The document discusses the planning and production elements for a documentary film. It will focus on a girl named Darcy and autism. Elements that need scripting include voiceovers with questions for interviews and facts about autism. Most dialogue will not be scripted to maintain realism. Upbeat ukulele music will be used for titles and transitions. Filming locations will include places Darcy visits like parks and her home. Costumes and props will be minimal to seem natural. Lighting will rely on natural and existing indoor lighting.

2. The name of my documentary is going to be..
To get this into my
documentary I will
editing it into my
film
I will also be editing on
screen text when needed.
For example, when there
is an interview with
Darcy’s mum I will put
this on the screen on the
bottom left.

3. Firstly I have to think about the dialogue within my documentary..
The main voice that will be
heard within my documentary
is my voice over
Some of my voice over can
be planned but other parts
of it may need to be
recorded after the filming.
This is because you cannot
guarantee that it’ll match
with the filming. For
example, Darcy’s actions will
mostly not be planned
meaning that my voice over
will have to match what she
is doing.
My script:
For the first bit of my documentary where I
am asking lots of individuals if they know
what Autism is will have to be scripted, the
voice over will be asking the questions:
- ‘What is Autism?’
- ‘Can you tell me what Autism is?’
- ‘Do you know what Autism is?’
I will also make there reaction be natural
but give them guidance as why I am doing
it and what I want their reaction to be like.
For example I am hoping for reactions like:
- ‘Ummm..’
- ‘Err..’
- ‘Ermm..’
- ‘I have no idea!’

4. Another thing that will need to be scripted is when my voce over
is talking about the facts and statistics. This is where my extra
research of Autism and the characteristics of Autism is important
for me to include:
‘Autism is a life long development disability that affects how a person communicates
with and relates to other people’
‘It affects how they make sense of the world’
‘They can’t form friends as well as other people so they feel left out’
‘They can’t form friends as well as other people so they feel left out’
‘Sudden change can make people with autism very anxious and nervous’
‘People with autism may look okay on the outside but aren’t on the outside – it isn’t
physical enough for the general public to notice. This can often lead to people making
judgements’
I will also have to make sure that it fits in with Darcy’s actions – for example if she is
playing on her own it may be relevant to the statement about how they cannot form
friends easily.

5. Other parts of my documentary script I will have to think about is
the dialogue of the individuals within the documentary..
Because my documentary is observational, it means
that most of the dialogue will not be planned. For
example, when filming Darcy and her brother playing
they may be having a conversation which is just
natural instead of scripted. This is because it is a
common convention of a documentary to have a
technicality of realism.
Another reason for this is because of the
interviews. This is because you cannot
plan what the interviewee is going to
say.

6. Non-diegetic sound..
There will also be a non-diegetic soundtrack when my
title is coming up. I have looked at different music
and found that an upbeat ukulele song is ideal to
have in the back ground.
The soundtracks in the corners are my two different
options. I have chosen to go for either of these
because they are upbeat and they lighten the mood.
When doing research as to what would be a good
instrumental track to use most people and websites
said that a piano or ukulele would be good.

7. I then have to think about where I will be filming..
I will be filming wherever I can. For example, if I am
with Darcy and we go to the park then I would film
her at the park. The majority of the filming of her or
her family members will be in her house.
I will also be having filming of things like motorways
and roads sped up. I have decided to stand on a
bridge in Horley to get this part filmed. This is
because it is a general convention within a
documentary as it can represent a journey, for
example if it were to represent me travelling to
Darcy’s house.

8. This slide is about the costume and props that I will need..
There are not many specific props or costumes
that I will need to have in my documentary
because I want it to look as natural as possible.
I will not be dressing any of my characters up as
I want them to just be themselves so my
documentary film is believable as possible.
Some props that I may use may be toys when
filming Darcy to make it look more ‘childish’
and set the scene.

9. My lighting..
Most of my lighting will be natural
unless I am inside when it is dark.
This means that I will be using the
lights within the buildings, there
will be no technical lighting due to
trying to make it look as natural
as possible.