage sped up. A different pace would be used
throughout to documentary to show footage - a faster pace used for the shots of class and a
slower pace used for the interview. Also in post-production the lighting will be altered and
colour correction will take place to enhance the footage quality.