This formal proposal outlines a 30-minute documentary for BBC2 on Saturday evenings targeting audiences aged 16 and older about the topic of books. The mixed-style documentary will utilize a variety of narrative structures including interviews with local authors and librarians, archive footage, statistics from surveys and reports, and background music. Primary research needs include interview subjects and local library information while secondary research involves published materials, government reports, and other documentaries about books.

1. Formal Proposal for Documentary
Topic: Books
Type of Documentary: Mixed
Style of Documentary: Variety
Channel & Scheduling: BBC2, Saturday, 6:00-6:30pm
Target Audience: 16+
Primary Research Needed: Questions/Statistics from local librarians, Research local aspiring
authors and information about their books, find interviewee’s, find archive material (e.g. old book
footage)
Secondary Research Needed: Information from other peoples books, internet statistics,
newspaper articles, government reports, clips from TV/internet, background music, information from
other book documentaries.
Narrative Structure: Open, Linear, Multi-Strand
Outline of Content:
 Off Screen narrator with title
 Montage of people saying their favourite books
 Cutaway
 Fade into interview 1 - few questions
 Cutaway
 Fade into interview 2 – few questions
 Cutaway
 Few questions from 3rd interviewee
 {Use archive material where needed – relation with what the interviewee’s answer is}
 Cutaway
 Off screen narrator reads stats
Resource Requirements: HD Camera, Tripod, 2x Microphone (close sound and distant sound)
Computer with Adobe Photoshop, Old book pages for backdrop if necessary.