Our documentary is about bands in the Barnsley area. We will need to know a little bit of background information on them. To do this, we are asking the band some questions.
How did you guys get together?
*BAND NAME* is a pretty unusual name. Where did it come from?
How long have you been playing together for?
You're a local band, so where can people come and see you play?
How do you feel about playing against *RIVAL BAND NAME*?
We will also be interviewing individual members of each band, with questions such as-
What instrument/s do you play?
How long have you been in the band?
What would you consider as the best gig you ever played in your whole entire life?
For the last question of the interview, the band will be asked, "What do you think of *RIVAL BAND*?
Tuesday, 28 September 2010
Friday, 24 September 2010
Film Documentaries
Although our documentary is for television I think it would be helpful to note what kind of features you'd find in a film documentaries, for this I watched the film documentary 'Super Size Me', directed by Morgan Spurlock.
The documentary follows Morgan Spurlock as he tries to discover what would happen if someone ate McDonalds everyday for every meal for 30 days.
Facts
The main features of the documentary are facts and figures, there are A LOT, but when watching the film the facts aren't boring. They use cartoon characters as one fun way to get the facts across.
Interviews
In the documentary there are many interviews with food specialists, people from the food industry, people in the street, people who work at McDonalds and even the staff at schools. This gives the documentary a lot of different opinions.
Voice overs
The documentary doesn't have much of a voice over as the 'presenter' is the main character. The film does have Morgan Spurlock as a voice over when needed, for example when narrating the factual cartoons.
Music
The documentary involves various scenes with music to them, these songs keep with the McDonalds theme. They also make the documentary more enjoyable and fun.
The documentary follows Morgan Spurlock as he tries to discover what would happen if someone ate McDonalds everyday for every meal for 30 days.
Facts
The main features of the documentary are facts and figures, there are A LOT, but when watching the film the facts aren't boring. They use cartoon characters as one fun way to get the facts across.
Interviews
In the documentary there are many interviews with food specialists, people from the food industry, people in the street, people who work at McDonalds and even the staff at schools. This gives the documentary a lot of different opinions.
Voice overs
The documentary doesn't have much of a voice over as the 'presenter' is the main character. The film does have Morgan Spurlock as a voice over when needed, for example when narrating the factual cartoons.
Music
The documentary involves various scenes with music to them, these songs keep with the McDonalds theme. They also make the documentary more enjoyable and fun.
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Types of documentaries
There are six different types of documentary;
Poetic documentaries, which started in the 1920’s. These documentaries were a reaction against the early fiction films. The poetic documentaries didn’t use continuity editing and organized images of the material world by means of associations and patterns.
Nanook of the North(1922)
Expository documentaries, these types of documentary spoke directly to the viewer, they proposed a strong argument or point of view. The films were rhetorical and tried to persuade the viewer to take on the same views as the documentary was putting across. Images were not very important in these sorts of documentaries.
An Inconvenient Truth(2006) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnjx6KETmi4
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Observational documentaries, these set out to simply observe life without interfering with what was going on. The first type of these documentaries date back to the 1960’s. They were made with the new technology of mobile lightweight filming equipment. Usually this type of documentary involved a voice over.
An American Family (1973)
Participatory documentaries, these films include the film maker as part of the film. The film maker will go out and talk to people about situations, and the film maker would become a crucial part of the film.
Sherman's March (1986)
Reflexive documentaries, these documentaries ask the question, ‘How does the world get represented by documentary films?’. This is the most self-conscious of all the styles of documentaries and are highly sceptical of ‘realism’.
Capturing Reality (2008)
Performative documentaries, these show people's emotional responses to the world. They’re strongly personal, unconventional and quite experimental. This genre may focus of certain groups, for example, women, ethnic minorities, gays, etc, and let these groups speak about themselves, how they feel and so on. Often techniques from fiction films are borrowed.
An Inconvenient Truth(2006) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnjx6KETmi4
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Poetic documentaries, which started in the 1920’s. These documentaries were a reaction against the early fiction films. The poetic documentaries didn’t use continuity editing and organized images of the material world by means of associations and patterns.
Nanook of the North(1922)
Expository documentaries, these types of documentary spoke directly to the viewer, they proposed a strong argument or point of view. The films were rhetorical and tried to persuade the viewer to take on the same views as the documentary was putting across. Images were not very important in these sorts of documentaries.
An Inconvenient Truth(2006) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnjx6KETmi4
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Observational documentaries, these set out to simply observe life without interfering with what was going on. The first type of these documentaries date back to the 1960’s. They were made with the new technology of mobile lightweight filming equipment. Usually this type of documentary involved a voice over.
An American Family (1973)
Participatory documentaries, these films include the film maker as part of the film. The film maker will go out and talk to people about situations, and the film maker would become a crucial part of the film.
Sherman's March (1986)
Reflexive documentaries, these documentaries ask the question, ‘How does the world get represented by documentary films?’. This is the most self-conscious of all the styles of documentaries and are highly sceptical of ‘realism’.
Capturing Reality (2008)
Performative documentaries, these show people's emotional responses to the world. They’re strongly personal, unconventional and quite experimental. This genre may focus of certain groups, for example, women, ethnic minorities, gays, etc, and let these groups speak about themselves, how they feel and so on. Often techniques from fiction films are borrowed.
An Inconvenient Truth(2006) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnjx6KETmi4
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What is a documentary?
What is a documentary?
A documentary is a film that attempts to document reality. The scenes will be arranged together but are not scripted, and the people in documentaries are not actors. Sometimes documentaries may have a presenter or a voice-over who describes what people are seeing in the documentary, or sometimes the footage speaks for itself.
Documentary is the earliest form of any film that involved single shots of events such as a boat leaving the shore, these were known as ‘actuality’ films. Propaganda films were also early forms of the documentary.
Over the years the documentary film has become more popular and high profile, but it still far less popular than the action or adventure film genre. Most documentary films these days are focused on political or controversial views, such as Supersize me or an inconvenient truth.
A documentary is a film that attempts to document reality. The scenes will be arranged together but are not scripted, and the people in documentaries are not actors. Sometimes documentaries may have a presenter or a voice-over who describes what people are seeing in the documentary, or sometimes the footage speaks for itself.
Documentary is the earliest form of any film that involved single shots of events such as a boat leaving the shore, these were known as ‘actuality’ films. Propaganda films were also early forms of the documentary.
Over the years the documentary film has become more popular and high profile, but it still far less popular than the action or adventure film genre. Most documentary films these days are focused on political or controversial views, such as Supersize me or an inconvenient truth.
Similar Documentaries
We have researched into documentaries, and a few examples are Being N-Dubz, The Saturdays 24/7 and Paramore- The Final Riot!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfJP5BQuhtQ
Being N-Dubz is similar to our film because of the layout. First, the band is introduced and background information is given on Tulisa, Dappy and Fazer. We are doing this in our documentary. In the introduction when Fazer is saying "boom, brap, big up yo'self, nana ni,innit", he is using language that appeals to his target audience, and mainly because this is how he speaks. They also include freeze frames with their names. We intend to put freeze frames in our documentary, the names of the individuals and the instrument they play will appear on the screen. The aim of the Being N-Dubz documentary is for fans to understand where they came from and what they have had to cope with, as both individuals and a band. There is also about a minute and a half in the opening segment of the documentary that outlines what the viewers can expect to see in future episodes. This documentary is filmed on location- at the studio, at music festivals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmd0G43j-0
The Saturdays 24/7 also uses a similar layout to Being N-Dubz. Clips from the coming episodes are featured in the opening minutes, and the voiceover tells the audience what they can expect from The Saturdays as the series goes on. Stills are also used as the band members are introduced, and the audience are told their names and a statement about them. E.g "Frankie, voted one of the world's most sexiest women, and a real prankster." Using this technique, we can see what the individuals are like and how they behave as a band. This technique is what we would like to use in ours to allow use to get extra/background information across to our viewers. The Saturdays 24/7 is filmed on location- at photoshoots, festivals, in the car because it is a documentary on being a member of The Saturdays. Whenever music used, it is music that is in the charts. People can recognise these songs because they are popular and appeal to a vast audience. Also, The Saturdays are a pop band.
Paramore are another band that have filmed documentaries. They have released behind-the-scenes DVD's of their 'The Final Riot!' tour. As well as this, they have filmed for MTV. This documentary has features that would appeal to our target audience. The documentary is funny and entertaining and Paramore are a young band that have generated lots of interest in the industry. The documentary shows how the band are as a group and also as individuals. We aim to do this in 'Undiscovered- Barnsley.' As this is a DVD documenting the last show of their RIOT! tour is is filmed on the tour bus and on stage (on location). Music in this documentary are Paramore songs. It is their Final Riot! tour so the documentary is about them, it makes sense to use only their own music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSfGZD2SkqQ
This is the first part to the 'The Final Riot!'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfJP5BQuhtQ
Being N-Dubz is similar to our film because of the layout. First, the band is introduced and background information is given on Tulisa, Dappy and Fazer. We are doing this in our documentary. In the introduction when Fazer is saying "boom, brap, big up yo'self, nana ni,innit", he is using language that appeals to his target audience, and mainly because this is how he speaks. They also include freeze frames with their names. We intend to put freeze frames in our documentary, the names of the individuals and the instrument they play will appear on the screen. The aim of the Being N-Dubz documentary is for fans to understand where they came from and what they have had to cope with, as both individuals and a band. There is also about a minute and a half in the opening segment of the documentary that outlines what the viewers can expect to see in future episodes. This documentary is filmed on location- at the studio, at music festivals.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvmd0G43j-0
The Saturdays 24/7 also uses a similar layout to Being N-Dubz. Clips from the coming episodes are featured in the opening minutes, and the voiceover tells the audience what they can expect from The Saturdays as the series goes on. Stills are also used as the band members are introduced, and the audience are told their names and a statement about them. E.g "Frankie, voted one of the world's most sexiest women, and a real prankster." Using this technique, we can see what the individuals are like and how they behave as a band. This technique is what we would like to use in ours to allow use to get extra/background information across to our viewers. The Saturdays 24/7 is filmed on location- at photoshoots, festivals, in the car because it is a documentary on being a member of The Saturdays. Whenever music used, it is music that is in the charts. People can recognise these songs because they are popular and appeal to a vast audience. Also, The Saturdays are a pop band.
Paramore are another band that have filmed documentaries. They have released behind-the-scenes DVD's of their 'The Final Riot!' tour. As well as this, they have filmed for MTV. This documentary has features that would appeal to our target audience. The documentary is funny and entertaining and Paramore are a young band that have generated lots of interest in the industry. The documentary shows how the band are as a group and also as individuals. We aim to do this in 'Undiscovered- Barnsley.' As this is a DVD documenting the last show of their RIOT! tour is is filmed on the tour bus and on stage (on location). Music in this documentary are Paramore songs. It is their Final Riot! tour so the documentary is about them, it makes sense to use only their own music.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSfGZD2SkqQ
This is the first part to the 'The Final Riot!'
Friday, 17 September 2010
Treatment for the 5 minute extract
Title – Barnsley Rocks! (changes every week with different location)
Duration – Five minutes
Schedule– Weekly, every Thursday
Time of day – during the 9 o’clock pm ad breaks
Channel – Channel Four
Audience – Males and females aged 14+, who are interested in music, and perhaps are even fans of the bands. Seeing as the documentary is focusing on Barnsley bands this particular week, it’s likely that the audience from Barnsley would be larger than an audience from York, so depending where the documentary is in a particular week, it will affect which people will be interested. As the documentary is only focusing on bands from Yorkshire, it will always be aimed at Yorkshire people, and they’ll probably enjoy watching it more than people from Cumbria.
Outline of the five minutes - the five minutes will introduce us to the Barnsley band Bleed The Light. There will be footage of them at rehearsals and interviews from all the band members. The documentary will be on location at a local studio. In the last minute of the film, another band (Colorado Skies who will feature in the next episode of ...Rocks!) will be introduced to the audience so they know what and who to expect.
Suggested Elements /Narration/Presenter – There will be a voice over to narrate certain things in the documentary, such as introducing the bands.
Duration – Five minutes
Schedule– Weekly, every Thursday
Time of day – during the 9 o’clock pm ad breaks
Channel – Channel Four
Audience – Males and females aged 14+, who are interested in music, and perhaps are even fans of the bands. Seeing as the documentary is focusing on Barnsley bands this particular week, it’s likely that the audience from Barnsley would be larger than an audience from York, so depending where the documentary is in a particular week, it will affect which people will be interested. As the documentary is only focusing on bands from Yorkshire, it will always be aimed at Yorkshire people, and they’ll probably enjoy watching it more than people from Cumbria.
Outline of the five minutes - the five minutes will introduce us to the Barnsley band Bleed The Light. There will be footage of them at rehearsals and interviews from all the band members. The documentary will be on location at a local studio. In the last minute of the film, another band (Colorado Skies who will feature in the next episode of ...Rocks!) will be introduced to the audience so they know what and who to expect.
Suggested Elements /Narration/Presenter – There will be a voice over to narrate certain things in the documentary, such as introducing the bands.
Thursday, 16 September 2010
Treatment for full documentary
Title: Barnsley Rocks!
The reason this is called Barnsley Rocks! is because in this episode, a Barnsley band will feature.
The title of the documentary will vary from week to week, depending on where we are in the Yorkshire region. In future episodes, we would be looking at bands from other parts of Yorkshire, for example Huddersfield, Sheffield, so the title would be Huddersfield Rocks!, Sheffield Rocks!
Target audience: Males and females aged 14+, who are interested in music, and perhaps are even fans of the bands. Seeing as the documentary is focusing on Barnsley bands this particular week, it’s likely that the audience from Barnsley would be larger than an audience from York, so depending where the documentary is in a particular week, it will affect which people will be interested. As the documentary is only focusing on bands from Yorkshire, it will always be aimed at Yorkshire people, and they’ll probably enjoy watching it more than people from Cumbria.
Length of documentary: The length of the documentary will be 5 minutes.
Time slot: during the 9pm ad breaks, Thursdays
The reason for the 9pm time slot is because of who our target audience is. 9pm is the watershed and there may be taboo language included. We will show this during the adverts as a short documentary.
Channel: 4
Channel 4 is the best channel for our documentary to be shown on as it is largely music based. There have been programmes such as Orange Unsigned Act and Channel 4 Music on Channel 4. Most recently, chart-topping act N-Dubz had their own programme, Being N-Dubz screened on Channel 4, which is what our documentary is loosely based on.
Outline of documentary: introducing a new rock band every week, starting with the Barnsley band 'Bleed The Light.' The documentary will show footage of them playing, with exerpts from interviews. The end minute of the film will introduce the audience to the next band to feature in the documentry, Colorado Skies. The footage will be shot on location at a studio.
Suggested elements:
Presenter/Narration/Voiceover: Barnsley Rocks! will not feauture a presenter. Instead, we will use a male voiceover to narrate and ask the band questions when it comes to the interviews. When narrating, the voiceover will not be narrating what the audience can already see, but he will add extra background information.
The reason this is called Barnsley Rocks! is because in this episode, a Barnsley band will feature.
The title of the documentary will vary from week to week, depending on where we are in the Yorkshire region. In future episodes, we would be looking at bands from other parts of Yorkshire, for example Huddersfield, Sheffield, so the title would be Huddersfield Rocks!, Sheffield Rocks!
Target audience: Males and females aged 14+, who are interested in music, and perhaps are even fans of the bands. Seeing as the documentary is focusing on Barnsley bands this particular week, it’s likely that the audience from Barnsley would be larger than an audience from York, so depending where the documentary is in a particular week, it will affect which people will be interested. As the documentary is only focusing on bands from Yorkshire, it will always be aimed at Yorkshire people, and they’ll probably enjoy watching it more than people from Cumbria.
Length of documentary: The length of the documentary will be 5 minutes.
Time slot: during the 9pm ad breaks, Thursdays
The reason for the 9pm time slot is because of who our target audience is. 9pm is the watershed and there may be taboo language included. We will show this during the adverts as a short documentary.
Channel: 4
Channel 4 is the best channel for our documentary to be shown on as it is largely music based. There have been programmes such as Orange Unsigned Act and Channel 4 Music on Channel 4. Most recently, chart-topping act N-Dubz had their own programme, Being N-Dubz screened on Channel 4, which is what our documentary is loosely based on.
Outline of documentary: introducing a new rock band every week, starting with the Barnsley band 'Bleed The Light.' The documentary will show footage of them playing, with exerpts from interviews. The end minute of the film will introduce the audience to the next band to feature in the documentry, Colorado Skies. The footage will be shot on location at a studio.
Suggested elements:
Presenter/Narration/Voiceover: Barnsley Rocks! will not feauture a presenter. Instead, we will use a male voiceover to narrate and ask the band questions when it comes to the interviews. When narrating, the voiceover will not be narrating what the audience can already see, but he will add extra background information.
The Band Documentary Idea
The basic idea that we have for this media project is to create an extract of a documentary about young bands from Barnsley. In the documentary there are two rival bands that are soon to be competing in a ‘battle of the bands’. The documentary shows the bands rehearsing, being interviewed and finally performing at the battle of the bands.
The documentary is basically for the two bands to introduce themselves to the public, as they could be the next big thing. It’s also to let people see what goes into being in a band.
We’re loosely basing our documentary on other band documentaries such as;
Being the Saturdays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxZbvddrYsM
Being N-Dubz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfJP5BQuhtQ
Being the Saturdays
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxZbvddrYsM
Being N-Dubz
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfJP5BQuhtQ
The two bands featuring in our documentary are;
Colorado Skies
Colorado Skies
Bleed the light
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