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- 2. Codes and Conventionsof a Documentary There are different genres of documentaries; codes and conventions may differ slightly depending on this. Interviews Voice-over Soundtrack Slow motion / fast motion footage Close-ups and extreme close-ups Establishing shots Archive footage Video diaries Text and graphics Juxtaposition
- 3. Codes and Conventionsof… a double page spread from a listings magazine focused on the documentary Images, usually large and/or multiple and with captions Columns Informative content Date of airing Synopsis Rating Main features tab a newspaper advertisement on the documentary Large image showing main feature Reviews Large title Majority printed in colour and high resolution Channel or company logo
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- 5. Audience Research Do youwatch documentaries on a regular basis?
- 6. Audience Research What genreof documentary do you most enjoy?
- 7. Audience Research Which channeldo you usually watch them on?
- 8. Audience Research How muchtime do you usually spend on the internet per day?
- 9. Audience Research What doyou mostly use the internet for?
- 10. Audience Research Which ofthese websites do you use on a regular basis?
- 11. Audience Research Do youattend any internet community events?
- 12. Audience Research (a) Haveyou ever made any friends on the internet? (b) If yes, have you ever met them in person?
- 13. History of Documentaries “afilm or television or radio programme that gives facts and information about a subject”. The first documentary piece was done in 1877 by Eadweard Muybridge – a series of sequential images on the way a horse runs In 1895 Auguste and Louis Lumière made a series of short actuality films In the 1920s, Nanook of the North was filmed by Flaherty After the 1920s, documentary films mainly consisted of propaganda e.g. Riefenstahl’s Triumph of the Will on the Nazi Party From 1950 to 1970, cinéma vérité was developed where handheld equipment enabled film crews to follow a natural disaster
- 14. According to IMDb,the most popular documentary in the US box office was in 2004, named Fahrenheit 9/11. It grossed $119 million (Wikipedia states it grossed more, with $222,446,882), while Jackass grossed $117 million. We can now watch documentaries on the go due to technological advancements and the internet.
- 15. Consideration of Institutional Platforms BBC Three and Channel 4’s target audience is 16-34 year olds Both channels air documentaries on controversial topics, such as Horsemeat Banquet (BBC Three) and Crazy about One Direction (Channel 4) Our documentary would be independent – BBC Three airs documentaries from independent studios like Studio Lambert Both channels have an on-demand service: BBC iPlayer and 4oD.
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- 18. Problems Mac Issues– old version of Final Cut Pro Costume Dissatisfactions Comic-con Concerns
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- 20. What I StillNeed to do Continue editing main piece Replace audio Take photos for ancillary