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This document contains pitches for two documentary film ideas. The first is called "Lost Locations" and would explore hidden locations in Sheffield through cinematic style footage and historical facts as well as local myths. It lists potential locations like Shepherd's Wheel and influences like Samsara that showcase everyday beauty. The second is called "Estranged Students" and would share stories of university students who are estranged from their families, interviewing subjects and the support staff at Sheffield Hallam University. It notes contacts already made to participate.
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The document proposes a participatory observational documentary about an isolation experiment confining a participant to a single area alone. It would take place in a group member's scout hut or other room. The participant would complete weekly trials to measure their psychological and physical wellbeing. Cameras would film in a fly-on-wall style from multiple fixed angles. Editing would include interviews and reactions from presenters and family members, as well as a participant diary. The audience appeal is that isolation experiments are an untapped topic that could provide insight into dysfunctions from long-term social isolation.
Individual documentary treatment - Luke B
This document proposes a documentary experiment where participants are isolated in a closed environment like a small room to see how they are affected after some time. The documentary would show "fly on the wall" footage of the participants becoming aggravated on emphasized by cutaways or a voiceover. It would also include video diaries or interviews with participants during or after the experiment, as well as interviews with psychologists explaining the psychological effects of isolation.
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The document discusses the plans for actors, locations, lighting, and costumes for a student film production. It will use 6 actors - 4 participant friends, a presenter from the group, and a psychology teacher to play the psychologist. Filming will take place at a remote scout hut location that provides a plain setting and props. Natural and artificial lighting will be used both inside and outside the hut. Participants will wear casual clothes to relate to the audience, while the presenter and psychologist will dress more formally to look professional.
Mise en scene planning
The document outlines plans for a film project including:
- Four actors chosen who have drama experience in and outside of school.
- Props will be limited to food/water rations and a sheet of paper for challenges.
- Filming locations will be a scout hut and surrounding area to fit the documentary premise. Alternate indoor locations identified if needed.
- Lighting will be natural with spot lighting for interviews outdoors to follow conventions.
- Costumes will be casual wear to resemble an island setting, with the presenter in smart/casual clothing as per documentary conventions.
- The audience will likely enjoy it as it is similar to popular survival shows like The Island with Bear Grylls.
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Tom is planning a mise en scene for an isolation experiment project. Four actors with some experience will play the isolated participants. Group members will take on roles like presenter or psychologist. The location will be a scout hut that provides a spacious yet unfamiliar setting. Only minimal props like sleeping bags are needed. Costumes will be casual clothes to seem natural, with suits for presenter and psychologist. Natural lighting from windows will be used, with options if it is too dark.
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Types of Documentary
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- Lighting will be natural with spot lighting for interviews outdoors to follow conventions.
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- The audience will likely enjoy it as it is similar to popular survival shows like The Island with Bear Grylls.
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Our media product uses conventions of both conspiracy and political thriller genres. It conforms to some conventions such as the protagonist facing a powerful organization and being employed by the government to stop threats. However, it rejects some conventions like drugs, weapons, and cars which did not fit the storyline or characters. Narrative theory can also be applied, with binary oppositions between the protagonist and hackers that later shifts, and codes like cultural knowledge of the British government being used.
Evaluation q1
This document discusses how the media product conforms to and challenges conventions of thriller genres. It analyzed conventions of conspiracy and political thrillers to inform the opening. Specifically, it used the simple yet chilling title sequence from Gone Girl. Research also impacted using a flashback clip to provide context, and having music emphasize scenes like the chase and fight, inspired by another past student work. The protagonist was employed to stop hackers threatening the government, conforming to a political thriller convention. However, other typical thriller icons were not included. Overall narrative theory guided constructing the opening in line with thriller genres.
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Our media product draws from conventions of conspiracy and political thrillers. The protagonist confronts a powerful threatening organization alone, and is employed by the government to stop information from being leaked that could destroy it. Research on films like Gone Girl and Se7en influenced our title sequence design. While conforming to some political thriller conventions like a mysterious phone call, our opening also challenges conventions by presenting the story in a nonlinear format.
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- 1. DOCUMENTARY PITCHES BY JOSIE QUIGLEY-JAY, ELSIE WILLIAMSON, MICHAEL RODBER, DECLAN PURVIS AND FRASER WRIGHT
- 2. PITCH 1 – LOST LOCATIONS • Exploring the hidden history of Sheffield that many outsiders would not think to consider, this film would discover these locations in a cinematic style. Some of these locations may include: shepherds wheel, manor castle and bishops house. While the majority of the dialogue will be factual, myths and legends surrounding these locations could easily be incorporated.
- 3. LOCATIONS • Shephards wheel • Birley spar • Kelham island • Manor castle
- 4. INTERVIEWS • At many of these locations there are experts on hand that, with permission, could provide more detail on the locations than what is available in our research. • Even without these sources, we would still be able to narrate over our images to create a factual documentary
- 5. INFLUENCES • Samsara & Baraka (D: Ron Fricke) – Cinematic style of every day events or locations that take your breath away in awe at the beauty of the subjects they choose to shoot. • Buzzfeed Unsolved (True Crime Series) – How it is presented in a form of slowly telling the story behind the crime to then go to the location where it happened and what occurred. They sometimes ask professionals what they know.
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- 7. CONTACTS • Within this documentary we would require contact with the support team at Sheffield Hallam to present some facts about the percentage of estranged students they’ve had this year and the kind of help they can offer. I regards to this I have emailed the team. • We would also need some estranged students themselves to share aspects of their stories and experiences to a degree they’re comfortable with. For this we have a few contacts in mind who are likely to share.
- 8. INFLUENCES • Kicked out: From Care to Chaos – The overall presentation of this documentary as being presented by a young girl who has experienced the care system, sharing her story as well as others. BBC documentaries in general also follow a very formulaic design to present facts and stories.