Focus Group Feedback:

Focus Group Feedback:

In one of the media lessons we had a showing of all of the groups documentaries. After the showing of the film there was some feedback given to me on how to improve the rough-cut film.

One point that was raised was to add some more shots of the van. There weren’t many shots of the van in the rough cut and the audience couldn’t visualise Ray moving through the night. Also a suggestion of adding POV shots could improve the visual experience. The viewer could then see where Ray was going and where he was passing through during the night. The film could possibly also do with some recorded sounds such as the hitting of milk bottles, engine sound and traffic sounds. The cutaway shots should also be the same kind of colours as the rest of the film and not be to bright and stand out as the other shots are dark and were shot in low light during the night. The class were aware of the language used and they were not affected by the language used by Ray during the film. The language used did create some laughter in the viewing as what Ray was quite entertaining. 

BBFC Classification:

Bbfc letter from Charlie Hall

BBFC:

The BBFC is an in dependent, non-governmental body which has classified in cinema films. They also provide age ratings for the films released. The ratings are U, PG and 12A. BBFC are a designated body which means they have the legal powers to rate films and even cut or reject the work before released.

History of BBFC:

The BBFC was created in 1912 and was created by a group of members of the film industry. They manage their own censorship instead of the national or local government. This began on the 1st January 1913. The object was to create a company which could make their own judgements that were acceptable nationally. For this to take ahead the BBFC needed to earn the trust of the Parliament, the press and the public. It wanted to make sure all the films, were checked and up to standard.

The current Council membership consists of:

Graham Lee
Steve Jaggs
Sonita Alleyne
0Maggie Carver
Joanna Shaw
Jonathan Teckman.

Different Ratings:

The BBFC rate the films before they are released in the cinemas:

- U

- PG

- 12A

- 15

- 18

The rating for U and PG mean that anyone can go and see these films. Children don't need to be accompanied by an adult; they can view it with friends.  PG is a rating so your parents can think about weather this film is suitable for you, this is if you are younger then 8 or 9 years of age. The rating for 12A means your must be older then 12 to go and see them unless you have an adult with you. There are some films that are rated as a 15. These films normally included violence and sex references. Then there are 18 rated films which include violence, sex and sometimes drug use. Local councils who are in charge of the cinemas around the whole country have grew to accept the BBFC's decisions, even though from this day for the films shown in our cinemas, the council still have to power to ignore the decisions made by the BBFC.

Legal. 

The BBFC have no legal power, the films have to be submitted for classifications to the council who have the final say for the certificates. For example a film maybe recommended to be a 12A but it may end up being rated at a 15. Not everyone will agree but each film has to have an official rating.

Coraline. 

BBFC guidelines for junior categories notes that PG have some scary moments in the and may frighten younger children. Coraline arrived at the BBFC with a PG rating as it is based around a children's book and is a stop motion animation. At PG the BBFC guidelines allow some elements of horror as long as it meets the criteria which is there is not to many frightening scenes in the film.Not all parents agreed with the PG classification for Coraline but it could have been a 15 for horror and PG for language so the decision was made to give the film a rating of PG.

Feedback on Pitch:

Pitch Feedback:

I have had some feedback on my pitch form two guys at the Cambridge Cinema Shorts and my teacher in Media. There were some points that were raised that could improve the idea. 

Points that were raised:

• Carry out a sit down type of interview instead of filming Ray whilst he is doing his job throughout the night. 
• Another point that was mentioned was to film some other workers at the dairy and not to just concentrate on Ray.
•  I could also go out and film Ray whilst he isn't filming and see what he gets up to with his family and in his free time. 
• Overall, the points that were raised could add improvements to the idea and possibly make a better documentary film. 

Royalty Free Soundtracks

Royalty Free Music:

At the start of my documentary there is a 30 second section which shows the yard at night and there is very little sound. I have decided to add a soundtrack for the first 30 odd seconds before the titles appear. Online there are many websites with Royalty free sounds but some are better than others. I have found 3 soundtracks that i like but i am not sure on which one to choose, but i have downloaded all three anyway. 

Below is a screenshot that shows i can legally use the music in my project. 

Research into Final Credits

I have been researching into the end credits for my documentary and have been using Google Images to see what other people and companies have been using. One reason i have been looking at other images is to see what i think works and what doesn't work so well. 

Below is a screenshot from what i have been looking at:

Re-Shooting 26/10/14

Tonight I am going out with Ray again to shoot some more shots for my documentary. The plan for the shoot is to concentrate on getting shots of the van passing through the night as i don't currently have many shots of the van. 

Set Design

Signed Consent Forms:

Call Sheet:

Call sheet from Charlie Hall

Location and Equipment Risk Assessments:

Filming risk assessment form from Charlie Hall

Location Scouting Report:

Documentary Treatment:

Example Consent Form:

Consent form from Charlie Hall

Genre in Scripts:

What is Genre?
The word genre refers to the story elements that an audience will expect the film to explore. For example like, danger, romance, humour, crime and technology. Genres set up expectations in the audience and the writer of the scripts identify the genre of their film to stand a better chance of it connecting with the audience. Genres help writers focus the scope of a story and it also limits the stories choices. 

Examples:
Audiences expect a well told war story to reveal the outcome of a conflict and the film dramatises whether its one battle or a world war. 
An audience will expect a love story to reveal how the lovers get together and if they stay with one another. 

Ideas Page

Below is an ideas page of how I am going to go about filming the footage for my five to ten minute documentary film. 

Shooting Schedule:

Below is a schedule of what footage I need to capture when going out with Ray for the night. 

Questions Sheet

Question sheet from Charlie Hall

Shot List:

Shot Ideas: 

Various shots of the dairy. 
EG, 

• Shot of the dairy from the gates.
• Close up of the dairy products. Such as milk bottles, vans, milkman. 
• Shots of Ray loading up his milk float before we leave for the round. 
• Shots from the mounted camera in the van. 
• Get shots of Ray delivering goods when he stops. 
• Close ups of the bottles and other products with Ray picking them up.
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Production Planning:

Synopsis: 

My documentary will feature what goes on during the early hours of the night and morning when milk is being delivered on a milk round. I will be filming 'Ray Moonie' who works for a Suffolk Dairy named Moo Juice Ltd. There will also be information and facts about the dairy and interviews with the Director and other staff. 

Working title: 
'A Round with Ray' / 'What happens on the Milkround'

Log line - 
A night on the milk round with Suffolk Milkman Ray Moonie. 

What is a story?
A story is what the book, film or computer game is about. It has a beginning, middle and end. The beginning always addresses the issue at hand and it has to grab the audience. The middle of a story will have each event linked and it will keep the subject in tone with the film. When the end of the film arrives there is usually a resolution to the film. 

Closed Endings?
A closed ending in a film is when all the questions are answered and the audience go away knowing there end with closure. 

Open Endings?
In an open ended film there are still questions that need to be answered. Reasons of this could be that there is a sequel of the film to come afterwards. 

3 Act Narrative Structure:

The first act is usually used to establish the main characters, their relationships and they settings that they are in. Later in the first act something will occur to the main character. The character will attempt to deal with this incident which will lead to a dramatic situation. This raises dramatic questions that will be answered in the climax of the film. The second act typically refers to the attempt to resolve the problem. The characters develop and the viewer finds out more about them.The third act features the resolution of the story and its subplots. The climax is the scene or sequence in which the main tensions of the story are brought to their most intense point and the dramatic questions are answered.

5 Act Hollywood Structure: 

The Hollywood structure has 5 major parts. It has a 'Exposition, Development,Complication, Climax and Resolution to a story. The different parts are shown below:

Created using Word.

Linear and Non - Linear Narrative:

Linear narrative follows are straight line - it starts at the beginning, moves to the middle and then to the end of the story. In contrast, a non-linear narrative often can start at the middle of a story and then double back to the beginning. Also a non linear narrative can flash forward and back. This keeps the viewer alert as the story is being told.

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Contacting Relevant Interviewees: 

I have contacted the two people that I am going to interview for the documentary. I have spoken to them and they have agreed for me to interview them. I am going to go out with one of them during the night and film what goes on when they are on a delivery round. i am also going to speak to the director of the company and he is going to tell me some information about the dairy industry and what his company does. 

Locations:
I am going to film close ups of products and the milk floats at the dairy which is in Haverhill, Suffolk. 
I am also going to film on location with Ray. This will differ as there will be many different locations that we go to and pass through. 

The wider topic:
The dairy being a dying industry....

Ideas spider diagram:

Mind maps of documentary structure:

Draft log lines and pitch ideas:

6 Ideas for a Documentary Production:

A story from the local paper: Ely Bypass Proposal

http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Southern-Ely-bypass-proposal-backed/story-22893629-detail/story.html

A person you know: Day to day life of Dayna Crawford. What Dayna's home life is like. What she does after college and where she goes. 

Something you are interested in: Cars and motorsport. Concentrate on karting or the pits at a raceway. 

A place: Central of Cambridge. With help form the Cambridgeshire archive for old historic video content. Include different shots of well-known locations.

An issue: Issue of bullying in primary and secondary schools. Get in contact with previous schools and ask for an interview with the person in charge of tackling bullying. Film the school life and see what happens. 

Autobiographical: An event in my life. Such as growing up. Including archive footage and images. 

Pictorial Representation of a Short Documentary:

Colin Furze: 

Pitch Notes

Pitch notes from Charlie Hall

Supersize Me (Morgan Spurlock), 2004)

Supersize Me:

Supersize Me is a great documentary. It is very informative and it uncovers the fast food industry's conspiracy, that it's not about the people they serve, but it's about the money we give them. They manufacture and process and process foods so that we HAVE to have more. ''You just cant eat one chip'' isn't very good marketing - they really do put stuff in the food we eat such as meat to make it more addictive. The food industry in general is just another self seeking money making idea. The film will hopefully help change the way the fast food thinks and how it operates. This will then expose the conspiracy. if nothing else, Supersize Me will inspire you to eat correctly. Or at least you will be motivated to eat better. The film is abit slow at times, considering the content. I would recommend this to anyone. As a result of watching the film it makes you not want to pick up a burger again. Anyone who cares about what is going on in the world should watch the documentary. I highly recommend this if you want to know what really goes on in the fast food retailers.  

Overall Story:

In Supersize Me Morgan Spurlock sets himself the challenge of eating McDonald's fast food solely for one month. The film shows the viewer how the food affects him and how he copes during the month. 

Techniques: 

The feature film has different elements to it. For example it has:

• Photos of maps with voice over.
• Still photos
• Animations 
• Talking heads
• Reconstructions of how people will have been by eating more and more. 
• Newspaper cuttings which have been highlighted
• Subtitles
• original Footage
• Interviews
• Music and Sounds
• Voice Overs